2020 Edition
- 4-way Rotary OR 3-position Toggle switch for clipping mode selector
- New Germanium clipping mode (when using 4-way Rotary)
- Updated control layout
- Improved trace routing to prevent circuit oscillation
Controls
- Octave
- Distortion
- Filter
- Volume
- Boost
- Clipping (Rotary OR Toggle Switch)
Footswitches
- Active / Bypass
- Octave
- Boost
Specifications
- Designed for a 1590XX / 4S6500 enclosure with top-mounted jacks
Documentation
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| Weight | 1 oz |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 2.075 × 4.9 × 0.25 in |
| PCB Thickness | 1.6mm |
9 reviews for Parentheses Fuzz
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mattnholden (verified owner) –
This pedal is great. Thank God for Pedal Pcb allowing me to have a repro of the EQD Life unit without participating in:
1 ) The Reverb/Sunn O))) Black Friday type trolley dash for the initial units.
2) The subsequent and inevitable glut of capitalists flipping the units on Reverb for vulgar amounts of money in the following weeks.
It’s a really straightforward build. Just make sure you get a matching pair of germanium diodes for the octave section. A simple multimeter will allow you to check for matching fv. Mine read at around 330, and the octave is strong.
This isn’t purely a Sunn O)))/drone unit. It’s a boost+Rat+octave, so it covers any ground which suits Rat pedals. Fit the third DPDT to bypass the octave.
Thank you Pedal Pcb!
pierre.francois (verified owner) –
Super easy build, and sounds great.
Ross Boylan (verified owner) –
This thing rips. It has me giving the side-eye to one of my expensive fuzz pedals that I just don’t like as much anymore…
This build was easy, but please note that there are some tips in the forum about matching diodes for the octave fuzz that you may want to read before you jump in. I found them helpful.
jjjacksonistheman (verified owner) –
Great sounding and relatively easy build, except the v2 layout has some issues like I/Os are beneath pots (which makes final hookups difficult) and power jack extends over the board (same issue here). I recommend shifting the entire drilling template down 1/2cm or similar. It’s just way too tight as it is now.
Alex Kirts (verified owner) –
Yep. Yep. Yep. This thing sounds awesome.
Crispyfunk (verified owner) –
This Pedal is one awesome sounding pedal. the forums are very helpful if you have any issues. everyone should have a life pedal its that good.
jeremyforson (verified owner) –
This pedal is GREAT! It’s so useful. The Rat style distortion has a variety of clipping options, the octave really thickens your guitar tone, and it even has a fantastic boost that could honestly stand on it’s own. The pedal seems tailor-made for drop-tuned psych/doom genres, but it also excels at hardcore in the vein of Discharge.
airbud (verified owner) –
nice pedal, i love experimenting with the clipping options. i used D9B germanium diodes measuring mid to high 200’s in MV. i used a 2N3906 for the octave instead of a 2N5087, and it’s definitely noiser once you turn the octave up.
i would consider this a must-build, as it was easy to populate and assemble while utilizing some more specialized components. lots of fun!
Spark_Trooper (verified owner) –
I’ve built this board twice so far, and each time it’s been an absolute joy to do.
I suggest you socket the germanium diode locations so you can play around with different values until you find something you like.
If you’re going to use the more available OP07 as the op-amp, you can omit the 30p cap at C15 as the OP07 doesn’t require it.
Its not going to change the sound of you do install the cap in C15 though.