A failed driver. Could it be used as a fuzz?

[Pedal love]

I built a driver circuit for an octavia type circuit I was designing and I was wondering what you dudes thought of the sound. It doesn't sound right as a driver, but alone I think it sounds a lot better as a fuzz. I have a very short clip as I only am doing wave now. Just let me know what you think. I'll post more sound later, if asked. Thank you.

http://www.classicfuzz.com/bdrv2.wav

[foxfire]

well like you said it's a short clip but, it sounds good to me.

[Pedal love]

I wish I could add longer clips. I just can't get mp3 going.

[jrc4558]

I love the sound! If you love it too, use it!

[Pedal love]

Thanks for all the responses. There are some very cool people here.

[newfish]

Sounds fine to me.

Fancy sharing your schematic?

[Pedal love]

I tried it doesn't upload. I could send you a schematic through your pm if its ok....anybody else too.

[Nalo1022]

If you coudl send me the schematic as well i would really apprecaite it. Ive been lookin for that sound latly

[petemoore]

  I don't know what it is with that Tycho. I built and messed around with a couple of them [Neg and Pos versions].
  A whole lot of diddling with the Tycho and various other circuits, and the Green Ringer w alot of help gets a more usable response.
  Still the Tycho with the Tranny is quite cool, has lots of potential and can' work well, only when on a good day when everything esle is cooperating and set carefully.
  I think the driver circuit if replaced with something may get more mileage from the Iron/diode affair at the output.
  Not that I'm in the mood to figure it out...
  something like start with a clipper of the FF or Diiode to ground or double clipper, make the  symmetry/assymetry tunable [so the phase splitter can match the other schtuff and diodes to the symmetry of the waveform], shaping frequency response and output level to feed the divider circuit [transformer and diodes] what it likes best [perhaps even some type of simple pre or post fuzz compression]..then put something on the output, it always seemed to raw without some type of compression [even another OD or distorter] on the output.
  Anyway, seemed like there was some mileage in there that hadn't been paved yet..some suggestions for anyone desiring a different octave with a coil in it approach.
  Did you try the octave effect with a 12v circuit [observe the component voltage ratings], I think the fuzz section was slamming the diodes at a sharper/less variable? angle because of a taller wave or something...seemed a bit more stable and less dynamic of wierdness, sustained a little better IMCase [...IIRC it's been a while], didn't respond well to 18v.

[Pedal love]

Pete, you made an excellent point about voltage.

[Pedal love]

Did you try the octave effect with a 12v circuit [observe the component voltage ratings], I think the fuzz section was slamming the diodes at a sharper/less variable? angle because of a taller wave or something...seemed a bit more stable and less dynamic of wierdness, sustained a little better IMCase [...IIRC it's been a while], didn't respond well to 18v.

I tried 18 volts but not 12 volts. It responded well at that voltage. I when I beef up the current it seems to sound better for my purposes. Altering voltage makes it more or less splatty but doesn't seem to change the sound character much.

[Pedal love]

People weren't hearing this sound file as I expanded to two topics. I like this one the best. Thanks today. Terence

http://www.classicfuzz.com/bdrv2.wav