Re: Big Ear LOAF Fuzz

Posted by rocket88 on May 16, 2018; 9:09pm
URL: http://guitar-fx-layouts.238.s1.nabble.com/Big-Ear-LOAF-Fuzz-tp42974p43001.html

Not sure what you have against those Chong electrolytics, which are sold by Tayda not some random cheap eBay seller. I use them in my builds and they’ve been nothing but reliable, well within spec, and are on the smaller size for their values and voltage rating. That’s the same reason I use Panasonic film caps, they’re small, high voltage rating, and reliable for value. You can say whatever you want, but the producer of passive components doesn’t matter one bit as long as their value is right and within spec. A cap is a cap, a resistor is a resistor, is science the value is what matters end of story. If you want to believe otherwise by all means keep drinking the Kool-Aid. Active components on the other make a difference, and there’s variation between manufacturers even for the same part number, which leads to differences in tone. There’s a huge difference between using those caps or cheaper passive components vs using fake active components.

Side note what makes this pedal look overpriced to me is the quality of the build, board, and wiring.