Let me if that helps! It was the simpler and cheaper way to produce a PCB at that time. I agree that it seemed best suited to the strat, but I really dug the fuzz bass sound as well. I’d double-check all the part values — a difference of one decimal point is enough to ruin everything. Here's a listing of the kit options available: Late 60's Option. Ivor Arbiter took the round shaped enclosure idea from a microphone stand and it was the first pedal including a … You can get pedal parts or complete kits, for all stages of building experience. Also, do I need a resistor for both pots, or just the gain? Big power supply capacitor (470uF) with low ESR: removes all possible noise from the power supply.Red high-brightness/low current LED that makes the total current consumption of the pedal 2.5mA.Reverse polarity diode: prevents battery reverse polarity damage.Top quality audio-grade components (2.2uF film input capacitor, Neutrik jacks, Bourn trimmers, Alpha pots, Wurth caps, axial components, etc)Quality PCB: 1.6mm FR4 printed circuit board with plated pads for easy soldering.The circuit schematic and Bill of Materials are available and open to modifications.The pedal uses a double PNP transistor stage and a feedback network. Controlling the volume from the guitar can make the final tone from subtle crunch (10% guitar vol knob) to overload fuzz However, in order to reduce any excess of unwanted noise, two optional 100pF Miller capacitors (Cx) from base-to-collector on both transistors could be placed. Daniel - 13 December 2011. Thanks for the response. I’ve had real good luck with Mammoth orders myself, though. 3 Stars Apologize if this is elemental stuff.I know what you mean! But better still, I’ve Regarding pots: Anytime the pot works the opposite of how you want (i.e., a volume control that gets quieter when turned clockwise), just reverse the connection to lugs 1 and 3. The truth is a slippery little beast.Wired everything up. Once I followed the path of the signal, it made sense what was wrong.Okay. Looking through the instructions, it gets a little ambiguous regards to the wiring from the board to the switch. This kit contains all parts you need to build a fully functional effect pedal. So I went back and wired it up like I thought it should be, which is exactly how you stated. All the other features (true bypass, LED, quality components, polarity protection, turrets, power supply capacitor, etc) will not change the sound of it and enhance theIf you want to know all the details about the circuit, have a look at the The Germanium Fuzz total voltage gain is around 48dB matching In the image below you can check how the Germanium Fuzz reacts to a sinusoidal input signal.
Otherwise, we recommend you ignore this PCB mask and buy the Ready-to-Solder Printed Circuit … You need an extra power supply or a battery.This kit contains all parts you need to build a fully functional effect pedal. However, after discovering love for Les Paul and more vintagy tones, I decided to give fuzz another chance. and a high gain in the second stage (Hfe=120 approx.). Lug 1 may or many not connect to ground.Hey Joe and everyone else! I happen to think true-bypass isn’t as big a deal as everyone makes it out to be, at least in most cases. I just finished the fuzz face. However, vero layouts can be tricky to visualize. Don’t bother doing any work on the circuitboard until you have the bypass thing figured out.I get bypass, just low volume. Because of its negative polarity.I absolutely love this fuzz! By doing this, we will create the same conditions for the transistors as if they were the The first FF's manufactured in the UK used the AC128, a 45-165 Hfe European germanium PNP transistor, cheap/common at that time (later on replaced by the Newmarket NKT275).
The Fuzz Face is a distortion guitar pedal designed in London by Arbitrer Electronics Ltd in the autumn of 1966. I happened to make my demo model from perfboard.
With this PCB you can build the original or many other variants using either PNP or NPN transistors. Big question is, with no volume pot, does there need to be a jumper wire for the .01uf capacitor? There’s something wrong with your wiring in the bypass portion of the circuit.Oh … and if you have applied a lot of heat to the switch tags – perhaps from repeated attempts at soldering to them – you could have a damaged switch.Hi joe, I have been making Pedals for a while now . I guarantee that your pair will sound "like a Fuzz Face" if used with the resistor values I recommend. including 16% VAT., No volume, or effect, but I do have bypass when the switch is turned off. But before you attempt the project, please be aware of some of its quirks.