Super Fuzz v2
This is a second version of the Univox Super Fuzz. Check out the first version in these posts. The first version fit a 1590BB sized box. This time I thought I’d try and get it into a smaller 1590B box…
Mitchell
OSHPark PCBs
OSHPark.com is PCB service in the US. I’ve used them a few times. Here is the results of my most recent order. OSHPark charges $5 per square inch. The size of your board matters! You get three board and free…
Glitchstorm PCB
I got Glitchstorm working on the breadboard (see this post); the next step is to make a PCB! I had some boards manufactured by PCBWay.com. I took these to the Maker Faire and gave them away to people who came…
Pedal Building at Noisebridge
Thanks to everyone who came to the pedal building event at Noisebridge on Nov. 1, 2025. Great to see new faces, and always great to see returning hackers! The energy was excellent — I attribute this to the enthusiasm of…
PWM by Tim Escobedo
I wonder what happened to Tim Escobedo? The author of Circuit Snippets, a page with a lot of great ideas for guitar effects. The site is no longer active, but it has been archived in a few places; here is…
Guitar Pedal Workshop at Noisebridge
Had another great session building some guitar pedals at Noisebridge. If you think this interests you and you are in the Bay Area, you should join us! Join the Noisebridge Meetup channel. The pedal workshop is scheduled every other week…
Glitchstorm at Noisebridge!
Glitchstorm is an Arduino based bytebeat synthesizer. In short this is a noise maker that generates chiptune style sounds. It’s a lot of fun to play with! In more detail, bytebeats are music generated with software via non-linear algorithm. The…
Noisebridge Pedal Workshop Jul 26
If you came to the previous workshop, you should have started the Fuzz Face. When you get all of the parts soldered to the board it’s time to put it all in an enclosure. This post covers drilling the box…
Pedal Building Workshop at Noisebridge: Fuzz Face
The next pedal building workshop at Noisebridge will be about building a Fuzz Face. If you’re in the bay Area check out the workshop on meetup! the Fuzz Face is a classic fuzz circuit with a bit of magic. its…
Summon Fuzz
I built this a few years ago. I got it out and played it for a while. sounds pretty good. This is a Big Muffin with a diode lift switch, and a blend control. The PCB is from It…
Deformis: Ugly Face with Mix mod
This is my take on Tim Escobedo’s Ugly Face. I replaced the LM386 with a dual op-amp and and added a mix control. The LM386 is a great chip but its gain is limited to 200. A single op-amp can…
Big Muff Workshop
Big Muff Workshop at NoiseBridge You want o build a Big Muff, good for you! It’s not hard todo follow the steps below. If you’re using one of my PCBs the part numbers on the PCB correspond to the parts…