Quite Shocking Fuzz [+ demo]

[Cortexturizer]

Quite Shocking Fuzz

This build is the Univox Superfuzz with a blendable octave down. The octave down is provided by the Joe Davisson Shocktave circuit. I tried all sorts of blend circuits but what I liked best in the end is just the Shocktave going into the Superfuzz with gain and volume crancked and Shocktave's Mix knob is my octave down blend actually. Try it, you'll like it guys
I rarely label the knobs when I am building stuff for myself, but the controls are Volume, Tone, Octave Down Blend, Fuzz.

I used genuine OA90 Ge diodes, my voltages are spot on, just like the best sounding Superfuzzes have. I implemented just a couple of mods really, a trimpot in the way of diodes to ground, a trimpot for octaveness, a trimpot for tunning the Q4 and Q5 for the best sound, and substituting the tone 1/tone 2 switch with a pot, which makes it highly versatile.
The enclosure is a custom made one, me and my friend went to a local firm and carried with us a Fulltone 69 pedal and said "We want 5 enclosures just like that!" and we got them. Very sturdy, I was impressed.
The graphics is currently just the sticker, I feel a little embarassed by that but hey, I will do something better once this sticker wears off [who has time with so many builds waiting]...













And, a sound demo

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/earthless/quite-shocking-fuzz-demo[/soundcloud]

I really haven't been overly inspired while recording this demo, but hey...No other pedals used, just some delay here and there, and maybe a flanger for like a couple of seconds. I used my Tele for a minute I think, and then switched to the SG. I played through the pedal and then straight to the Line 6 UX1 interface and the POD Farm with it's Vox AC30 simulation. I found that this is the best simulation of that kind of sound, people are frequently asking me whether my demos are recorded with a mic in the studio...I don't know, there are a lot of ways to do it, but this one works for me, at least to give an overview of the sounds I am getting with my amp.

Cheers everyone!

[jimilee]

That's bad ass man,is that all just you playing? I dig the music

[jubal81]

That friggin rocks. Can't stop looking at it. Sweet graphics and custom enclosure? niiiiiice work. love it.

Badass playing, too. Jimilee's right.

[Cortexturizer]

@jimilee
Thanks man, yeah it was me. It's pretty much just brainstorming with a guitar in your hands...you press record that play a riff, than play another, and so on...I was embarassed by people asking for a soundclip of this on another forum for a long time so I finally recorded something but wasn't overly inspired. Still, sounds okay I guess...Cheers!

@jubal81
Much apreciated friend, cheers!

[icecycle66]

That's slicker than snot on a door knob.

[jimilee]

That's slicker than snot on a door knob.

Are you from the South? A few of us here are also. Just curious!

[icecycle66]

That's slicker than snot on a door knob.

Are you from the South? A few of us here are also. Just curious!

Yeah, once upon a time.  I'm from the southwest now.

[gordo]

Killer demo!  I really like the sound of that pedal.

[jimilee]

That's slicker than snot on a door knob.

Are you from the South? A few of us here are also. Just curious!

Yeah, once upon a time.  I'm from the southwest now.

Nice..... /derail

[Stomptown]

great looking and sounding build! I love the red/white/black theme. It reminds me of my Portland Trailblazers...  Where did you pick up that enclosure?

[pickdropper]

Cortex, that looks VERY VERY nice. 

[Mich P]

I like it and i dig the enclosure.
Mich P.

[djaaz]

Great demo!

[Cortexturizer]

Thanks guys, very kind of you all!

Yeah, I tried to vintage-ify this as much as I could, eveything from the enclosure, graphics, to the interiors, I actually think the wiring looks quite vintage
I am so glad you like the demo, this pedal [the stock superfuzz as well] is so good with legato runs, it practically plays it self. The sustain is really long, and what I particularly like is [when octave down blended quite a bit if not max] when you bend the note and hold it, the octave down will squeal for a moment and dissolve into a punching octave up, it almost sounds like the octave up is being shot from a very very very long octave down riffle.

I'm gonna build the pasty face next in an enclosure just like this, but a blue one with hammertone finish. I have some bitchin' npn Ge's with just the right hfe's.
As to where I got the enclosure [I think someone asked about that] I would be happy to tell you, but since that store is in Novi Sad, Serbia, and they do not have an online shop nor do they ship anywhere else than Serbia, I don't think that information is highly valuable for anyone here. Still, if you feel adventurous, send me a private message.

[raulduke]

Very cool build dude!

Love the enclosure and graphics.