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Analog Sun

Based on the Analogman Sunface· 1 other board clones it

Category
Fuzz· Germanium Fuzz
Controls
Fuzz · Bias · Clean
Difficulty
Average
Price
€9.90out of stock

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From the vendor

Project overview

Inspired by Analogman’s Sunface. Vintage germanium fuzz with roots in Arbiter Fuzz Face.

Introduction

Analogman’s take on the Arbiter Fuzzface, is there more to say? Oh yes, it has an internal trimmer for the input’s sensitivity, which lets you dial in a fatter and more compressed tone or thinner and more transparent. It makes it an excellent tool for any kind of pickup, and if you switch between guitars a lot, we recommend making this an external knob.

There are plenty of versions Analogman did; the most famous one has NOS red dot NTK275 Germanium PNP transistors. (Spoiler alert – they cost a fortune). But what matters more than the brand is that they are low leakage and a certain HFE. WE recommend Q1 50-70 and Q2 90-110. This Little hint should drop the price for your build quite a lot.

Controls

• Fuzz

• Sundial

• Volume

For further analysis on this circuit take a look at this thread on Free Stomp Boxes Forum.

For any technical questions regarding this build don’t forget to check out our Facebook Group and our forum at Free Stomp Boxes.

Analog Sun – Building Docs

Analog Sun – Drilling Template

Schematic

The schematic is in the vendor's build document, page 5. Open the build document. No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.

Parts list 18 rows

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Resistors 6
R1100k100k
R233k33k
R31k1k
R4470r470
R54k74.7k
R61m1M
Capacitors 5
C310n10n
C11u1u
C222u22u
C410u10u
C547u47u
Diodes 1
D11n58171N5817
Transistors 2
Q1NKT275NKT275
Q2NKT275NKT275
ICs 1
IC1tc1044scpaTC1044SCPA
Potentiometers 3
FUZZ1KBB1kPotentiometer
BIAS5K5kPotentiometer
CLEAN50K50kPotentiometer

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