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Maestro FZ-1S Super Fuzz-ToneVerified
Based on the Univox Super-Fuzz· 37 other boards clone it
From the post
The Maestro Super Fuzz-Tone was introduced in the early 70s. It uses 6 transistors, 2 of which are used as clipping diodes. Original transistors were 2N5133s, but 2N5088s or BC109Cs can be good subs. I've built 2 clones of this pedal in the past (though not with this layout) and used 2N5088s with good results. The original Balance control was a 30k dual gang pot, which you would probably have a very hard time sourcing. In both my clones I used a 50k with no problems, but if you want you can put 82k resistors between lugs 1 and 3 to get the dual gang pot to around 31k, though it will mess with the taper some. Said Balance control acts almost like a clean blend, and the switch offers 2 different tones. If you're tired of Big Muffs, give this one a try. Works great on bass too.
Here's a couple really short demos I did on guitar and bass on one of the clones I built a few years ago (pardon my butchering of a couple Black Keys songs).
Schematic
This is a board layout, a drawing of where each part goes, and the post may link the schematic it was drawn from. Open the layout at Effects Layouts (blog). No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.
Parts list 35 rows
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| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 15 | ||||
| ×3 | 100K | 100k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 1.5M | 1.5M | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 47K | 47k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 15K | 15k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 33K | 33k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 2.2K | 2.2k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 10K | 10k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 1M | 1M | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 220K | 220k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 470K | 470k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1.5K | 1.5k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 150K | 150k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 680Ω | 680 | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 470Ω | 470 | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 68K | 68k | read from the layout by eye | |
| Capacitors 9 | ||||
| ×1 | 220nF | 220n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 100nF | 100n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 47nF | 47n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 22nF | 22n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 10nF | 10n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 5.6nF | 5.6n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 680pF | 680p | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 47uF | 47u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1uF | 1u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| Diodes 1 | ||||
| ×1 | 1N4001 | 1N4001 | read from the layout by eye | |
| Transistors 6 | ||||
| Q1 | 2N5088 | 2N5088 | read from the layout by eye | |
| Q2 | 2N5088 | 2N5088 | read from the layout by eye | |
| Q3 | 2N5088 | 2N5088 | read from the layout by eye | |
| Q4 | 2N5088 | 2N5088 | read from the layout by eye | |
| Q5 | 2N5088 | 2N5088 | read from the layout by eye | |
| Q6 | 2N5088 | 2N5088 | read from the layout by eye | |
| Potentiometers 3 | ||||
| Volume | A100K | A100k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Balance | B50K | B50k | Potentiometer | dual; read from the layout by eye |
| Sustain | B100K | B100k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Switches 1 | ||||
| Sw | SPDT | SPDT | toggle; read from the layout by eye | |
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