Fuzz face help

[harkkam]

I did some research and I don't seem to be able to find the answer. I'm just not getting this schematic stuff. I have a few basic questions.

I'm using PNP silicon transistors, making a Dunlop fuzz face.

1) How do I wire a Potentiometers, I see that they have three prongs. Which one connects to the positive, the negative and which one is the wiper and what do i do with that one?

2) How do I ground something, If I see that the connection from something goes to ground how do I accomplish that. Do i just like make a small solder point on the perf board and connect all the wires to it.

3) How do I hook up the guitar input and output jacks.

What would really help is pictures of like the perfboard of a circuit board of a fuzz face. I think a picture is a million words. I havent been able to find it.

Plz help thank you

[kupervaser]

Have you tried google? There are millions of pictures and threads on Fuzz Face. Just search for fuzz face layout, pcb or wiring. It's all there!!

[Kearns892]

I will try to explain it, as best I can, I will also link to Dano's site (Beavis Audio) because he has really well laid out and clean pictures that were a huge help to me when I was getting started.
1. Going off the schematic, the potentiometer should look like a resistor with a line coming off the side (hence, variable resistor) the lines connecting to the side of the pot symbol should connect to the side lugs and the wire going out eh middle should connect to the center lug (if you wire this and the pot works in reverse i.e. volume is max all the way to the left, switch the two side lugs) http://www.beavisaudio.com/techpages/SchematicToReality/ (I would recommend reading this whole guide, gives a lot of good beginner info, and has a diagram of what I am talking about)
2. Ground is where the circuit reconnects to the battery to complete the circuit. All grounds can come together and then connect to the negative side of the battery.  (The guide above covers this  too)
3. The schematic should list an input and an output, a wire should come off of each of these and move to the jacks. If you are using two mono jacks, the terminal furthest down (if the jack is facing upward) should go to ground, the other to your input or output. http://www.beavisaudio.com/techpages/StompboxWiring/ (Shows how to wire a stompbox that will turn off when unplugged with battery and DC jack options, uses a mono output and stereo input, so different from what I was describing. If you are using only a battery and two mono jacks, connect the board ground and negative battery lead to S)

Hope that makes since.

[anchovie]

What would really help is pictures of like the perfboard of a circuit board of a fuzz face. I think a picture is a million words. I havent been able to find it.

Where have you been looking?

Type fuzz face perfboard into Google and look at the link to gaussmarkov's site that appears halfway down the first page of results.

[petemoore]

I'm using PNP silicon transistors, making a Dunlop fuzz face.
  Use a PNP / Positive Ground schematic.
1) How do I wire a Potentiometers, I see that they have three prongs. Which one connects to the positive, the negative and which one is the wiper and what do i do with that one?
  Wiper is the output of the volume pot, Gnd and signal 'compete' for rights to the output content, the wiper controls the %ages.
  With knob turned to ground [CCW], 'that' lug is connected to the wiper [test this with DMM], nothing except 0.0vdc stays constantly at ground, the signal is shunted to Gnd.
  With the knob turned to signal input [CW], 'that' lug is connected to the wiper.
  The FF's 100k pot, turned all the way up..has the 100k wiper between signal and ground, this causes a touch of signal loading that is preferred.
  2) How do I ground something, If I see that the connection from something goes to ground how do I accomplish that. Do i just like make a small solder point on the perf board and connect all the wires to it.
  Looping the ground [dedicate 2 or more copper pad spaces, 2 pads for structure], above and below board helps leave enough room by the time the jack, battery+ [Pos Gnd/PNP], Q1 emitter, and output pot are connected the extra room is handy.
  3) How do I hook up the guitar input and output jacks.
  The sleeves are grounded, the tips carry and are assigned to the input and output.
  What would really help is pictures of like the perfboard of a circuit board of a fuzz face.
  Runoff Groove/Gallery.
   I think a picture is a million words. I havent been able to find it.
  The DMM can tell mostly what's going on in a circuit/non-circuit, measures resistances and voltages, figuring out how to put him to service measuring...everything, just before installing is a good time to check resistances for instance.
  Q2 collector is easily adjusted to bias using a 6k8 + 10k pot in series instead of a fixed resistor. The 6k8 through 16k8 range this provides accomodates desirable transistors.