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Maestro FZ-1S Super Fuzz-ToneVerified

Based on the Univox Super-Fuzz· 37 other boards clone it

Category
Fuzz
Controls
Volume · Balance · Sustain
Layout
Verified · Effects Layouts (blog) marks it as built and working
Tags
Bass, Fuzz, Maestro

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.

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RefValueNormalizedTypeNotes
Resistors 15
×3100K100kread from the layout by eye
×21.5M1.5Mread from the layout by eye
×247K47kread from the layout by eye
×115K15kread from the layout by eye
×233K33kread from the layout by eye
×12.2K2.2kread from the layout by eye
×110K10kread from the layout by eye
×21M1Mread from the layout by eye
×2220K220kread from the layout by eye
×2470K470kread from the layout by eye
×11.5K1.5kread from the layout by eye
×1150K150kread from the layout by eye
×1680Ω680read from the layout by eye
×1470Ω470read from the layout by eye
×168K68kread from the layout by eye
Capacitors 9
×1220nF220nread from the layout by eye
×1100nF100nread from the layout by eye
×247nF47nread from the layout by eye
×222nF22nread from the layout by eye
×110nF10nread from the layout by eye
×15.6nF5.6nread from the layout by eye
×2680pF680pread from the layout by eye
×147uF47uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
×11uF1uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
Diodes 1
×11N40011N4001read from the layout by eye
Transistors 6
Q12N50882N5088read from the layout by eye
Q22N50882N5088read from the layout by eye
Q32N50882N5088read from the layout by eye
Q42N50882N5088read from the layout by eye
Q52N50882N5088read from the layout by eye
Q62N50882N5088read from the layout by eye
Potentiometers 3
VolumeA100KA100kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
BalanceB50KB50kPotentiometerdual; read from the layout by eye
SustainB100KB100kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
Switches 1
SwSPDTSPDTtoggle; read from the layout by eye

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