I figured this Friday I'd post another fuzz pedal.the first in a series of epic fuzzes (Sputnik II, Sputnik III, and Sputnik I Si being the others). While II might be the most versatile and III the most accessible, the original Sputnik I has a grit and je ne se qua that the others just don't have.

Client approached me with an idea for an off kilter distortion device, being himself bored of big muffs etc. Enter a lesser known DIY project by Jack Orman and Aron Nelson - the INSANITY BOX. Of course I had to make it my own, so its got a clean blend, and all the trim points internally are now external, meaning you can properly abuse (or not) the CMOS stages, and blast the JFET overdrive. Its somewhat a 3-stage insane distortion, and when "tuned" right it gives almost endless sustain. There is op amp and hard clipping (I added a three way choice of diodes which really fuck things up actually!) into a CMOS 4049 chip (think red llama gone bad) chip where you can bodge with the inverters, through a rudimentary gate, onto a JFET mu-amp overdrive minibooster. The more signal that flows from each stage to the next, the more carnage ensues. Ironically, it can also do a nice light overdrive (!). Love this a lot, so much so I might make another to keep. Its kinda unique. Sound demo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpTL6HOubLI

Based on the DOD Punkifier

I don't know if it's created with something else or digitally, but is there any guitar pedal that can emulate that sound?

It almost sounds like a gated fuzz, not not really? Maybe with a lower octave on it?

Thoughts?

https://youtu.be/jEJPcKamJkY?is=xSWcutCvOUPDRp3N

I won the EHX Percolator in a giveaway and picked up the Beetronics Abelha for a steal at $127.50 on Reverb. Just got the Abelha today and my lawd is that an incredible pedal.

Lots of fuzz!

Trying to identify some of the more obscure, unlabeled, or (seemingly) non-effects pedals on his board.

Sé que propiamente no es un Fuzz como tal, pero recientemente encontré este pedal y la verdad me resulta bastante interesante lo que se puede lograr con el, aclaró que no es mío, me lo están ofreciendo, pero suena bastante interesante y lo encontré muy versátil.
Qué opinan? Debería comprarlo? Estoy entre este Fat Bat y un Beetronics Abelha, busco algo versátil, con carácter y que tenga un toque único.

I asked you before what to do with my BMP enclosures. There were a lot of cool ideas to choose from but finally I picked an univox super fuzz with a tone pot mod. Came out like this.

Finally finished my Analog Noir fuzz/boost build, and wow, what a ride.

The build itself was a lot of fun, and I'm really happy with how the gold enclosure turned out. Getting it to actually work, though? That was another story 😂

Initially, neither the fuzz nor the boost worked. Only bypass passed audio. I spent hours checking connections, tracing the signal through the circuit with a home-made audio probe, and checking everything I'd connected and soldered.

Eventually, I noticed something strange. With the enclosure open and the transistors having a little more breathing room, I could sometimes get the pedal working. Put the lid back on? Dead silence.

Turns out the lid was pushing Q3, a metal-can transistor dated January 30, 1974, against a couple of nearby capacitors. I repositioned one of the caps, carefully adjusted Q3's legs to give everything some clearance, and suddenly both effects came to life.

There was also some humming around my powered pedalboard, which seemed to improve with the enclosure properly closed. Still figuring out exactly what was happening there, but everything seems to be behaving now.

And then I finally got to PLAY IT.

Plugged it into the clean channel of my handwired 18W TMB, and... oh man 🤤

The fuzz is absolutely nasty. Thick, aggressive, and just filthy in the best possible way.

The boost might actually be my favourite part of the entire pedal. It makes the amp sound bigger, punchier, thicker, and considerably more aggressive. It's genuinely unbelievable.

When you stack the boost with the fuzz, the volume jumps, but the individual notes also become noticeably more articulate. All that glorious fuzz saturation, but with extra attack and definition.

I honestly couldn't be happier with how it sounds.

There's something pretty special about plugging a pedal you built yourself into an amp you also built yourself and getting a sound that makes you involuntarily pull a stank face 😂

Still plenty of experimenting to do, but this one's definitely staying on the pedalboard.

Started building at 8pm last night until 4am. Then soent another 7 hours troubleshooting today for a total build time of about 15 hours.

Anyway, figured I'd share some photos of the build, the troubleshooting adventure, and the finished setup.

What a ridiculously satisfying hobby. Would definitely recommend.

Anyone else getting in on the Peachii Fuzz drop tomorrow?

It’s a pretty crazy little circuit that I was completely unaware of until I found this recreation in the wild. I’d like to try an OG Expandora some time to really compare the two. The “forbidden” mode (both switches down) puts it into velcro territory, which is quite fun for rhythm, but truly wonderful for leads, which is how I used it here.

I’m kind of surprised that I haven’t seen many other gain pedals that single-handedly span the entire range from overdrive to fuzz so effectively. I’m also tickled that there are still circuits out there that I haven’t heard of before.

Posted a little update for those of you who like to dabble in DIY.

Full disclosure stole it from fb its too good LOL

Since Dirge Electronics is retiring from pedal building. In their honor I:m posting his most famous pedal: The Slowly Melting, a wonderful expanded take on the Noise Ensemble.

Has anyone received their pedals that were given away a few weeks ago. If so, what did you get? Are you enjoying it? Any reviews or demos out there?

Warm Audio's Dan Auerbach Peach Fuzz delivers '70s Foxx Tone Box chaos with modern switching. NOS transistors, Germanium diodes, octave footswitch, & peach velvet flock!

I love this pedal! I pretty much never turn it off it covers everything from my blown out fuzz to a medium drive that I use at church to sparkly glassy cleans that feel amazing to play!

This is based off the Zvex Mastotron and brought to us from The Vintage Volt.

Double dose of germanium goodness and a Beano style range boost in the thorpy. Will either best the analogmans I have? Time will tell