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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Project Overview
2 Introduction & Usage
INTRODUCTION
The Ibex Silicon Fuzz is based on the AF-100 Bee Baa, Roland's first fuzz pedal from 1972, the same year
they were established as a company.
The "Bee Baa" name presumably comes from the two tone settings: a mid-scooped buzz that sounds
like a swarm of bees, and a softer-edged tone that might evoke sheep, though you may need the help of
some of the fashionable hallucinogenics of the decade in order to get there.
There were a lot of Japanese products in the 1970s that had poorly-chosen English names, but the
Bee Baa stands tall as one of the worst. Along with along with "Funny Cat" and "Bee Gee", this likely
contributed to Roland's failure to get a foothold in the United States during their first couple of years.
Regardless, the Bee Baa is a classic fuzz, and original units command high prices today. In addition to the
searing fuzz tones, it also has a treble-emphasized boost mode with its own volume control, so it can be
used as a two-channel effect. The boost mode is capable of some grit, but is nowhere near a dirty treble
booster like the Rangemaster.
The Ibex is a direct clone of the Bee Baa, shrunk down to fit in a 125B enclosure but including a
secondary footswitch to toggle between boost and fuzz modes. The Tone Select footswitch has been
changed to a toggle since it's not a good application of a footswitch, but otherwise everything is exactly
as it is in the original unit. An internal midrange trimmer has also been added to dial back the mid scoop.
USAGE
The Ibex has four controls, a toggle switch and a second footswitch:
• Sustain controls the input level of the effect in fuzz mode.
• Boost Level controls the input level of the effect in boost mode, and also acts as the volume control
in this mode.
• Tone is a low-pass filter that cuts highs. It comes after the tone switch and impacts both modes.
• Volume is the overall output of the effect in fuzz mode.
• Tone Select (toggle) selects between two different tone modes. "Bee" mode is a steep mid-scoop
while "Baa" mode is warmer and more balanced.
• Boost (footswitch) selects between boost mode and fuzz mode. In boost mode, the second and third
transistor stages and the tone-shaping section are switched out, leaving only the first transistor
stage which acts as a semi-clean boost with treble frequency emphasis.
IBEX SILICON FUZZ
10 Licensing
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