THUNDERBIRD

thunderbird is a fuzz factory style noise making synth fuzz unit that was commissioned to be built.

what is the fuzz factory? A lot of people think it is related to a fuzz face, while it somewhat is, I would say it is its own thing. It uses one silicon transistor in the first stage, and 2 germanium transistors in the second stage.

this unit is sort of in a league of its own, there is nothing quite like it. Lots of unique textures and sounds to be discovered.

In my findings, the comp and gate interact with each other, and do somewhat of a similar thing. Comp can induce gating.

The drive control is also a bit misleading, it does control the fuzz intensity, but it seems to do so in an indescribable way, working in conjunction with the stab knob to set the fuzzes overall character and gain.

This unit can become a standalone synth or noise/frequency generator. While many settings can induce feedback and oscillation inherently in the circuit, this unit also has a toggleable on or off feedback loop for another layer of clashing and chaotic noise control.

The "feel" toggle has 3 positions. I can not explain exactly what it does in words but it most definitely has an effect on the units behavior.