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Published on 03/30/13 at 08:04Clone of the ZVex Fuzz Factory.
The big advantage of such a clone is that the modder can without fear of ruining a pedal to 300 euros. So I, for my first version (there is a second in preparation), mounted several components on sockets rather than soldering directly. Here are the mods that caught my sound preference:
- C1: 22μF instead of 10 => less treble
- C2: 2.2μF instead of 1 => the mids back
- C4: 47 instead of 10 uF => more bass
- Q1: AC176 (hfe = 80) instead of 2N3904 => to 100% germanium sound!
- Q2: AC128 (hfe = 80)
- Q3: AC128 (hfe = 110).
Finally, adding a 500 Ohm resistor between the +9 V power supply (that is to say mass) and the output jack to reduce the level of noise due to the power supply.
Grow these mods sound, make it less garish and more musical classic fuzz, while keeping the side barge extreme settings.
My second version, meanwhile, will these mods but silicon transistors.
UTILIZATION
Research sounds on this machine is completely improbable at first, but once you understand the principle of interactions between controls, we finally get something nice.
SOUND QUALITY
Sound side, it is served, it was the heavy, very saturated and overheated, self oscillation at all frequencies of the sound spectrum, crackle, sound way hash of 8 bits, then the highlight of the show: capture the radio (the BBC at me). In short, everything that makes the fuzz factory original.
Roughly, the initial sound before the mods was very loud, with lots of wind and noise in certain settings. Not really ideal, then they are people who love ... After changing the condos in and out, it's much better. But to have a more classic fuzz sound, I much prefer my fuzz 69 also in Musikding. Also note that the wah wah pedal input is ... massacred (although it is sublime with 69).
OVERALL OPINION
For the price, this clone is unbeatable. It has almost all the qualities, but also the shortcomings of the original.
Mounting side, no worries for me, everything worked the first time. This was my third DIY project, I start soldering now quickly and cleanly.
Some caveats: the case supplied with the Factory is very basic, the screws do not come back to it and the rest of the jet between the lid and the box. Ditto the stock transistors Musikding is not of high quality. Do not hesitate to buy from other stores and try other values.
Question decoration: there is less my thing, I tried the decal paper, a horror! I struggled with 100 times less transparent sticker paper Canson and the result is more than adequate.
Two words then click Customer Service Musikding, copy for myself (I even got a second kit Factory price reduced due to some logistical boondoggles).
The big advantage of such a clone is that the modder can without fear of ruining a pedal to 300 euros. So I, for my first version (there is a second in preparation), mounted several components on sockets rather than soldering directly. Here are the mods that caught my sound preference:
- C1: 22μF instead of 10 => less treble
- C2: 2.2μF instead of 1 => the mids back
- C4: 47 instead of 10 uF => more bass
- Q1: AC176 (hfe = 80) instead of 2N3904 => to 100% germanium sound!
- Q2: AC128 (hfe = 80)
- Q3: AC128 (hfe = 110).
Finally, adding a 500 Ohm resistor between the +9 V power supply (that is to say mass) and the output jack to reduce the level of noise due to the power supply.
Grow these mods sound, make it less garish and more musical classic fuzz, while keeping the side barge extreme settings.
My second version, meanwhile, will these mods but silicon transistors.
UTILIZATION
Research sounds on this machine is completely improbable at first, but once you understand the principle of interactions between controls, we finally get something nice.
SOUND QUALITY
Sound side, it is served, it was the heavy, very saturated and overheated, self oscillation at all frequencies of the sound spectrum, crackle, sound way hash of 8 bits, then the highlight of the show: capture the radio (the BBC at me). In short, everything that makes the fuzz factory original.
Roughly, the initial sound before the mods was very loud, with lots of wind and noise in certain settings. Not really ideal, then they are people who love ... After changing the condos in and out, it's much better. But to have a more classic fuzz sound, I much prefer my fuzz 69 also in Musikding. Also note that the wah wah pedal input is ... massacred (although it is sublime with 69).
OVERALL OPINION
For the price, this clone is unbeatable. It has almost all the qualities, but also the shortcomings of the original.
Mounting side, no worries for me, everything worked the first time. This was my third DIY project, I start soldering now quickly and cleanly.
Some caveats: the case supplied with the Factory is very basic, the screws do not come back to it and the rest of the jet between the lid and the box. Ditto the stock transistors Musikding is not of high quality. Do not hesitate to buy from other stores and try other values.
Question decoration: there is less my thing, I tried the decal paper, a horror! I struggled with 100 times less transparent sticker paper Canson and the result is more than adequate.
Two words then click Customer Service Musikding, copy for myself (I even got a second kit Factory price reduced due to some logistical boondoggles).