An overdrive you can redesign on the fly to deliver exactly what you, your guitar and your amp require

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Extremely player-friendly and easy to dial in, the Focus Fuzz Silicon won’t leave you struggling to find a sound you’re happy with.
This original circuit design, built around specially selected low-gain silicon transistors, serves up a slew of inspiring and exhilarating tones, effortlessly covering everything from crunchy drive to full-on fuzz.

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Focus Fuzz Silicon

Der auf nur 50 Pedale weltweit limitierte OC201 Preamp verleiht dem bekannten Zwei-Transistor-Fuzz-Design eine neue Note und entlockt dieser rudimentären Schaltung alles von schlanken Boost-Tönen und urwüchsigen Drives bis hin zu rohem, organischem Fuzz.

Das alles ist einem Paar ungewöhnlicher NOS-Transistoren (New-Old-Stock) zu verdanken. Der OC201 war der erste von Mullard entwickelte Siliziumtransistor und wurde nach derselben Methode wie ihre Germanium-Bauteile hergestellt. Obwohl der OC201 schnell durch leistungsstärkere Designs und neuere Konstruktionsmethoden abgelöst wurde, ist er aufgrund seiner Einschränkungen – relativ geringe Verstärkung und begrenzte Bandbreite – ideal für unsere Zwecke.

Das Ergebnis ist ein artikulierter, reich strukturierter Fuzz, der irgendwo zwischen den Germanium- und Silizium-Archetypen liegt. Er ist extrem dynamisch und ausdrucksstark, mit fantastischer Lautstärkeregler-Reinigung.

Limited to just 50 pedals worldwide, the OC201 Preamp puts a new spin on the familiar two-transistor fuzz design, coaxing everything from lean boost tones and rootsy drives to raw, organic fuzz from this rudimentary circuit. 

It’s all thanks to a pair of unusual NOS (new-old-stock) transistors. The OC201 was the first silicon transistor developed by Mullard, manufactured using the same method as their germanium devices. Though the OC201 was quickly superseded by higher-performance designs and newer construction methods, its limitations – relatively low gain and limited bandwidth – make it ideal for our purposes.

The result is an articulate, richly textured fuzz that sits somewhere between the germanium and silicon archetypes. It’s extremely dynamic and expressive, with fantastic volume-knob clean-up.

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OC201 Preamp

This means that you can apply separate effects to the high and low frequency portions of your signal, or even send them to two different amps.

Whether you want to restrict a particular effect to just one part of the frequency spectrum – fuzz on just the lows, for example, or reverb on just the highs – or combine different effects on the two bands at the same time, the XO opens up a whole host of creative possibilities.

 And for bass guitar, the ability to apply effects to the mid and high frequencies while leaving the lows untouched effectively means that no guitar pedal is off-limits.

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