FF circuit + crybaby = Fuzz-Wah?

[MarkDonMel]

Hey all,

I am building another FF clone with instructions from gen guitar gadgets and parts from small bear.  I had built one previously with not up to par transistors, so I am building another.

I bought enough parts for two of them.

I am curious how and where I could enter the circuit into my crybaby to make a fuzz-wah, or if this is even possible, or a good idea.  I am very new to all of this, quite confident in my abilities to build simpler circuits like a fuzz, but I am basically painting by numbers and cannot read schematics and build using them alone, I am only able to do this with the parts layout and wiring diagrams on JD's site.

Anyone care to share a link or some advice for a beginner, on this fuzz-wah modding thing I want to try?

Also, I was looking at musiciansfriend.com and saw a roger mayer wah mod/upgrade for a dunlop crybaby, the model I own, for about a hundred bucks, I am assuming it increases the range of the wah or something? Or hotter??  Anyone know what it will do?  Is there a way to juice up my wah without buying this thing?  Such as a circuit rebuild or a new circuit to build? Or, possibly the schematic or other resource on dunlop cry-baby mods?

Thanks much to all, I really appreciate all the help and information I have gotten from reading other posts, this board is great.  

Thanks again, Matt.

[Noplasticrobots]

This thought went through my mind also. I'm open to hraing people's expert opinions on this.

[alderbody]

running a FF straight after a wah won't really work. (it won't wah-wah...)

you need to insert a buffer between the two effects.

search for output buffer mods.

i can't find one schematic to post, but i'm sure others will give you.

it's quite easy to do, though.

after that, and if you can make them all fit in there, you will do it...


good luck

[Chris R]

I usually stick a buffered effect in between the two (the effect dosn't have to be on). 

So for me it's Guitar->Wah->Tube Screamer(off when using wah & fuzz)->fuzz->amp

[formerMember1]

you can do what chris says, but then your fuzzface won't cleanup cuz the buffer is always hitting it...

try this:
http://fuzzcentral.tripod.com/mccoy.html

Works great.  If affects the tone though, so maybe you might want to use the IC buffer from generalguitargadgets.com

Ic buffer is supposedly stronger and affects tone less than a Jfet.....

hope this helps