For years people have been asking Dave Fox to reissue the Fuzz that was contained within his fantastic Captain Coconut pedal. The Foxrox Hot Silicon Fuzz (HSF) is the same Hot Silicon previously available as a FuzzCard for Captain Coconut 2. HSF uses a pair of high-gain BC109C silicon transistors, just like many of the original silicon FuzzFaces, and all of the Crest Audio reissues from the late ’80s.

The Foxrox Hot Silicon Fuzz is based on the most famous fuzz of all, the Dallas Arbiter FuzzFace. The FuzzFace has gone down in history as one of the most erratic, but coolest sounding fuzz effects ever made. They all sounded slightly different due to a number of variables including temperature, transistor gain and quality, battery level and pickup output levels. FuzzFaces could sound dull, bright, smooth, gritty, and sometimes so choppy that they were unusable. There were two different types of FuzzFaces, the original PNP Germanium version and the NPN Silicon version which followed. The Foxrox Hot Silicon Fuzz is based on the NPN Silicon FuzzFace.

HSF specializes in the hotter, brighter side of Fuzz. The transistors are high gain silicon (BC109C), which are hand picked and custom matched for the best sounds. The sound is more high-endy than other versions, and there is no shortage of gain and sustain at normal playing levels. At high gain settings, it can get unruly, breaking into oscillation and noise. Under certain conditions it can even pick up radio broadcasts, although measures have been taken to avoid this. It can also oscillate when fed by a wah wah pedal. While these might seem like bad things they are part of what it takes to recreate certain classic sounds, including many of the live Hendrix recordings from 1969 / 1970 such as Woodstock, Band of Gypsies and Isle of White. With the right settings, this fuzz can be tamed, but the out-of-control aspect is what makes it unique.

Condition: in very good condition, practically new. Purchased from a store by its only owner. Pictures are part of description and the concrete article you will have, not other similar.

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