Tuesday, 30 March 2021

EWS FD-1 Fuzzy Drive

 Based on Seamoon Fuzz (...and Black Cat OD-1). An op amp clipping fuzzy overdrive with an active tonec ontrol tacked at the end. Note that the schematic have a few typos; the 470nF caps is actually 47nF according to some gutshots but 470nF might work for the bass players out there...



 
 

 



6 comments:

  1. You can mark this one verified, but the tone control seems backwards: turning the pot from '0' fully clockwise adds bass and reduces treble, rather than what 'normally' happens with a tone control.
    Other than that - awesome sounding fuzz that's getting boxed asap!

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    1. Thanks Craig! Very interested in this one, Both you you and the demos says this is a good sounding circuit, might give it a crack during the weekend.
      Swapped the lugh of the Tone control and tagged it.

      Cheers!

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  2. Try an AD712 or TLC2272. They sound much better in the OD-1

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    1. Thanks for the tip! Going to try a TLC2272 then.

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  3. hi guys,
    of course I am curious about the IC swap' results... too :)

    is there perhaps a demo rec?
    just asking...

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  4. In my stock model C10 was 105 or 1uf. I changed it to a 10n Panasonic EQB and it helped the range of the tone control and pedal clean up for some reason. It reacts like a warm, stable, and tame version of a classic fuzz. I now run it with the gain at maximum, the tone between 1-2 o'clock, and the volume slightly above unity. The pedal will clean up with pick attack alone in these settings. I don't need to touch my volume pot. Great circuit. Thank you for posting it. These modified Freddy Fuzz circuits really don't get enough love.

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