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Started by 1878, August 07, 2012, 09:47:23 AM

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1878

Hello Peeps.

I've recently built the Garage Fuzz by Doug Deeper. I've used metal can 2n2222's and stuck to the values in this schematic...

http://www.geocities.ws/diygescorp/garagefuzzz.gif

...except I've swapped out the 1k resistor for a 10k pot to control the splat.

I don't seem to be getting much out of it though. I get a mild(ish) overdrive & a bit of splat when I turn the pot but that's about it. Anyone built this successfully ?? I may be expecting too much from it, but I haven't been able to find a demo.

Thanks.

John Lyons

The second transistor is flipped, make sure you have the emitter towards +9v.
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Paul Marossy

Quote from: John Lyons on August 07, 2012, 09:52:52 AM
The second transistor is flipped, make sure you have the emitter towards +9v.

Doh! Maybe that's why when I built it years ago it didn't work too well.  :icon_confused:

1878

Yuppity. Everything's positioned correctly. I might be expecting too much like I said earlier. I was looking for something a bit dirtier in a 'back of the club, up against the bins' way. It's quite tame though.

mac

Go 18v, it will sound better. 9v sometimes is not enough to get the negative resistance.

mac
mac@mac-pc:~$ sudo apt install ECC83 EL84

1878

I'll try that. Also, is it positive or negative ground ??