bazz fuss wiring

[mcasey1]

I just threw a bazz fuss circuit together from some spare parts.  I have a signal and it is definitely a fuzz but my concern is that the volume pot doesnt act as a volume pot.  I notice that when I turn it, the tone goes from muddy to clear, vice versa.  Here is how I have it wired:



Could anyone let me know if I have it right or wrong?  Greatly appreciated.

Matt

[zyxwyvu]

You should have the unconnected lug on the volume pot connected to ground. You can think of it like a mixer between the signal and ground. With your setup, it only increases the output resistance.

[Seljer]

connect that other lug of the volume pot to ground

[mcasey1]

Thanks a lot.  Any way I could use a 250k pot as the volume?  Cant I change the resistance range by adding a resistor?

[Seljer]

You can easily use a 250k pot in the same position. This setup of volume control is particulary picky about it. However, different values do give a bit of change in sound (that capacitor at the output and the pot work as a high pass filter, lower values of each start cutting out the bass, and theres also something going on with impedance iirc, but I can't remember exactly what right now)