Bellum Fuzz MK1

[jcpst]

This came together quick. I didn’t have 20nf for C8 so I used 18nf. Not sure if that’s making this sound different, I don’t have a reference.

This thing is spurty, nasty, and the tone knob has an extreme range. Drive and Tone are highly interactive with each other.

I could get some great tones out of it. But I think I might try a few tamer pedals as I start exploring fuzzes.

I went with Tadya sand gray enclosure. Due to how harsh the pedal is, I decided to give it equally harsh artwork.

 

[VanWhy]

Nice build. The artwork is perfect for that pedal. There is a war in my ear drums when playing it.

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

Yep, I'm probably gonna steal this "font" at some point.

 

[GizzWizzKing]

When you say spurty, do you mean it has a gated sound? I always love seeing these being built. The mki and mkii are both really cool muffs.

 

[Erik S]

Looks perfect!

This was the pedal that officially made me give up on transistor sockets. Every time I give mine a tap with my knuckles the sound changes.

 

[GizzWizzKing]

This was the pedal that officially made me give up on transistor sockets. Every time I give mine a tap with my knuckles the sound changes.

I used these in mine and they seem to be a bit less finicky. Still not a fan, but sometimes it's necessary.

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[jcpst]

When you say spurty, do you mean it has a gated sound? I always love seeing these being built. The mki and mkii are both really cool muffs.

yep- and it seems like there are some "notches" in the higher gain settings that are extra gated sounding. As in, not necessarily a liner progression across the range of the pot.

 

[jcpst]

Looks perfect!

This was the pedal that officially made me give up on transistor sockets. Every time I give mine a tap with my knuckles the sound changes.

Haha oh man yep! There was some of that going on. Kept fiddling until it seemed stable. I started getting more comfortable with putting them directly on the board. still might do that.

 

[GizzWizzKing]

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yep- and it seems like there are some "notches" in the higher gain settings that are extra gated sounding. As in, not necessarily a liner progression across the range of the pot.

I'll pull mine out and play with it in a bit. I seem to remember some gating depending how I arranged the transistors, but where I ended up was much less of a gated fuzz and much more of a big bloom sound.