Fuzzonaut
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I got some Parasit Studio PCBs for a change. They have some interesting stuff.
This here is what they call the Liberation Frequency Fuzz.
The name is a nod the band REFUSED and their masterpiece the shape of punk to come. This reference alone was reason enough for me to build this fuzz as I still absolutely love that album, I even bought the LP again because my first copy was so worn out.
Anyway, the pedal, what does it do? I'll just quote Parasit:
"The Liberation Frequency Fuzz is a analog square wave fuzz with a
tunable and tracking monophonic oscillator that can be tuned from about
one octave down to one octave up and anywhere in between. It also has
a fun warp feature that uses a PLL output to create interesting sounds to
the oscillator even when it's ”out of tune”.
That's right - also, the BLEND knob blends between the these two sounds: the Square wave fuzz and the oscillation madness, don't expect any clean sound
It's a lot of fun, at least on bass, with chords on skinny strings there is more struggling than producing sound sometimes, depending on the settings. Or maybe it was a active guitar vs passive bass thing?
Now, the Parasit guys come up with nice circuits but their PCB layouts are not my cup of tea (Deadend déjà-vu). I want top jacks.
Also, toggles on top and knobs further down? Nope.
So, I just flipped the PCB 180° and it was fine for me.
This here is what they call the Liberation Frequency Fuzz.
The name is a nod the band REFUSED and their masterpiece the shape of punk to come. This reference alone was reason enough for me to build this fuzz as I still absolutely love that album, I even bought the LP again because my first copy was so worn out.
Anyway, the pedal, what does it do? I'll just quote Parasit:
"The Liberation Frequency Fuzz is a analog square wave fuzz with a
tunable and tracking monophonic oscillator that can be tuned from about
one octave down to one octave up and anywhere in between. It also has
a fun warp feature that uses a PLL output to create interesting sounds to
the oscillator even when it's ”out of tune”.
That's right - also, the BLEND knob blends between the these two sounds: the Square wave fuzz and the oscillation madness, don't expect any clean sound
It's a lot of fun, at least on bass, with chords on skinny strings there is more struggling than producing sound sometimes, depending on the settings. Or maybe it was a active guitar vs passive bass thing?
Now, the Parasit guys come up with nice circuits but their PCB layouts are not my cup of tea (Deadend déjà-vu). I want top jacks.
Also, toggles on top and knobs further down? Nope.
So, I just flipped the PCB 180° and it was fine for me.
