Pyrite Fuzz - courtesy of @Ginsly with PCB designed by @PedalBuilder.
I really like the mark III Tone Bender and have built a couple with one off transistors I got my hands on. So I did the thing many developing DIY pedal builders do and bought a box of magic beans from Eastern Europe on E Bay. I think they came on a boat. Opening a sealed Soviet era box of transistors was interesting its own right but the gains were super low from about 17 below 37 on the samples i tested. I was not shocked but was a little disappointed so they went on the shelf well I kept an eye for a suitable circuit.
So when I saw @Ginsly post his Pyrite saga I had to reach out.
This is my test build (1 of 3). I’m glad I used sockets on the first one and learned to read soviet schematics. I had a to do a little leg cross but I think it looks classy.
- No Charge pump
- Runs on Magic Beans
- Fuzzes like a mother
- Easy build
- Does the germanium harmonic/ kinda gated fuzzy thing I like really well.
- Low Depth settings are where the moneys at
I think the name @Ginsly came up with this is perfect considering its FuzzRite lineage and back story. If you havent already - check out his thread
@Ginsly @PedalBuilder - Thank you and Respect!!
I really like the mark III Tone Bender and have built a couple with one off transistors I got my hands on. So I did the thing many developing DIY pedal builders do and bought a box of magic beans from Eastern Europe on E Bay. I think they came on a boat. Opening a sealed Soviet era box of transistors was interesting its own right but the gains were super low from about 17 below 37 on the samples i tested. I was not shocked but was a little disappointed so they went on the shelf well I kept an eye for a suitable circuit.
So when I saw @Ginsly post his Pyrite saga I had to reach out.
This is my test build (1 of 3). I’m glad I used sockets on the first one and learned to read soviet schematics. I had a to do a little leg cross but I think it looks classy.
- No Charge pump
- Runs on Magic Beans
- Fuzzes like a mother
- Easy build
- Does the germanium harmonic/ kinda gated fuzzy thing I like really well.
- Low Depth settings are where the moneys at
I think the name @Ginsly came up with this is perfect considering its FuzzRite lineage and back story. If you havent already - check out his thread
@Ginsly @PedalBuilder - Thank you and Respect!!
are posed makes them look like they just finished a musical number and are taking their curtain call. And the whole thing looks like it should come with a lead content warning, which I think means it has The Mojo. 
