Blue Strat Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Hey guys, Thought you might like to check out the Fuzz Face I built for Mike. I've got a sound sample up, along with a sample of my own Fuzz Face and a Big Muff Pi for comparison: http://www.geocities.com/teleman28056/music_page.html Let me know what you think! BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted October 29, 2003 Author Share Posted October 29, 2003 bump BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gug Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I might have to download (or is it upload) this on my wife's computer. Can't WAIT! Thanks! I'm at work right now, and my buddy who has a sound card on his PC isn't here! Ahhhhh!!!! Mikegug www.facebook.com/theresistancemusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gug Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Oh MAN! That is hot! I just downloaded it and ran it! YEAH!!!! Get that thing out to the west coast! Is that your Pro Tone Strat? I've got a JB Jr. in the bridge of mine. Maple fret board. Dude, you ROCK! Can't say much for the guitar playing though Just messin' wich ya! Mikegug www.facebook.com/theresistancemusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 "Mike Gug's New Fuzz". Sounds like the title for a Junior-High Health-Class filmstrip on puberty! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Originally posted by Dances With Werewolves: "Mike Gug's New Fuzz". Sounds like the title for a Junior-High Health-Class filmstrip on puberty! D.W.W U R A FUNNY MOFO KEEP IT COMIN The day is long. The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Guggy knows I love him, it's a guitar thang. Or an immature-humor thang, maybe. Hey, blue', can you post some samples of all three, but playing some single-note bits in various registers, and- especially- doing some "oblique" bends, where you bend the "B" whaile holding down the "E"? Therein lies much grunge, clunge, fuzz, and the like, to compare fuzzes and overdrives and distortions by. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted October 29, 2003 Author Share Posted October 29, 2003 Originally posted by Dances With Werewolves: Guggy knows I love him, it's a guitar thang. Or an immature-humor thang, maybe. Hey, blue', can you post some samples of all three, but playing some single-note bits in various registers, and- especially- doing some "oblique" bends, where you bend the "B" whaile holding down the "E"? Therein lies much grunge, clunge, fuzz, and the like, to compare fuzzes and overdrives and distortions by.Sure, no problem. It'll be later tonight though, I've got to be in class soon. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Cool! How'zat fah soiviss?!? I would've expected days or weeks, let alone "later tonight". Once again, blue d'MAN! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted October 29, 2003 Author Share Posted October 29, 2003 Originally posted by Mike Gug: Oh MAN! That is hot! I just downloaded it and ran it! YEAH!!!! Get that thing out to the west coast! Is that your Pro Tone Strat? I've got a JB Jr. in the bridge of mine. Maple fret board. Dude, you ROCK! Can't say much for the guitar playing though Just messin' wich ya!Glad you like it! I don't know if my Strat is a "Pro Tone". It's a Korean Squier strat from about '93. It's just the coolest blue colored strat I've ever seen, kind of a neon blue colored body. Maple neck & fretboard, Graphtech String Saver saddles, Grover mini's, a Fender Custom Shop blue moto pickguard, and the JB jr. in the bridge position. I'm going to go with a SD little '59 in the neck and middle positions when I get a little more money (like another $140! ) That was my rendition of the opening riff of "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" by the White Stripes. I'll either do the lead for "American Woman" or "Purple Haze" for the solo parts so everyone can hear the single note lead tone. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted October 29, 2003 Author Share Posted October 29, 2003 Originally posted by Dances With Werewolves: Cool! How'zat fah soiviss?!? I would've expected days or weeks, let alone "later tonight". Once again, blue d'MAN!I'm thinking of buying enough parts to solder up about 10 PCBs for my own Fuzz Face circuit (the silicon Fuzz on my music page) and see if I can't sell 'em at a profit over the internet. I'll have to see what I can get parts for and work up an estimate, but I'm sure I'd sell all 10 of 'em because of the desire for "Boutique" stuff now days. I'm thinking of putting together kits and possibly a few completely finished pedals to sell. Should be cool! I might have to steal your "Electronic Apocalypse" phrase about the Big Muff Pi for marketing purposes! Enclosures and switches are the expensive part. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gug Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Wolfie wrote: "Mike Gug's New Fuzz". Sounds like the title for a Junior-High Health-Class filmstrip on puberty! I came extremely close to having Diet Pepsi blow out my nose when I read that! Nice. Mikegug www.facebook.com/theresistancemusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted October 30, 2003 Author Share Posted October 30, 2003 "This one goes out to all you Dead-Heads in Northern Cali!!" I got the other three samples up, but thanks to the bandwidth limitations of geocities, my site is down temporarily. It should be back up within the hour, and you can hear my fuzzy rendition of "Casey Jones" (at least a very small part of it). BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted October 30, 2003 Author Share Posted October 30, 2003 The page is up again. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted October 31, 2003 Author Share Posted October 31, 2003 Ok dammit, I recorded the track for you guys, I want some feedback, like yesterday!! BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 If you want feedback, crank that sucker up and stand closer to the amp! Hey, I'm downloading those right now... oh, there the are; there's one playing now... Nice spittiness, fuzz and grit, but a bit smoother than some, too. Direct into your soundcard? Sounds surprisingly good, in that case! It really cleans up nicely with the guitar's volume down, don't it? Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted October 31, 2003 Author Share Posted October 31, 2003 If you want feedback, crank that sucker up and stand closer to the amp! Yeah! I was beginning to wonder if anyone was paying attention. It really cleans up nicely with the guitar's volume down, don't it? Oh yes. I really like my silicon fuzz for that reason. Mike's Fuzz Face is cool, but not quite as spitty as mine. His is a lot smoother though. I bread boarded an NPN Fuzz Face last night while watching U-571 and it's about as smooth as Mike's, while having more spittle when cranked! I really like it. The second transistor in the circuit is out of an old walkie-talkie me and my brother had when we were kids. I've still got one more, but I haven't identified them yet. The first transistor is a 2N2222 NPN used for high-speed switching (as in older digital circuits). I went to Home Depot today and got a couple of 4" PVC drain pipe caps and metal covers for a 4" round electrical box. These should make great enclosures for my fuzzes! BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 Cool! Hey, blue', didja ever see the "Quadrafuzz" project that Craig Anderton published in Guitar Player years ago? It had controls governing distortion and levels for lows, lo-mids, hi-mids, and highs. It seems like something you'd be all into! They had examples of it in action on a "soundpage" way back in the Bronze Age, but I don't know what I did with mine; you'll have to settle for a telegraph. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted November 1, 2003 Author Share Posted November 1, 2003 That QuadraFuzz sounds cool, but it also sounds rather complicated. I don't etch my own boards, and putting all of that together on breadboard or a Radio Shack PCB would be a frickin' nightmare! I'd rather be dipped in molten hot magma by an un-necessarily slow dipping mechanism. Evil voice> A Fuzz Face or a Distortion + is about as complex a circuit as I'm willing to tackle at this time. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 yeah Bluestrat, she sounds good to me. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted November 2, 2003 Author Share Posted November 2, 2003 I've got some pictures up now! Same page as before, http://geocities.com/teleman28056/music_page.html For a fuzz that sounds like a cross between my PNP silicon fuzz and Mike's PNP germanium fuzz, would you guys pay $40 for one? I'm doing a little research into marketing a pedal like the round white fuzz box shown in the second picture (with a true bypass switch of course), and that's about what it'd cost if I go ahead and do it. I'm thinking of starting with 10 units, but I might scale that back to 5 units if there isn't enough interest. I'm waiting for your input, Thanks! BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted November 3, 2003 Author Share Posted November 3, 2003 The second transistor in the circuit is out of an old walkie-talkie me and my brother had when we were kids. I've still got one more, but I haven't identified them yet. I think I've figured it out. It's a PN918 made my Fairchild Semiconductor. Really cool sounding fuzz dude! BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gug Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 Those all sound really good! Mine sounds a little less gritty, but more like the Big Muff Pi. I'm gonna try that with Audio Adrenalines "Big House" riff. Might work. Might not. I need an overdrive. Any plans on doing those? Mikegug www.facebook.com/theresistancemusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted November 3, 2003 Author Share Posted November 3, 2003 Originally posted by Mike Gug: Those all sound really good! Mine sounds a little less gritty, but more like the Big Muff Pi. I'm gonna try that with Audio Adrenalines "Big House" riff. Might work. Might not. I need an overdrive. Any plans on doing those?There are several schematics out there for overdrives, I don't have any particular one I'd recommend over another. I do really like my DOD Mystic Blues Overdrive for a slightly overdriven, bluesy tone. Give one a try. I think Musician's Friend had 'em for $40 when I bought mine. I probably couldn't build one for that price. If I was to design an overdrive, I'd want to keep the signal as clean as possible and just boost the level of the signal, at all frequencies. For that, you'd need either a JFET preamp, or a FET opamp that will operate at very close to the supply voltage. A 741 opamp (like in a Distortion +) clips at 5V where the supply voltage is 9V. I'd want a chip that clips at 8V or so. Also, using clipping diodes in the feedback loop of the opamp rounds the corners of the waveform, which smooths the sound out a bit, and sounds more tube-like. Are you wanting a clean boost, or something that will distort on it's own? BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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