GetLoFi – Circuit Bending Synth DIY

The GetLoFi Fuzz Kit is now available in the GetLoFi.com/shop for only $26 including free WorldWide shipping! The circuit is a clone of the classic Fuzz Face transistor circuit from the Internet with a few major LoFi treatments. A voltage Starve has been integrated into the circuit to change the tonality of the sound, Input and Output capacitors can be Bypassed via switches and also the amount of transistor Feedback can be controlled via a potentiometer. All this in a very simple to build great sounding distortion that turns your guitar, keyboard, or drums into stream of square waves and interesting noise artifacts almost like a digital pixelating effect. Some settings will give you very crunchy 8bit sustain and others can filter the signal into clicks and pops. With the right settings however it can sound like a Boutique distortion worthy of the most picky guitar players.The kit comes with everything needed to assemble this beauty in less than an hour including and schematic and drilling template on the printed insert. Build step by step instructions with pictures are also provided on GetLoFi. The case as always is your choice, anything pulled out of the trash, bought at a thrift, or repurposed is nice. An alarm clock for one of the builds and it turned out fantastic. As always no schematic is posted, however feel free to figure out the circuit board if you wish.

Please know that when buying kits from GetLoFi you will receive the best deals on parts, great instructions, email support, ultra-fast shipping, and none of the typical headaches. Consider that before trying to source everything yourself and paying through the roof for onesie twosie project components. Not to mention the fact that right now YOU are solely supporting the R&D of future GetLoFi products and helping to clothe, feed, and shelter me. Its true, we are now dedicated full-time to experimental electronic efforts and blogging.

GetLoFi Shop now also offers $8 pre-drilled aesthetically pleasing one-off tin cases for your projects, starting with the Fuzz Kit; little suitcases, hearts, lunch boxes, etc.

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Thanks to the amazing help from the Make: Magazine crew the GetLoFi Doomsday Sound Device Kit is now for sale in the MakerShed. The kit is a surplus sound generator circuit neatly put together in a static bag with an output jack, wire, upholstery nails, a switch. Perhaps the most valuable part of the kit is the instruction set illustrated by Patrick of Roth Mobot detailing various points on the circuit board that alter sound parameters. More information on the kit here.