Das Musikding The Face 69er - Fuzz kit

Complete kit fuzz pedal, replica Fulltone 69 itself after the Fuzz Face Dallas 69, then self-assembly. The kit includes the board, components, wiring, plugs, jacks, two germanium transistors AC122 AC126 and, 4 knobs (Volume, Fuzz, Bias - which will act on the dosage and the color of the fuzz, which acts as a contour high cut) + a trimpot adjustment internal bias, a 3-pole switch. Nothing is missing, nothing too much.
I took over the case pre-punched to save time, as well as four beautiful brushed aluminum pots.

UTILIZATION

The external power supply must be shielded to avoid any chopper frying surrounding, or opt for the filter by adding a resistor and a diode, as described in the tutorial associated with Muff. For my part, do not worry, I use a good power supply.

SOUND QUALITY

His side, no complaints, it is typed as I like. Controls are interactive ago multitude of sounds to obtain the light cloud of hyper-milk fat. Although sensitive to the volume of the guitar. I boost with an overdrive upstream for a solo and it is a mooooonstre saturation!

OVERALL OPINION

Musikding kits are a good way to catch the virus DIY. No big technical challenges for the realization (we still have a little think and also remove his mittens!), And the final quality of a pedal that will not only be used to decorate the fireplace. Some small tips to avoid silly or equity head
- References Alpha brand of pot for Fuzz controls and contour data on the site is ambiguous: thus Fuzz C1K = (1k rev log) Contour B1K = (1k linear).
- Do not trust the photos on the site! Indeed there are two mounting direction of the polarized components (capacitors, diodes). Only the schema is authentic, it may be necessary to widen the head, but at least we can be sure not to plant stupidly.
During installation, first install the LED and the power supply plug in the case before soldering.