I completed the breadboard of the
Deluxe Bazz Fuss. It is really versatile for such a simple circuit. On the 6-string I can get thick fuzz and also a nice overdriven sound. I achieve a nice overdrive turning the volume down on my guitar and turning the Dirt knob down some and the output level up. On the bass it seems like its fuzz or nothing, turning anything down just makes an annoying crackling kind of sound. The Thickness knob acts like a tone control, it is very subtle and could possibly be left out by choosing a single capacitor that suits your taste. So, for guitar I can get 2 nice sounds and for bass I get one good fuzz. It is a good quality effect and worth building and putting in an enclosure.
One "modification" I made from the circuit as presented in the diagram is I put a 1N914 and an Orange LED in series. I'm going to continue to experiment until I have something that suits my style of playing. I'm not real keen on using my guitar's volume knob as part of the circuit. I might replace the Thickness knob with a Input Level knob. Also, I haven't tried it with my Schecter Omen 5-String bass yet. I'm not sure how it will do with a guitar that has active EQ.
Rather that just making a link to the schematic, I'm going to post it here, just in case it ever disappears from the web.
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