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aion Flare Manual

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PROJECT NAME
FLARE
BASED ON
ZVEX Fuzz Factory
EFFECT TYPE
Fuzz
PROJECT SUMMARY
A glitchy silicon/germanium hybrid fuzz known for its dizzying array of controls and untamed sounds.
Actual size is 2.3" x 2.42" (main board) and 1.78" x 0.86" (bypass board).
FLARE FUZZ MACHINE
BUILD DIFFICULTY
Easy
DOCUMENT VERSION
1.0.0 (2021-03-19)
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  • Page 1 EFFECT TYPE DOCUMENT VERSION Fuzz 1.0.0 (2021-03-19) PROJECT SUMMARY A glitchy silicon/germanium hybrid fuzz known for its dizzying array of controls and untamed sounds. Actual size is 2.3” x 2.42” (main board) and 1.78” x 0.86” (bypass board). FLARE FUZZ MACHINE...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Stability and Compression knobs which are mounted to the front of the guitar. The Flare is a close adaptation of the Fuzz Factory, but with 8 knobs while the original only has 5. The added knobs are Softness (gain reduction of the input boost stage), Body (bass blend before the fuzz) and Tone (treble cut after the fuzz).

  • Page 3: Parts List

    16mm right-angle PCB mount pot BODY 100kB 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot COMP 10kB 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot STAB 10kB 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot SOFT 100kB 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot TONE 10kB 16mm right-angle PCB mount pot FLARE FUZZ MACHINE...
  • Page 4 Switchcraft 112BX or equivalent. 1/4" mono 1/4" phone jack, closed frame Switchcraft 111X or equivalent. 2.1mm DC jack, 2.1mm panel mount Mouser 163-4302-E or equivalent. 3PDT Stomp switch, 3PDT 125B Enclosure, die-cast aluminum Can also use a Hammond 1590N1. FLARE FUZZ MACHINE...

  • Page 5: Build Notes

    You can also use silicon transistors (e.g. 2N3906) for Q2 and Q3. This gives a very different character than germaniums and there are plenty of people who prefer this version. It’s also much easier to source the parts. Just make sure the pins lines up with the E-B-C pads for Q2 and Q3. FLARE FUZZ MACHINE...

  • Page 6: Schematic

    SCHEMATIC STAB 10kB 100R 1N5817 100uF 100uF 100n 10uF SOFT 100kB 2N3904 TONE 10kB FLARE FUZZ MACHINE...

  • Page 7: Drill Template

    -0.775, y: +0.635 x: 0, y: +0.635 x: +0.775, y: +0.635 ø9/32” ø9/32” ø9/32” CENTER (0,0) x: -0.388, y: -0.465 x: +0.388, y: -0.465 ø9/32” ø9/32” FOOTSWITCH x: -0.775, y: -1.775 x: 0, y: -1.775 ø5/16” ø15/32” FLARE FUZZ MACHINE...

  • Page 8: Enclosure Layout

    ENCLOSURE LAYOUT Enclosure is shown without jacks. See next page for jack layout and wiring. 125B FLARE FUZZ MACHINE...

  • Page 9: Wiring Diagram

    GND +V +V JACK GND JACK GND GND PCB 125B Shown with optional 9V battery. If battery is omitted, both jacks can be mono rather than one being stereo. Leave the far-right lug of the DC jack unconnected. FLARE FUZZ MACHINE...

  • Page 10: Document Revisions

    (In other words: you don’t have to go out of your way to advertise the fact that you use these PCBs, but please don’t go out of your way to hide it. The guitar effects industry needs more transparency, not less!) DOCUMENT REVISIONS 1.0.0 (2021-03-19) Initial release. FLARE FUZZ MACHINE...

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