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Title: BYOC Lil' Fuzz build w/Mods
Post by: Ground Control on May 17, 2016, 02:10:23 PM
This one is semi-DIY.

I call this my Fanta Fuzz...because the orange knobs remind me of Orange Fanta.

I started with a BYOC Lil' Fuzz kit, which suddenly has been deleted from the BYOC website.

I made a couple of changes to the stock Lil' Fuzz:
I always run my Gain/Fuzz knob on max so I hard wired the Fuzz to maximum (2k resistor) and removed the Fuzz pot.
I like having access to the BIAS pot so I installed an Alpha 25k pot for added flexibility.
The stock 2.2uF input capacitor is too bassy for me so I added a Bright/Fat switch to select between 33nF (Bright) and 0.33uF (Fat) input capacitors.

This Fuzz sounds pretty incredible and is amazingly small!

(http://i67.tinypic.com/mt8oef.jpg)

(http://i67.tinypic.com/2q3cf9t.jpg)

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii4/stilwel/Gear%20Pics/IMG_2528_zpsmqkltboy.jpg)
I have the 33nF cap board mounted and the switch puts the 0.33uF in parallel. 

And here's a bonus shot of it next to a ginormous EJ Fuzz and a Fuzz Factory clone that used to look smallish.
(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii4/stilwel/Gear%20Pics/IMG_2530_zpsy1ctyujv.jpg)
Title: Re: BYOC Lil' Fuzz build w/Mods
Post by: tuxedo3 on May 26, 2016, 02:49:04 PM
Great looking pedal, keep it up!
Title: Re: BYOC Lil' Fuzz build w/Mods
Post by: Ground Control on May 27, 2016, 11:53:00 AM
Last night I swapped out the BC108's  for some BC183 and BC183C trannys.  Completely changed the character.  Gettin' my EJ on.
Title: Re: BYOC Lil' Fuzz build w/Mods
Post by: Ground Control on May 27, 2016, 10:44:44 PM
Here it is in action.

BYOC fuzz -> SL Drive -> Zoom MS-70CDR -> Blues Jr

Title: Re: BYOC Lil' Fuzz build w/Mods
Post by: Giglawyer on May 30, 2016, 07:00:26 AM
Nice tone!
Title: Re: BYOC Lil' Fuzz build w/Mods
Post by: GiovannyS10 on May 30, 2016, 11:16:51 PM
Very nice tone... \m/

Maybe if you can put a little transformer in it on breadboard you will can find very nice new tones  ;)