FUZZ FACE NOISE SUPPRESSION

[brian wenz]

Hello Hello--
  I found an old post by Joe Gagan where he mentions putting a .005 cap between Q2 collector and ground to get rid of some hiss in the Dino Fuzz.
Joe said that it reduced the hiss at idle by about 10% without affecting the high end.   HHMMMmmmmm.......well, if .005 gets rid of 10% of the racket, why not up the value and get rid of MORE noise??
So, I've been trying different values of caps in Fuzz Face circuits  [went all the way up to .047!] and the higher values REALLY take alot of noise out but also take away high end.  I can easily live with the treble loss when a .02 is in the circuit [and I really appreciated the drop in noise] but this may not be to everyones taste.
Whadda ya think???
Brian.

[phillip]

Hi Brian.  Anything that reduces the noise in the Fuzz Face without altering the the frequency response range too much would be a welcomed addition to the circuit.

Phillip

[brian wenz]

Hullo Phillip--
   Yeah, I don't mind the loss of sizzle in the high end but Ammscray hates it!   I wonder how many people would consider this a blessing or a curse??
Brian.

[phillip]

It seems like the input and output capacitors could be adjusted to regain the high end...but then the circuit would lose some of its lows.  I guess it depends on the pickups

Phillip

[brian wenz]

Hello--
 By lowering the  input cap it brings the whole frequency range of the effect down and you STILL don't get the high-end "chirp" that the un-modded circuit gives you.   I kind of like the harsh highs being attenuated by using the cap on Q2's collector.............but that's just my ears.
Brian.