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yeah, i made one with lower gain (100-130hfe) mullard oc42 in q1 and q2, and she is tight as hell, so smooth for this noise monster, i soldered em' in they are so sweet sounding.  so a follow up on the project, i was having trouble desoldering any of my caps (bad desolder braid, and very little room to work with) so i did not solder in any new caps but i tried (by just touching to the pins in parallel with the existing caps) an 100u as well as 22u and 47u in the input position and c4 and c8 and found there to be no difference in tone, and if there was my ears are too blasted to hear it.  most of the stuff i see on the internet about it (there is very little) makes it seem like 10uf for those positions are going to get as much bass out of the circuit that you possibly can (considering the fat fuss face uses 2.2uf for its fat switch like netnnk said). i am going to try to work up a mastotron with a blend control for this fellow and see if that suits him, as that circuit was designed with bass in mind (i think). anyone have experience with that one/ care to share the voice or character of it with me?  thanks for your input, and BTW i am not a quitter, i just know when i am about to open a can of hell worms, and sometimes, it aint worth it. happy building!

Cajone, what was the effect of your si to ge transistor switch, how does it effect the sound? woudl you say it is a worthwhile mod?

that would be awesome! any gurus available?!?!?

sorry i meant to add that,
https://aionelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/aion-flare-fuzz-factory-documentation-v1.1.pdf
its on page 3.
and cajone, i have looked over your posts on the subject, cool work, do you use yours for bass? and what is the values that you put in c2?  (i zoomed hard to see em' but couldnt). but i think that your swtich for the fat boost made the body knob less usable because c2 blends with c8 to bring more bass into the system (c8 being the 10uf and lower bass register), i was wondering if the input and out put caps have to match the higest value of the c2/c8 blend to achieve the lowest bass register? (i/e if the input cap is lower than the body cap can does changing a the body cap make a difference?)  so i think what i mean is, if i have it correct,the C2 and C8 body control encapsulates the values of the fat fuzz factory switch, so i guess i am looking to make a FATTER Fuzz factory. i hope i am being clear, its kinda hard to articulate what i mean,but i am soooo thankful for any and all of your inputs! your time is appreciated, i would bake you a pie if i could get it to you through the internet!

hey all, i am new here, i made an aion flare for a fellow, but he plays bass and is complaining that it doesnt have enough bass, what caps and to what value can i increase them to retain more of the natural bass in his signal.  i ask because the input and output and cap for the low end of the body knob are all 10uf, and i have been seeing on forums that that will already let all the bass though, but does it? am i on the right track? and if i raise the alue of the input and output caps di i have to raise the max value for the body(bass) knob with it? OR could i just change the low end cap for the body knob? i also ask because i would like to have a solid plan before hacking this thing up....Thanks !