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- The Bazz Fuss is a simple fuzz circuit made with about a half-dozen parts (without getting into jacks and power). It's a great project for learning how to translate schematic into parts on a breadboard or protoboard, and offers some simple experimentation with concepts that come up in many other analog effects. Try changing the value of the input and output capacitors to adjust the tone. Use different clipping diodes, alone or in small groups (always alternating direction): an even number is "symmetric clipping", an odd number is asymmetic. Most LEDs work as clipping diodes, but they won't light up (sadly). You can use a single transistor like a 2N3904 or 2N5088, or learn how to combine two into a homemade darlington.
Useful Parts
- You'll always need .1uf caps
- Panel-mount, open, solder-lugged Switchcraft jacks are considered more durable than no-brands
- Hammond 1590BB and 1590B enclosures are the standard boutique effects pedal sizes
- Many analog schematics available online include layouts for protoboard and stripboard