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Fuzz Pedal

A custom fuzz effect pedal for guitar — circuit design, build, and enclosure from scratch.

Overview

Building a fuzz pedal to get hands-on with analog audio circuits: gain stages, clipping, and tone shaping. Goal is a usable pedal with a distinct character and a clean build (PCB or vero, plus enclosure).

What I'm doing

  • ·Circuit design and schematic (e.g. fuzz face–style or silicon/op-amp variant)
  • ·Component selection and sourcing (transistors, op-amps, pots, jacks)
  • ·Prototyping and breadboarding before final build
  • ·Enclosure, wiring, and finishing the pedal

Tech & tools

Analog circuit design and prototyping; typical parts include transistors (e.g. 2N3904, BC108) or op-amps, passive components, 9V power, and standard pedal hardware (jacks, footswitch, enclosure). You can list specific parts or software (e.g. LTSpice) here as you go.