Wednesday, 23 September 2020

Solid Gold Fx If 6 Was 9 Fuzz

 A silicon Fuzz Face with some tweaks and mods. Note that the BC183s lacks suffixes. The layout has the common CBE pinout which fits A, B and C suffixes but if using BL suffix you'll need to twist the legs since those has BCE oinout.




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  1. Hi! You can tag as verified! Built this using BC546C - replaced switch for a B100K pot (adds some more control between the 2 input caps) and used A10K for Bias (leaving pin 1 unconnected) and B1K for fuzz - because it's what I had.
    It's a nice tweakable fuzz face! Thanks for the layout!

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    1. I'm super excited to have a crack at this.
      The switch I've purchased is just a two way off/on. Is that right??

      Thank you 😊

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    2. Yep, you got the right switch there!:-)

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    3. if I had a jumper wire running from F11 to G11 instead of having the SPST switch, would it act as the "Tight" setting or the "Thick" setting? would leaving the switch, and/or a jumper completely off, have the opposite effect?

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    4. I'm not sure which is which, but I'd recommend going for the switch as both settings are great.

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    5. Reason why I ask, is I have the original pedal, and I greatly prefer the Thick setting

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    6. I would make it with the link and if that's not the thick setting, cut the link.

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    7. Omit the switch and move the negative leg of the 2,2uF up one row. Then you'll have a fixed Thick setting.

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  2. Just made this. It's absolutely awesome. Thank you so much 🙏

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  3. https://youtu.be/gStS44BPI-E

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    1. Thats awesome Ian!
      Sounds hairly and ballsy. Love the artwork too!

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    2. Thank you kindly. I built my first Vero kit from eBay just over a month ago and loved it (a very basic fuzz) then discovered your site and I'm like a kid in a sweet shop.
      I'm so grateful for your work. Incredible. Thank you ☺️☺️☺️

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  4. Just wanted to add on here...
    I noticed a bit of noise when I roll off the volume on some guitars.
    I tried putting in some lower gain 2N3903 transistors, and they really suit this pedal.

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  6. Here's my build video of this with some substitute parts https://youtu.be/LUSiH59Ewko?si=ERmMDLq3IQL77HVS

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