Rotosound Fuzz no. 2

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 12:40 am

Made by Sola Sound, this has the MkII Tone Bender circuit with OC81Ds. No 10nF cap to ground at the input in this one though.

mjkk · Post by **mjkk** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:09 am

I love this pedal!

jetofuj · Post by **jetofuj** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:31 am

MkII with tone control? This must be awesome!

Electric Warrior · Post by **Electric Warrior** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 4:01 pm

no it's "just" an MKII with the Attack control differently labeled I believe.
interestingly, both OC81D Rotosounds we know (the other one is in a cast "Fuzz Box" enclosure") don't have the cap between input and ground, just like the small board units. Maybe they were running out of caps towards the end of production and just left it away?

psycho*daisies · Post by **psycho*daisies** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:47 pm

Nice! Was this poorbob's, or a different one?

...so my Vox MkII Pro must be around the same time as this beastie, then? I'm guessing mine has cap to ground @ input, but otherwise the same...how would you say that affects the overall sound?

...Stu, have you figured out about when this puppy was made?

Electric Warrior · Post by **Electric Warrior** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:07 pm

psycho*daisies wrote:...so my Vox MkII Pro must be around the same time as this beastie, then?...i'm guessing mine has the output cap, but otherwise the same...how would you say that cap affects the overall sound?

I guess yours might be a bit earlier, but that's pure speculation on my part.
The cap should tame the high end a bit.

psycho*daisies · Post by **psycho*daisies** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:27 pm

thanks, EW...
does the gold Roto (Fuzz Box) have all the same exact parts as this one?

Electric Warrior · Post by **Electric Warrior** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:34 pm

no, the gold one is much earlier (same as the early Supas). The silver one is exactly the same as Stu's.

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j behan · Post by **j behan** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:37 pm

wow nice pics, cheers

would love to hear how those bad lads sound.

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:40 pm

First reply a year after I posted the photos?

stopmaykinsense wrote:Clips?????? Maybe with the SG Stu?

You don't want to hear my playing, believe me. Perhaps Philip would oblige?

psycho*daisies wrote:Nice! Was this poorbob's, or a different one?

...so my Vox MkII Pro must be around the same time as this beastie, then?...i'm guessing mine has the output cap, but otherwise the same...how would you say that cap affects the overall sound?

...Stu, have you figured out about when this puppy was made?

No, poorbob's was a 3-knobber with the MkIII circuit; I got this one from Australia. If I had to guess, I'd say it dates from late '68, but there are no date-coded parts. As EW said, the cap at the input in the Vox tames the high end, but the difference is more subtle than you might expect.

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