Spiny Norman

This one appeared in very limited numbers during those hazy lockdown days, so there's not much chance of getting your hands on an original. Why would you let it go? It's lovely, if a bit spikey.

'Normal' drive tones abound with controls at lower settings. Things get beefy when you crank up the bass - it's plenty fat. Crank up the Edge and Hog controls and you're almost into fuzz territory as it gets heavily saturated.

Supplied with BAT46 diodes rather than germaniums, as they sound exactly the same. If you really want Ge then you can add them as an option.

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 (depending on selected options), 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 only available with full kits, and will not take a battery. Knobs are not included.

Builds are only available with full kits including enclosure and vertical-mount pots. Please choose appropriate knobs.

Inspired by: Barber EdgeHog

Difficulty: Medium

PCB size: 50 x 40mm

Knobs required: 4

Enclosure: 1590B

Direct-Connect compatible (4-way)

Download the INSTRUCTION PDF