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1 Project Overview
2 Introduction & Usage
INTRODUCTION
The Cinder Hybrid Fuzz is based on the Amptweaker Tight Fuzz, a combination silicon/germanium fuzz
first released in 2012 and traced by Aion FX in 2023.
The Tight Fuzz shares several concepts with the other drive pedals in the Amptweaker lineup like the
Tight Metal
and
Tight
bass cut control as well as a heavily modified Big Muff-style tone control.
As with the Tight Metal, there are several toggle switch options, changing between silicon and
germanium transistors, '60s/'70s EQ, and a sharp or smooth fuzz tone. All in all, it's a great modernized
take on the classic fuzz topologies.
The Cinder is based on our trace of the Tight Fuzz, which you can read about in our tracing journal. The
only difference is the omission of the "SideTrak" effects loop that is engaged along with the pedal.
USAGE
The Cinder has four knobs and three switches:
• Tight is a pre-gain bass cut that helps to eliminate flabbiness with quick riffing.
• Fuzz is a dual-gang pot that simultaneously controls the gain and bias of the second transistor. At
zero, it acts as a clean boost with almost no clipping. Around noon, it's a light fuzz, and once you get
past 2:00 or 3:00 it becomes a more traditional fuzz tone.
• Tone pans between a high-pass and low-pass filter after the fuzz section, similar to the Big Muff
tone control.
• Volume is the overall output volume of the effect.
• Ge/Si (toggle) selects between a germanium and silicon transistor for the second position in the fuzz
section of the circuit.
• Edge (toggle) enables "smooth" mode, which softens the highs on the way into the fuzz stage.
• '60s/'70s (toggle) selects between two eras. '60s has more top end and '70s has more body.
CINDER HYBRID FUZZ
Drive, wrapping the vintage-inspired fuzz with James Brown's signature pre-gain
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