Thursday, January 13, 2022

ARIA: Super Fuzz Sustainer

The Aria Super Fuzz Sustainer is a variant on the Big Muff, probably based on the Elk Sustainar as it shares the same values mostly (based on a Triangle BMP).  

The tone stack is a bit different, and it's clearly missing a recovery stage at the end, not unlike a Colorsound Supa Tone Bender.  Unusual to see the 6n8 cap and 100k resistor before the tone stack as well, as this reduces the overall output - given there's no gain recovery stage, this is probably not ideal.  Bypassing or removing the 6n8 / 100k resistor doesn’t appear to affect the output response, but it does provide a large jump in output level.


ARIA SUPER FUZZ SUSTAINER - VERO LAYOUT

ARIA SUPER FUZZ SUSTAINER - GUITAR FX VERO LAYOUT


ARIA SUPER FUZZ SUSTAINER - SCHEMATIC

ARIA SUPER FUZZ SUSTAINER - GUITAR EFFECT SCHEMATIC

Schematic from the thread on FSB



Pretty similar to a big muff, but with a lower frequency mid-range scoop





ARIA SUPER FUZZ SUSTAINER - VIDEO




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