Electrolab - Fuzz Buzz [guts][schematic]

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I am building a clone of this, any tips? The AA is weirding me out. Much appreciated.
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yes...use transistors that have at least 200uA leakage. Q3C usually sits in the .8V - 1.2V range
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fuzzjunky wrote:I am building a clone of this, any tips? The AA is weirding me out. Much appreciated.
The bypass as drawn is entirely wrong of course - just use the conventional DPDT "true bypass" wiring and switch the power with the input jack in the usual fashion.
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Any preference for HFE on this?
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Has anyone tried building one of these?...... :hmmm:
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