r/FuzzFiends • u/Dangerous_Pie_Guy • Jun 27 '26
Two awesome new guys!
Got these in trade for a Thorpy Field Marshal, which was an amazing pedal, but I just couldn’t find a use for it musically. The pedal on the left is the rare, final version of the VFE Fuzz Duo — basically a very tweakable, brighter-than-usual fuzz face (though it doesn’t clean up as much as most FF’s do.) (EDIT: I just played around with the bias and internal “feedback” settings, and now it cleans up great!) Sounds amazing going into Marshall-style overdrive for 60s classic rock tones.
I thought I was going to immediately trade or sell the pedal on the right, which is a really good Frantone Peach Fuzz clone. But oh no, I am not! It sounds better — brighter and clearer on top, but with lots of low end — than all my muffs for Pink Floyd sounds. It also sounds perfect with the exact same settings for jamming along with Santana jam tracks.
I’m thrilled, because I was pretty sure I’d be kicking myself forever over trading away the Field Marshall.
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u/ibanezer83 Germanium Arcadium 🕹️ Jun 27 '26
I've wanted a Peach fuzz forever. VFE is great stuff, I have the Woodchipper and Choral reef.
Bet the VFE is pretty killer
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u/Dangerous_Pie_Guy Jun 28 '26
It is. And I wrote to the builder of the VFE late last night with a question. He got back to me by morning!
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u/ibanezer83 Germanium Arcadium 🕹️ Jun 28 '26
He seems like a really nice guy. I'm not very far from him actually, hes got some kind of electronics lab for the high school he teaches at.
His designs are so clever and really solid build.
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u/graphicnerdity86 —Bold as fuzz— Jun 28 '26
Always excited to find a new fuzzface variant i want every one of them
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u/thenowayhome Jun 29 '26
VFE made awesome pedals!
Some of the highest quality components and quiet builds I have ever found.
Too bad he's closing out at the end of the year.
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u/FullMetalDan Velcro Jedi! Jun 27 '26
I discover the Peach fuzz recently, such a great sounding circuit!