owlexifry
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fuzz is one of those wonderful things i love the sound of and like to hear other wizards play, but when i use them it often feels like im doing it wrong.
despite this, i keep ordering fuzz boards, idk it is what it is, and the Arkaim Fuzz was one I kept reading great things about, often described as a huge crushing fuzz.
looking at the schematic it appears this is based on a Fuzz Face, with tone/texture controls and a foot-switchable Boosty McGee (BC338 stage) at the end.
sounded like a great concept.
ordered BC338 from mouser, everything else probably from tayda. except for the knobs - my partner got me some custom knobs from an etsy maker for xmas, and this set of 5 seemed like a cool fit for this layout.
I find the two slope and notch controls quite peculiar.
they seem to both control tone, but also the texture the fuzz, but in different ways.
- slope seems sorta like a variable bright cap
- notch control appears to be functioning as a feedback style tone control - together with the notch shift toggle.
definitely a recommended build for any fuzz nerd.
definitely crushing. huge gain. it's loud. with the 'more' boost it's ridiculously loud.
went for a windhand inspired sorta vibe on this demo, it's still only drop C but oh well
despite this, i keep ordering fuzz boards, idk it is what it is, and the Arkaim Fuzz was one I kept reading great things about, often described as a huge crushing fuzz.
looking at the schematic it appears this is based on a Fuzz Face, with tone/texture controls and a foot-switchable Boosty McGee (BC338 stage) at the end.
sounded like a great concept.
ordered BC338 from mouser, everything else probably from tayda. except for the knobs - my partner got me some custom knobs from an etsy maker for xmas, and this set of 5 seemed like a cool fit for this layout.
I find the two slope and notch controls quite peculiar.
they seem to both control tone, but also the texture the fuzz, but in different ways.
- slope seems sorta like a variable bright cap
- notch control appears to be functioning as a feedback style tone control - together with the notch shift toggle.
definitely a recommended build for any fuzz nerd.
definitely crushing. huge gain. it's loud. with the 'more' boost it's ridiculously loud.
went for a windhand inspired sorta vibe on this demo, it's still only drop C but oh well
