bobson dugnutt
Active member
Quick question, which I'm sure will seem a little silly in retrospect, but I'm a bit at a loss:
I just finished up a titania 2 build, and everything works and all, but..................it does not sound much like the original. For lack of a better descriptor, I would describe my build as "farty," but in a bad way, not in a badass oldschool fuzz sort of way. While it's supposed to be sensitive to input gain, I'm finding that turning the guitar volume from below 9/10 silences the damn thing. Compared to some of the demos I've been watching, it seems like there's less treble, even with the tone control dimed.
Since they're readily available and cheap, I went with 2n2222a's for all three transistors, which I figured would be fine since the build docs (and the effectslayouts version of this) list them as an option. I figured the Si transistors are close enough in tolerance measuring the hfe for all of them wouldn't be necessary and just kinda went for it (regretting not socketing them now).
So I guess my question is a two-parter:
- Has anyone built one of these and experienced anything like this?
- Any suggestions for substitutions or obvious stuff I missed with these transistors?
Thanks in advance! I feel like I'm losing my mind on this one because comparing my own sound to demo videos is kind of an apples and oranges situation. My gut feeling is something is wrong, as this is not how any fuzz I've played sounds/responds.
I just finished up a titania 2 build, and everything works and all, but..................it does not sound much like the original. For lack of a better descriptor, I would describe my build as "farty," but in a bad way, not in a badass oldschool fuzz sort of way. While it's supposed to be sensitive to input gain, I'm finding that turning the guitar volume from below 9/10 silences the damn thing. Compared to some of the demos I've been watching, it seems like there's less treble, even with the tone control dimed.
Since they're readily available and cheap, I went with 2n2222a's for all three transistors, which I figured would be fine since the build docs (and the effectslayouts version of this) list them as an option. I figured the Si transistors are close enough in tolerance measuring the hfe for all of them wouldn't be necessary and just kinda went for it (regretting not socketing them now).
So I guess my question is a two-parter:
- Has anyone built one of these and experienced anything like this?
- Any suggestions for substitutions or obvious stuff I missed with these transistors?
Thanks in advance! I feel like I'm losing my mind on this one because comparing my own sound to demo videos is kind of an apples and oranges situation. My gut feeling is something is wrong, as this is not how any fuzz I've played sounds/responds.