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MXR™ Distortion +

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Mike Fabulosa

I’m a wee bit out of my mind. Been blasting Diary of a Madman and Crazy Train into my skull since the early ’80s. Been finding ways to deal with Bi-Polar Disorder and ADHD all my life. The pandemic introduced new challenges. That is what lead me to start building pedals. A way to immerse myself into so many different creative activities. This is where I share my creations and the stories, successes, failures and what I have learned with others. Feel free to browse around. Let me know what I got wrong or where I might improve. Most of all I just hope you enjoy what I have created and can maybe gain some new insights.

I breadboarded an MXR distortion + and decided to try to CNC the circuit on some copper board. It can out pretty good (the board). I used a tin can LM741 that I got from Pedalhacker Electronics.

After boxing it up and testing it I found it to have a very full fuzz sound. So I named it the fuzz-stortion and painted a fuzzy little caterpillar on the enclosure.

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