Is a Univox Superfuzz

markjazzbassist · #1 11-04-2008, 07:32 PM

have germanium or silicon transistors? I've been wondering this.

ANy help?

Malekko · #2 11-04-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by markjazzbassist

have germanium or silicon transistors? I've been wondering this.

ANy help?

i THINK it's germ diodes and sil trannies...i may be wrong
the wattson superfuzz is really awesome BTW

SFjonstarr · #3 11-04-2008, 09:04 PM

I love my Wattson clone. I've never had a chance to open up an original. I'm pretty sure Melekko's correct though.

vegas532 · #4 11-04-2008, 09:07 PM

Another +1 the Wattson is fantastic.

SnakeAnthony · #5 11-04-2008, 09:15 PM

'Is a Univox Superfuzz have germanium or silicon transistors?'

Win.

markjazzbassist · #6 11-04-2008, 09:18 PM

yea i know i wrote it wrong. i hit the wrong button when i was making this thread.

so germ and silicon huh? will the cold weather affect that? will a battery sound different than a PP2?

i have a univox original and love it. the wattson does look cool (and is way cheaper).

Malekko · #7 11-04-2008, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by markjazzbassist

yea i know i wrote it wrong. i hit the wrong button when i was making this thread.

so germ and silicon huh? will the cold weather affect that? will a battery sound different than a PP2?

i have a univox original and love it. the wattson does look cool (and is way cheaper).

Germanium diodes are temp sensitive, but not to the degree, that Germ transistors are.

You'll always hear that a battery sounds "better" than a steady power supply...that's up to you on whether that's true or not

4stringmangler · #8 11-05-2008, 08:35 AM

mjm china fuzz smokes the watson hands down

ZombiCrow · #9 11-05-2008, 12:25 PM

I really wish everyone would quit bringing companies to my attention... ::drool:: Does the Superfuzz usually work well with bass?

**grygrx** · #10 11-05-2008, 12:31 PM

My favorite fuzz sound on bass is the superfuzz. I have no qualms saying that at all.

markjazzbassist · #11 11-05-2008, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by grygrx

My favorite fuzz sound on bass is the superfuzz. I have no qualms saying that at all.

yeah it's pretty intense and gnarly. takes a while to get used to, but i really love it too.

4stringmangler · #12 11-06-2008, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by grygrx

My favorite fuzz sound on bass is the superfuzz. I have no qualms saying that at all.

there you go, you have the bassfuzz guru's stamp of approval.

bobunit · #13 11-06-2008, 01:08 PM

Got mine in 89. My ears have never been the same.

Here is a picture of the guts (not mine, though)

4stringmangler · #14 11-06-2008, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bobunit

Got mine in 89. My ears have never been the same.

Here is a picture of the guts (not mine, though)

yeah, nothing compares to the real thing. i would love to buy one one day.

echodeluxe · #15 11-07-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Malekko

Germanium diodes are temp sensitive, but not to the degree, that Germ transistors are.

You'll always hear that a battery sounds "better" than a steady power supply...that's up to you on whether that's true or not

i have to agree, the superfuzz does sound great with a battery. and it draws a very small amount of current, so the battery lasts forever!

jetofuj · #16 03-14-2009, 04:15 AM

I'm really interested in Wattson SuperFuzz. Any new impressions? Bass clips?

I wonder also if there are any bass soundclips of Shin-ei or original SuperFuzz, just to get the flavour on the pedals?

Cheers, Kris

P.S. I've read that Wattson Electronics is working on Uni-Vibe clone. Sounds interesting.

**5stringwonder** · #17 03-14-2009, 10:26 AM

Damn..All this talk about the Wattson SuperFuzz makes me want one....

rcubed · #18 03-14-2009, 10:33 AM

It's on my list to build. And yes, it's silicon transistors and germanium diodes. It's an interesting circuit. If the schematic I have is correct, it has capacitors that are definitely big enough to let in a lot of signal. Just a tweak of the tone stack and it should work great with bass.

jucas · #19 03-14-2009, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by rcubed

It's on my list to build. And yes, it's silicon transistors and germanium diodes. It's an interesting circuit. If the schematic I have is correct, it has capacitors that are definitely big enough to let in a lot of signal. Just a tweak of the tone stack and it should work great with bass.

+1... I have one on the breadboard and it adds lots of highs, but you could tweak the tonestack pretty easily. I added a blend instead, and its working well with that too.

I like that it doesn't seem to flatten your envelope too much so envelope filters after it are pretty responsive compared to other fuzzes I've used.

Gotta tweak the circuit a bit and see how it sounds without octave or clipping diodes, but this ones getting boxed up.

rcubed · #20 03-14-2009, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jucas

+1... I have one on the breadboard and it adds lots of highs, but you could tweak the tonestack pretty easily. I added a blend instead, and its working well with that too.

I like that it doesn't seem to flatten your envelope too much so envelope filters after it are pretty responsive compared to other fuzzes I've used.

Gotta tweak the circuit a bit and see how it sounds without octave or clipping diodes, but this ones getting boxed up.

Good stuff. Records some clips of it when it gets a box. What transistors are you using? I'm not going to get the original transistors since they're just silicon (unless they are still easy to find and cheap). A similar spec'ed transistor will do the job just fine.