Green Spike

Designed by Ed Sanner as the successor to the FuzzRite, this sought after fuzz is rightly held in high esteem.

Here we have the circuit traced from an original unit to be half of the now discontinued Spires dual fuzz pedal.

The fuzz is full on all the time, as per the original '69 pedal, and has a really useful tone sweep - it's like two completely different pedals from one end to the other. Small tweaks have been made to increase the output level, which was way weak in the original.

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 can take a battery if desired with footswitch positioned 22mm higher, closer to the controls. Knobs are not included.

Inspired by: Spires Green Channel / Rosac Nu-Fuzz

Difficulty: Easy

PCB size: 48 x 25mm

Knobs required: 2

Enclosure: 1590B

Direct Connect compatible (4-way)

Download the INSTRUCTION PDF