Zvex - Fuzz Factory

Scruffie · Post by **Scruffie** » 27 Mar 2009, 23:06

Ah a student, i would claim to be aswell but dropped out of uni, just ain't worth it... banks still hate you on the other side lol.

If you have a paypal account, i think you mentioned one earlier check out http://www.bitsbox.com site isnt designed great but really good prices & postage, amazing service i must say.

trad3mark · Post by **trad3mark** » 28 Mar 2009, 00:33

which transistors on bitsbox.co.uk do you use for a FF

Scruffie · Post by **Scruffie** » 28 Mar 2009, 00:39

I used the silicon BC558B silicon transistors they sounded surprisingly good compared with germanium and my actual z vex fuzz factory, they didnt break up quite as much but to be honest i found this to be an advantage, dialing in sound was much easier and they still gave a good oscilation sound which is what alot of people look for, my mate who runs the local guitar shop loved it and preffered it to the original tone.

trad3mark · Post by **trad3mark** » 28 Mar 2009, 00:40

looks like i might go for them considering Mouser are trying to charge me €38 for shipping.

Scruffie · Post by **Scruffie** » 28 Mar 2009, 00:48

Ouchhh, no bitsbox are great aslong as you have a paypal account, much better prices and range of stuff for building compared to rapid n such with a fair postage ( i've ordered enough stuff to require £5 of postage and they still only charge £1.50 postage even at there low cost )

Yea i stand by them, those transistors sound really good in it, and being silicon and new theres alot more chance of getting a good matched pair working set, as in my earlier posts i have 7 ( out of 10 ) working AC128's and although i havent got round to testing them to see if some are unleaky enough to work the ones i tried together didnt work at all and at a pound each was a tad annoying... even though i got given them lol.

trad3mark · Post by **trad3mark** » 28 Mar 2009, 12:47

so just to doublecheck, those BC558B are instead of AC128's? cos i have tonnes of 2N3904's which are the other ones.

EDIT:
nooooooooo!!! That place has everything EXCEPT 5k pots! sham! but still, they're mentally cheap. I'm definitely using them. Thanks for the link!

Scruffie · Post by **Scruffie** » 28 Mar 2009, 12:54

Yea the BC558's are to replace the AC128 cause there PNP aswell.

trad3mark · Post by **trad3mark** » 28 Mar 2009, 13:14

cool. cheers scruffie. I just put in an order now.

what kind of delivery times do they do? i know you're in england, but usually, there's only a day or two difference between shipping to UK and Ireland.

Scruffie · Post by **Scruffie** » 28 Mar 2009, 13:16

Quite alright, Umm normally a day in transit and arrive the next morning so pretty damn fast considering. They post everything first class so probably expect it tuesday or wednesday.

trad3mark · Post by **trad3mark** » 28 Mar 2009, 13:27

brilliant. At this rate, i'll probably order parts for a crash sync from them too.

Scruffie · Post by **Scruffie** » 28 Mar 2009, 13:30

Awesome, thats one crazy pedal. I feel sorry for the guy that has to sort out all the seperate resistors and stuff for pedal builds

trad3mark · Post by **trad3mark** » 28 Mar 2009, 14:23

yeah. so i'll just have to get the 2 x 5k pots in town on sunday and i'll be all ready to go.

Scruffie · Post by **Scruffie** » 28 Mar 2009, 14:25

I just used the 4.7k ones on there with no issues, a bit of discretion is ok here and there but good you can get them locally and dont have to do a seperate order, awesome anyway hope the build goes smooth.

trad3mark · Post by **trad3mark** » 28 Mar 2009, 15:26

thanks scruffie.

i'll post a photo-diary type thing when i get going on it.

Bernardduur · Post by **Bernardduur** » 30 Mar 2009, 20:01

OK guys, some help here. I wanted to add a 3 band EQ to my Fuzz Factory, and I did that before to my friends version, but my own I can't get it to work.

I thought I added a 3 band EQ to the 100n between the booster en fuzz stage (so instead of the 100n I added a Marshall tone stack). Now, I get no signal at all at the output, rebuild it 4 times now and still the same issues.

I can't look into the one of my friend as he is on tour right now......... what could I've done wrong? I

I checked it and with the 100n in place I get a normal FF. I'm going nuts (and now know I should note all things I do to my stuff).........

SPeter · Post by **SPeter** » 30 Mar 2009, 20:43

Did you check up the tone stack alone? May be some parts in it are not working! For example I do always check every resistor and cap before placing it on the PCB!Yes, It takes a bit of time but much more less than to debug the whole circuit when it is assembled! Then if something does not work properly I check up the connections!

Scruffie · Post by **Scruffie** » 30 Mar 2009, 22:30

Is the fuzz factory an actual Zvex Model or have you cloned a Zvex fuzz factory out of interest ? just wondering if perhaps the design might have changed since last time slightly, proving some issues ? Pictures are always useful if you can snap a few.

Scruffie

Beedoola · Post by **Beedoola** » 31 Mar 2009, 04:57

Are the pot lugs in this vero 3,2,1 or 1,2,3? - When looking at the layout.

https://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z93 ... uzz333.png

Scruffie · Post by **Scruffie** » 31 Mar 2009, 13:55

3,2,1 Built from that layout about 2 months ago, but check this page first http://www.guitarforums.com/effects/196 ... zer-2.html need to change the stab wiring or there are some issues apparently.

Scruffie

Beedoola · Post by **Beedoola** » 01 Apr 2009, 22:18

Anyone else have issues with the wiring for the Factory De Fuzz wiring?

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