Members ItchyFingers Posted May 5, 2008 Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 Ever heard of byoc pedals? I had known of them for a long time, but was always a bit skeptical of my own soldering skills and the quality of a pedal that arrives at your door in pieces. I was admittedly pretty nervous about starting this project. So I started with their simplest design - the Extra Special Vintage Fuzz (a clone of the original Fuzz Face). The step-by-step instructions are relatively easy to follow, even for an electronics noob like me. I finished building the fuzz pedal on Sunday and was really excited to hear it in action. Honestly, I was pretty nervous it wasn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MakisSRV Posted May 5, 2008 Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 well done man!really nice!what was the price of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted May 5, 2008 Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 Nice job. Do you like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members junior4 Posted May 5, 2008 Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 I want one too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SUPER VELCROBOY Posted May 5, 2008 Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 It looks like a clean build. The leads on the top tranny may be touching and could cause problems. Otherwise looks great. COngrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lewisb21 Posted May 5, 2008 Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 sweet. can you put up a soundclip? also, in comparison to an actual fuzz face, is it similar or no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ItchyFingers Posted May 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 Cool, thanks guys! Makis - IIRC, it was $95 Belt - I love other people's fuzz tone, and I'm constantly trying to find it in my rig. So I guess I'm not much of a fuzz guy, but of all the fuzzes I've had - I like this one the best. Velcroboy - an engineering friend of mine said the same thing - I'll be shortening the leads on both transistors tonight as well. Lewis - sorry man, I have no means of recording at the moment. And I've never played an OG Fuzz face, so I can't really make the comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AMZ-FX Posted May 5, 2008 Moderators Share Posted May 5, 2008 Cut two short pieces of that purple wire, then take some pliers and pull the wire out of the middle of them just leaving the insulation. Slide the purple insulation tube over the middle leg of each of the transistors to prevent short circuits. regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ItchyFingers Posted May 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 Thanks for the tip - AMZ!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tubetonez Posted May 5, 2008 Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 All in all, I'm still am not sure if I am a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ItchyFingers Posted May 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 Great looking fuzz. I built a fuzz face a while back and it turned out well. What FX chain are you running, and what kind of amp? I've found that the fuzzface sounds pretty bad if run into a clean amp. Thanks tubetonez, I like that tip about the guitar's volume - I will definitely try that out. Here's where I currently have it in the chain: Guitar du jour> Boss Tuner> HBE Compressor> Fuzz Clone> Vexter Box of Rock> Toadworks Lil Leo > Ibanez TS9DX > Boss Trem> Dunlop Uni-Vibe> Boss Chorus> MXR Phase 90> Rocktron Digi delay> Rocktron Hush> BBE Sonic stomp> Fender DRRI set just on the edge of breakup (so still fairly clean, unless I use a more forceful attack) Yeah, I like pedals. Like you said, I also noticed this fuzz needs some help from the amp or other pedals. It sounds good in combination with the dirt - the Box of Rock (which is kind of like my "Marshall" sound) gives it way more "balls". I haven't really had a chance to try it out in different spots as I just got it working yesterday, but I figured before the other dirt boxes was a good spot - any recommendations for where else it could go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members junior4 Posted May 5, 2008 Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 yeah make me one please:love:...haha just kidding i just really like the wookie and the star wars theme...good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faldoe Posted May 5, 2008 Members Share Posted May 5, 2008 Anyone know how this compares to a Analogman Sun Face??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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