Coming in July 2023 - SurfyBear SurfyFuzz...

[Surfysonic]

I'm gonna get one.

https://delicious-audio.com/surfy-indus ... Rz7r_n0hOA

From Ted Miller (SurfyBear, Satan's Pilgrims drummer) on the Book O' Ye Face:

[Garret Immel, (Satan's Pilgrims, Ghastly Ones, Venturesmania), developer of the legendary and sought after D-67 fuzz, helped us with the SurfyFuzz and demoed it for us at their NAMM Booth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H3sRhjGWl0

I'm interested in the Japan '60s fuzz / US '60s fuzz feature.

[MechaBulletBill]

sounds great, wonder what the circuit's based on

[Chippertheripper]

I would venture the US side is a fuzzrite, considering who Bjorn and Lorenzo are.
I haven’t had enough coffee to think about what they put in the Japanese side. Shin ei?
*this is wholly me spitballing*

[MechaBulletBill]

yes it sounds a lot like a fuzzrite/orpheum type fuzz. if i had to guess based on that demo, i think the us/jpn switch might be a bass-altering cap value (sounds a lot like the "stock"/"deep" switch on my si fuzzrite clone) but could also be a ge/si transistor swap i guess? either way sounds great.

[fuzzjunkie]

Also agree with the Orpheum/Fuzzrite combo. I think it’s probably the silicon circuit with a switch for the input capacitor.

Basic Audio offers several pedals based off that typography. It’s a different platform than the typical Fuzz Face and can be altered in interesting ways. Changing the input definitely alters the sound on most fuzz circuits.

The thickness control on the Surfyfuzz that removes the upper harmonics would be something useful on a silicon fuzz, and that high end sizzle when it’s maxed certainly sounds like silicon. Dialed back it takes on some germanium characteristics.

All and all a pretty versatile fuzz. Not groundbreaking, since other builders are already doing the same thing.

[marqueemoon]

These aren’t sounds I go for, but it seems pretty ideal for spaghetti western kinda stuff.

[Surfysonic]

I received my SurfyFuzz today! It does a fantastic job with US '60s surf and garage rock fuzz tones on the US side. The Japan side is great for Japanese '60s octave fuzz.





I bought this used one off of Reverb as the first run sold out at Surfy Industries. They're taking pre-orders for the next run but it doesn't look like anything is getting shipped out until after September 1st (not too far off in any case).

From Surfy Industries:

When we decided to develop a FUZZ, we wanted it to be unique, multi-faceted and not a straight clone of a classic from yesteryear, since those are readily available. We also wanted to tap into the deep knowledge of our friend and fuzz aficionado Garrett Immel, a name you might recognize from such bands as Satan's Pilgrims, The Ghastly Ones, and Venturesmania.

In his search for his ideal fuzz, he ultimately developed his own pedal in 2006, called the D-67. Garrett produced 50 of them, of which approximately 20 were given to friends and other players he admired. The remainder were retailed through Primitive Sound in Burbank, CA. Since then the D-67 has become legendary and is highly sought after in surf and garage circles.

While the circuit of the D-67 was based on that of the Mosrite Fuzzrite®, what made it special was that Garrett incorporated a variable MASS control designed to counter the tendency for fuzzes to wash out on stage and become indistinct. This became our starting point for the USA side of the SurfyFuzz. As development continued, Bjorn added the HARMONICS function and made other adjustments to the circuit that took it even further from being a copy of the D-67 or Fuzzrite®.

To further enhance the versatility of the SurfyFuzz, Garrett suggested having a toggle to introduce a different fuzz sound similar to Japanese octave style fuzzes from the late 60s, such as the AceTone Fuzz Master. As with the USA side, it is not based on any specific vintage fuzz, but does take inspiration from those classic Japanese fuzz sounds.

[fuzzjunkie]

Interesting. So instead of a tone cap, the Japanese/US switch adds an octave to the fuzz on the Japanese side? Like a Superfuzz?