Corduroy Fuzz- Lord of Fuzz

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Build Rating

5.00 star(s)

I have been on a bender with fuzz pedals and enjoying every moment. This one surprised me. I found it to be more like a Big Muff or a hard clipping distortion pedal. With the stock parts, I found it to be “dark,” so referencing several suggestions in the forum, I omitted C18. It helped to brighten the tone. However, I would like it to be a little more brighter.

The name and theme is due to the recent re-emergence of Lord of the Rings, but also to pay homage to all of the Fuzz Lords that help us on this forum.

 

[Synchrony Pedalworks]

As an update for any future builders of this pedal: my initial statements stated that the pedal was dark, so I modified the circuit. My original playing was with my Charvel with Seymour Duncan pickups. These pickups tend to run a little hotter, and in my experience, can darken some overdrives and fuzzes. When I played this pedal with my Tele Deluxe, these humbuckers really play nicely with the pedal. The brightness is spot on. It still sounds more like a Big Muff (to me), but sounds great.

 

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I wonder if lowering the volume knob on the Charvel might brighten up the sound?

Thanks for your impressions. I'm building this one next, and I can't really tell from YT videos what to expect. Is this just another BMP in a fancy package? Probably. But I'm interested in what that "tight" switch can do when I want something less fuzzy and more amped.

Good looking build!