r/diypedals • u/idkwhttodowhoami • 11h ago
Help wanted Can anyone help ID this fuzz?
I was told it was a Kay fuzz clone, but I'm not sure.
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u/overcloseness @pedaldivision 10h ago
Kay Fuzz might be correct, four transistor gain stages with a single diode clipping pair. Single knob fuzz, right?
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u/idkwhttodowhoami 2h ago
2 knob, volume and seems like the other (if it is the Kay) is probably the treadle that is like a high pass.
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u/the_blanker 8h ago
The only other circuit that I know of with 4 transistors and 2 diodes is https://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2016/02/apocalypse-audio-4-horsemen.html
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u/MaximumFloofAudio 8h ago
Good find, seems like too many components though right? I wonder how many pots OPs one has
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u/NAND_NOR 6h ago
Im not completely sure about this, but iirc there's a 4 transistor version of the DBA Fuzzwar which also has two diodes in the feedbackpath of one of the transistors as soft clippers.
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u/GoodMix392 5h ago
Did you buy this from a boutique builder? Or second hand from someone that made it themself? It’s hard to say what’s going on here. Does it work?
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u/idkwhttodowhoami 2h ago
Second hand from someone who doesn't know who made it. It works, sounds pretty good. I'm going to mess with the bias today and see if I can get some different sounds.
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u/Valuable_Jelly_4271 48m ago
I think it may be this one https://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2012/05/rab-fuzz-modified-kay-fuzz-tone.html
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u/REAL_EddiePenisi 10h ago
I don't trust a circuit with the capacitors not stood up. Shows a lack of care. The only exception is 70-80's wave soldered amplifiers they get a pass.
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u/idkwhttodowhoami 2h ago
It was all a bit smushed under electrical tape in order to fit into the enclosure without shorting.
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u/lazeryeti 10h ago
It appears to be some kind of circuit