Assembling a 7 Min Fuzz Kit - diyguitarpedals.com.au
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- 7 min fuzz kit assembly guide - an easy first build for beginner pedal builders!
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7 Min Fuzz Kits are available on our store, thank you for your support! www.diyguitarpedals.com.au/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=31
Its encouraging to see some of the people that have started with this little kit on the forums tackling bigger projects. A nice thought to think i might be helping the next generation of pedal builders to get a start!
I've been wanting to get into pedal building for ages. Now I have the confidence to give it a go. You're an excellent teacher, and I thank you for taking the time to show us your knowledge!
+John Rouse Thank you for the compliment John I appreciate it, good luck with your future pedal building!
Just finished my fuzz pedal. First pedal built and it works and sounds great. Super fun experience and will definitely be back for more. Thanks for the great kit!!!
Just ordered mine a few min ago, first guitar pedal build ever to soon take place! Drum roll! Great website and vids for beginners.
Kind regard, Paul in N. Ire.
can you make a video explaining how to wire a switch ( on-off) to that pedal ?? if you already have one,can someone get me the link please...?
Hi Paul, I just received my package in the mail of the 7 min fuzz experimenter kits! I am a music producer and am very appreciative of what you do. Thank you for putting these kits together for me to learn how to make guitar pedals. It is something that has fascinated me for a while and now I will begin with assembling these kits.
Thanks Phillip appeciate your feedback and support. Happy building :)
The blue 1598 box is painted beautifully !!!
Hi, I want to let you know that I just finished building two pedals. One for me and one for my son. My son loves his pedal, the sound is unique for him. We used the experimenters kit to hear different configurations. Bonus is he thinks I'm one of the smartest people he knows. Thank you also for all the videos, they do answer a lot of questions. Oh yeah, I modded my pedal for my Bass guitar. Thanks again.
Perry Bennett Awesome Perry, thanks for the feedback, good to hear you the kit!
Great video man, will be ordering something soon :-)
The video is over 14 minutes long for a 7 minute fuzz. JK :D Great video!
Just ordered this bad boy. Maybe after this build ill be ready to build a Model T!
Just got my kit. Australia to Southern California in only 6 days!! How is that even possible? Great service. Can't wait to get started.
A good reference for people looking to add a LED and footswitch to your 7 minute fuzz. Haven't tried it myself yet but should work. Tutorial - wiring a footswitch for a guitar effect do it yourself foot switch
Thanks for your support!
Yep, try experimenting with the resistor value with different transistors to change the bias of lower gain transistors.
Check out the offboard wiring tutorial. Wire it up true bypass and leave off the 9v battery snap.
man that blue tack trick is great!
its pretty cool that you make kits out of these simple circuits!! hope all goes well!!
It was so easy to set up. Built it and it works great ! Thank you so much
Thanks for the kit. Im gonna get started on the assembly soon. Your videos are very helpful.
just built mine ! works great :) took me about an hour though haha. first soldering/build ever.. thanks !
I just ordered one for my first pedal kit. Hopefully it will go ok and have me ready to do more. Thanks
Thanks Clint, i appreciate your support. Good luck with the 7 min fuzz :D Cheers
any suggestion on how to add a footswitch to the 7 minute fuzz?
Thanks. It would be awesome if you have me heads up when they get back on the store. Really want to get my hands on a kit
Hey Indian, I actually have 1 kit left from the last lot, if you want it please contact me through the webstore, I will reserve it for you for 24 hours. Cheers!
Thanks Jesse! Powdercoated candy blue with a pinch of holographic flake.
Is it possible to wire 2 pedals into one box so it has only one input an one out put but two switches so u can use both at the same time or just one
Do you sell a tool kit with the cutters, wire strippers and the most approriate soldering iron and solder? Thanks
Bazz fuss is a bass friendly fuzz. For guitar 1uF on the input is plenty. 100nf on the output hasnt changed.
Hey, I am trying to go to your link to purchase this 7 minute fuzz kit, but all my browsers are saying the website is in php format. ?!?!?!? Do you have any suggestions to get to your site? Darn interwebs.
Are there any parts I could swap on this to make it more bass friendly? Any mods or something to keep my low end?
(in theory) If i reduce the collector resistor from 10k to 1k... Will i get more gain?
Thank you very much!!!😊
Hi. What potentiometer do I need for the additional GAIN controller?
hi. im having trouble with both the 7 min fuzz and the ember drive. with both circuits i have the sound coming out clean. the 7 min fuzz has no fuzz and the ember drive has no drive. ive checked all connections and they seem fine, all pots are doing stuff (7min pot is vol. ED vol is working, tone pot is working almost as a volume) any clues to what i might be doing wrong?
Hi Ryan, thanks for your message. Sorry to hear your having trouble with your 7 min fuzz / ember drive. Could you please contact me through the webstore, I will try to assist you. Cheers.
www.diyguitarpedals.com.au/shop/index.php?main_page=contact_us
Hello! I Purchased several of your 7 min fuzz kits to learn how to build pedals. I just Noticed that you are now selling a 3PDT PCB. This is amazing! No more going blind on soldering tiny wires onto tiny pins. THANKS SO MUCH! My only question is do we solder the wires on the same side as the switch is on or the same side we solder the pins of the switch? Thanks! and have a great day!
THanks Josh! Silkscreen showing "R1" faces up. "diyguitarpedals.com.au" silkscreen faces down. Cheers!
hi. i tried to build this pedal. have the mpsa13 and 1n914 combination but it is very silent. there are 2 different things i done: added one 2.5k pot from battery to circuit to control the "damage" amount and used a 11k resistor instead of a 10k one.
does not work properly :(
With the Pot on minimum resistance (full 9v to the pedal) the effect should work fine. There must be another issue going on. 11k on the collector wont make any difference to btw.
i don't know what to do with my battery pack it always run out of juice i want to run my 7min fuzz on a 9v adapter so what should be the adapter of the adapter?
Hi Paul, is there a video in which you show where and how we might insert the status LED into the circuit, and in addition how we might incorporate a switch into the circuit?
Otherwise cheers for providing both great information and accessible kits.
+bhmainz hey mate, no problem! Start with this video should help you with the offboard wiring stage. Also see the 7 min build doc, there is a wiring diagram in that document as well. Cheers!
th-cam.com/video/z6fpwU8RY_0/w-d-xo.html
This is probably a really odd question but have you ever picked up a radio signal on a pedal?. I was working on on one of these 7 minute fuzz pedals and I'm sure I could hear faint voices coming out of my amp but when I turned the pot to try to increase the volume I lost the signal. I'm new to pedal building and am just curious as to whether this is common or not.
That can happen sometimes, when there is an error with the assembly of the circuit, or because the effect isn't inside an enclosure (ie the effect isn't shielded).
The small portable amp I am building based on a PAM8610 module runs on 12 volts and want to put this inside the amp. Will the 7 Minute Fuzz run on 12 volts OK or do I need to put a 9 volt regulator on it?
Thank you dr speed!
I have problems with noise, what can be the problem? Any suggestion?
P.S. I have used 10k resistor from my old radio it is not blue like yours it´s orange.(carbon film)
Carbon film wont add noise. The noise might be coming from your power supply. Try powering the effect with a battery, if the noise goes -> its your power supply (unregulated PS's pass all sorts of noise that you can hear through your effect).
Actually, I am using 9v battery and I still have noise problems...
could you make this type of pedal without the circuit board? like, with a bread board? and used parts?
Yes it would be no problem provided the parts are close enough. I'm considering doing the same.
sweet might get one
Are these 7min fuzz kits still available?
I’d like to purchase one preferably one that has an enclosure included. I watched another video of you unboxing one and assembling it. You’re a very good teacher and your passion for tone is very apparent & appreciated.
If you don’t sell the kit any longer, or if it is too expensive for me to have it shipped to Cincinnati Ohio USA, what is a good site to order the components I would need?
Nice video!
What is the watts of resistor did you used in this circuit
where should i solder the output on the pcb(p.s. i drew lines on the pcb myself and not use your purple pcb. now i solder it on c2 AND can i use a 0.22 uf as c2?)
plz help[ me
also where volume leg2 connect with?
my volume model is same as the one in p.1 of the pdf guide, not the one in video, how do i connect it?
Do you have schematic of this kit with potenciometer but without using pcb?
and can you mail it or something, thank you! like your way of making pedals!
Cheers Sven. Schematic is on the webstore product page.
I don't know if you will see this, but I recently bought the standard kit to make my first pedal. I understand most of what I need to do to build it however I am confused on the wiring shown with the battery at the end, if you could let me know which wires go on which jack and where the battery holder wires go that would be amazing. Thanks :)
Hi Ian. I assume you are referring to the test wiring page of the 7 min fuzz (page 7)? +9v goes to battery postitive, battery negative goes to sleeve (or ring) of your input jack, which is also connected to ground of the pcb and the other jack sleeve (output). Then you just connect input tip and output tip to the input and output of the pcb. Hope im on the right track? Cheers
@@DiyguitarpedalsAu got it! thanks for the help
Does 3dpt go a certain way? I see a number 7 or it's what it appears to be on one corner. Thanks
Hey mate just built this from one of you kits all working but just put it in an enclosure and i get fuzz but no bypass, also the LEd doesn't light up, i followed your wiring instructions on the build guide for the 7 min fuzz. As i said it works but i get nothing when i disengage the pedal
+Adrian Lynch Hi Adrian, thanks for ordering the kit! The problem you have explained would definitely suggest an offboard wiring error. Go over your offboard wiring, look for shorts or a mistake, that is definitely were the problem lies. Message me through the webstore if you get stuck and i will try to help you further. Cheers.
Thanks mate will go over it.
Hello, I just bought this kit from you along with the experimenters kit. this is my absolute first attempt at doing anything DIY in guitar pedals. But i have a few problems: i dont know how to use these sockets. i assume i break them off and individually insert them into the holes on the PCB, like you said in the video. then with all the sockets resting in the holes, i place the components into the sockets that are in the PCB? so the sockets act as temporary solder? i place them in but they are a bit wobbly and i am afraid of knocking things out of place while im trying to wire everything up to test it. Sorry for such a newbie question, hope you can help me, i appreciate your videos and am very excited to learn more about DIY building. Also, not sure exactly what double sided tape you are using, can you use any tape like electrical tape or is there an exact tape you recommend?
Hi Marley. that is essentially the idea yes. Its not perfect but you should be able to experiment with the effect easily enough. I would come up with a combination that you like the sound of then hot glue / tape / blue tack the parts down and install into an enclosure for a little added reliability. Hope that helps, and welcome to the hobby :D
chromespherecom okay! i will try it out then! just wanted to make sure i was doing this correctly.
Marley Van Raalte Sharp side cutters or a sharp Stanley / xacto knife are good for cutting the sockets without breaking them. No worries Marley, good luck!
Hi, does it work with a BAT45 diode? I couldn't buy the correct one and I haven't tested yet, so if you can please answer my question i will be glad. Thanks
Wondering the same thing
+Ian F Both are small signal schottky's I doubt you would notice much if any difference
After playing for awhile and listening to your demo of this pedal I have determined it is way more bassy than yours, any suggestions ?
I have recently put together a 7 min fuzz that I got from your website. It works, but it would be better if it had a bypass switch, but I don't know how. If you could respond at all, that would be great.
Ben Virgo Hi Ben, yeah currently no enclosure or 3pdt's with my kits, they are just too expensive to ship. You can get them from tayda, mammoth, pedal parts place, or your local. This video should get you on track as far as the wiring is concerned:
th-cam.com/video/z6fpwU8RY_0/w-d-xo.html
Hi man, Could You kindly tell me what is that paste, you use instead of the third hand? Thanks a lot, best wishes from Italy!
This is perfect thanks
do you sell a dc adapter on the website for the jack, if no then what kind would i need to use?
Just finished the 7 minute fuzz, nice easy build for first timer, Just curious, what can I change on the board for different sounds? diode, cap, resistor? Will I damage anything if I go to a higher or lower valued component ?
Awesome hope you enjoyed it! Doubtful you will damage anything. You can change any of the components in this circuit to change the sound. caps, resistors -> increase / decrease value. Any npn transistor. Any diode. Have fun :D
Hello, I recently purchased the full kit but it doesnt come with any sort of instructions or bill of materials as shown in the video. Is there a link so I can download this or a website? Thanks :)
Hi nando. There is a link on the 7 min fuzz webstore page to the build instructions and bill of materials, should be what you need.
chromesphere.com Thank you so much for the fast reply! I managed to find the docs, thank you so much for your help man!
Nando Queiroz No worries Nando, good luck with the kit!
Hi um chrome sphere com do you if I can modifie this model like maybe add a potentiometer into the diode of I can get a drive knob and also add another potentiometer with a capacito to make a tone knob but I was just wondering how I may do it I already have an idea because I am good with analog circuits but again I am just 13 and don't kno much But was think that perhaps a cable each in the diode slot and them just playing around with the potentiometer connection and then stick on the diode some where but what I need help on is how to wire up the diode and the potentiometer because a potentiometer has three things that stick in to a pcb I don't know I just want to let me know what you think
Also does your kit come with the pcb?
cheers!
I'm confused if its a mono socket then wouldn't it not have a ring? I got your 7 min fuzz kit and wanna test it but have been unsure bout that part with them both being mono.
+Justin Mosher Hi Justin you can still test it with 2 mono jacks, basically check out the build doc on the product page, in the document scroll down to the page titled "testing your effect". The jack illustrated on the left hand side is a stereo. For a mono input jack you would connect the ground from the effect pcb and the negative of the battery together to the sleeve of the mono jack (there is no ring with a stereo jack of course). Hope that helps!
Thanks!
Everytime I try to connect to your web site, it will not connect. It says it is not available. Is your site down right now?
Hey Gabe, long story power tripped and has been off for about 12 hours. "Should" be ok now. Cheers
chromespherecom Ok Great. Thanks for reply
Hey there! just testing the 7 min fuzz kit before putting it in the enclosure. I'm getting an awesome fuzz tone when playing but a lot of noise/blurg when I stop. Any tips for trouble shooting this? My soldering on the board looks pretty good annam reluctant to put it in the enclosure before I've eliminated the noise - I'd be thankful for any help.
I am also having the same trouble with a lot of unwanted noise. Again the fuzz tone is awesome but I am a little worried of putting the circuit into an enclosure with the noise I am getting. Any help with this matter will be greatly appreciated.
P.s - Thank you for the super quick postage, excellent service.
Are these just another version of an electrolytic cap and where could I find some with a greater value? I play bass and wanted to make one for it.
Sorry Matt, not sure what you are referring to. You can use electrolytic in place of film (if that's what you mean?) but its not recommended. If you do try to orientate the capacitor so the negative is on the 'most negative' side of the circuit. You could try a non polar electrolytic in place of polarized, would probably be a better choice. Hope that helps! Cheers
thanks you!
Hey Paul, I purchased one of your 7 min fuzz kits and was wondering if it would be possible to add a mini toggle switch to switch between different diodes. If so, how would I go about doing that. Thanks :)
You sure can! With a SPST you can swap between two. Its pretty easy to do, difficult to explain. Ill try and paste a link, basically just replace those 2 x 2 back to back diodes with just 2 diodes: www.cubisteffects.com/images/MIY/Pt3DiodeSwap.jpg The 2 blue wires will join at the same point on the board
New Problem ... I can change the 2N5088 for a 2N3904?
Hi my friend .Your video is awesome good.I really want to know if the pcb comes with the kit and how much is the shiping to GREECE and from where it ship?
dennis kiamos Hey Dennis, thanks for your message. Currently enclosures, 3pdts and leds are not a kit component option. You can order everything else through the webstore though. I do ship to Greece. Untracked shipping for 1 kit mail post will cost $3.50. Cheeers mate!
DIY Guitar Pedals thanks a lot
Hi, awesome work dude!, but I have a question.
How did you connect the on/off switch?
and
When you put the switch off, there's no output signal, like a bypass?
Greetings from Mexico-
Hi Jorge, thanks for you compliment! You want to wire up the resulting effect with true bypass offboard wiring. Search youtube for "offboard wiring tutorial" you will see my video come up and it will have the answers your after! Hope it helps thanks again!
Great video, would it be possible to use this pedal with a bass? And if not would there be a way of changing some components for it to work?
Prob just increase in / out caps. I would go for 2uf+ should cover it
Got it cranking and it sounds great. I want to put it into an enclosure with a stomp pedal. Do you have a wiring diagram for how the foot switch fits in? (or another video on foot switches?) You don't really talk about that in the off-board wiring video.
HI Alexsander. Boxing up the effect is sort of 'stage 2' I guess you could say. Search youtube for "offboard wiring" you will see my tutorial come up. That will show you the process of boxing up an effect.
Ah! I fond this wiring diagram from madbean (see p4) which is a similar fuzz and it shows how to incorporate the foot switch: www.madbeanpedals.com/projects/Mangler/docs/Mangler.pdf
grooooovy!
Alexander Whillas That will work, but note there is no dc jack for boss dc power. Follow this one if you want to incorporate the dc jack: www.madbeanpedals.com/tutorials/downloads/StandardWiring_MBP.pdf
OH, I hadn't thought of putting a DC jack on it. This is from main line power? Would you then need to have some sort of transformer to covert from AC 240V to DC 9V?
Alexander Whillas Nah, don't mess around with 240v. Just just a wallwart / 9v power adapter.
yes
is there any way to sub the 9v snap for a power supply input?
I just tried to buy the kit but it's sold out. The prices look good though.
Thanks Andrew. There is actually one kit left. I'm waiting on some parts to show up for the next lot, hopefully wont be much longer! Cheers
chromespherecom thanks. Im actually thinking that id like to try a fuzz face instead but with silicon diodes. I would also like it true by pass and simple. Do you make such a kit? Btw. I love how you have your kits set up to add features to so youre buying just what you need and nothing else. I think your shipping across the pond will end up eating thing up. I wish there were sellers as good as you in the US. So far I've not found them
Andrew Smith Thanks for the compliment Andrew! I don't have a silicon fuzz face sorry, just a germanium fuzz face (facemaster). Shipping isn't too bad, my kits don't come with the heavy parts like 3pdt in out jacks and enclosures for this reason, keeps the delivery pretty cheap (typically $3.50 or $7.00 depending on weight). Anyway, good luck with your search!
The 10k resistor is Linear or Logarithmic?
How long does shipping take to the united states?
Hey Jordan, shipping is posted via mail delivery and can be random. Some people report as quick as 5 days, others as long as 4-5 weeks (customs).
Honestly, I think that the missing enclosure section makes the kit useless. Also, the fact that the wiring diagram doesn't repeat for both battery or DC jack makes it so hard to follow Also, the lack of wiring not being shown in the video via soldering is annoying too.
I really got turned off by this kit and am not happy with it. I think this video could have been better but that's just me.
I don't think it's as beginner friendly, however I think this is a flaw of guitar pedals in general in that the guitar jack and foot switch wiring is very difficult.
I'm getting stressed out just looking at closeness of those contacts. Knowing my soldering skills I'd botch it immediately
Any idea when these kits will be back in stock?
Hi Indian, next batch of kits should be available in a couple of weeks. Pretty sure I have a couple left from the last batch, I will add them to stock shortly.
Which cables he uses on this project ?
why dont you give a schematic ?
Hey man, these look good! How much to ship a kit to NZ?
Hey Tyh, thanks mate! Postage for 1 7 min fuzz with all options overseas (inc NZ) should be $3.50 (untracked mail post). Postage will be calculated on checkout. Cheers!
emm D1: 1n4148?
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oh sorry friend! nice video
This is going to take me more that seven minutes.
The link does not work!?
Having a few teething issues with my network, should be on now though.
Hey, it is still not working it says error file not found
PiNgPoNgLaDd10 Sorry ping pong, im still messing around with it :) HOPEFULLY its ok now.
stereo or mono jacks?
If you are going to incorporate a battery you will need a switching dc socket and a stereo input jack. Otherwise you can use a mini dc socket and a mono jack.
thanks what video do you explain that stuff?awesome vids thanks
j Cardozo I have so many videos I cant remember lol search my channel for 'offboard wiring' could be the tutorial video.
Do I break off the sockets?
Hi Charlie. The idea is for the experiementers kit populate all the pads (excluding in/out/+/ground and the pot pads) with sockets so you can switch out the transistor diode capacitor and resistor for experimentation purposes. For the standard kit just use the 3 sockets for the transistor. Hope that makes sense.
DIY Guitar Pedals So the answer was "Yes."
I've built the pedal and it works like a charm. But I'd like to switch to a wall plug so I don't have to change the batteries often. I've found a 9V 500mA output wall plug, so I'm wondering if that could be used to power the pedal or would it fry it?
In that case I'd just wire in the plug provided with the kit instead of the 9 volt battery plug?
Basically, is the 9V 500mA the proper rating to be used with this circuit?
Also could you sketch up a diagram for wiring the LED?
Hi Charlie, in short, would recommend it unless the power supply is designed for powering pedals.
DIY Guitar Pedals Thanks for the reply!
Also I've managed to get the LED to work.
Just shot you an email. Thank you
Just finished mine, mounted it in a cigarette tin. Filthy, filthy tone :)
any reason you switched the 2.2 uf from the original design to the 100nf?