Fuzz Master General

Boutique take on the awesomely uncompromising Super Fuzz.

Shin-Ei's high-gain fuzz box was made under many guises in the 70s, the most famous probably being their own FY6, and Univox's Super Fuzz. The one biggest drawback of the original is the tone control - a two position toggle with normal and scooped modes.

If you want all that oomph with a more useful tonal spread, look no further. This version replaces that toggle with a pot, giving you everything in between those extremes.

There's also a three-way clipping switch to open things up further (though we already offer this on our SF kit). Germanium, silicon or none at all, the latter being ridiculously loud and changing the nature of the beast altogether. You can opt to replace the germaniums with BAT46, which sound identical, if you want to save a couple of quid.

The kit is supplied with vertical-mount pots which have round shafts, so you'll need set-screw fitting knobs.

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 enclosures. Please choose appropriate knobs.

Inspired by: Fuzz Master General / SuperFuzz FY6

Difficulty: Medium

PCB size: 50 x 50mm

Knobs required: 3

Enclosure: 1590B

Download the INSTRUCTION PDF