Awesome sounds. Way back in 1967 I played in a band. Being a poor musician I couldn’t afford one of the new fangled fuzz boxes, so I borrowed someone’s factory fuzz, opened it up and drew the circuit. I borrowed parts from my electronics class in High School and built one. It worked great and wasn’t pretty. It ended up costing $5.00. Pretty soon I was in business building fuzz pedals for all my friends. I used a soup can to build it.
@@miguelgateira4070 I had been trying to breadboard this exact circuit for nearly four hours. Your comment about swapping over to a 100k resistor has fixed my extremely low / no output issue that had me stumped. Thank you so much!
nice work, i really enjoyed your video. i know it would be a bit harder but i would of loved to have seen maybe one or two of your solder joints as you did it. really cool idea hanging it from the lid . and it sounds AWESOME super fuzzy . i hope to see more guitar pedal builds .
Thanks for watching and for the suggestion. I appreciate that so I can incorporate those things in future vids. I've got a few other pedal builds/demos here if you wanna check 'em out. ruclips.net/p/PLwIixlr7C6KVSWiiDvR8999MAGRcmc41g
Thanks Vanilla. It was a fun little project and its sounds pretty darn good. I've used it in several other videos. Like this one... ruclips.net/video/JIe5mWVY9c0/видео.html
I never knew u can make pedals like this, I almost want to go out an buy a bu ch of different transistors an what not an side them together till I find something cool
Fuzz circuits are actually very simple at their core. Obviously a lot of tone and other controls can be added but the clipping circuit is very simple. Thanks for checking it out and good luck.
@@musicalmiscellany You ever look into doing a DIY Delay with a pt2399 module? Was thinking about incorporating some of the raw bones of a fuzz like this on the end of a cheap delay like that
Cool video, minifuzz its an amazing thing, im gonna use the same circuit to preamp and saturate my experimental spring reverb tank... Thank you for explain about the the eletrolitic cap, it help me too much in my project...
To get more bass change the caps out to larger ones 2.2 c1 .1 c2 or the volume pot to 500k. That will cutoff at 31hz which is a Low B also remove the volume pot and use the one built in the guitar which will often be 500k audio taper.. 100k makes the cuttoff 160hz.. The C-R makes a High Pass filter and higher resistance means lower F3 as does larger cap. Change the design to use a Bias control with a 4.7k resistor in series with a 10k linear pot. The volume and the bias will be crazy intertwined and you'll get the bass back.
По-любому что-то важное написал, но я ничего не понял. Типа если хотим больше низких- ставим с1 1.1мкф и пот на 500к? Поцыки, шо этот басурманин гутарит?
Good luck with the build. I suppose the brands of components could change the tone slightly but it's such a simple circuit... I'm sure it will work. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for checking out the channel. I actually do a shootout between this effect, another simple diet circuit, and a classic one knob fuzz here: ruclips.net/video/VuxEEddO2rk/видео.html This one sounds a little different from the classic Colorsound circuit. They're all great though.
Really impressive friend!! I'm a tap guitarist, does it work well with tapping? I'm planning not to buy a gadget hehe, I want to learn to build them instead. I don't know to read schematic diagram yet tho. Excellence tutorial by the way, definitely I will try to make one. Have a great day ahead. P/S It would be nice if it have on off switch that we can stomp on it.
Thanks for checking out the video. I don't do much tapping but I feel like it would work great for that. I agree that it would be nice to have a foot switch. You could add one but that would make the build a bit more difficult. Bypass switches aren't as simple as on/off switches because you need to send the signal to the jack either way. It's a matter of bypassing the effect portion and battery so you need a multi-pole switch. You also typically need an LED and resistor so the parts count goes up a bit. It's doable though.
You could use 2 mono jacks but then you’d have to remove the battery whenever you not using it. The stereo jack disconnects the battery when the effect is unplugged. But yes you could use a mono input jack.
You can do that but adding a footswitch makes the circuit a LOT more complex. You could get a 3PDT kit like the one linked below (that would probably be the eaisiest way to do it) and wire everything to the switch. Essentially, once you add the switch... it becomes the center of the circuit. Jacks, battery, LED, and fuzz circuit all attach to the switch. www.amplifiedparts.com/products/pcb-daughterboard-wiring-3pdt-footswitches-0
Bought my first soldering iron kit yesterday. I've always wanted to build a fuzz pedal so I think this is definitely where to start. Like you I'm not an electrician by any means, but I'm also colour blind so fun times are ahead 😂
Awesome. Welcome to the world of DIY. A lot of electronics are color coded but they typically have other indicators as well (longer leg, stripe, flat side, value stamp, etc) so just pay really close attention to those and you'll be fine.
I’m just getting interested in how the insides of pedals work, I had no idea u could do this without a circuit board, so wat is the purpose of a circuit board - just to make things easier and prettier?
First and foremost, thanks for watching the vid... and good luck with your new hobby. This is an extremely simple fuzz circuit with only 6 electronic components. You could easily make a circuit board for a small circuit like this - but you can also hack it together as I did. When you get into pedals with a higher component count (say 12 or 15), it becomes really messy to do it this way. In that case, a circuit board will make it much easier to build, mount, and troubleshoot.
You could use heat shrink tubing if you wanted. That certainly wouldn't hurt anything, but as long as you're careful with your wires... I don't know that it adds anything either. If it makes you feel better... go for it. It seems like adding a bypass switch would be really easy but it actually makes the project surprisingly more difficult. It's not like adding a power switch because that would result in no sound at all in the off position. What you want to do is create a clean signal in one position and an effected signal in the other position. Also you want the battery to be off in the first position and on in the other. You probably also want to add an LED to be able to tell when the pedal is on, so you need a series of 3 dual-throw switches (one for the audio, one for the battery, one for the LED). Don't get me wrong... it can be done. Do an Internet search for "3PDT bypass wiring". There's a lot of information out there and there are triple-pole switches made for this sort of thing. I just wanted to let you know it makes the circuit a lot more complicated (and thus why I didn't include it in the video). Good luck with the build.
poorness studios made it and its great, i also add an 10k pot between mpsa13's leg which goes to ground and ground wire, it gives me gain control and i can get much soft tones
@@scaksoguk7995 I'm glad you did that. I thought about trying that exact mod but a 2nd pot wouldn't fit on the jar. I'd need a bigger jar... or a box... hmmm... maybe the box o' fuzz is a future project. Ha ha.
Not a lot of information here. Does this have anything to do with this pedal? Is it making the noise without the guitar plugged in? I'm not really sure where to start.
@@musicalmiscellany I didn't solder at first, I tried it on a breadboard. I think the sound was coming even when the guitar was not connected . I don't remember exactly
@@cobainer That sounds like something you'd be better off to troubleshoot on an electronics forum opposed to RUclips comments. However, noise like you're describing usually indicates a feedback loop. I've heard that the diode can make a huge difference for noise/feedback prevention. I'm not sure which one you're currently using but you might want to try a few different diodes (should be easy on a breadboard) until you get one that sounds right. I've heard some folks replace the diode with an LED (it is technically a diode) and get better results. It varies based on the exact components you're using. This all assumes your breadboard connections are solid and you're not getting a feedback loop from something else in the circuit.
I'm unclear on the potentiometer. When you close it, does JUST the distortion go away leaving the dry signal? Or does it the whole signal go away leaving it completely quiet until your turn it up again?
It's the latter. The potentiometer is simply limiting the amount of signal at the output, so it's effectively a volume control. It may change the tone ever so slightly but it is not affecting the amount of gain or effect level.
You could try it but I don't believe that would work well because the circuit produces very little actual voltage. The audio signal has a small wattage but I wouldn't imagine it would have enough power to move a speaker cone (at least not in a way that sounds good). However, you could wire a small amplifier board ( like this one: www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/SparkFun/BOB-09816?qs=WyAARYrbSnbTOyxcmy7VtQ%3D%3D&mgh=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAvbiBBhD-ARIsAGM48bwDTKrO0wlyTcVEmp2Nzz2x7i0gH1WSBGp3CRQIrBNlGIihdSzRfycaAmb0EALw_wcB ) in place of the jack. That would probably work pretty well.
The stereo jack is used to interrupt the battery signal. In other words, when the jack is unplugged, the battery is disconnected from the circuit. When cable is present, the battery is supplying current to the circuit. A lot of pedals have used this scheme for many many years. If you were using an A/C jack in lieu of a battery, you could easily use both mono jacks and that would work perfectly. The circuit will certainly work with mono jacks, but if you're using a battery, you'll have disconnect the battery every time the pedal is not in use. Using the stereo jack makes it so you can leave the battery connected and not worry about it draining. You simply need to unplug the stereo jack when you're not using it and it will conserve battery.
@@musicalmiscellany Much thanks for the very thorough explanation! I'm a complete noob both with guitars and pedals, but it seemed like a simple project to have some fun with. Just waiting for the transistor to arrive. Thanks again!
@@madseason8900 It's a perfectly logical question. Besides, I make these videos hoping they're helpful to someone, so I appreciate you watching. Good luck with the build. This is a really simple circuit and a fun one to experiment with. Welcome to your new hobby.
Thanks for watching the video. The audio signal is 100% mono. However, both the 9V current and the audio signal are traveling through the same feedback loop. So, the stereo jack is used to disengage the 9V battery when no cable is in the input jack. It's a common technique that's been used in pedals for years. If you used mono jacks on both the input and the output, the effect would still function perfectly but it would always be pulling current from the battery, even when no audio is traveling thru the circuit. Conversely, if you were going to always use an AC adapter instead of a battery, using 2 mono jacks would be perfectly fine. I hope that makes sense.
This is an easy question with a complex answer. The first thing you have to understand is that the signal path is mono, so a stereo output won't buy you an additional signal. The circuit only has 2 output wires (+ and -) but there stereo jack has 3 terminals. The reason the stereo jack is used on the input jack is to interrupt the battery, but it is still a mono audio signal. All of that said... as long as you hook the wires up so that it completely the circuit (+ to tip - to sleeve), it should work. There will be an unused contact on the output though.
I talked about the jacks in the video, you need 1 mono jack and 1 stereo jack (for the battery cutout). Are you asking what manufacturer of jack? I don't follow.
@@truffeltroll6668 Got it. The manufacturer shouldn't matter, as long as it's a 1/4" mono and stereo jack, you should be fine. Come to think of it... you could even use 1/8" mono/stereo jacks and wiring would still be the same. However, if you wanted to use RCA or Banana jacks or something like that the circuit would need to be modified slightly since those jacks handle ground differently.
The easiest way to add a footswitch would be to use a 3PDT kit like the one linked below. You'd wire the battery, input jack, and output jack to the daughterboard. Then wire each corresponding contact on the top of daughterboard to the correct place in the circuit (in +, out +, 9V +, and common -). www.amplifiedparts.com/products/pcb-daughterboard-wiring-3pdt-footswitches-0 Adding a footswitch makes any circuit significantly more complex which is why I didn't include in this build. That said, there's no reason you couldn't do it. Good luck.
@@professionalhater2809 As long as your phone has a headphone jack (I know many don't these days) and you have the right adapters... it should work fine. One thing to keep in mind however, is that your phone is a stereo signal and the effect is mono. So you could use a stereo to mono adapter or you could also make a custom stereo fuzz circuit by doubling up the design. Good luck.
Hello! I've built the circuit, but when I plug to the amp nothing happens, on the other side when I plug to my interface trought an instument input I have signal. Does anybody knows why it happen?
I have a problem. I baught everything for the pedal. But I can't find MPSA13 tranzistor. And I don't know what to put there instead of the MPSA13. I found one, KSP13BU but I can't buy that one too. Hope someone can help me
You could try using a 2N5088 instead of the MPSA13. They're very similar transistors. I'm not sure where you're located but both mouser.com and taydaelectronics.com sell MPSA13s with worldwide shipping.
Yes, they do but it is realy expensive-20 euros. I'm from slovakia, central europe. I found some alternatives I will try to buy some and write here if it works or not. I hope I can find at least 1
MPSA12 MPSA14 ECG46 ECG172A 2SC982 2SC1472K 2N5525 2N5306 Here are the alternatives that I found. If someone know that some won't work I will apriciate that you will tell me. And sorry for my english, I hope you can understand
Hi I'd like to give a hand! I've made this circuit many times. Get two identical NPN transistors and you can make a darlington pair. It MUST be a darlington transistor for this circuit, however this is where we make one out of two :) First step is to label your transistors 1 and 2 for ease, in order make it you will need to use 2 transistors and make a darlington by: connecting (1)collector to (2)collector and (1) emmitter to (2) base The base of (1) will be the base, the combined collectors will be collector and the emitter of transistor 2 is your emitter
@@rafiexperimental I appreciate it man. I have a playlist of DIY projects (not all of them are effects) and I plan to keep adding to it. The link is in the description. Thanks again.
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Awesome sounds. Way back in 1967 I played in a band. Being a poor musician I couldn’t afford one of the new fangled fuzz boxes, so I borrowed someone’s factory fuzz, opened it up and drew the circuit. I borrowed parts from my electronics class in High School and built one. It worked great and wasn’t pretty. It ended up costing $5.00. Pretty soon I was in business building fuzz pedals for all my friends. I used a soup can to build it.
That's a great story. Thanks for checking out the video.
I too have "borrowed" parts from my electronics class in school. Still got a tiny amp I built into a soup can !
Can 'O fuzz!
Hi how can you reverse engineer the circuits of pedals? I'd like to do it just to become good with electronics, other than to make diy pedals
this circuit sounds better with 100k ohm resistor and transistor 2n3904. Sustain is longer and is more expressive. You don't need play so dynamically.
Thanks for watching the video. I may try that on a future build.
I test transistor 2n3904 npn with 1k ohm resistor and dont work. Can you solve my issue? please
I found the solution. I change the resistor from 1k ohm to 100k and make better soldering in output jack 😅. The output jack are cheap...
@@miguelgateira4070 I had been trying to breadboard this exact circuit for nearly four hours. Your comment about swapping over to a 100k resistor has fixed my extremely low / no output issue that had me stumped. Thank you so much!
@@neilkelly3818 Glad to know I helped someone. I can confess that I wasted a lot more time to resolve the situation. Thanks
One of the more entertaining and useful videos i have seen in a while. Thanks!
Thanks for that feedback and thanks for watching. It is a fun little circuit.
nice work, i really enjoyed your video. i know it would be a bit harder but i would of loved to have seen maybe one or two of your solder joints as you did it. really cool idea hanging it from the lid . and it sounds AWESOME super fuzzy . i hope to see more guitar pedal builds .
Thanks for watching and for the suggestion. I appreciate that so I can incorporate those things in future vids. I've got a few other pedal builds/demos here if you wanna check 'em out. ruclips.net/p/PLwIixlr7C6KVSWiiDvR8999MAGRcmc41g
this is amazing, im going to build one tomorrow
Thanks Vanilla. It was a fun little project and its sounds pretty darn good. I've used it in several other videos. Like this one... ruclips.net/video/JIe5mWVY9c0/видео.html
Made several and found it best to dip the circuit in paint to stop shorting out when moving.
Good suggestion. Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much for the explanations this will be my first time build
Good luck. Glad I could help. Have fun.
I never knew u can make pedals like this, I almost want to go out an buy a bu ch of different transistors an what not an side them together till I find something cool
Fuzz circuits are actually very simple at their core. Obviously a lot of tone and other controls can be added but the clipping circuit is very simple. Thanks for checking it out and good luck.
sick project dude, love it!
Thanks for watching. I still use this thing from time to time.
@@musicalmiscellany You ever look into doing a DIY Delay with a pt2399 module? Was thinking about incorporating some of the raw bones of a fuzz like this on the end of a cheap delay like that
@@ogsleepdealer The PT2399 is a cool chip. I used one of those in a drone box I built a while back. Super fun.
Cool video, minifuzz its an amazing thing, im gonna use the same circuit to preamp and saturate my experimental spring reverb tank... Thank you for explain about the the eletrolitic cap, it help me too much in my project...
Thanks for watching. I glad it was helpful. Good luck with your project.
Cool video. I will have to try this.
Wicked stuff :) love it
Thanks for checking it out.
Good one
Thanks.
If I were you I would’ve filled the jar with pink insulation jar o’ (fuzz)... from your attic. That way it’s fire safe and just a neat addition.
Ha ha. Awesome idea. Thanks for stopping by.
Not bad, I'm gonna have to try this!
Thanks for checking out the video. It's a easy project. About as simple as a pedal can get.
To get more bass change the caps out to larger ones 2.2 c1 .1 c2 or the volume pot to 500k. That will cutoff at 31hz which is a Low B also remove the volume pot and use the one built in the guitar which will often be 500k audio taper.. 100k makes the cuttoff 160hz.. The C-R makes a High Pass filter and higher resistance means lower F3 as does larger cap. Change the design to use a Bias control with a 4.7k resistor in series with a 10k linear pot. The volume and the bias will be crazy intertwined and you'll get the bass back.
По-любому что-то важное написал, но я ничего не понял. Типа если хотим больше низких- ставим с1 1.1мкф и пот на 500к? Поцыки, шо этот басурманин гутарит?
very cool
Thanks man.
That's awesome hope mine sounds as good as yours when I'm finished
Good luck with the build. I suppose the brands of components could change the tone slightly but it's such a simple circuit... I'm sure it will work. Thanks for watching.
Made one yesterday, worked great. Shame I can't play very well!
Great to hear the video was easy to follow. It is really fun to build your own effects. Thanks for checking it out.
@@musicalmiscellany Its a good base to start and learn from, I now have 3 friends who want one.
Awesome!!!!!
Thanks for checking out the video.
Just your classic 1 knob fuzz.
Thanks for checking out the channel. I actually do a shootout between this effect, another simple diet circuit, and a classic one knob fuzz here: ruclips.net/video/VuxEEddO2rk/видео.html This one sounds a little different from the classic Colorsound circuit. They're all great though.
Really impressive friend!! I'm a tap guitarist, does it work well with tapping? I'm planning not to buy a gadget hehe, I want to learn to build them instead. I don't know to read schematic diagram yet tho. Excellence tutorial by the way, definitely I will try to make one. Have a great day ahead. P/S It would be nice if it have on off switch that we can stomp on it.
Thanks for checking out the video. I don't do much tapping but I feel like it would work great for that. I agree that it would be nice to have a foot switch. You could add one but that would make the build a bit more difficult. Bypass switches aren't as simple as on/off switches because you need to send the signal to the jack either way. It's a matter of bypassing the effect portion and battery so you need a multi-pole switch. You also typically need an LED and resistor so the parts count goes up a bit. It's doable though.
Thank you for the video ! I couldn’t found TRS jack in my area , it’s possible that I change it to two mono jacks?
You could use 2 mono jacks but then you’d have to remove the battery whenever you not using it. The stereo jack disconnects the battery when the effect is unplugged. But yes you could use a mono input jack.
i want to add a footswitch on this but i don't know how to do. pls help.
You can do that but adding a footswitch makes the circuit a LOT more complex. You could get a 3PDT kit like the one linked below (that would probably be the eaisiest way to do it) and wire everything to the switch. Essentially, once you add the switch... it becomes the center of the circuit. Jacks, battery, LED, and fuzz circuit all attach to the switch.
www.amplifiedparts.com/products/pcb-daughterboard-wiring-3pdt-footswitches-0
@@musicalmiscellany Thank you, i created the circuit same as yours and its working good, i will create one with footswitch when i have parts.
@@Erencrypt Great to hear it worked. Thanks for watching. Good luck.
Bought my first soldering iron kit yesterday. I've always wanted to build a fuzz pedal so I think this is definitely where to start. Like you I'm not an electrician by any means, but I'm also colour blind so fun times are ahead 😂
Awesome. Welcome to the world of DIY. A lot of electronics are color coded but they typically have other indicators as well (longer leg, stripe, flat side, value stamp, etc) so just pay really close attention to those and you'll be fine.
@@musicalmiscellany Thanks man, looking forward to it 😁
The only color coded components are resistors and you can use a multimeter to read them. I’m colorblind too.
I’m just getting interested in how the insides of pedals work, I had no idea u could do this without a circuit board, so wat is the purpose of a circuit board - just to make things easier and prettier?
First and foremost, thanks for watching the vid... and good luck with your new hobby. This is an extremely simple fuzz circuit with only 6 electronic components. You could easily make a circuit board for a small circuit like this - but you can also hack it together as I did. When you get into pedals with a higher component count (say 12 or 15), it becomes really messy to do it this way. In that case, a circuit board will make it much easier to build, mount, and troubleshoot.
im a noob. would it be beneficial to heat shrink tube wrap all those metal legs. also, how could I put a bypass switch in this?
You could use heat shrink tubing if you wanted. That certainly wouldn't hurt anything, but as long as you're careful with your wires... I don't know that it adds anything either. If it makes you feel better... go for it.
It seems like adding a bypass switch would be really easy but it actually makes the project surprisingly more difficult. It's not like adding a power switch because that would result in no sound at all in the off position. What you want to do is create a clean signal in one position and an effected signal in the other position. Also you want the battery to be off in the first position and on in the other. You probably also want to add an LED to be able to tell when the pedal is on, so you need a series of 3 dual-throw switches (one for the audio, one for the battery, one for the LED).
Don't get me wrong... it can be done. Do an Internet search for "3PDT bypass wiring". There's a lot of information out there and there are triple-pole switches made for this sort of thing. I just wanted to let you know it makes the circuit a lot more complicated (and thus why I didn't include it in the video). Good luck with the build.
i ordered all of the stuffs, and i'll build my own amp, waiting results impatiently
Very nice!
poorness studios made it and its great, i also add an 10k pot between mpsa13's leg which goes to ground and ground wire, it gives me gain control and i can get much soft tones
@@scaksoguk7995 I'm glad you did that. I thought about trying that exact mod but a 2nd pot wouldn't fit on the jar. I'd need a bigger jar... or a box... hmmm... maybe the box o' fuzz is a future project. Ha ha.
poorness studios maybe "fuzzn't fit"
@@scaksoguk7995 sorry to Bother you but how would be the wiring with this 10k pot
Sounds like a treble booster to me
Thanks for checking it out. It definitely sounds like a fuzz.
Hey bro , amp makes noise when idle . an annoying squeak .
What can i do , from what
Not a lot of information here. Does this have anything to do with this pedal? Is it making the noise without the guitar plugged in? I'm not really sure where to start.
@@musicalmiscellany I didn't solder at first, I tried it on a breadboard. I think the sound was coming even when the guitar was not connected . I don't remember exactly
@@cobainer That sounds like something you'd be better off to troubleshoot on an electronics forum opposed to RUclips comments. However, noise like you're describing usually indicates a feedback loop. I've heard that the diode can make a huge difference for noise/feedback prevention. I'm not sure which one you're currently using but you might want to try a few different diodes (should be easy on a breadboard) until you get one that sounds right. I've heard some folks replace the diode with an LED (it is technically a diode) and get better results. It varies based on the exact components you're using. This all assumes your breadboard connections are solid and you're not getting a feedback loop from something else in the circuit.
@@musicalmiscellany I used the same materials in the diagram you gave, including the diode. But ı will try led
I'm unclear on the potentiometer. When you close it, does JUST the distortion go away leaving the dry signal? Or does it the whole signal go away leaving it completely quiet until your turn it up again?
It's the latter. The potentiometer is simply limiting the amount of signal at the output, so it's effectively a volume control. It may change the tone ever so slightly but it is not affecting the amount of gain or effect level.
@@musicalmiscellany Thanks. Very fun 'pedal' idea!
Maybe a stupid question. Could you wire a speaker cone in place of the output jack. Or does that not work at all.
You could try it but I don't believe that would work well because the circuit produces very little actual voltage. The audio signal has a small wattage but I wouldn't imagine it would have enough power to move a speaker cone (at least not in a way that sounds good).
However, you could wire a small amplifier board ( like this one: www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/SparkFun/BOB-09816?qs=WyAARYrbSnbTOyxcmy7VtQ%3D%3D&mgh=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAvbiBBhD-ARIsAGM48bwDTKrO0wlyTcVEmp2Nzz2x7i0gH1WSBGp3CRQIrBNlGIihdSzRfycaAmb0EALw_wcB ) in place of the jack. That would probably work pretty well.
@@musicalmiscellany I will absolutely try this out. Thanks so much.
sorry if this sounds stupid but why one stereo jack and one mono jack? shouldn't both be mono?
The stereo jack is used to interrupt the battery signal. In other words, when the jack is unplugged, the battery is disconnected from the circuit. When cable is present, the battery is supplying current to the circuit. A lot of pedals have used this scheme for many many years. If you were using an A/C jack in lieu of a battery, you could easily use both mono jacks and that would work perfectly.
The circuit will certainly work with mono jacks, but if you're using a battery, you'll have disconnect the battery every time the pedal is not in use. Using the stereo jack makes it so you can leave the battery connected and not worry about it draining. You simply need to unplug the stereo jack when you're not using it and it will conserve battery.
@@musicalmiscellany Much thanks for the very thorough explanation! I'm a complete noob both with guitars and pedals, but it seemed like a simple project to have some fun with. Just waiting for the transistor to arrive. Thanks again!
@@madseason8900 It's a perfectly logical question. Besides, I make these videos hoping they're helpful to someone, so I appreciate you watching. Good luck with the build. This is a really simple circuit and a fun one to experiment with. Welcome to your new hobby.
Great vid. A question, why does mono go in and stereo go out? Would it be possible to make a mono out instead?
Thanks for watching the video. The audio signal is 100% mono. However, both the 9V current and the audio signal are traveling through the same feedback loop. So, the stereo jack is used to disengage the 9V battery when no cable is in the input jack. It's a common technique that's been used in pedals for years. If you used mono jacks on both the input and the output, the effect would still function perfectly but it would always be pulling current from the battery, even when no audio is traveling thru the circuit.
Conversely, if you were going to always use an AC adapter instead of a battery, using 2 mono jacks would be perfectly fine. I hope that makes sense.
@@musicalmiscellany yes I get it now, thnx for taking the time to answer!
it is a problem if I use two stereo jacks?
This is an easy question with a complex answer. The first thing you have to understand is that the signal path is mono, so a stereo output won't buy you an additional signal. The circuit only has 2 output wires (+ and -) but there stereo jack has 3 terminals. The reason the stereo jack is used on the input jack is to interrupt the battery, but it is still a mono audio signal. All of that said... as long as you hook the wires up so that it completely the circuit (+ to tip - to sleeve), it should work. There will be an unused contact on the output though.
He man, does it matter what kind of jack i use?
I talked about the jacks in the video, you need 1 mono jack and 1 stereo jack (for the battery cutout). Are you asking what manufacturer of jack? I don't follow.
@musicalmiscellany yeah, I was wondering if any 1/4 mono and stereo jack would do.
I couldn't find the Jacks in my language
@@truffeltroll6668 Got it. The manufacturer shouldn't matter, as long as it's a 1/4" mono and stereo jack, you should be fine.
Come to think of it... you could even use 1/8" mono/stereo jacks and wiring would still be the same. However, if you wanted to use RCA or Banana jacks or something like that the circuit would need to be modified slightly since those jacks handle ground differently.
Muito bom seu trabalho mais você precisa colocar o nome das peças no vídeo?🤨🤔
Thanks for watching.
How do i attach a foot switch on this thing?
The easiest way to add a footswitch would be to use a 3PDT kit like the one linked below. You'd wire the battery, input jack, and output jack to the daughterboard. Then wire each corresponding contact on the top of daughterboard to the correct place in the circuit (in +, out +, 9V +, and common -).
www.amplifiedparts.com/products/pcb-daughterboard-wiring-3pdt-footswitches-0
Adding a footswitch makes any circuit significantly more complex which is why I didn't include in this build. That said, there's no reason you couldn't do it. Good luck.
Does this work with cell phone audio?
I don't understand the question. Are you if you could plug your cell phone into the fuzz effect?
@@musicalmiscellany yes and fuzz the audio out of the phone?
@@professionalhater2809 As long as your phone has a headphone jack (I know many don't these days) and you have the right adapters... it should work fine. One thing to keep in mind however, is that your phone is a stereo signal and the effect is mono. So you could use a stereo to mono adapter or you could also make a custom stereo fuzz circuit by doubling up the design. Good luck.
Hello! I've built the circuit, but when I plug to the amp nothing happens, on the other side when I plug to my interface trought an instument input I have signal.
Does anybody knows why it happen?
That's unusual. If you have signal passing through the circuit it should go through to the amp. You didn't mix up the input and output jacks did you?
@@musicalmiscellany no, I think that I connect it in the right way. I ask myself if it have something to do with de impedance in of my amp
I have a problem. I baught everything for the pedal. But I can't find MPSA13 tranzistor. And I don't know what to put there instead of the MPSA13. I found one, KSP13BU but I can't buy that one too. Hope someone can help me
You could try using a 2N5088 instead of the MPSA13. They're very similar transistors. I'm not sure where you're located but both mouser.com and taydaelectronics.com sell MPSA13s with worldwide shipping.
Yes, they do but it is realy expensive-20 euros. I'm from slovakia, central europe. I found some alternatives I will try to buy some and write here if it works or not. I hope I can find at least 1
MPSA12
MPSA14
ECG46
ECG172A
2SC982
2SC1472K
2N5525
2N5306
Here are the alternatives that I found. If someone know that some won't work I will apriciate that you will tell me. And sorry for my english, I hope you can understand
I mean the shiping
Hi I'd like to give a hand! I've made this circuit many times. Get two identical NPN transistors and you can make a darlington pair. It MUST be a darlington transistor for this circuit, however this is where we make one out of two :) First step is to label your transistors 1 and 2 for ease, in order make it you will need to use 2 transistors and make a darlington by:
connecting (1)collector to (2)collector and (1) emmitter to (2) base
The base of (1) will be the base, the combined collectors will be collector and the emitter of transistor 2 is your emitter
names channel poorness ... brings out a SG
Yes, there is a story behind the name. I probably need to tell it one of these days. It's probably not what you think. Thanks for watching the video.
@@musicalmiscellany bruh circuit sounds amazing im gonna try it in a few days.. keep making videos like this.. really helps everyone
@@rafiexperimental I appreciate it man. I have a playlist of DIY projects (not all of them are effects) and I plan to keep adding to it. The link is in the description. Thanks again.
That is very cool! Where did you get your components!
I order my electronic components from Mouser. I added the part #'s in the description in case anyone else wants to try building one.
Could be a tube fuzz. Just saying
I don't understand the comment but thanks for checking out the video.
Its a jar of whoop bazz
Thanks for checking it out.
lmao it sounds real nice I started clapping when I heard it
I was pretty amazed as you heard. Ha ha. Thanks for checking out the video.
Slow Sawwwwww.
I'm not sure I know what that means but thanks for watching the vid.
CBGITTY
Thanks for watching the video Richard. I'm not sure what this comment is supposed to mean, but I do like CBGitty's products.
What did your wife do with all the jars? I have a ton of jars.....
She does a lot of canning... but hey... jars have a lot of uses... even for effects pedals. Thanks for checking it out.