Thought experiment!
Devi Ever but they are a electronics designer in soviet east germany.
Thought experiment over!
You probably never heard of the Trickverzerrer by Böhm/Klingenthal
But trust me when I say that you want to build a clone of it.
This has enough distortion for the shoegazers and enough charakter to star in some reality TV show that I won‘t watch.
So get this and a shitty amp and live out your „underground punk band in east germany that is totally watched by the government“ roleplay.
BONUS POINTS:
„Yea it‘s a clone of a soviet fuzz called Trickverzerrer“ might give you massive hipster-credibility!
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You can also get this as a kit from Musiking here