muff fuzz question

fuzz-fanatic · January 08, 2006, 01:45:06 PM

i just finished building the muff fuzz using the schamtic from GGG. it sound nice actually, the thing is when the potentiometer is on minimum it also turns of the guitar sound all together. should it do that?

dadude · January 08, 2006, 02:06:16 PM

What pot?

fuzz-fanatic · January 08, 2006, 02:29:12 PM

the only one on there

100K pot

fuzz-fanatic · January 08, 2006, 02:33:44 PM

oh there is one more thing... i did not have a 47uF cap but i fgured it's a filter so i used a 100uF one i had around. shouldn't make a difference though, right?

dadude · January 08, 2006, 02:36:21 PM

Duh, My bad. I thought you were talking Big Muff speak.

Could you explain, "all together".

fuzz-fanatic · January 08, 2006, 02:37:04 PM

when i turn the potentiometer down there is no sound coming through at all.

dadude · January 08, 2006, 02:45:31 PM

That sounds spot on man. What did you want it to do?

d95err · January 08, 2006, 02:46:21 PM

Quote from: fuzz-fanatic on January 08, 2006, 02:37:04 PM
when i turn the potentiometer down there is no sound coming through at all.

It is a volume pot. What result were you expecting?

fuzz-fanatic · January 08, 2006, 03:01:17 PM

it's a volume and fuzz knob.... i don't know it seems weird that someone would mark an effect like that since you can only have one setting really.

d95err · January 08, 2006, 03:23:20 PM

It's a voltage divider on the output, i.e. a perfectly normal volume pot just like most effects have. The amount of fuzz will be the same, regardless of the position of the volume pot. I.e. it's not like an old tube amp where the volume knob also controls the amount of distortion.

As for single knob effects, IMHO the less controls the better. Either you like it or you don't. If you don't, you can replace it with another single-knob fuzz.

dadude · January 08, 2006, 03:27:54 PM

Also I might add that these types of fuzz pedals have the volume for use more as a boost or unity if you want it. The fuzz is dialed in via your guitars volume control. So really in a way it does have two knobs.

fuzz-fanatic · January 08, 2006, 06:01:22 PM

to tell the truth i also like effects with 2 or 3 knobs if possible but i guess i would like something with fuzz gain controll. but all in all i like the way it sounds "all" maxed out

A.S.P. · January 09, 2006, 04:02:46 AM

making the superfu...

gez · January 09, 2006, 04:26:36 AM

Whatever happened to smutty innuendo?

Frankie Howerd must be turning in his grave!

d95err · January 09, 2006, 04:32:21 AM

Quote from: fuzz-fanatic on January 08, 2006, 06:01:22 PM
to tell the truth i also like effects with 2 or 3 knobs if possible but i guess i would like something with fuzz gain controll. but all in all i like the way it sounds "all" maxed out

Yeah, most of my builds are 2 or 3 knobs, but there is something really estetic about a one knob box.

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