Craig Anderton, Build a Fuzzbox for under $3, Popular Electronics, January 1967

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Coolest fuzz ever!
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soulsonic wrote: 08 Jul 2020, 18:41 Coolest fuzz ever!
It's totally compatible with your Kemper! :horsey:
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Soooo, now we know? that fuzz is just a rectifier?

Got to put mine in goop and call it boo-teek :-)
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Personally I think that this appliance works well attached to a transistor amp.
Connecting this box from a tube amp to a loudspeaker enclosure can be risky for the output transformer

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And a tuner!

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It uses Ge diode ................

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okgb wrote: 09 Jul 2020, 20:29 It uses Ge diode ................
For that warm professional tone :lol:
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