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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: fingersoccer on November 16, 2012, 10:14:42 AM

Title: How to reduce gain in a fuzz pedal
Post by: fingersoccer on November 16, 2012, 10:14:42 AM
I built a pedal similar to the Fuzz Factory based on this schematic:

(http://www.eleb.cz/AC128/Fuzz_factory_schematic.png)

The values are different but that's more or less what's going on. My problem is that the amount of fuzz is just overwhelming even at its lowest setting. How would I get the circuit to produce a wider range, from fairly clean to over-the-top?
Title: Re: How to reduce gain in a fuzz pedal
Post by: ~arph on November 16, 2012, 10:37:49 AM
Roll back your guitar's volume.. and if you like that. Put a pot in front of the circuit.
Title: Re: How to reduce gain in a fuzz pedal
Post by: joegagan on November 16, 2012, 12:42:04 PM
turn the 220k R between coll and base of Q1 into a pot. works awesome. 250k is ok if you don't have a 220k.
Title: Re: How to reduce gain in a fuzz pedal
Post by: fingersoccer on December 02, 2012, 11:41:59 AM
Those both sound like super easy solutions. I'll give one of those a try. Thanks!
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