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AstroTone Fuzz/Sam Ash Fuzzz BoxxVerified
Based on the AstroTone Sam Ash Fuzzz Boxx· 5 other boards clone it
From the post
Here's a quick one. Fairly simple silicon fuzz from the 60s. AstroTone marketed these under their own name, as well as making them for Sam Ash. I laid this one out so the board mounted pots are in a triangular layout. The Attack and Volume controls are mounted on the component side, while the Tone control is mounted on the solder side like this:
(photo credit: Fuzz Dog)
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 12 rows
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| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 4 | ||||
| ×3 | 1M | 1M | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 22K | 22k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×2 | 1.8K | 1.8k | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 470K | 470k | read from the layout by eye | |
| Capacitors 2 | ||||
| ×4 | 47nF | 47n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 47uF | 47u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| Diodes 2 | ||||
| ×2 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | D1, D2; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1N4001 | 1N4001 | read from the layout by eye | |
| Transistors 1 | ||||
| ×2 | 2N3904 | 2N3904 | Q1, Q2; legend: NPN silicon (2N3904, 5088, etc.); read from the layout by eye | |
| Potentiometers 3 | ||||
| Attack | B100K | B100k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Tone | B10K | B10k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Volume | A10K | A10k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
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