Tuesday, February 3, 2026

BE: Fuzz Buffer

Not that anyone is likely to, but please don't rush out to build this - it's a concept that should work, but I have not tested it yet.  Might need some fine-tuning.

It's a combination of the AMZ pickup simulator and a Pete Cornish buffer - so basically a fuzz buffer to drop in front of anything that does not like being behind other pedals.  Typically a fuzz face.

out from previous pedal  >  buffer  >  into a transformer (pickup coil)  >  regular guitar volume and tone control > into the fuzz pedal.  

I have a few transformer options to experiment with, so see how that works out.  Switching might be interesting, as I think a loop would be good here.  i.e.  switch the fuzz on/off via the buffer.

A PNP buffer can be done by inverting the power supply and using a PNP transistor (works on LTspice).  This might be handy for building into PNP fuzz, with needing an inverter.

This is similar in function to the Aion FX Proteus, which uses a 42TL019 transformer.  


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