MARELD Fuzz#1 Germanium

MARELD Fuzz #1 is a germanium fuzz face circuit. Hand painted & handwired point-to-point in Stockholm with lots of N.O.S premium components.

MARELD Fuzz #1 is a germanium fuzz face circuit.

Hand painted & handwired point-to-point in Stockholm.
We use N.O.S transistors, capacitors & carbon comp resistors for a genuine 60's fuzz sound.

The transistors in this pedal are MP21A for Q1 which is a Soviet low noise transistor.
And a N.O.S AC 128 transistor for Q2.
The pedal is true bypass, i.e. that the circuit is bypassed when the effect is turned off and does not affect the tone at all. Always disconnect the instrument jack when you are not using the pedal and the battery will last a very long time.
In the standard version, we have omitted to install socket for 9v power supply.
We do this because the pedal sounds best when powered by batteries.
Ideal for a fuzz is a cheap 9v zinc carbon battery (included).

MARELD recommends "Germanium fuzz tends to sound "best" in a tube amp being played loud and which has already begun to break up. Alternatively, you can place an overdrive after the fuzz to simulate this. Engage the pedal. Turn the gain clockwise to the max position (or near the max position). Then back off the instrument's volume control to adjust the amount of fuzz. This way, you can go from a clean sound to a high-gain sound just by using the instrument's volume control. This fuzz clean up nicely when you turn back the volume on the guitar. Then continue experimenting on your own and ignore everything we just said.

Specs
• Hand-built in Sweden point-to-point with premium components
• Each pedal is hand painted and unique
• N.O.S germanium transistors. MP21A & NKT 217
• N.O.S capacitors & carbon comp resistors
• True bypass • Potentiometers from Alpha
• In/out jack from Neutrik
• Aluminum chassis from Hammond or equivalent quality

• Operates only on 9v battery and preferably zinc carbon battery (included).