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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: Dutchie on May 02, 2004, 06:56:05 AM

Title: Extreme and versatile Fuzz
Post by: Dutchie on May 02, 2004, 06:56:05 AM
Hi there,

I want to make myself a fuzz, that can go from "clean" to over the top noise and most important , all in between.
Any thoughts on how to get it done?

Most of the fuzz scematic's I looked at 'till now have an on/off character and what I need is good gain control.
Title: Extreme and versatile Fuzz
Post by: Rodgre on May 02, 2004, 07:29:33 AM
A lot of germanium fuzzes have a great by-product of being really clean and chimey when you roll your guitar volume down, and then getting over the top fuzzy when you crank it up.

I'm not going to even suggest cloning it, but I use the Fuzz Factory/Fuzz Probe (as well as a DIY Fuzz Face) for this effect all the time.

Roger
Title: Extreme and versatile Fuzz
Post by: Fret Wire on May 02, 2004, 07:31:53 AM
The most importan gain control with a fuzz is your guitar volume. Having said that, the BMP can be pretty versatile and responsive depending how you build it.
Title: Extreme and versatile Fuzz
Post by: Mark Hammer on May 02, 2004, 12:10:55 PM
Probably the easiest way to do that is to use a pair of cascaded clipping stages, and a dual-ganged pot which either sets the gain of the clipping stage, or else sets some degree of attenuation of its input.

If the gain of the stage is low enough, it won't clip.  If stage one starts to clip, it feeds a hotter signal to stage 2 which clips it even more.   Essentially whatit is is two fuzz-boxes in series.  I tried to do this with my Roseyray fuzz. It still has some limitations, but it accomplishes this task quite nicely.
Title: Extreme and versatile Fuzz
Post by: troubledtom on May 02, 2004, 12:46:48 PM
build a noise swash and mod it.
           peace,
                  - tom
http://www.commonsound.com/noiseswash.html
Title: Extreme and versatile Fuzz
Post by: Doug H on May 02, 2004, 05:27:55 PM
Build an axis fuzz and for more noise put in a bigger feedback resistor.

Doug
Title: Extreme and versatile Fuzz
Post by: axr on May 02, 2004, 06:27:43 PM
4ms duo distorter
Title: Extreme and versatile Fuzz
Post by: Paul Marossy on May 02, 2004, 09:21:07 PM
I can get that from my Ge transistor-loaded Boutique Fuzz Face when the gain is maxxed. As has already been said, the guitar volume control really affects the sound.
Title: Extreme and versatile Fuzz
Post by: brett on May 02, 2004, 11:27:16 PM
Hi.  This is the Holy Grail that you're after, right?  The quest has been a long and difficult one, but some brave knights have seen the grail in the distance..
QuoteBuild an axis fuzz and for more noise put in a bigger feedback resistor.
IMO, this is definately on the right track.
You'd get a similar sound with the latest Miss Piggy (ie low-gain silicon fuzz).
Fuzzfaces probably suffer from a less clear top end (and bottom end?) than the Axis and Miss Piggy.  But if you want a smooth, cool and vintage sound, you can't beat them.
At some stage a Tonebender might be suggested (I've not built one, but I hear good things about them).

To really come to grips with this, you might need to build 2 or 3 circuits and try them out.  To some extent, you need to match it to your guitar and amp anyway.

have fun
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