On to bigger things. My first Fuzz Pedal

There is no way that i could of come close to even getting started with building a fuzz pedal if it wasn't for a whole bunch of web sites that are dedicated to DIY stomp boxes and electronics in general.

Stomp Box layouts
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php
http://www.beavisaudio.com/techpages/
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/DRAGONFLY-LAYOUTS_0/album18/album151/
http://www.home-wrecker.com/articles.html

Electronics
http://sunburst.usd.edu/~schieber/psyc770/resistors/r4beginner.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/16497/home/index.html
http://www.dannyg.com/examples/res2/resistor.htm
http://www.electronics2000.co.uk/beginners-guide/

Well, thats just a few to be getting on with !

OK, the build. This was the first thing i've done outside of wiring a plug so from the start i found it a bit daunting.

Instead of finding out what I need and sourcing the parts, I decided on buying a kit from Ebay. It consisted of everything I needed other than the battery. So I paid the princely sum of £24 and waited for the postman........

To keep it brief.....it didn't work. I had the true by-pass but no fuzzy stuff. What I didn't know at the time was that 3PDT switch's are a little on the fragile size and don't like being pulled about and getting to hot. After two attempts at the build, I simply decided to change the switch and...ta-daaaa....I got fuzz....

I'm going to do a groovy lil' paint job on it to make it look a bit prettier as well. Once done. it'll be posted here.

I've already started a couple of other projects but what i've found is, where i'm hanging about waiting for parts, I've been constantly on the net learning as much as I can about stomp box construction. So once i've got my parts I already have a rough to good idea what i'm going to do.

I've learnt a hell-of-a-lot about simple electronic circuits and it gives me great satisfaction to build something out of a bunch of parts....and then to find it works. Great stuff !

Next, the Muffer (Jack Orman)