Fuzz Face + Clipping Diodes

[aaronkessman]

has anyone here tried putting some clipping diodes in before the volume pot on a fuzz face clone? anything good come out of that? if the volume is too low after the diodes you could add an active boost, couldnt you?

just conjecture.

Aaron

[petemoore]

Two ccts come to mind...
 The 70's pedal.
 ...And Lava Rim [which is in schematics under "Aron Nelson'].

[petemoore]

AMZ saturation controls.

[aaronkessman]

ah, the lava rim is exactly what I had in mind. of course the saturation controls would be very useful. looks great, im gonna try this stuff out.

Aaron

[swt]

don't forget joe gagan. he's the master of fuzzes imho. I've never built something form him sounding bad. And theys sound better than the originals. Also he's got a couple of diode based designs like the tarpit meltdown. Check them out!