AnalogMan® Sun Face High Gain NKT 275 Sundial - New

The AnalogMan Sun Face NKT 275 is a clone of the old Fuzz Face, the earlier version that had the germanium chip, before they moved to silicon. These units will get you that old style, slightly sputtery fuzz that you can’t get from regular silicon fuzz pedals. Made with the highest quality components this Sun Face is quiet and highly expressive. These pedals are very sensitive to your guitar volume: with germanium, if you turn down your volume to, say, about 7, there is very little distortion. At 9, there is a nice smooth bluesy tone, like Clapton in Cream. At 10, it is quite fuzzy, especially if you have hot pickups. Also, if you use another effect before the fuzz face, it can make it get a nastier distortion. You may try running a Distortion or compressor into the fuzz face, or vice versa, with varying volume settings on the guitar and/or effects. But for the purest tone, there should be no effects between the guitar and the fuzz. However, effects with true bypass that are turned OFF are OK before the fuzz (for example, a Real McCoy Wah). Vintage style wah pedals have some issues when used with a vintage style fuzz face (though Jimi did not seem to mind).

In addition to the standard fuzz pedal knobs of fuzz and volume, AnalogMan added the sun dial knob on the center of the Sun Face. It is used for keeping the fuzz happy at different temperatures, and with different or worn batteries. They call it the Sun Dial and the knob it is painted to match the pedal. The Sun Dial is factory set so the face is vertical at a comfortable 70 degrees. You can set it by ear, just turn it up until the buzziness goes away as much as you like. Jim Weider has an NKT Sun Face with the Sun DIal which he turns almost all the way up for less fuzz and a purer tone. You can turn it down all the way for a buzzy sound like "Spirit in the Sky", where the fuzz fizzes out. So while the Sun Dial was originally added to allow the owner to keep the sound the same at different temperatures, it actually works as a very useful extra control over the type of fuzz that you can get from this pedal.

This version includes the High Gain NKT chip, side jack, sundial, power jack and green LED.

Sale Price: $320.00

Freight cost (contiguous USA): $15.00

Reference #: 2782

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