Doom Scum Fuzz

The stoned drop-out sibling of the Pond Scum, this fella knows what filth you're after and how to get it.

Taking the PS as a starting point, this one gets nastier with more gain on tap, more bottom end and more headroom. Works really well for drop-tuned guitars and even bass so noone needs to miss out on the mayhem, but you can easily tame the bottom end if you want to cut in a mix.

Shape as you like boost or cut the gain, beef up the lows or wind them down, smooth out the highs, tweak the bias for growl or fizz. There's a lot to play with.

The kit is supplied with vertical-mount pots which have round shafts, so you'll need set-screw fitting knobs. Pot spacing is 17.5mm so keep those knobs small.

If you want the PCB without parts there's a link for that at the bottom of the page.

Partial kit: PCB, all board-mounted components), pots.

Full kit: As above, plus footswitch and appropriate daughterboard/components for your selected bypass type (see Downloads section for details of those), jack sockets, DC socket, battery snap, hook-up wire, LED.

Enclosure (pre-drilled) is available as an option with full kits, and will not take a battery. Knobs are not included.

Builds are only available with full kits including enclosure. Please choose appropriate knobs.

Inspired by: Doom Bloom

Difficulty: Medium

PCB size: 50 x 38mm

Knobs required: 6

Enclosure: 1590B

Direct-Connect compatible (4-way)

Download the INSTRUCTION PDF