Facet FF - FuzzFace with Ex Arbiter owned 1969 BC183 Transistors with trim control
Facet FF - FuzzFace with Ex Arbiter owned 1969 BC183 Transistors with trim control
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Part of the FACET collection of 4 fuzzfa[e circuit variants.
The Facet FF is a close tonal copy of the 1969 silicon 'big round fuzz Jimmy Hendrix used, you know the blue one, it was a FUZZ that looked like a FACE'. The reason it sounds so close? well I'm lucky enough to have a box of BC183 transistors that were originally purchased by Arbiter Ltd in 1969. How do i know? there was a stock slip in the box saying so..
Along with this pedal you will receive a COA with a scan of that slip
Big fat and ballsy this is the fuzz that everyone knows the sound of ... huge bass, knarly fuzz and then in the flick of the guitars volume sparkling, dynamic cleans.
Controls are Fuzz, Vol and Trim. Fuzz and Vol are Pretty much self explanatory, but the trim has some hidden magic - This controls the pedals input resistance. Fully clockwise the control is out of the circuit, so as you turn the knob anti clockwise it will increase the input impedance and reduce the saturation at the output. This is useful for many reasons, such as playing high output pickups or running a wah pedal before the fuzz. It can also be used to take the edge off the saturation and help with clean-up from the guitar volume and fatness. it still does a great job still keeping its dynamics intact as you turn down your guitar volume.
Screen-printed using super glossy old school enamel ink. its hard to photograph just how cool this finish is.
Izzy builds these fuzz pedals in our garden workshop in Northamptonshire UK. This includes painting, drilling, and screen printing the design onto the enclosures. Izzy populates the vintage style circuit board with the finest components. We finish the entire pedal to a standard that looks as good inside, as it sounds on the outside. It might be covered up but when you're in that moment you KNOW the mojo you have under the hood.
Please be aware, these are totally hand built and so there might me some slight cosmetic variation between each pedal. Tonally, I play each one to make sure they sound as good as the first one, before signing off, no tone generator, no gadgets - just a telecaster and my ears.
Please note, all my silicon pedals have a boss style 2.1 center negative DC jack only, there is no battery snap. silicon transistors are not sensitive to DC supply type unlike their germanium counterparts.
Utterly fantastic as usual from Reeves here. This BC183 fuzz really does what you would expect out of the tin. Single coil guitars are magic with fuzzes and this excels even with humbuckers. The only difficult thing is what fuzz do I pick....... this or the KA
Almost the same as the Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face. Some say it’s even better than the original from 70s.
Epic Fuzz Face, amazing build quality. First class products from Reeves!
This thing absolutely slays. I have a rare vintage transistor germanium FF from a different brand that I thought had the best fuzz tone possible and only attainable with GE. This silicon BC183 Facet FF sounds just as good and cleans up almost as well but is far less sensitive to temperature which is great for gigs. Highly recommended
Such a fantastic playground of fuzz! Beautiful rich overtones and beautiful textured tones the entire range of the volume knob. Extremely powerful studio tool. Love love love it!❤️
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Beautiful
I like that turn it up!
Beautifully made and great sounding fuzz. The trim pot does an excellent job at making you able to optimize the sound for different guitars. Works very well with my strat and low output pickups in my es 335.
Well worth the wait!
Arguably the greatest fuzz circuit created and recreated with amazing care and attention to detail in the Facet FF. Excellent pedal!
So, I’m one of those people with an excessive number of fuzz pedals. Not sure what that might say about my discretion and taste, but I have most definitely have played many fuzz pedals. And, this one stands out as one of the best silicon FF pedals I’ve played…or really any FF. Very flexible in the way a good FF is…quite responsive to guitar volume adjustments. Markus and Izzy are great people too, so it’s all good
There is just something about this pedal that really goes beyond words. It's that Fuzz sound that you always imagine and chase, and then you finally find it!
This Facet FF takes me to my happy place. Endless fun getting in the zone with lush fuzzy goodness. By tweaking the controls, the guitar volume knob, and the degree of clean or overdrive your feeding into, you can get a great variety of tones, all of them inspiring.
6 stars! This is my second Reeves daughter board purchase. The IZ pedal is amazing, the FF is everything my original Arbiter 1970 fuzzface had and a lot lot more.
The quality of these pedals speaks for itself. A work of art.
Many thanks Markus & Izzy for your quality and dedication.
Very versatile, sounds fantastic. Good cleanup.
I own a few silicon fuzz face replicas that I've collected over the years. While they all somewhat nail the 70s Hendrix era splatty sound, usually they have weaknesses when it comes to being in front of a clean amp. The Facet FF sounds fantastic in front of a distorted or clean amp, has plenty of fuzz on tap, and that trim knob is brilliant. I haven't stopped playing it since I got it. Expensive pedal, but you are getting a handbuilt quality controlled unit with NOS transistors. Izzy and Markus are doing great work. Will buy another fuzz soon.
Excellent fuzz face! Good clean up lowering guitar volume
True to the original circuit but the addition of the trim knob is amazing. If you want the original just turn it up along with everything else. If you need some clean up it’s there when you back it down. I own several great fuzzes including a BHS. This one is right there with the best!
Absolutely blown away! I was a hardcore fuzz hater, and literally ordered this from watching The Pedal Show video on YouTube. I jumped all over this and have played it excessively since receiving. Cleans up nicely and gives ya all the growl and snarl you could ask for.
It’s blooming amazing. Everything I was hoping for from a vintage fuzz face style fuzz
Great pedal, they forgot to send me the receipt showing the proof that these were original parts from Dallas Arbiter and they are currently sending it to me along with a short hopefully to apologize
Izzy uses top quality components, real vintage BC183 transistors, extreme building standards and the result is just great. Not only you get amazing sounds out of it, but also the pedal has that un-describable “thing” that makes you go “yeah”. I also purchased the plexi back cover as well because this is a masterpiece. Keep it fuzzy!
this pedal sounds stellar imo. Wunderful fuzz tones and amazing dynamics. Fantastic pedal!!