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Description<\/h3>\n

I will be making my own guitar pedal based on the Zvex Fuzz Factory (https:\/\/www.zvex.com\/products\/fuzz-factory). \u00a0The Fuzz Factory is a fuzzbox, which is used to make a distorted, fuzzy effect to the signal from an electric guitar. The pedal provides a type of distortion by clipping the clean signal, adding various overtones and sustain.<\/p>\n

Motivation<\/h3>\n

I play guitar in my spare time and record my own music. However, I’ve never actually purchased actual guitar pedal hardware, so I thought it would be fun and practical to build my own! In addition, along the way I’ll learn what’s going on under the hood in pedals that make a “fuzzy” effect. It definitely helps that the Fuzz Factory schematic is readily available online and seems to be the perfect scope for a final project.<\/p>\n

Background Research<\/h3>\n

I found a sample schematic of the Fuzz Factory:<\/p>\n

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Another representation that’s a bit more pictorial:<\/p>\n

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According the Zvex, the manufacturer of the Fuzz Factory: “Although the five knobs are named for the parameters over which they seem to have the most control, please don’t hold me to it.”<\/p>\n