Showing posts with label Carlsbro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carlsbro. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

CARLSBRO: Fuzz-Tone

This is a rather interesting looking fuzz - one that I had overlooked until someone pointed it out to me (thank you Mister Hate).   Before this, I was only aware of the MKIII-style fuzz that Sola Sound made for Carlsbro.  

Despite having three transistors and being made in the mid-sixties in the UK, it is in no way related to a Tone Bender / the Maestro Fuzz-tone.

   

History:  Link to Fuzzboxes (excellent site by the way)

Discussion: Link to FSB


CARLSBRO FUZZ-TONE   |   POINT-TO-POINT LAYOUT

So this is based on the original, with a few minor changes regarding placement.   The layout on Freestompboxes did get me started, so credit to all those involved.

The original board is quite a mess (check the photos on fuzzboxes.org), which is why the transistors aren't shown.  The transistors sit above the resistors and capacitors on the board.   



CARLSBRO: Fuzz-Tone point-to-point layout p2p



ORIGINAL SCHEMATIC FOR THE FUZZ-TONE


CARLSBRO FUZZ BOX SCHEMATIC - 60s FUZZ


I redrew it, as the original was making my brain hurt.

CARLSBRO FUZZ-TONE SCHEMATIC




This kicks out a pretty mean-looking wave - I’ll attach some actual scope traces a bit later.   




It looks like it has a focussed mid-range



MODS FROM THE BREADBOARD

Jumper / remove the 100k resistor on the input
Remove 220k on output 
Move attack pot 2 to V- 
Increase input and output caps