What causes fuzz?
Fuzzy tones are created when a soundwave is pushed beyond even this, to the point that they become close to a square-wave as opposed to a sine wave. The break-up, attenuation and compression introduce progressively complex harmonics, creating the iconically fuzzy tones we’ve grown to love.
How does a Fuzz Face work?
The fuzz face works by inputting signal through a DC blocking resistor driving a transistor one, transistor two is directly coupled with transistor one. This is called a “voltage biasing circuit”.
How do you bias a fuzz?
When biased properly, the Fuzz Face will seem to clean up and get brighter when you decrease the volume on the guitar. To make the pedal louder put the volume on the pedal all the way up (the 500K pot), and increase the 470 Ohm resistor until it is about right.
Is fuzz a distortion?
Fuzz is a special type of distortion where harmonic overtones dominate the overall sound. A fuzz tone tends to emphasize upper frequencies and can sometimes cut away the middle frequencies.
What does bias do on a fuzz?
A totally rotten bias makes the Fuzz mute. Defective transistors.
