This page about Díaz Texas Square Face is a stub. You can help improve it:

Pricing and availability

* Product prices and availability are updated by Equipboard every 24hrs and are subject to change. Equipboard may receive compensation for purchases made at participating retailers linked on this site. This compensation does not affect what products or prices are displayed, or the order of prices listed. For more information, please refer to our affiliate disclosure.

Description

The Texas Square face was originally designed as a replacement for Stevie Ray Vaughn's fuzz faces, which were always dying. Cesar built his circuit into one of SRVs dead fuzz face boxes and Stevie used it until his unfortunate death.

The square face is similar to the Dallas Arbiter Fuzzface, has Volume and Fuzz knobs, but comes in a small MXR distortion+ sized box. They have a DPDT switch for true bypass. Here is some info from Cesar :

The square face is NPN not PNP..it comes with two germaniums but it has transistor sockets and two silicons are included for more gain. They can also be combined, for different tones. Changing positions will also help!! You can really hear it on the SRV album "IN STEP"...cesar...

They are now powdercoated instead of painted, which is stronger and looks better. Also the inside is coated so it should not corrode.

Product specs

Power 9V
Bypass true bypass
Analog/Digital analog
The Riff w Nik Sevigny

The Riff w Nik Sevigny

CESAR DIAZ TEXAS SQUARE FACE! Tones all over!

Video thumbnail for CESAR DIAZ TEXAS SQUARE FACE! Tones all over! by The Riff w Nik Sevigny

CESAR DIAZ TEXAS SQUARE FACE! Tones all over!

The Riff w Nik Sevigny

The Riff w Nik Sevigny

Video thumbnail for Pedal Diaz Texas Square Face Fuzz!! by Flávio Prieto

Pedal Diaz Texas Square Face Fuzz!!

Flávio Prieto

Flávio Prieto

Video thumbnail for Diaz Texas Square Face + Fender '65 Super Reverb ( SRV Custom Shop Closet Classic Stratocaster ) by PrivateGuitar - Private Guitar Lessons - Keller - Fort Worth

Diaz Texas Square Face + Fender '65 Super Reverb ( SRV Custom Shop Closet Classic Stratocaster )

PrivateGuitar - Private Guitar Lessons - Keller - Fort Worth

PrivateGuitar - Private Guitar Lessons - Keller - Fort Worth

Video thumbnail for Diaz Texas Square Face germanium fuzz by elswan64

Diaz Texas Square Face germanium fuzz

elswan64

elswan64

Reviews

4.0 out of 5

Based on 0 Reviews and 1 Rating

5 star
4 star
3 star
2 star
1 star

Artist usage

Add artist
See how Stevie Ray Vaughan uses Díaz Texas Square Face

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Singer, Guitarist

The Vaughan Brothers

...
Verified via Srvarchive

The Texas Square face was originally designed as a replacement for Stevie's fuzz faces, which were always dying. Cesar Diaz built his circuit into one of Stevie's dead fuzz face boxes and Stevie used it until his unfortunate death.

See how Philip Sayce uses Díaz Texas Square Face

Philip Sayce

Singer, Guitarist

The Jeff Healey Band

...
Verified via Photo

In this source Instagram picture taken by Philip Sayce himself he is comparing diffrent fuzz guitar effect pedals. You can see two different Diaz Texas Square Face.

See how Scott Kannberg uses Díaz Texas Square Face

Scott Kannberg

Guitarist

Pavement

...
Verified via Pedalmaniacs

A Diaz Texas Square Face can be seen in the picture attached to this pedalmaniacs.com entry.

See how Chad Taylor uses Díaz Texas Square Face

Chad Taylor

Guitarist

Live

...
Verified via Photo

On this pic you see the live pedalboard of Chad in 2002; a Diaz Square Face is visible

See how Chris King Robinson uses Díaz Texas Square Face

Chris King Robinson

Singer, Guitarist

...
Verified via Photo

Used for Chris King Robinson, as can be seen in this October 5, 2018 Instagram post and the music video for "Going My Own Way" at 0:25. Two appear in this December 14, 2018 Instagram post.

Genre Usage

Based on how artists on Equipboard use this gear, it is most commonly found in the following genres.

Used With

Based on how musicians on Equipboard use Díaz Texas Square Face, it is most commonly used with the following gear.

4 alternative and related items for Díaz Texas Square Face, curated by the Equipboard community.

Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face

$141.00 - $1,599.99

Vintage or Discontinued similar sound
Dominion Electric Effects Co. Twin Step

 

similar sound cheaper alternative

The Twin Step by Dominion Electric Effects Co. combines a high quality recreation of the Díaz Texas Square Face and Texas Ranger treble booster, at a more affordable price than either of the original pedals.

Blammo! Electronics Los Angeles Square Face

 

similar sound cheaper alternative

The L.A. Square Face by Blammo! is a vintage accurate clone of the Texas Square Face, with improved true bypass switching and more readily available transistor options.

Pedal Pawn Fuzz (Original Silicon)
similar sound cheaper alternative

The original Pedal Pawn Fuzz is a take on the Texas Square Face, optimized for cleanup with a guitar volume knob.

More Díaz Fuzz Effects Pedals

Community setups

Gear Guides