Easyface or Fuzz face?

[Calamardo]

Hello!, I just want to try one of this littles circuits, any idea?. Since i recently (last night je) built a clone of Marshall supa fuzz based on tonepad Tonebender MKII layout and sound amazing (wow!), but is a kind of monster out of control (in a good way); now i want to try somethig with Ge's but less aggressive. I cant find sound samples of Easyface and i wonder if is just a more friendly version of FF but sound basicaly the same, advantages?. Thanks!!!! and sorry for my bad bad english again

[radio]

Depends alot what transistors you intend to use.

Germanium have lower hfe,most of the time.

I build a Coloursound OneKnob Fuzz with q1 bc107b and q2 bc108b

It will not distort in a bad way ,it's really crunchy.

So if I d used bc109c/bc549c it would be more aggressiv.

Greetings JME

[brett]

Hi.
The germanium fuzzface loads the pickups more and this helps make great tone.  However, Q1 needs to have a hFE of less than 130, and preferably between 60 and 90.
cheers

[tungngruv]

The Easy Face kills!! Still one of my favorite pedals.

[Calamardo]

Thanks for your replys, but yet is not very clear for me: if a take the right Ges,tell me about the advantages of one or other. Can you understand my Q? . Thaks again!!! :

[mac]

There is a good sound sample at the Ge Sun Face web site. Don't remember the address but google may help.

mac

[petemoore]

  Socket the caps and transitors, Trimpot Q2CR.
  You shoudl be able to interview lots of transistor types.
  And hear various gaininesses and voicing encarnations of FF.

[Stompin Tom]

Yes, what pete said... Check out this article/project at runoffgroove:

http://www.runoffgroove.com/multiface.html

and this article by tim:

http://www.geocities.com/tpe123/folkurban/fuzz/fuzzyfaces.html

[petemoore]

  I don't see why anyone would want to buy or build a Fuzz Face.
   Not when you can build one able to conjure/capture 100's of FF encarnations, for a very small amount of added build cost/time.
  I'm totally disregarding the time it takes to tweek 100 FF's of course.

[mac]

fuzz face clon sound samples

http://www.analogman.com/fuzzface.htm

mac

[rockgardenlove]

  I don't see why anyone would want to buy or build a Fuzz Face.
   Not when you can build one able to conjure/capture 100's of FF encarnations, for a very small amount of added build cost/time.
  I'm totally disregarding the time it takes to tweek 100 FF's of course.

I personally build pedals because I enjoy it.  It is more ecenomical too, but still. 

[petemoore]

  Easyface or Fuzz face?
  Only if I knew which I wanted would I build a permanent board, shoot I have 2 of whats I wants for FF's and the boards both have sockets 'n trimpots.
  Since these take a board, and you're building it...trying both circuits [both are FF one is a Ge/Si hybrid IIUthe differences correctly] is really a nominal added cost/task, the sockets for transistors saves heat damage anyway, I can't see building a FF with a fixed Q2CR anyway, especially since I know what that does.
  You know you're going to want to mess with Q2C bias, at least once to dial it in. I just can't see a first time FF-er Not having a trimpot instead of Q2CR...it's like a bukk...goes right in there...makes your FF bias transistors real easy.

[burnt fingers]

build em both.  Socket everything and decide which you like. 


.02 outta the college fund.

Scott