The Synthrotek Ocatve Fuzz is a relatively moderate build as long as you have a steady hand and patience while reading the BOM. Synthrotek has always done a great job with the BOM and their assembly guides, and the Octave Fuzz is no different.  The tricky part of this build is that you need to populate two boards.  This can quickly become a mess if you don’t have something to organize all of the parts in or if you aren’t paying attention to the BOM. Just remember, if it gets too overwhelming, simply focus on one board at a time and separate parts accordingly prior to assembly.  

As you can see from the video, we decided to work on both boards simultaneously, so that we do not lose track of where the resistors, diodes and capacitors go. The only thing differentiating which board your components go on is an asterisk on the BOM… (ie. You can lose track quickly if you aren’t paying attention)

When it was all complete, we also swapped out the classic white Davies knobs with some cool clear Davies knobs to give our module that individual look it needed. We popped it into our rack, patched it in and turned up the 70s fuzz of nostalgia. 

Check out the images of the build below, followed by the the Octave Fuzz Module Specifics.