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Fotografando o início da minha pedaleira analógica handmade. Em primeiro plano o ferro de solda dentro da caixa "temp" de ferramentas.
This is a clone of the old Univox Super Fuzz circuit. I used the JMK Super Duper Fuzz PCB, which seems to be the most accurate commercial PCB currently available.
I've built a fair number of Super Fuzz clones and this is where I am right now. In the past I've used BC549B and BC549C transistors. I've also used 2N5088 transistors before. All with an hFE over 350 or so. Because I thought that was where the original transistors lived.
Because the originals used 2SC828 transistors. What I didn't realize until recently is that there were several versions of those transistors. The original Super Fuzz used Matsushita 2SC828-Q transistors. Those had a range from 130 - 280 hFE, but most of them were apparently around 180 hFE. I was seeing a lot of the more recent 2SC828-R (hFE 180 - 360) and 2SC828-S (hFE 260 - 520) transistors and thought the old pedals had a lot more gain under the hood.
So this pedal uses 2SC2655-Y transistors with an hFE of about 180 each. I matched Q4 and Q5 for a more pronounced octave effect. I think it's as close as I've come so far to the original Super Fuzz sound.
I also use the original germanium OA-90 diodes and German WIMA box capacitors.
The last piece of this puzzle is a steel enclosure very similar to the original enclosure. I powder coat them myself for durability. It's tough to drill these steel beasts, but they come out just as heavy and indestructible as the originals.
So that's the recipe.
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Mudhoney live at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC. The band performed Big Muff/Superfuzz and singles in its entirety and then encored with their greatest hits.
Electric Superfuzz- Sito
Dario Ramaglia- Guitar & Vocals
Alessio Lucchesi Guitars & Vocals
Adriano Bartoccini Drum
07 Dicembre 2013 - The Cage Theatre Livorno
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Electric Superfuzz- Sito
Dario Ramaglia- Guitar & Vocals
Alessio Lucchesi Guitars & Vocals
Adriano Bartoccini Drum
07 Dicembre 2013 - The Cage Theatre Livorno
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Mudhoney live at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC. The band performed Big Muff/Superfuzz and singles in its entirety and then encored with their greatest hits.
Electric Superfuzz- Sito
Dario Ramaglia- Guitar & Vocals
Alessio Lucchesi Guitars & Vocals
Adriano Bartoccini Drum
07 Dicembre 2013 - The Cage Theatre Livorno
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Electric Superfuzz- Sito
Dario Ramaglia- Guitar & Vocals
Alessio Lucchesi Guitars & Vocals
Adriano Bartoccini Drum
07 Dicembre 2013 - The Cage Theatre Livorno
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This is a clone of the old Univox Super Fuzz circuit. I used the JMK Super Duper Fuzz PCB, which seems to be the most accurate commercial PCB currently available.
I've built a fair number of Super Fuzz clones and this is where I am right now. In the past I've used BC549B and BC549C transistors. I've also used 2N5088 transistors before. All with an hFE over 350 or so. Because I thought that was where the original transistors lived.
Because the originals used 2SC828 transistors. What I didn't realize until recently is that there were several versions of those transistors. The original Super Fuzz used Matsushita 2SC828-Q transistors. Those had a range from 130 - 280 hFE, but most of them were apparently around 180 hFE. I was seeing a lot of the more recent 2SC828-R (hFE 180 - 360) and 2SC828-S (hFE 260 - 520) transistors and thought the old pedals had a lot more gain under the hood.
So this pedal uses 2SC2655-Y transistors with an hFE of about 180 each. I matched Q4 and Q5 for a more pronounced octave effect. I think it's as close as I've come so far to the original Super Fuzz sound.
I also use the original germanium OA-90 diodes and German WIMA box capacitors.
The last piece of this puzzle is a steel enclosure very similar to the original enclosure. I powder coat them myself for durability. It's tough to drill these steel beasts, but they come out just as heavy and indestructible as the originals.
So that's the recipe.
John Tovar Benefit Show at Tobacco Road in Miami on Saturday 6/15/13 featuring Nuclear Valdez, Forget the Name, The Goods, Vesper Sparrow, Frank Lordz, Blaze, The Superfuzz, Voice in Fashion, Kristen Knight, Christoper Phipps, Leadville Loners
Electric Superfuzz- Sito
Dario Ramaglia- Guitar & Vocals
Alessio Lucchesi Guitars & Vocals
Adriano Bartoccini Drum
07 Dicembre 2013 - The Cage Theatre Livorno
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Electric Superfuzz- Sito
Dario Ramaglia- Guitar & Vocals
Alessio Lucchesi Guitars & Vocals
Adriano Bartoccini Drum
07 Dicembre 2013 - The Cage Theatre Livorno
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This circuit is like a freakin' War Crime. There are a few combinations of settings that yield sounds most would recognize as, "Fuzz Pedal" sounds and then a WHOLE bunch of settings that would be more readily recognized as, "Cascading Electronic Failure Possibly Resulting in Injury."
Here's the pedal with some Mini Top Hat knobs. I like 'em, but they're a little too dignified for Herr Schädigen.
Update: I solved the Super Fuzz mystery. The octave trimmer was the culprit. As you back down the octave trimmer, for some reason it increases the gain until the pedal is completely uncontrollable. I don't know why that wasn't more obvious to me sooner. With the octave trimmer up to about 3/4, the gain becomes much more manageable. Which, for some reason, is just the opposite of what I thought was going on. So I kept the trimmer low and it was making the pedal a nightmare.
Man, drilling these steel Super Fuzz enclosures ain't much like drillin' aluminum. It generates a lot more heat and vibration and there's the screeching banshees of death sound. Cool result at the end, though.