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Hey thanks so much for posting! It's reassuring to actually see a completed PCB to make sure you're not crazy.

To that end: I've read some competing ideas about how to orient your transistors....it's a silly question but I can't find the data sheets or other guidance for my "dutch treat" pair regarding which leg is the Collector and which is the Emitter...so...

Does the DOT or TAB correspond to the Collector of most PNP Germanium transistors? 2N281's specifically...

Also: I didn't buy any sockets for these babies, but I might considering I'm nervous about burning them out, would a heat sink cover my bases? And how does a heat sink work in this kind of application?

Any advice would be awesome, thanks guys!

Hey guys!

Just getting started DIYing here, love this site and forum. I want to build a Fuzz Face clone for my first project and I'd like it to be AC128's with the TC1044SCPA voltage converter recommended on this PCB so I can wire it to other circuits and still daisy chain my pedal board hassle free.

I've seen some kits that include Charge Pumps/Voltage Converter circuits and the works, as well as many takes on the transistors of course. I love this layout because it keeps the Voltage conversion simple, allows for a few mods (like the RPD to reduce pop, etc.) and of course has the classic fuzz face circuit at its core. I do see a few additional parts I don't recognise in this schematic though and I'm curious how the Mangler differs from/improves upon the most basic FF circuit.

Also I'd love to hear some more build reports of how it went, how it sounds, etc.

Thanks in advance for your help everyone!