I Tried Splitting a Fuzz Face in Half & Ended Up Making a Two Face Fuzz

I didn’t exactly set out to build a Fuzz Face 🤷‍♂️

In a recent video I was talking about how the Twin Boost behaves when both boosts are on - like a dynamic, drivey fuzzy thing made from two transistor boosts going into each other, and how that reminded me of a Fuzz Face circuit design.

So that sparked a question:

What if you could actually listen to each transistor in a Fuzz Face individually?

Like the Twin Boost, Q1 on its own, Q2 on its own, and then both together becoming the full fuzz.

That idea turned into an experiment, which turned into a breadboard mess, which somehow turned into a real pedal: the Two Face Fuzz.

In this video I take you along for splitting the stages, solving weird fading issues, switching experiments, debugging, enclosure work, and eventually ending up with a one-off pedal that shouldn’t really exist.

If you’re into guitar pedals, DIY builds, Fuzz Faces, or just watching someone go a bit too far with an idea, you’ll probably enjoy this one.

⭐ Gear Used
Partscaster Tele with Fletcher Pickups
Hamilton Effects Embers Fuzz
Coppersound Breadboard
HX Stomp for amp modelling

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0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Breadboard the fuzz face
6:23 - Listen to Q1
8:58 - Listen to Q2
11:28 - Pedal build first test!
14:35 - Pedal build second test...
17:05 - It's finished!
17:28 - It's a Fuzz Face (kind of)
19:42 - Gain Range
20:05 - Interesting Volume Pot
22:26 - Listen to Q1 (this time in the pedal)
24:23 - Now Q2 (my fave)
27:30 - Outro (thanks for watching!)