{"product_id":"bobhund2022","title":"Reuss bob hund Fzzxkrrrxzt! (original edition)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf2101;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #a40301;\"\u003eSOLD OUT - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.reusseffects.com\/collections\/artist-signature-pedals\/products\/bobhund_fzzxkrrrxzt\" title=\"bob hund Fzzxkrrrxzt! 2026 edition\"\u003eNew edition coming in 2026!\u003c\/a\u003e (click link)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eSignature pedal for Johnny and Conny. Guitar players of legendary Swedish cult band bob hund\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBased on Johnny and Conny's vintage Maestro Fuzz pedals, FZ-1A and FZ-1S Fuzz-Tones. Graphic design by long-time bob hund associate, the equally legendary Martin Kann\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreating the bob hund Fzzxkrrrxzt! proved to be the most challenging development work we ever did on an artist signature pedal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt first it seemed easy, because the schematics of both vintage pedals are easily available. Our only challenged was to approximate the sound of the germanium transistor based FZ-1A with modern silicon transistors. The first attempt was done purely theoretically, but built in real life, the first prototype sounded very bad, to be honest. So I was too embarressed to ship it to the band for approval. Also, the first FZ-1S (originally a silicon fuzz) recreation really did not sound very good, being very harsh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, I requested for Johhny and Conny to ship their vintage original pedals to us, to dig deeper into analyzing their sounds. My brilliant electronics engineering partner then took them to his lab, and meticulously measured them through, down to individual components, and analyzed the pedals behavior in detail on the oscilloscope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a few months in research and development, we had an amazing sounding, second prototype in hand (see Fzat's demo below). Very precisely recreating the sounds of bob hund's two vintage fuzz-tone pedals. Succesfully simulating the aging of the vintage FZ-1S, making it much more mellow, and less harsh sounding, and equally succesfully in nailing the original germanium fuzz effect of the FZ-1A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProudly, I shipped this second prototype to Conny and Johnny for their approval, throwing the ridiculously bad sounding first prototype in the box too, on their request, to satisfy their curiosity about the sounds that I had described in such negative terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurns out they loved the 'dying sound' of the first attempt of making a silicon transistor version of the FZ-1A. In a video feedback to me, they said: We want this sound (see clip below). And with that, the project changed from merely recreating the sounds of the vintage pedals, to also adding this new 'dying sound' to the palette. In short, combining the features of the first and the second prototypes. Conny and Johnny wanted the dying sound at low fuzz intensity settings AND the good, vintage-identical, sound at higher settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a few more months in reserach and development, trying to combine the qualities of the two FZ-1A prototypes in a revised schematic, we had to give up. We just couldn't get it to sound good. Neither satisfyingly 'dying' or satisfyingly vintage-identical. But then I found the solution: We put both circuits in the pedal and make the 'Håll-igång' control (fuzz intensity) double act as a mixer between the two. And that hit the nail on the head. This is how the finished pedal works. At low 'Håll-igång' settings you hear mostly the 'dying sound' and as you turn it up, more vintage correct FZ-1A sound is in the mix - and at the same time increasing in intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you don't like the 'dying sound' as much as Conny and Johnny does, you can turn it off via a switch inside the pedal (vacker\/förstörd). The fuzz intensity of the 'dying sound' is preset via a trimmer inside the pedal (död), so you are in fact not adjusting that, when dialing up the 'Hålligång'. It is a fixed sound that blends into the adjustable vintage FZ-1A sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also incorporated a fat switch (djup) and a bright switch (gammal) in the FZ-1A circuit. The fat switch extends the low frequency response for a fuller sound, and the bright switch brightens the sound up a bit. Johnny and Conny's vintage pedal cuts a lot of bass and it's a bit dull sounding in the high end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Conny channel (FZ-1S) is more straight forward, with less options, though the high frequency response can be adjusted via trimmers inside to tame excessive brightness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two fuzz circuits in the bob hund Fzzxkrrrxzt! stacks amazingly well. The FZ-1S circuit (Conny channel) is a very unusual fuzz, in that it features a 'clean blend' control (Obalans), which actually colours the sound a lot, making a mix of fuzzy and not-fuzzy sounds possible. The Fzzxkrrrxzt! sounds really great when this knob is turned up a bit, and the Johnny side is 'on' too, effectively mixing the two fuzz tones in series and in parallel at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy nature the FZ-1S sounds a bit like a Shine-Ei FY6 SuperFuzz (or a \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reusseffects.com\/collections\/fuzz\/products\/googoofuzz\" title=\"Reuss Goo Goo Fuzz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReuss Goo Goo Fuzz\u003c\/a\u003e), being an aggressive bees-in-a-can silicon fuzz with two preset tone options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all Reuss pedals, the bob hund Fzzxkrrrxzt! is completely handmade in the European Union. There will be 100 pedals for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdate July 28th 2022:\u003c\/strong\u003e Having spent one year developing the Reuss bob hund Fzzxkrrrxzt!, and coming to such a great sounding result, it's kind of a waste letting it slip away with the 100 pcs. So, I have decided to let the circuit designs live on in a new model, called the 'Double Classic Fuzz'. The first batch of 60 pcs. will be built with full-featured surplus bob hund circuit boards. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reusseffects.com\/products\/doubleclassicfuzz\" title=\"Reuss Double Classic Fuzz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThese pedals are available now.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Preorders ships first come, first served. All 100 pedals might not be ready to ship the same day \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHere's bob hund having fun with the final prototype (Facebook video):\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable height=\"241\" width=\"396\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 560px;\"\u003e \u003ciframe height=\"314\" width=\"560\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314\u0026amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbobhund%2Fvideos%2F760823724904379%2F\u0026amp;show_text=false\u0026amp;width=560\u0026amp;t=0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThis is a clip from the video feedback I got from Conny and Johnny in November 2021, expressing their desire for the pedal to feature the 'dying sound' of the first prototype, in addition to the sounds of their original vintage Maestro pedals (which was succesfully recreated in the second prototype):\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"embed-container\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\/a4mKIkRIlp8\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch my friend Fzat's demo of the second prototype here. Recorded the day before I shipped it on to bob hund, back in October 2021. This version did not feature 'the dying sound':\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"embed-container\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\/n_dTixuCLL0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003ebob hund Fzzxkrrrxzt! features and specifications\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeticulously researched recreation of the sounds of bob hund's two vintage Maestro Fuzz-Tone pedals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohnny side is a very accurate recreation of the sound and response of bob hund's vintage FZ-1A pedal, made with modern silicon transistors (the vintage original pedal is a germanium fuzz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCustom bob hund 'dying sound' option for the Johnny side to be mixed with the vintage-identical effect (adjustable and switchable inside the pedal)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConny side is a very accurate recreation of bob hund's vintage FZ-1S pedal based on actual inspection and measuring of the parts in the band's pedal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternal 'djup' (deep) switch to extend the low frequency range of the FZ-1A effect. This makes the sound much richer and 'fuller' than the orignal vintage effect\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtremely high build quality. Assembled by hand in the European Union. The pedal features a hybrid SMD construction, where some parts are hand soldered 'trough hole' in the traditional way, and some of the passive parts are surface mount (resistors and small capacitors)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOutput buffers added to the vintage based circuits for a high quality output signal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMechanical true bypass (no buffered bypass)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnalog circuits with low power consumption\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaw aluminium enclosure with black silk screen printed graphics designed by long-time bob hund associate Martin Kann\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh quality Neutrik jacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlpha brand upgrade quality foot switches (good for at least 30000 stomps)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompact footprint: 11,9 x 9,4 cm (standard Hammond 1590BB size)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRuns on a standard ’Boss-style’ 9V DC guitar pedal power supply or a 9V battery. The pedal accepts 9-18V, but no real advantage of running it higher than 9V\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdvanced Reuss-designed power supply noise filtering circuit, making the pedal tolerate most power supplies, even the cheap ones, without the risk of inducing unwanted noises (an inherent issue with vintage fuzz circuits and other vintage effects build with discrete parts)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 months warranty against manufacturing faults\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked in a cardboard box and cotton draw-string bag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorldwide shipping from Denmark. 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-moz-box-direction: unset; -moz-box-flex: unset; -moz-box-orient: unset; -moz-box-pack: unset; -moz-box-ordinal-group: unset;\"\u003ehttps:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0224\/2459\/files\/Reuss_bobhundFzzxkrrrxzt_manual.pdf?v=1660074586Fzzxkrrrxzt!manualma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Johnny channel of the Fzzxkrrrxzt! is based on bob hund's vintage early 1960s Maestro FZ-1A Fuzz-Tone, which is a germanium transistor fuzz.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe had both bob hund's original vintage pedals in the lab where they were meticulously analyzed by my electronics enginnering partner, so that we could recreate their sounds in detail.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the FZ-1A we managed to design a silicon transistor based circuit which exactly nails the sound and repsonse of the vintage germanium FZ-1A Fuzz-Tone - which took a lot of hard work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the Conny channel it was easier, because it is originally designed as a silicon fuzz, and the challenge with that was merely to recreated the impact the 40+ year long aging and drifting of the parts has to the sound.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg height=\"362\" width=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0224\/2459\/files\/breadboardingfz1a_480x480.jpg?v=1623227321\" alt=\"Breadboarding FZ-1A\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg height=\"320\" width=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0224\/2459\/files\/bhoriginals_480x480.jpg?v=1623227549\" alt=\"bob hund originals\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bd0707;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVERY IMPORTANT NOTICE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The prices at the webshop are listed \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ewithout\u003c\/span\u003e taxes. For customers in the European Union VAT is added at check-out. For pedals shipped to other countries, including the US and UK, local taxes and tariffs etc. will be charged by the \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003elocal\u003c\/span\u003e authorities. In some cases, these taxes, tariffs and clearance fees etc. will be claimed by the shipping company while the pedal is still in transit to the destination country, for a smooth and fast delivery without delays for custom's clearance. Different rules and regulations applies in different countries, so please check what the terms are where you live before posting an order, to avoid unpleasant surprises and disappointments. 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