Hi i have two small questions regarding the sandspur/sunflower:
- What is the point of the R3 (1k) resistor? I haven't seen this in the original pedal, nor most other fuzz-faces. Is it to buff up the signal because the sundial is only 5k? I plan on bypassing this with a jumper-cable and using a 10k sundial.
- R4 is a 470-Ohm resistor; I notice the original one uses 390 ohm for Si and 680 ohm for Ge. I think most calculators give a 220 ohm value for building the fuzz face. Any reason to go for one or the other? I was reading that this can make your sound darker or higher, i guess one would change the value to remain as 'clean' as tone wise possible. Any ways to calculate which one you need?
Thanks in advance!
- What is the point of the R3 (1k) resistor? I haven't seen this in the original pedal, nor most other fuzz-faces. Is it to buff up the signal because the sundial is only 5k? I plan on bypassing this with a jumper-cable and using a 10k sundial.
- R4 is a 470-Ohm resistor; I notice the original one uses 390 ohm for Si and 680 ohm for Ge. I think most calculators give a 220 ohm value for building the fuzz face. Any reason to go for one or the other? I was reading that this can make your sound darker or higher, i guess one would change the value to remain as 'clean' as tone wise possible. Any ways to calculate which one you need?
Thanks in advance!