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| Author: | Snaxocaster [ Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Fuzz Factory... |
Perhaps I could find a brass enclosure for a Fuzz Factory build... |
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| Author: | chris_d [ Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:52 pm ] | |||||||||
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His Vexter series goes a long way towards rectifying some of that, but even still, he charges a pretty solid $50+ "novelty and image" fee above what would be more realistic, especially for something that is manufactured overseas... 
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| Author: | Sardocasm [ Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Fuzz Factory... |
His US pedals are simply absurdly priced. |
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| Author: | chris_d [ Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:09 pm ] | |||||||||
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For realz. They are like effects pedals for the Apple-bred expensive novelty device crowd. I guess as long as people keep buying them.
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| Author: | Sardocasm [ Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Fuzz Factory... |
I feel we should overthrow him. |
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| Author: | Broseidon [ Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Fuzz Factory... |
Revolucion. |
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| Author: | Snaxocaster [ Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Fuzz Factory... |
 Also, I need Germanium transistors to build this bitch. Those I actually have to order. |
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| Author: | chris_d [ Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:15 pm ] | |||||||||
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Trudat. Though, the ones i have in mine, i got locally. If you have a proper electronics store around(as opposed to yer average Rat Shack) you might get lucky and find something suitable in a pair of PNP(important!) germanium transistors. The ones i found are NTE 102As. Now, the word on the street, is that the circuit can possibly work reasonably well with silicon transistors as well, and at some point i am going to experiment with that i think.  ALSO. Though it is not listed on any of the layouts, here are the hFE (forward voltage gain measure - useful as a rough indication of how "hot" a device is) readings from a dood's original Vex unit: Q1 - 2N3904 - Anywhere from 200 to 800 will work fine. Q2 - PNP Germanium - somewhere around 90+ Q3 - PNP Germanium - somewhere around 120+ Which will be useful, if you are presented with transistors that have been measured. I don't have any way to measure mine, so i wound up using the one of the pair of NTE102As that seemed hotter in a boost i made way back, as Q3, and the other as Q2. The 2N3904, i just used the first one that came out of the bag. I played with this thing most of the day, but forgot to make clips. I also pulled out some of the pedals that never see any use ever from me to toy with, including a flanger, and a fucking stereo chorus pedal.  But i still really like what the Fuzz Factory does. I have to run more tests, because its character really changes a lot depending on whether it is after a buffered pedal, or oddly, if certain distortion pedals are after IT. Some kind of wacky impedance shit i think. Can make some cool effects happen, and can really thicken the sound produced by the FF itself. I also really enjoy making that classically fuckedup velcrofuzz noise with it. 
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