We love a good fuzz here at Pedal Empire, especially unique ones. This new Fuzz from Silktone is not only awesome sounding with. a huge amount of different fuzz tones from spitty to thick and smooth but check out that Bias readout! A fun, great sounding fuzz for all the family!
The Silktone Fuzz followed a design concept we've been using here a lot: Simplified versatility. At it’s heart are two germanium transistors in the classic FF/TB1.5 topology, tweaked to get a huge array of tones. We wanted to nail the awesome tones you get when these transistors are biased to their sweet spot… and also when they’re not. No tone left behind. We started out testing and tweaking bias points all day just to come back to a cold shop the next morning with the transistors all out of whack from the temperature shift. Out came the big digital multi-meter to adjust things back where they belonged and a thought struck me - what if I could get this into a pedal? This would make dialing in your favorite fuzz tone easier than ever without being plagued by the inconsistent bias shifting these temperature sensitive germanium pedals are known for. This led to the creation of our Active Bias Monitor (patent pending) - you want fat sticky fuzz? Dial it past 8.00. Prefer that oh, so sweet sweet sweet spot? Dial it to ~4.50. Want spitty gated fuzz? Cool, me too - dial it to ~1.10. Combine this with an input debuffer to place this fuzz anywhere in your chain without the normal issues (thanks Orman) and a cleanup knob to get you into crunch/clean boost territory with beautifully musical germanium color and you have one of the most useable, versatile fuzzes to date.
CONTROLS:
VOL: changes output volume - the more you cut it the more highs roll off to soften the tone.
FUZZ: changes transistor gain, we usually leave it dimed but it will offer some different clean boost/drive tones than the cleanup knob when rolled back... Just leave it dimed.
CLEANUP: Keep this rolled all the way down for normal fuzz operation - as you turn it up the input level goes down cleaning up the tone for overdrives or clean boosty stuff with germanium flavor - same as guitar volume control but still useful for presetting or if pedal is placed late in the chain
BIAS: changes the bias point of the two germanium transistors - this is shown on the Active Bias Monitor
A few bias points:
Gated: ~1.10
Vintage: ~2.50
“Sweet spot”: ~4.50
Fat fuzz: ~6.50
Sticky fuzz: ~8:00
CLASSIC/RAW: this switch changes the bias ratio and bass filtering from more traditional FF settings to a boosted setting with no bass filter. Fatter tones available in Raw mode through the range.
- NOS Germanium transistors (soviet)
- Active Bias Monitor (patent pending)
- Input debuffer for placement anywhere in the signal chain
- True Bypass switching
- 9V power jack (center negative)
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
We love a good fuzz here at Pedal Empire, especially unique ones. This new Fuzz from Silktone is not only awesome sounding with. a huge amount of different fuzz tones from spitty to thick and smooth but check out that Bias readout! A fun, great sounding fuzz for all the family!
The Silktone Fuzz followed a design concept we've been using here a lot: Simplified versatility. At it’s heart are two germanium transistors in the classic FF/TB1.5 topology, tweaked to get a huge array of tones. We wanted to nail the awesome tones you get when these transistors are biased to their sweet spot… and also when they’re not. No tone left behind. We started out testing and tweaking bias points all day just to come back to a cold shop the next morning with the transistors all out of whack from the temperature shift. Out came the big digital multi-meter to adjust things back where they belonged and a thought struck me - what if I could get this into a pedal? This would make dialing in your favorite fuzz tone easier than ever without being plagued by the inconsistent bias shifting these temperature sensitive germanium pedals are known for. This led to the creation of our Active Bias Monitor (patent pending) - you want fat sticky fuzz? Dial it past 8.00. Prefer that oh, so sweet sweet sweet spot? Dial it to ~4.50. Want spitty gated fuzz? Cool, me too - dial it to ~1.10. Combine this with an input debuffer to place this fuzz anywhere in your chain without the normal issues (thanks Orman) and a cleanup knob to get you into crunch/clean boost territory with beautifully musical germanium color and you have one of the most useable, versatile fuzzes to date.
CONTROLS:
VOL: changes output volume - the more you cut it the more highs roll off to soften the tone.
FUZZ: changes transistor gain, we usually leave it dimed but it will offer some different clean boost/drive tones than the cleanup knob when rolled back... Just leave it dimed.
CLEANUP: Keep this rolled all the way down for normal fuzz operation - as you turn it up the input level goes down cleaning up the tone for overdrives or clean boosty stuff with germanium flavor - same as guitar volume control but still useful for presetting or if pedal is placed late in the chain
BIAS: changes the bias point of the two germanium transistors - this is shown on the Active Bias Monitor
A few bias points:
Gated: ~1.10
Vintage: ~2.50
“Sweet spot”: ~4.50
Fat fuzz: ~6.50
Sticky fuzz: ~8:00
CLASSIC/RAW: this switch changes the bias ratio and bass filtering from more traditional FF settings to a boosted setting with no bass filter. Fatter tones available in Raw mode through the range.
- NOS Germanium transistors (soviet)
- Active Bias Monitor (patent pending)
- Input debuffer for placement anywhere in the signal chain
- True Bypass switching
- 9V power jack (center negative)
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!
