GAJA fuzz

Lloydbux · Post by **Lloydbux** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:45 pm

Hey fuzzheads,

long time reader first time poster and all that drek.
Got a weird little fuzz pedal I picked up second-hand (tho more like 4th or 5th hand) a half-year ago. Never heard of it and could not find a single thread about it online.
Opened up the back plate and it would suggest that there are at least 80 of them floating about. Didn't recognize the creator's scribble either.

Would appreciate any information I could get!
Pictures enclosed.

Lloydbux · Post by **Lloydbux** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:48 pm

Here's the gizzards
/LB

Chankgeez · Post by **Chankgeez** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:20 pm

Interesting.

there're apparently at least 83 of 'em.

How's it sound?

The controls labelled "pinch" and "EQ" immediately make me think of a Woolly Mammoth clone. Maybe with an added "mids" control?

BetterOffShred · Post by **BetterOffShred** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:32 pm

Low res pic.. I only see one tranny and it looks like the subs switch may be a bass cap toggle. Link a higher res pic maybe?

I'm intrigued as well

Edit: looks like a mastotron..

Lloydbux · Post by **Lloydbux** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 10:05 pm

didn't get a great shot of the insides and have since passed the pedal on to my best mate (keeping the mystery box in the family, so to speak).
Will get him to send me another one.
The pinch is definitely some sort of gate/starve. Could never tell if the mids were cutting or boosting when I turned it up

Sound wise was pretty interesting. the subs added a weird bass resonance that showed up more when used in front of other drives than on its own. Pretty low-gain till about 10 o'clock. Eq range wasn't massive.

Anyone recognize the signature>?

Chankgeez · Post by **Chankgeez** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 10:21 pm

Don't recognize the signature, but the builder used a dd/mm/yy date format on the backplate. Which may give a clue as to where they're from. Unless they're American and just fond of writing it that way.

Hypnodrone · Post by **Hypnodrone** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:07 am

Could be a Serbian guy named Borislav Gajic. He used to post over at freestompboxes. I think he asked me a few times to post gutshots to trace for clones.

lost in music · Post by **lost in music** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:20 am

Inhale! exhale!
Just got a ounce in the mail...

Lloydbux · Post by **Lloydbux** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:11 am

I'm sure standard shipping costs applied...

Lloydbux · Post by **Lloydbux** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:19 am

Interesting to hear about Borislav. Tried a google but I couldn't access his freestompboxes feed without an account - know a website link or something? It's like a magical mystery muff, the allure is high!

BetterOffShred · Post by **BetterOffShred** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:14 am

90% sure it's a mastotron.

DannDubbleEwe · Post by **DannDubbleEwe** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:49 pm

It says “Dope FX”

According to effects database the builder goes by many different company names.

PeterBregman · Post by **PeterBregman** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:57 pm

https://audioboom.com/DopeFx

Might be the same thing as the "Boba Fuzz."

Lloydbux · Post by **Lloydbux** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 11:22 pm

Wiz finds, fuzzers!
The boba fuzz certanly looks the part, and my friend says it sounds mastatron-inspired for sure.

Lloydbux · Post by **Lloydbux** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 12:01 am

Also; I think you're onto it about the 'dopefx' in the middle of the backplate!
But frag me if I didn't think that was a bunch of letters and numbers...

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