Monday, February 22, 2021

JEN: FZ III Fuzz

Also known as the JHS & Ricken's Fuzz - the JEN FZ III Fuzz is a simple silicon variation on a Tone Bender MKII.  

First things first - this is reported to be very bright, so maybe increase the 10n capacitors to something a little larger to let more lows through, or add a 10n to ground before Q1 to cut the highs (like a Tone Bender).  However, if you increase the caps too much, it could all turn to mush.  Increasing the 1.2nf cap has also been suggested.  Yet to breadboard this one, so I don't have a firm opinion either way.

I haven't been able to spot the value, but I have seen some examples where the diodes look like Schottky diodes (blue and black).


JEN FZ III FUZ - VERO LAYOUT

JEN FZ III FUZ - GUITAR EFFECT VERO LAYOUT




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