yazooligan
Active member
Hey folks. I had a coworker bring me his ‘66 Fuzz Tone for repair. It’s missing the washer flange thing from the front, and he had a new input cable installed a few years ago by a local shop. Everything else appears to be original. It passes signal when the effect is off, but nothing was coming through when on.
I opened it up on my bench, saw a lead missing from the battery tray, consulted the schematic, wired in a new one, and….got fuzz, but it’s very weak and quiet. Tried a new battery and got the same result. Photos were taken before I added the missing lead.
Any guesses at what the problem could be before I break out the probe?
Note: Shoutout to the local shop “tech” who left the negative battery tray joint so cold that the wire slipped right out when I pushed on it. Fixed that before I tested it too. I don’t know if that shop still has the same person doing pedal repairs but yikes.
I opened it up on my bench, saw a lead missing from the battery tray, consulted the schematic, wired in a new one, and….got fuzz, but it’s very weak and quiet. Tried a new battery and got the same result. Photos were taken before I added the missing lead.
Any guesses at what the problem could be before I break out the probe?
Note: Shoutout to the local shop “tech” who left the negative battery tray joint so cold that the wire slipped right out when I pushed on it. Fixed that before I tested it too. I don’t know if that shop still has the same person doing pedal repairs but yikes.
