VanWhy
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Another underrated, hidden gem of a fuzz. Based off the Bearfoot FX Candy Apple Fuzz. A hybrid fuzz that almost reminds me of a meshing of BMP and FF. It gets very loud and nasty but can be dialed down a bit too. I really enjoy the sound of this one. It's got nice low end mixed with some velcro fuzziness. The nature knob is biasing one of the Ge transistors. I'm pretty sure it's Q1. My only complaint overall is that it's a little noisy. But this is likely from all that gain.
Bom called for 2N5952 Jfet but I only had 2N5457 which is why it's oriented backwards. From the looks of the schem, I don't think that will have much impact on the tone. Also, went with BAT41 for the clipping diodes as I didn't have any BAT42s. They are socketed so I will likely go back and try some others for the hell of it.
For the enclosure, I've been liking 1590BB,s with the 4 knobs in a row so I really wanted to do one. I think this turned of fine as far as everything lining up. Tried to clean things up as much as possible. Still happy with how it came out.
Edit: wanted to mention, after I had it working, it started acting up real bad, just noisy and low output. Turned out either the Fuzz pot was bad or I did a shit job wiring the leads. Either way, quick fix to replace the knob. Good as new. I did go in and clean up a little more in there but no need to post.
Bom called for 2N5952 Jfet but I only had 2N5457 which is why it's oriented backwards. From the looks of the schem, I don't think that will have much impact on the tone. Also, went with BAT41 for the clipping diodes as I didn't have any BAT42s. They are socketed so I will likely go back and try some others for the hell of it.
For the enclosure, I've been liking 1590BB,s with the 4 knobs in a row so I really wanted to do one. I think this turned of fine as far as everything lining up. Tried to clean things up as much as possible. Still happy with how it came out.
Edit: wanted to mention, after I had it working, it started acting up real bad, just noisy and low output. Turned out either the Fuzz pot was bad or I did a shit job wiring the leads. Either way, quick fix to replace the knob. Good as new. I did go in and clean up a little more in there but no need to post.
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