Great Eastern FX Co. - Focus Fuzz Silicone
Foolproof, player-friendly fuzz tones that won't get lost in the mix
If you’ve ever wanted to fall in love with fuzz but find this type of pedal hard to use in practice, then the Focus Fuzz Silicon is for you! 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.
The original, limited-edition Focus Fuzz was a hybrid design, using two metal-can silicon transistors and one NOS germanium transistor. The Focus Fuzz Silicon replaces this germanium transistor with a specially selected low-gain silicon transistor. This, coupled with various other tweaks to the circuit, has allowed it to stay remarkably close to the sought-after sound of the original.
A touch darker and grittier in tone, with a slightly wider range of gain, the Focus Fuzz Silicon retains all the facets that made its predecessor so desirable. Where many fuzz pedals really only sound good with the gain maxed out, or demand you set your amp
just so, the Focus Fuzz Silicon is different. This is a fuzz that will sound great at a range of different gain settings, through clean and dirty amps, with single-coils or humbuckers.
The pedal’s real secret weapon is the FOCUS knob, which progressively adds more gain, bite and aggression to push the guitar firmly to the front of the mix. This intuitive control lets you quickly find your ideal tone, whether that’s smooth sustain or face-melting fuzz.
Controls
The Focus Fuzz Silicon is very forgiving to dial in. Instead of searching for an elusive ‘sweet spot’, the intuitive controls let you explore a range of different gain and saturation settings.
FOCUS: Turn clockwise to increase bite, aggression and harmonics. The FOCUS knob progressively increases gain while rolling off low end. This allows you to access fatter, fuller fuzz tones at minimum and searing, incisive tones at maximum, via all points in between.
FUZZ: Turn clockwise to increase saturation and sustain. By simultaneously varying both gain and bias voltage, the FUZZ control is able to offer desirable sounds at all settings, not just maximum.
Please note: some audible noise when adjusting FUZZ and FOCUS is normal, due to their direct effect on transistor bias.
LEVEL: Sets overall output level. Though the pedal sounds great into a clean amp, there's plenty of level on tap to push the amp into overdrive. Adjust the relative FUZZ, FOCUS and LEVEL settings to achieve the desired balance of pedal and amp distortion.
Tech specs
Dimensions: 125 x 66 x 55 mm (4.9 x 2.6 x 2.2 inches)
Weight: 320g (0.7lb)
Current draw: ~10mA
Power requirements: 9V DC mains adaptor only (not included)
Warranty & Returns
All New products are covered by the manufacturers new warranty. Please check their website for the length of warranty and warranty conditions. If an item you receive is faulty get in touch with us ASAP. Second Hand products come with a 4 week warranty from us. If there is an issue let us know ASAP! This covers normal use and does not cover accidental damage, misuse, wrong power plugged into it, modding, water damage or any other damage caused by mistreatment. Just treat it nice and all will be good!
Shipping
We send A LOT of packages every week so don't worry about the shipping side of things!
We've never lost a thing and your awesome new gear will be packed up really well to avoid any damage in transit.
If your order comes in before 2pm we will ship it same day. Most of the time we pack things up all the way to 4pm so just call if you need it to leave same day after 2pm.
We ship mainly with Australia Post but may use a courier depending on location and size of the package.
Free Post ships with Australia Post standard and expected shipping times are between 4-6 business days depending on location. It will be longer to outside of metro and rural areas.
Express Post will usually be with you next business day in metro areas of QLD, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS. WA will take 2 days to metro and extra days after that to out side metro and rural areas.
Everything we ship has a tracking number with the exception of some power cables and smaller envelope packages. You will be emailed tracking once your order has been shipped!
Videos
Foolproof, player-friendly fuzz tones that won't get lost in the mix
If you’ve ever wanted to fall in love with fuzz but find this type of pedal hard to use in practice, then the Focus Fuzz Silicon is for you! 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.
The original, limited-edition Focus Fuzz was a hybrid design, using two metal-can silicon transistors and one NOS germanium transistor. The Focus Fuzz Silicon replaces this germanium transistor with a specially selected low-gain silicon transistor. This, coupled with various other tweaks to the circuit, has allowed it to stay remarkably close to the sought-after sound of the original.
A touch darker and grittier in tone, with a slightly wider range of gain, the Focus Fuzz Silicon retains all the facets that made its predecessor so desirable. Where many fuzz pedals really only sound good with the gain maxed out, or demand you set your amp
just so, the Focus Fuzz Silicon is different. This is a fuzz that will sound great at a range of different gain settings, through clean and dirty amps, with single-coils or humbuckers.
The pedal’s real secret weapon is the FOCUS knob, which progressively adds more gain, bite and aggression to push the guitar firmly to the front of the mix. This intuitive control lets you quickly find your ideal tone, whether that’s smooth sustain or face-melting fuzz.
Controls
The Focus Fuzz Silicon is very forgiving to dial in. Instead of searching for an elusive ‘sweet spot’, the intuitive controls let you explore a range of different gain and saturation settings.
FOCUS: Turn clockwise to increase bite, aggression and harmonics. The FOCUS knob progressively increases gain while rolling off low end. This allows you to access fatter, fuller fuzz tones at minimum and searing, incisive tones at maximum, via all points in between.
FUZZ: Turn clockwise to increase saturation and sustain. By simultaneously varying both gain and bias voltage, the FUZZ control is able to offer desirable sounds at all settings, not just maximum.
Please note: some audible noise when adjusting FUZZ and FOCUS is normal, due to their direct effect on transistor bias.
LEVEL: Sets overall output level. Though the pedal sounds great into a clean amp, there's plenty of level on tap to push the amp into overdrive. Adjust the relative FUZZ, FOCUS and LEVEL settings to achieve the desired balance of pedal and amp distortion.
Tech specs
Dimensions: 125 x 66 x 55 mm (4.9 x 2.6 x 2.2 inches)
Weight: 320g (0.7lb)
Current draw: ~10mA
Power requirements: 9V DC mains adaptor only (not included)
Warranty & Returns
All New products are covered by the manufacturers new warranty. Please check their website for the length of warranty and warranty conditions. If an item you receive is faulty get in touch with us ASAP. Second Hand products come with a 4 week warranty from us. If there is an issue let us know ASAP! This covers normal use and does not cover accidental damage, misuse, wrong power plugged into it, modding, water damage or any other damage caused by mistreatment. Just treat it nice and all will be good!
Shipping
We send A LOT of packages every week so don't worry about the shipping side of things!
We've never lost a thing and your awesome new gear will be packed up really well to avoid any damage in transit.
If your order comes in before 2pm we will ship it same day. Most of the time we pack things up all the way to 4pm so just call if you need it to leave same day after 2pm.
We ship mainly with Australia Post but may use a courier depending on location and size of the package.
Free Post ships with Australia Post standard and expected shipping times are between 4-6 business days depending on location. It will be longer to outside of metro and rural areas.
Express Post will usually be with you next business day in metro areas of QLD, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS. WA will take 2 days to metro and extra days after that to out side metro and rural areas.
Everything we ship has a tracking number with the exception of some power cables and smaller envelope packages. You will be emailed tracking once your order has been shipped!
