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Title: Astrotone- Photos, Schematic, Soundclip
Post by: DougH on October 24, 2008, 11:40:00 AM
Did a quick sound clip of this thing. The partial schematic is how I wired the tone control.

http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/DougH/fuzz/AstroTone/ (http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/DougH/fuzz/AstroTone/)
Title: Re: Astrotone- Photos, Schematic, Soundclip
Post by: slacker on October 24, 2008, 12:09:28 PM
Sounds really good Doug, the tone control looks like it would be much better than the original.
Title: Re: Astrotone- Photos, Schematic, Soundclip
Post by: DougH on October 24, 2008, 12:10:41 PM
Thanks! I think the original tone control was terrible. It got way too thin to be useful.
Title: Re: Astrotone- Photos, Schematic, Soundclip
Post by: frank_p on October 24, 2008, 12:20:04 PM

I like it too. Great !

Title: Re: Astrotone- Photos, Schematic, Soundclip
Post by: DougH on October 24, 2008, 02:31:04 PM
Thanks!

It's a cool little fuzz box for such a simple circuit. :icon_wink:
Title: Re: Astrotone- Photos, Schematic, Soundclip
Post by: tcobretti on October 24, 2008, 02:32:38 PM
That sounds great.  Was the fuzz maxed at any point?
Title: Re: Astrotone- Photos, Schematic, Soundclip
Post by: DougH on October 24, 2008, 02:34:35 PM
Fuzz was on max and the volume was around 70-75% (linear pots for fuzz and volume). Gain changes were done with the guitar volume control.

Thanks for the comments!
Title: Re: Astrotone- Photos, Schematic, Soundclip
Post by: DougH on October 27, 2008, 09:49:49 AM
Shameless bump since I posted this at the end of the week when things were slow...
Title: Re: Astrotone- Photos, Schematic, Soundclip
Post by: John Lyons on October 27, 2008, 11:54:18 AM
I think the clip sounds cool. The clean up, volume knob roll-off  sounds are nice as well.
Has a nice bold sound to it.
Did the dragonfly board not work out since you had to tweak the circuit?

john

Title: Re: Astrotone- Photos, Schematic, Soundclip
Post by: alex frias on October 27, 2008, 12:09:48 PM
Very cool sounding fuzz, man!

But, my dear Doug, I will blame on you the consequences of knowing this one!

Beacause I will build another fuzz, the number 78 I think, and it certainly will let me crazy about what I can get in my pedalboard and what will be left out.
Title: Re: Astrotone- Photos, Schematic, Soundclip
Post by: DougH on October 27, 2008, 12:20:26 PM
Alex, it is my pleasure to harass you further with another fuzz circuit, my friend.... :icon_wink: