Hartman Vintage Germanium Fuzz Pedal

Hartman Vintage Germanium Fuzz Pedal
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"This is one fantastic pedal. Amazingly musical and exactly what I could only hope for it to be." - Steve Stevens (Michael Jackson, Billy Idol)

 

"I'm loving the fuzz pedal! It's the best fuzz face style pedal I own and I'm playing it every day. Thanks again!" - Carl Verheyen (Supertramp)

 

"Thanks for making a great pedal that is an instrument too." - James Russell (Russell Guitars)

 

"The best fuzz face I've played in 38 years." - D.W., Dallas, TX.

 

Clip 1 (Strat->Fuzz->Marshall Plexi) by Steve Ouimette www.steveouimette.com

Clip 2 (Tele->Fuzz->Cornell Plexi) great demo of clean-up and feedback range using just guitar volume.  By Teahead of TGP.

Clip 3 (Strat->Fuzz->Fender Deluxe Reverb)

Clip 4 (Strat->Fuzz->Marshall Plexi) by Steve Ouimette www.steveouimette.com

A very musical sounding and faithful clone of the original Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face circuit using pairs of NOS ("new old-stock") PNP Germanium transistors carefully selected and paired for optimal texture, sensitivity and tone.  Modern amenities include Level (Input Trim) control, true-bypass, on/off LED, and 9VDC-in jack. 

 

In addition to the same Volume and Fuzz controls as the original, the Hartman Fuzz Level control helps to attenuate the strength of the input signal, enabling the fuzz to work with slightly hotter and higher-output pickups.  Likewise, this control can be removed from the signal path by turning it to its far clockwise position, allowing the pedal to function in "stock" configuration.

 

Transistor pairs are selected from a range of old stock Germanium (including but not limited to: OC77, OC84, NKT271, AC128, NKT275, CV7007).  We voice each Hartman Fuzz using NOS Germanium transistor-pairs selected for optimal leakage, gain, and reactance.  We also audition their subjective attributes: clean-up, texture, and harmonic content with a real guitar in a human being's hands.  Requirements for optimizing differ slightly between the two transistor slots in the pedal so transistor pairs are most often of mixed type.    

 

Hand-wired, rugged construction, and thoroughly auditioned prior to shipping. Gain-select transistor pairing delivers sustain, smooth sexy decay, cleanup at the flick of your guitar volume, and the instantly recognizable yet indescribable tonal coloration of Germanium.

 

All Vintage Germanium Fuzz are hand-assembled and transistor-selected to order.  

 

LEAD TIME ON ALL ORDERS PLACED THROUGH HARTMAN WEBSITE IS 6 WEEKS, PLEASE ORDER THROUGH OUR DEALERS IF YOU REQUIRE QUICKER TURNAROUND.

 

Features:

 

 - Individually selected NOS PNP Germanium transistors

 - Plated-thru Hole Printed Circuit Board (PCB) construction

 - Quiet Carbon Film Resistors

 - Heavy-duty True-bypass footswitch.

 - Translucent Copper/Brushed Metal Powder-Coated heavy-duty die-cast enclosure.

 - ON/OFF LED. 

 - 9VDC input jack

 - Ships with new carbon-zinc 9v battery.

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