funkadelic07
First Lieutenant   Posts: 8 Registered: 8/11/2006 Status: Offline
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posted on 8/11/2006 at 13:15 |
Hi, I just made a fuzz face and it worked great. I made some modifications
on a capacitor I tried a 10 down from a 22 and then a 100. I think this
might of blew the circuit out. Now it just sounds like a mess or nothing at
all. I replaced all of the parts, checked the connections but still
nothing. I managed to get sound out of it but clear even with the fuzz pot
turned all the way up. I know it worked once so it has to again doing
everything the same . . . . right? Please help
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brian
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posted on 8/11/2006 at 14:06, Reply 1 |
Did you change the cap back to the original? First check your soldering
joints then make sure all your grounds are grounded.. Fuzz Faces are
simple circuits so detecting the problem should be fairly easy.
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brian
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posted on 8/11/2006 at 14:06, Reply 2 |
another thing did you make your own pcb?
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Guitar101
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posted on 8/11/2006 at 14:17, Reply 3 |
| which fuzz face variant did you build? ____________________
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funkadelic07
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posted on 8/11/2006 at 14:21, Reply 4 |
Yup. I changed the cap back. I built the classic or basic fuzz face. and
yea I made my own board
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Guitar101
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posted on 8/11/2006 at 15:41, Reply 5 |
| copper clad or other? Use a meter and check for continuity through out! ____________________
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funkadelic07
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posted on 8/11/2006 at 15:54, Reply 6 |
yea it has copper on it. Check the board you mean? I bought it at radio
shack but soldered it together. I even made an audio output tester with a
cable and a capacitor to see where the signal stops but there is nothing or
a horrible crackle in most places. I have replaced ll the parts and double
checked the location of everything.
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Guitar101
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posted on 8/11/2006 at 16:13, Reply 7 |
So you don't have traces just the little copper circles? If so I hate this
boards. I've done some projects on them but you can get lost quick. I like
what moderator Brian did with his Marshall Guv'nor clone.
Took a piece of clear cd sleeve plastic printed the circuit board on clear
packaging tape, made the holes then point to point soldered. You can see
through the board making it easy for prototyping and hardeer to get lost on
the board.
Check and make sure you don't have a circuit short where a copper trace is
touching something it shoudn't or your eyes don't go crossed after starring
at it for hours. been there! ____________________
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funkadelic07
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posted on 8/12/2006 at 10:00, Reply 8 |
thanks alot ofor your help. I'm gonna try the clear circuit board. and have
any of you guys ever seen a zvex octane III schematic. It has so much
control its not even funny. The black keys use it alot. http://www.zvex.com/octane3.html thats the link to it.
Even in the video link on it ive heard it sound a lot better. thanks again!
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brian
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posted on 8/18/2006 at 09:59, Reply 9 |
I heard them before and they sound good. You can build one alot cheaper..
The word Boutique adds to the costs 
Finding the schematic is the hard part unless you buy one or know someone
that has one, them copy the circuit.
[Edited on 8/23/2006 by brian]
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