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    Update:


    Thought I would build yet another vintage Fuzz pedal for my Pedalboard, this time it is based on the Red Fuzz Face with White knobs that Jimi Hendrix was using during his Band Of Gypsys phase, apparently it is a modded Axis Fuzz which was modded for a lot more gain and low end, from what I've read online, the Band Of Gypsys Fuzz Face is basically the Octavia circuit without the octave generating circuit, I have managed to get most of the circuit built up on a small piece of Vero Board, and have only got three more caps to solder in place before it's all finished.

    I'm going to be calling the new pedal "The Gypsy Fuzz", will post some pics of the circuit board later on.


    Might even consider calling it the "Gypsy Eyes" Fuzz.

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    Here's a pic of the circuit board for the new "Gypsy Eyes " Fuzz I will be building hopefully this fortnight, I still need to solder in a few more parts before it is completed and ready for installation in the casing:


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    I've bought the parts I need to finish off the Gypsy Eyes Fuzz circuit board, so it shouldn't be too long till it's an actual working pedal, will do a demo clip so you can hear what it sounds like once it's all up and running, stay tuned.


    And here's a pic of the finished Gypsy Eyes Fuzz circuit board:


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    It's all ready to be installed in it's diecast aluminium case and wired up to the controls and etc.
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    Now THAT is compact!

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    So, having finished the circuit board, I'm going to start building the Gypsy Eyes Fuzz pedal today, will post some build-process pics and a link to an audio demo of it later on once I know it's working properly, stay tuned.


    Update 2:

    The build-progress of the new Gypsy Eyes Fuzz has been going pretty steady, I'm at the stage where I can go ahead and do all the final wiring-up, I have been taking pics to document the build-process and will be posting them soon, along with a link to an audio demo, assuming that all goes to plan and the pedal works first go, stay tuned.
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    I just finished work on building the Gypsy Eyes Fuzz pedal....and....she works!!


    First impressions, it is a very gainey and aggressive sounding Fuzz, more gainey than the Axis Fuzz I made, and very loud too, it seems to have a huge amount of output level and you can easily coax it to feedback in a musical way, I'm going to see what it sounds like going straight into my Audio Interface.

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    awesome, look forward to a demo

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    Quote Originally Posted by stan View Post
    awesome, look forward to a demo

    I'll get an audio demo of it done tonight, I'll see if I can record it as an A/B comparison between the Gypsy Eyes Fuzz and the Axis Fuzz so you can hear what the differences are, if there are any differences between them.

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    Update:


    Yesterday, a mate brought four of my other pedals back from uni for me and dropped them off at my place, the pedals were my Tonebender MkI, Tonebender MkII, my Jimi Hendrix Wah, and a pedal called a Ray-Gun Chaos Fuzz, I guarantee that once you hear what it sounds like you will think that other Fuzz pedals are passe, it's hard to describe what it sounds like in words, but the closest would be a Synthy Fuzz that has a random and chaotic quality about it, I'll see if I can do a demo later on for you, so stay tuned.


    Here's a pic of my Ray-Gun Chaos Fuzz pedal:


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    Just for fun, I tried it with my Yamaha ERB 300 Bass Guitar and it seems to work great, in the demo clip I'll record some sounds with the Bass Guitar too.
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