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Description
The Analog Man Sun Face custom built fuzz pedal. This is higher quality than almost any other fuzzface clone you will find, with shielding, plated through-holes, etc to meet military specs. Available with several transistor choices and many, many options, another amazing Analog Man pedal!
This Sunface comes in the bigger gold box (as pictured) and has Top Jacks. It also has a power jack, LED, and on/off toggle which disconnects the battery when not in use.
This Sunface has a BC109C Silicon Transistor.
We now put the SUN DIAL on the Sunface to make a 3 knob small gold pedal. The middle knob is on the center of the Sun Face Graphics. It is the exact same function and circuit as the internal BIAS trim pot on the 2 knob model. It is used for keeping the fuzz happy at different temperatures, and with different or worn batteries. We call it the SUN DIAL and the knob is painted to match the pedal. We factory set the SUNDIAL so the face is vertical at our shop temperature (70 degrees or so depending on if it's Winter or Summer!). You can set it by ear, just turn it up until the buzziness goes away as much as you like. Jim Weider has an NKT Sunface with the SUN DIAL and likes to run the sundial higher than our normal setting, he turns it almost all the way up for less fuzz and a purer tone. You can turn it down all the way for a buzzy sound like "spirit in the sky", where the fuzz fizzes out.
Product specs
| Power | 9V |
| Bypass | true bypass |
| Analog/Digital | analog |
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Owner Insights
We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Analog Man Sun Face BC-109 Fuzz.
Comparisons
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The Analog Man Sun Face BC-109 is compared to the EQD Hizumitas for faster access to heavy fuzz tones at a lower price.
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The Fuzz Phrase is described as too dark, lacking midrange, and not integrating well with other pedals compared to the Sun Face.
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The Jam Fuzz Phrase is preferred over the BC108 for its more musical sound, despite the BC108's perceived sterile tone.
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User experience
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Owners note the Sun Face BC-108 as versatile, capable of cleaning up well and veering into overdrive territory.
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Owners note that the Sun Face BC-109's clean-up capabilities are superior to previous fuzz face-style pedals, offering multiple sound variations with just the guitar volume knob.
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Value and pricing
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Peppermint Fuzz is noted for high prices on Reverb, but available new from Analog Man for $185, highlighting regional cost variations due to customs.
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Features and functionality
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The internal trim pot set all the way down gives a vintage fuzz tone, while turning the bias knob up smooths out clipping for a more distortion-like sound.
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Use cases and applications
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The Sun Face BC-109 excels with single-coil pickups, offering a range of tones when paired with guitars like an S-style partscaster with Kinman pickups.
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In late 2012 we got some BC109 silicon transistors by request from people who heard that David Gilmour may have had these put in his Fuzz Face sometime. They are a no cost option, along with the clock graphics, in tribute to his wonderful solo in Time. In late 2015, I brought one of these BC109 Sunfaces to London for David Gilmour's RATTLE THAT LOCK tour, and delivered it to his house boat/studio Astoria.
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