Maestro FZ-2 PrOn
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- eborej
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Maestro FZ-2 PrOn
Just wanted to share some shots of the Maestro FZ-2 Fuzz-Tone that I was fortunate enough to pick up recently. The only other pictures of this rare pedal that I could find are on effectsdatabase.com and unfortunately only the trace side of the circuit board can be seen so some of the shots below of the circuit components could be the first available online.
This one seems to be very clean except for some of the paint removed from the top of the pedal where I can only speculate that some solvent was used to remove a price tag by a previous owner. It also seems to be all original except for the knobs. I've included close ups of the 3 transistors. One is labelled SFT 307 and the other two only have ES 2 and a red dot on them. In order to try to date the pedal I've included shots of the volume pot markings which are 847 100K IRC 6704. If anyone could shed light on the ES 2 transistors and decipher the volume pot codes it would be appreciated.
This one seems to be very clean except for some of the paint removed from the top of the pedal where I can only speculate that some solvent was used to remove a price tag by a previous owner. It also seems to be all original except for the knobs. I've included close ups of the 3 transistors. One is labelled SFT 307 and the other two only have ES 2 and a red dot on them. In order to try to date the pedal I've included shots of the volume pot markings which are 847 100K IRC 6704. If anyone could shed light on the ES 2 transistors and decipher the volume pot codes it would be appreciated.
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- HorseyBoy
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Re: Maestro FZ-2 PrOn
Woah! Big learning opportunity with this one.
So these were made in Canada. Did Turner Musical Instruments make stuff for anyone else?
So these were made in Canada. Did Turner Musical Instruments make stuff for anyone else?
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- jerms
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Re: Maestro FZ-2 PrOn
4th week of 67 on that pot... awesome find man!!!
any chance of a trace side shot??? looks to have some MKI and zonk resistor and cap values!!!
any chance of a trace side shot??? looks to have some MKI and zonk resistor and cap values!!!
- rafmax
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Re: Maestro FZ-2 PrOn
Ain't the other pot dated 47th week of 68 ?
- DiscoFreq
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Re: Maestro FZ-2 PrOn
Wow, nice find! I checked my data and I didn't see any other ones except this one (on Reverb) and the one on the site (and the site checked eBay and a lot of other sites for it multiple times a day for the last 10 years ;-)).eborej wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2018 12:12 am Just wanted to share some shots of the Maestro FZ-2 Fuzz-Tone that I was fortunate enough to pick up recently. The only other pictures of this rare pedal that I could find are on effectsdatabase.com and unfortunately only the trace side of the circuit board can be seen so some of the shots below of the circuit components could be the first available online.
This one seems to be very clean except for some of the paint removed from the top of the pedal where I can only speculate that some solvent was used to remove a price tag by a previous owner. It also seems to be all original except for the knobs. I've included close ups of the 3 transistors. One is labelled SFT 307 and the other two only have ES 2 and a red dot on them. In order to try to date the pedal I've included shots of the volume pot markings which are 847 100K IRC 6704. If anyone could shed light on the ES 2 transistors and decipher the volume pot codes it would be appreciated.
I hope it's ok to use the pictures? ;-)
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- eborej
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Re: Maestro FZ-2 PrOn
Of course Bart! I think we're all grateful for your site so I'm happy to help contribute. BTW, where did the only other known pictures of this pedal come from over ten years ago?DiscoFreq wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2018 11:09 am Wow, nice find! I checked my data and I didn't see any other ones except this one (on Reverb) and the one on the site (and the site checked eBay and a lot of other sites for it multiple times a day for the last 10 years ;-)).
I hope it's ok to use the pictures? ;-)
Thanks for your insight Jim. It's exciting to hear the circuit might be related to the MKI and Zonk. I'll get a shot of the trace side of the pedal and some sound clips up shortly.
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- DiscoFreq
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Re: Maestro FZ-2 PrOn
Thanks!
They came from an eBay auction possibly years before I added that page...
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Re: Maestro FZ-2 PrOn
Yes from e-bay, I bid and lost on it. :(eborej wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:55 pmOf course Bart! I think we're all grateful for your site so I'm happy to help contribute. BTW, where did the only other known pictures of this pedal come from over ten years ago?DiscoFreq wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2018 11:09 am Wow, nice find! I checked my data and I didn't see any other ones except this one (on Reverb) and the one on the site (and the site checked eBay and a lot of other sites for it multiple times a day for the last 10 years ;-)).
I hope it's ok to use the pictures? ;-)
Thanks for your insight Jim. It's exciting to hear the circuit might be related to the MKI and Zonk. I'll get a shot of the trace side of the pedal and some sound clips up shortly.
- vanguard
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Re: Maestro FZ-2 PrOn
Yep, looks Zonky as hell. Check out the .05 cap soldered right to the collector of Q2!!!
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