Gretsch Controfuzz

Here’s an oddball rare circuit that’s also quite fun. The Gretsch Controfuzz
is an opamp-driven fuzz/distortion unit that allows you to mix the amount of
clean signal with the fuzz signal. The original used a now-obscure 748
opamp. We’ll use a more modern type, but the sound should be the same. a b c d e f g h i j
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9 volts + 1 1
2 2
3 3
R1
100KΩ 4 4
C1
Input 100nF
8 R5 C4 R6
5 5

100nF
3

10KΩ
+ U1a 10KΩ 100nF 220KΩ

100nF
6 6
TL072
- 1 R7 C5 7
100KΩ 7
2 100KΩ 100nF
R2 C2 4 D1 D2 100KΩ8 8
100KΩ 220pf 1N4001 1N4001
9 9 1N4001

220KΩ
VR1 1N4001
B10K 10 10
(distort)
R4 11 11
10uf
R3 220KΩ +
100Ω 12 12

100Ω
C3 13 13
10uf
in
5 C6 14 14
+ U1a 100nF

TL072
15 15
TL072
7 220pF
16
- 16
6
Output
out 17 17
VR2
A100K 18 18
(boost)
R8 19 19

220KΩ
330KΩ
20 20
21 21
Mods! 22 22

330KΩ
Diode clipping mods: try different values for D1, and D3. Try different diode types 23 23

100nF
and LEDs. 24 24

100KΩ
The standard TL072 dual opamp is a low-performance part can be swapped for 25 25
other dual opamp types. 26 26

100nF
The R4 resistor sets the gain for the first opamp stage. Try lower or higher values, 27 27 B10K
or use a pot instead of the fixed resistor. Same goes for R8 which sets the gain 28 28 Distort
on the second stage. 29 29
A100K
30 30
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revision: 1.1 ● 21 August 2008 ● © 2008 beavis audio research

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