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Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:12 am
by therewillbehotcake
Can anybody here tell me what transistors or diodes the Frazz Dazzler uses?

Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:30 pm
by Jero
Nope. I will say it uses the 386 amp chip though. Why do you ask?

Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:33 pm
by bob the r0bot
Jero wrote:Nope. I will say it uses the 386 amp chip though. Why do you ask?

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Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:34 am
by therewillbehotcake
I'm asking out of curiosity, because it's one of the more distinct fuzz tones out there (not a clone of anything that precedes it). Will the real Dr. please speak up!

Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:07 am
by Jero
Perhaps a PM?

Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:39 am
by Ryan
No sweat, I don't mind sharing the details! The Frazz uses garden variety NPN transistors, I use 2N5089 but any high gain low noise ones would work fine. There's no clipping diodes in the Frazz circuit, all the clipping is done by the transistors and the LM386, a one watt audio amplifier. The transistors are more about strangling the signal to get that frazzy sound and then the audio amp is on the output to goose everything hard.

Next week we'll submit the artwork for the first powder coated Frazz box and we'll get to back to making them, we stopped them when we stopped the vinyl pedals last spring but they'll be back in less than 2 months in the exact same version as the traveling Frazz and I'm excited to be making them again!

Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:36 am
by therewillbehotcake
That's awesome Ryan! Dr. SciEntist IS the future and FTW!!!

Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:59 pm
by Jack Deville
bob the r0bot wrote:
Jero wrote:Nope. I will say it uses the 386 amp chip though. Why do you ask?

NEW FROM JHS! THE RAZZ DAZZLER! ONLY $900! INDORSED BY SWITCH FOOT! ALL CAPS!

I lol'd.

Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:15 pm
by bettsdn
Jack Deville wrote:
bob the r0bot wrote:
Jero wrote:Nope. I will say it uses the 386 amp chip though. Why do you ask?

NEW FROM JHS! THE RAZZ DAZZLER! ONLY $900! INDORSED BY SWITCH FOOT! ALL CAPS!

I lol'd.


So hilarious... I mean, I really don't have a bone to pick with the guy, but all the shtick that goes on about JHS is great. :lol: Of course, if I were him I wouldn't find it so funny... :whatever:

Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:16 pm
by Ryan
Well, I think it's funny and well-deserved. I feel like this summer/fall has seen the exposure of some really lame things in the guitar pedal world and they're definitely one of them.

Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:02 am
by Chaosmic
Just scored a FRAZZ!!! Can't wait to try it out on bass!! Sounds like a really unique circuit (and EVIL) from the demo's on your site.....

Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:32 pm
by Ryan
Hope you dig it and let me know if you have any questions about it! (Is it a new one with exp jack and soft touchy?)

Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:37 am
by futuresailors
Or was it that cheap, naked whore-dazzler?

Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:44 am
by hazelwould
I love the Frazz.

Re: Frazz Dazzler circuit

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:17 pm
by Jero
futuresailors wrote:Or was it that cheap, naked whore-dazzler?

nope, that's still mine