Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face
Hendrix's fuzz pedal. Round, thick, woolly fuzz that cleans up beautifully with the guitar volume knob. Germanium transistors give it a warm, organic character.
Modeler equivalents
- helix
- Arbitrator Fuzz
- quad_cortex
- Fuzz Face
- tonex
- Search ToneNET for 'Fuzz Face' (Tone Model capture)
- fractal
- Face Fuzz
- kemper
- Kemper Fuzz
- katana
- '60s Fuzz (Booster)
Recipes using this gear
Field notes on the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face
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