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I sat down a few weeks ago and finished off two more pedals - I think I have 60s fuzz covered now.
First up is the Fuzzsilla, Matta's take on a low gain silicon fuzz face:


And then a Big Muff Pi. This is a crazy circuit once you start looking into it, it seems like over the years EHX have used every conceivable resistor and capacitor value. I built it to 1994 'Green Russian' specs because that's supposedly the bass-friendliest version, and it does have a nice, full bassy sound. I still think I'll end up adding a blend circuit, to let some clean sound through in parallel. This was done on perfboard, using Tagboard Effect's layout. I can see why people obsess over the tone control - it's a really clever little knob, really sweeps the sound, instead of just a simple treble cut.


For my next trick, it's really time to set up a pedal board, now that I've got the basics covered for guitar (fuzz face, amp emulation/overdrive and digital delay) and bass (compression, fuzz , even more fuzz, and bass boost)
    21 days later
    Awesome stuff man!
    Really dig the clean style.
    Send me a PM if you ever want to chat ?
      If Interested .....I have a circuit board layout that can accommodated the following fuzz designs + parts list for each

      Basic Fuzz Face
      R.G. Keen Mods
      Roger Mayer Mods
      Fuller Mods
      Vox Tone Bender 5/67
      Sili-Face
      Sili-Face 2
      Axis Face Germanium
      Axis Face Silicon
      Joe Gagan's Easy Face
      Aron Nelson's Hornet
      Gus Fuzz Face
      Many Faces - A
      Many Faces - B
      Many Faces - C
      Many Faces - D
      Many Faces - E
      Boutique Fuzz
      Miss Piggy V3
      Miss Piggy V5

      Sure they are not all the big names but might good for experimenting
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