Build your own Fuzz Face (Part 1) - Germanium, Silicon or both?
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- Опубликовано: 4 мар 2022
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In this episode we get all fuzzy building our own Fuzz face.
Building a boutique style Fuzz Face is one of the easiest DIY pedal projects but should you go with Silicon or Germanium transistors?
With our design, you don’t have to choose because you can have both in one pedal and you can even combine them.
You can find all the diagrams, close up photos and technical information you need in Huw’s article on Guitar.com - link below:
guitar.com/guides/diy-worksho...
In this episode we show you how to prepare the enclosure and cover most of the build.
The second episode will cover transistor selection, biasing by ear for optimum tone and there’ll be a demo so you can hear how this fuzzbox sounds...
Hope you enjoy and please let us know your thoughts and preferences i nthe comments below.
Thanks for watching
Best fuzz face video, approach and explanation of operation I've found. Thank.
This is the kind of in depth nerdery im here for. Also your build is very beautiful, maybe next time I won't do a rats nest lol.
I have a 1967 grey Arbiter Fuzz Face that was severely modified and wrecked when I was given it 30 odd years ago. It had AC128 germanium transistors in it. It has been restored with AC128 but I don't care for the germanium sound.
Thank you for such great information!
Awesome. Definitely gonna try this sometime!
I’d like to appreciate the amount of research you must have put into this!
Your channel is amazing, thanks for your hard work :)
Thanks Huw, nice vid. Peter
loved it
One of the most useful tools when you do things like this is blu tack. It's the easiest way to hold components and wires as you solder.
also the black wire at the top end of the trim pots, at the junction of the upper trim pots.... where is that wire going to please. Overall a great vid just missing a few connections that seeemed to not get mentioned.
Ive just build this bad boi! What a tone. I also installed the bass roll off toggle but I cannot hear any percertible difference to the tone?
Very cool. Ta!
Fascinating, looking forward to part 2. On a semi-related note, somewhere I have an unmade example of the first TGM build -your-own fuzz pedal kit. Must be at least 10 years old, issued around the time when TGM also had the Dave King acoustic guitar kit, I think. I’ve lost track of which issue the instructions were in. Are you aware of this early kit, Huw or any other TT TV subscribers, and if so, do you recall any info about it, such as issue number, the designer, etc? I have a very vague idea that it may be David Peterson (the VOX Guy) but would be grateful for any info. Cheers!
hi the 100k resistor has a red lead on the bottom turret, can you please say where that red wire is connected to on the other end?
lovin this, can't wait to give it a go...would you recommend anywhere particular in the UK to grab components from? most of the sites i find sell resistors/caps by the bundle, rather than individually, and i have no use for 50 33k resistors at this point TIA
Are the 1k and 47k linear?
Sorry, i watched you video so many times and i can't understand what you do and what components you are using. Could you make a eletric schematic? I dont understand why you use a 47 k potentiometer and what type capacitor you using?
Link to the diagrams, tech info gives me a big ol' 404! Where can the information be found for this specific build? You mention turning down the temperature on the iron. What temperature? Those details might be needed for some folks.
How do you get your solder to stick to the pot? It always wants to come off when I try. Do you need a specific kind of solder?