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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 RCA Germanium Medium Gain Transistors.
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 |
Videos
That Pedal Show
That Pedal Show – Germanium And Silicon: Four Analog Man Sun Face Fuzzes With Analog Mike
That Pedal Show – Germanium And Silicon: Four Analog Man Sun Face Fuzzes With Analog Mike
That Pedal Show
AnalogMan Sunface Fuzz Pedal | Reverb Demo Video
Reverb
Analogman Sunface fuzz pedal demo comparison of NKT-275 & BC-108 versions
gearmanndude
New FUZZ day: Analogman Sunface - Germanium 2N
Michael W. Westbrook
Ultimate Analogman Sunface SHOOTOUT!!
Pedal Pawn
Reviews
Owner Insights
We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Analog Man Sun Face RCA.
Features and functionality
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The BART/RCA hybrid has a medium gain with a raw, biting tone, notably more aggressive than the NKT-275 White Dot, yet cleans up well with guitar volume adjustments.
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The BART/RCA with Sundial is praised for handling temperature variations, though extreme sunlight may still affect performance due to the germanium components.
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Comparisons
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The BART/RCA is distinct from the NKT-275 for its higher gain and raw sound, though tonal differences can be minimized with rig adjustments.
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The BART/RCA hybrid provides more low-end response compared to other transistors, making it a favorite for those seeking a fuller sound with humbuckers.
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Setup and maintenance
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AnalogMan fuzzes, powered by 9V batteries and used with a power conditioner, exhibit minimal white noise, even with high-gain settings.
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User experience
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Owners report the BART/RCA hybrid pedal retains significant value in the used market, offering reassurance if the pedal does not suit their needs.
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Users primarily playing with humbuckers find the BART/RCA hybrid offers a wide range of usable tones, particularly when adjusting the guitar's volume knob.
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Use cases and applications
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Based on 2 Reviews and 30 Ratings
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Good recreation of fuzz face
Very accurate recreation of the fuzz face. Could be less scratchy and more middy, but that's preference. The 'power starve' knob also seemed to be finicky. The ability to plug in a power supply versus having to rely on a battery would have been nice as well.
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the 'face' knob doesn't actually cut voltage just change the bias of the transistors because germanium transistors perform different based on the ehat and humidity so the idea is you plug it in and rebias it every soundcheck with the face knob to sound 'right'
I have had tons of vintage and boutique fuzzes, I got rid of most of them and ALL my germanium transistor devices, they are fun for the studio but impractical overall
Artist usage
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David Gilmour used the Analog Man Sun Face RCA during his 2006 tour, as noted on the Analog Man website's Sun Face and Fuzz Face page.
When touring Attack & Release in 2008 and 2009, Dan Auerbach used a Analogman Sun Face Fuzz Pedal. The pedal was also mentioned in Auerbach's interview with Guitar World (published in November 2022 issue). Auerbach mentioned that he used the pedal for "over 20 years", and had used it while recording "Didn't I Love You".
On the fifth page of the interview, Matty discusses his gear and says “I’m not as technical. I’ve got an Electro-Harmonix Clone Theory chorus, the Boss compressor, an Analogman Sun Face fuzz pedal, two small EHX Holy Grails and a Boss DD-3 delay. At the moment, I’m playing a Blackstar combo, the Artisan 30. Again, it’s very transparent. Then I’ve got a ’65 Mustang, a ’67 Mustang, a ’68 Mustang, and a ’78 Mustang.”
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The analogman sun face can be seen in this photo is Al's pedalboard https://i.imgur.com/hqlR8da.jpg
In this picture you can see Doyle's pedalboard with this item pictured in.
In this interview, Wayne Sermon mentions the use of Analog Man Sun Face for the guitar solo in "Dull Knives".
Bland uses both a Silicon BC108 and Germanium NKT275 Sun Face on his board.
From this Reverb article we can see Buck has a Sun Face with 2SB transistors.
In the video titled "Rig Rundown: The Lucinda Williams Band's Doug Pettibone, Marc Ford & David Sutton," published by Premier Guitar on YouTube, an Analog Man Sun Face RCA fuzz pedal is clearly visible on Marc Ford's pedalboard at the 20:57 timestamp, confirming his use of this specific gear.
Lowest shelf, to the right. The knobs, color and words all line up to the Analog Man Sun Face on Paal Waaktaar-Savoy's pedal rack.
Album Usage
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