Build Your Own: 1966 Germanium Fuzz Face
Everything you need to build your own 1966 Dallas Arbiter germanium Fuzz Face
In 1965 the Fuzz Face would revolutionize the sound of the electric guitar and kick off the fuzz phenomenon of the sixties. This circuit can deliver a wide array of fuzz tones when the guitar volume is used in conjunction with the fuzz and bias knobs. With the bias fully counterclockwise the pedal will provide a trumpet like fuzz and deliver the cleanest tones with the guitar volume rolled back. Turn the bias counterclockwise for gated fuzz tones or set in between for a range of classic Fuzz Face tones.
No expense spared in selecting parts for this build. Each transistor set is meticulously tuned with an amp and breadboard to sound true to the original. The 50’s style eyelet board layout and quality components will ensure this circuit will be blowing out your eardrums for years to come! The build document includes a parts list, detailed layout diagrams, and step-by-step instructions with pictures. I have also added supplemental circuit analysis, circuit variations, and popular mods for those who wish to take a deeper dive and explore the inner workings of these classic circuits.
Included in kit:
Instructions to build the 1966 Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face with external bias knob
Vintage germanium transistors: New Market NKT / Texas Instruments CV
Predrilled powder coat enclosure
Polyester film capacitors and carbon resistors
Alpha potentiometers
Vintage style amp jacks
Eyelet board
FK brand foot switch
LED and bezel
Knobs
Standard 9V power jack (standard 2.1mm center negative)
Everything you need to build your own 1966 Dallas Arbiter germanium Fuzz Face
In 1965 the Fuzz Face would revolutionize the sound of the electric guitar and kick off the fuzz phenomenon of the sixties. This circuit can deliver a wide array of fuzz tones when the guitar volume is used in conjunction with the fuzz and bias knobs. With the bias fully counterclockwise the pedal will provide a trumpet like fuzz and deliver the cleanest tones with the guitar volume rolled back. Turn the bias counterclockwise for gated fuzz tones or set in between for a range of classic Fuzz Face tones.
No expense spared in selecting parts for this build. Each transistor set is meticulously tuned with an amp and breadboard to sound true to the original. The 50’s style eyelet board layout and quality components will ensure this circuit will be blowing out your eardrums for years to come! The build document includes a parts list, detailed layout diagrams, and step-by-step instructions with pictures. I have also added supplemental circuit analysis, circuit variations, and popular mods for those who wish to take a deeper dive and explore the inner workings of these classic circuits.
Included in kit:
Instructions to build the 1966 Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face with external bias knob
Vintage germanium transistors: New Market NKT / Texas Instruments CV
Predrilled powder coat enclosure
Polyester film capacitors and carbon resistors
Alpha potentiometers
Vintage style amp jacks
Eyelet board
FK brand foot switch
LED and bezel
Knobs
Standard 9V power jack (standard 2.1mm center negative)
Everything you need to build your own 1966 Dallas Arbiter germanium Fuzz Face
In 1965 the Fuzz Face would revolutionize the sound of the electric guitar and kick off the fuzz phenomenon of the sixties. This circuit can deliver a wide array of fuzz tones when the guitar volume is used in conjunction with the fuzz and bias knobs. With the bias fully counterclockwise the pedal will provide a trumpet like fuzz and deliver the cleanest tones with the guitar volume rolled back. Turn the bias counterclockwise for gated fuzz tones or set in between for a range of classic Fuzz Face tones.
No expense spared in selecting parts for this build. Each transistor set is meticulously tuned with an amp and breadboard to sound true to the original. The 50’s style eyelet board layout and quality components will ensure this circuit will be blowing out your eardrums for years to come! The build document includes a parts list, detailed layout diagrams, and step-by-step instructions with pictures. I have also added supplemental circuit analysis, circuit variations, and popular mods for those who wish to take a deeper dive and explore the inner workings of these classic circuits.
Included in kit:
Instructions to build the 1966 Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face with external bias knob
Vintage germanium transistors: New Market NKT / Texas Instruments CV
Predrilled powder coat enclosure
Polyester film capacitors and carbon resistors
Alpha potentiometers
Vintage style amp jacks
Eyelet board
FK brand foot switch
LED and bezel
Knobs
Standard 9V power jack (standard 2.1mm center negative)