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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: Plexi on May 05, 2018, 05:55:31 PM

Title: The Rocket fuzz (Aron N.) / 3 Transistors Fuzz (Gus S.): Ultimate thread!
Post by: Plexi on May 05, 2018, 05:55:31 PM
As I can read, it's a classic.
I'm into it now...

(https://www.diystompboxes.com/pedals/rocket.JPG)
(https://i1.wp.com/www.hgamps.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fuzzzz.png)
(http://generalguitargadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/3_transistor_fuzz.jpg)

I saw a few threads about it... old ones.
So, let's talk about it, experiences, observations, etc.
Title: Re: The Rocket fuzz (Aron N.) / 3 Transistors Fuzz (Gus S.): Ultimate thread!
Post by: MaxPower on May 06, 2018, 08:37:24 PM
Noisy on my breadboard. Can't tell if the tone pot does anything. From what I could hear it does seem like a cool fuzz.
Title: Re: The Rocket fuzz (Aron N.) / 3 Transistors Fuzz (Gus S.): Ultimate thread!
Post by: Plexi on May 06, 2018, 08:54:28 PM
Quote from: MaxPower on May 06, 2018, 08:37:24 PM
Noisy on my breadboard. Can't tell if the tone pot does anything. From what I could hear it does seem like a cool fuzz.

On my PCB too.
Squeals like crazy: I'm looking for bugs there...
~400 hfe transistors (BC550)