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Towards a Homemade Fuzzbox Part 2

7/20/2013

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Today, I attempted to make a prototype of my little fuzzbox from before. I figured that if I put it in some shielded box, that might cut out some of the radio noise. Also, when I fired the fuzzbox up today, the interference wasn't nearly as bad and the distortion was much louder. I had resoldered some of the connections so perhaps that was the issue.

I purchased a project box, a push switch, and a handful of NPN transistors from Radio Shack on the way home from working at the library. I swapped out the transistors and replaced the diodes with different sorts of LEDs but the fuzz box sounded pretty much the same no matter what I did. I like the sound. It only really makes a difference through the middle pickup on my Fender Highway One Stratocaster and even then, it is most noticeable on the low notes. It is a very limited pedal.

I decided to go ahead and transfer my circuit to a perf board. After drilling out the project box, soldering the perf board, and wiring up the jacks and the switch, the pedal does not work. I spent over an hour troubleshooting and found some mistakes, but after fixing them, the pedal still does not work. I think I will just start again from scratch as I have all the parts. Anyway, I thought I would share some photos from the adventure. When I have a working pedal, I will make a video. 

Also, I'm not a fan of soldering.

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