Any electronic wizards out there?
One drawback from the Stagg amplifier, if drawback is the right word, the guitar signal is too clean. The Stagg does have a passive/active switch to give some overdrive but like most guitarists who like to play lead, there needs to be plenty of Fuzz.
I was reading a really good online article about the difference between overdrive, distortion, and fuzz. And how when using operational amplifier (solid state Integrated silicon chips), the diode limiting pre-amps used to create the fuzz effect can have a wide variety of usable circuit configurations.
For example, usually I would build the circuit with symmetry in mind, so that the output signal is equally clipped both positively and negatively. However the beauty of fuzz is to skew and warp and distort the signal any which way you can. Therefore symmetry is not really essential.
This is like saying that there are lots of possible flavours to the ice-cream - vanilla being not the only one. And for a guitarist/electronic enthusiast this has limitless and exciting possibilities.
Even LED's can be used to clip the signal. Fancy that!
With the sound of the fuzz there can also be a burst of colour, WOW!
So tomorrow it's a trip to Maplin electronix store, where I'll be like a kid in a sweetie shop.
Amp, guitar, DAW ... bag of sweets!
It's going to be a GREAT autumn.