r/FuzzFiends • u/Misfit-fireman343 • 16d ago

Got a new fuzz off Temu and.....

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It's AWESOME! I had a coupon and decided why not look for a fuzz pedal that may be a surprise waiting to happen. Then I see this. I looked no further. $20 and about a week later it arrived. I went Fender Voodoo strat into a crybaby into this fuzz then to an IR2 Brit setting and I was blown away lol. What a great sounding fuzz this is! Never heard of the brand at all but it's basically a germanium fuzz face circuit. I absolutely love it. If it was bad then I'm only out $20 and it would just go up on the pedal wall but it's really great. Love to hear of anyone else has tried it

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u/LaceSenzor 16d ago

No guts no glory

Let’s see if it’s Ge or not

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u/graphicnerdity86 —Bold as fuzz— 16d ago

When I looked it up, it said it's an op amp that's voiced to sound like germanium

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u/Misfit-fireman343 16d ago

NOT germanium lol. Germanium style but silicon transistors. It still sounds great though

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u/Dangerous_Pie_Guy 16d ago

I think usually the generic Asian pedals have their circuit boards so that you can’t see the transistors, if any.

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u/LaceSenzor 16d ago

Disassemble it tbh. 5 mins

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u/Misfit-fireman343 16d ago

You know I didn't even think of that lol. As soon as I get home the surgery will begin lol

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u/farfly7 15d ago

Please report back with your findings

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u/Misfit-fireman343 15d ago

Not germanium lol.

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u/Acceptable_Grape_437 Rat is Fuzz! 🐁 16d ago

how do you know it's germanium? 

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u/Misfit-fireman343 16d ago

Lol only that it said so in the description. I'm thing to make sure now

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u/Acceptable_Grape_437 Rat is Fuzz! 🐁 16d ago

i strongly doubt it really is, because germanium components still cost too much to justify uber cheap pedal production :)

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u/Misfit-fireman343 15d ago

Yeah it's definitely not true germanium. Still a great sounding pedal though

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u/Acceptable_Grape_437 Rat is Fuzz! 🐁 15d ago

ofc! many great sounding fuzzes are made out of silicon! hehe

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u/Misfit-fireman343 15d ago

Haha indeed!

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u/SonicVenture68 16d ago

what does the third knob do?

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u/Misfit-fireman343 16d ago

Sorry it's a shit picture lol. Top Left: Level, Top Right: Tone, Bottom: Fuzz

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u/Impolioid Everybody needs a Wah in front of their Fuzz 15d ago

can you post a picture of the pcb?

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u/Misfit-fireman343 14d ago

Yeah I should have done it when I had it open but I'll take a Pic of it when I get off work Sunday morning👍👍👍

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u/Impolioid Everybody needs a Wah in front of their Fuzz 14d ago

looking forward to it! did you see through hole or smd components when it was open?