Thanks!

Thanks! It’s a great pedal! Still love mine!

Thanks! More to come....hopefully!

carlygtr thanks man. You’re going to love it.

Kevin Glaz thank you!

I'd like to check those out, or his 183's. His FF clones are my favorite these days, he knows the fine tuning which is key. Stay safe.

Thnx! Hope you have as much fun w the pedal as I do. Happy new year 🎊

Yes it sounds great I have a low gain Sunface but it's duking it out with the new Pedal Pawn CV7003 fuzz I'm a strange fuzz user...I kind of prefer the overdrive tones some fuzz's can provide and definitely like the clean roll off tones Seems fuzz can be a cruel Mistress lol My problem and more than likely many other's is that we need to sit down and woodshed a fuzz till we bond with it So many pedal choices are made in the first 5 minutes of using it Like it or don't like it For me anyways I need to really dig in and get down on a fuzz Actually have about 6 really nice ones I need to explore and make the decision so I can move on and get some serious money back for something else Likewise I have several Strats that I love but need to pick 2 or 3 and sell the rest Over 60 y/o now so need to consolidate Same with the Gibson's Decisions decisions lol 😂 Cheers ES

ribbons of euphoria thanks for the nice comment! Yeah I really like the BART too. I’ve had NKTs (but NOT from Analogman) but this pedal is my favorite Germanium thus far. Hangs w silicon fuzz faces gain wise but has that warmer clean up. I do like to run the amp just breaking up. From listening to early Hendrix studio bootlegs, I don’t think his JTM 100 was super distorted , just cooking and overdriven nicely 👍, and the fuzz pushes it into bliss. A lot of guys crank the volume on the pedal too, I think Jimi and others did that cuz those early pedals you had too...cranked was similar to about 1 o clock on more modern pedals like the sunface. Also some amps like a blackface fenders can use the extra volume push to send them over the edge into submission. My 2 cents from way too much time analyzing Jimi recordings. Good luck and have fun.

Yes Emerson needs to get his social presence out there more One of my faves and he walks all over most of the other players who walk the walk but don't talk the talk Cheers

yrulooknatme haha thanks. Been busy touring w Rod Stewart in the UK, more shows coming up in the states this year. Trying to get a couple vids done. Thanks for your comment!!

@@emersonswinford8949 that's very cool. Do you all do and Faces tunes?

Thanks man. Have fun w it!

@@emersonswinford8949 No Problem! I was lucky enough to see Jimi at Regis College, Denver, on Feb. 14th, 1968. My buddies and I were in a cover band in Jr. High. It was an awesome experience for us!

@@Guitar_Smasher that’s amazing! Wish I could’ve been there. I was 5 months from being born then!

@@emersonswinford8949 In typical fashion, he rammed the neck of his Strat through the speakers of his Sunn Colliseum at the end!

Thanks and enjoy It’s a nice one. Also loving the Dustin Francis FF clones.

@@emersonswinford8949 finally ordered one! I hope it sounds half as good as yours did! It REALLY nailed those recorded Axis fuzz tones! Thanks again for this amazing demo as I had no interest in the BART version until discovering your video! Excellent playing too!!!!

​​@@Voodoo66Chile Hi, did you get yours? So, how does it dound please? I mean this demo is a beast! Is this how your's sounds?

​​​@@MherkavaI received it and this demo is 100% accurate. The BART is by far one of the best sounding germanium fuzzes I've ever owned or played. It has a bit more gain on tap than my vintage NKT275 fuzz but dialing the fuzz control back it sounds impressively close. I actually think the BART maybe a little bit better as it just sounds amazing no matter how I use it. It can achieve absolutely sparkling cleans with the fuzz control backed off a tad and rolling the volume back (Strat) and it can sound absolutely massive, warm and huge when diming the fuzz and the guitar volume. These big Russian transistor sound absolutely amazing imo. Long story short, this demo is absolutely on point with my experience.

Thank you so much!! Wow!! Such a good feeling to be waiting for something like this. I'm in continuous contact with Analogman Mike Piera about my pedal which is in the making. He's a great guy, knows everything about Fuzz, and I'm just amazed with his knowledge. I know he puts his soul into these pedals. Thanks again, I appreciate your input. I feel good with this. Cheers,

what about the bc183?

Silicon vs Germanium. Ended up going with the BART/RCA combination, and I like it a lot! Silicon Fuzzface circuits can sound amazing. Still learning the sounds from the pedal I have. NEVER have too many Fuzz pedals

@@druwk Cool....James Santiago has a good bunch of videos showing how to get the most out of silicon or germanium Learned a lot Check it out Cheers

Hi, so I personally prefer using an older style carbon zinc 9v battery. I honestly think they sound better. You can get the optional on/off fuzz pot which allows you to turn off and save on battery usage, but still have the jacks plugged in (like if it’s all mounted up snug in your pedalboard). You could go for the 9v jack power option but I’d email and ask about the polarity as I can’t remember.

@@emersonswinford8949 ah thank you! Also quickly, would you recommend getting the Sun dial knob? Or can it alternatively be adjusted for different temperatures? Do you know

Fin McDonagh definitely get the sundial. It’s great for fine tuning or on a hot day.

@@user-jg8pk3rv8x this is regular (or medium gain). Plenty of fuzz on tap 👍

Thanks Chris. That Strat was totally stock, so I believe it’s .05 cap, and of course the bridge pickup wired w no tone pot/cap. All pickups were about 5.7 k.

Hey, is that medium or medium high gain? Im guessing high. Getting ready to order one. Thanks

@@philspill6854 I think Emerson said it was medium gain, so thats what I ordered as well

Curious about this too!

Medium gain which is plenty 😊….IMO.

Well the medium gain standard BART is definitely a winner. Plenty of gain and cut. I honestly have no experience with the Bart/RCA but it sounds cool.

Great amp. Seems to love the Fuzz. Great for some AC/DC too, w an SG !

​@@emersonswinford8949 Hi, such beautiful playing!! Thank you. Can I achieve such sounds with the SV20H + BART PEDAL??

Some ability also helps!.

Thanks. This was a beyerdynamic m160 about a couple inches back, almost center. On a Celestion 20 heritage 67 reissue. I’ve since gone about 5-6 inches back after reading interviews w Hendrix engineers, Eddie Kramer and George Chikatz(spelling?)...that sounds even better Ideally I would like to have a bigger room to be able to also throw up a room mic like about 8-10 feet back and mix the two.

@@emersonswinford8949 Thank you. m-160 is the Kramer way indeed. Hendrix fans thank you, and all the Chikatz are thanking you as well :)

By the way is it a vintage M160? Which preamp? :) @@emersonswinford8949

Actually don’t know if they are PNP or NPN, I’d email ananlogman. It will react like a standard fuzz face, meaning all the good and bad quirks too…oscillation with your wah , etc. I put a buffer in my wah and that prob is fixed.

Thanks! You may end up liking it straight in. I’d admit that my silverface Princeton is not my favorite amp for fuzz faces, but I get the best results by hitting it pretty hard…like crank volume more than I would with say a Marshall. I’ve heard good things about Jan Ray but have no experience. I haven’t had the best results w using a gain pedal after fuzz face but have seen others on YT get good tones. Wish I could help you more. Start w BART straight in and see. Let me know how it works out.

Hey man, I was messing with my silverface Princeton today and have a chase tone secret preamp. Running a fuzz face into the secret preamp really helped the fuzz sound good thru that amp. Hope this helps.

Yes if you do get something to go with it be sure you get something that has tone or EQ options Sometimes fuzz can get too bassy or vida versa so the added EQ helps Usually fuzz doesn't have a tone control I use a RYRA Klone after my Sunface You can keep the gain very low and it still sounds great Excellent tone control as well Good luck

Johnny Inmate hi the mic-ed speaker was a Celestion heritage 20 watt in 4x12. I like how it handles the fuzz

@@emersonswinford8949 thank you!

@@danolivier4899 no prob, btw the Weber blue dog is also great. Clean, Dirty, and Fuzz but can compress more with the Fuzz than the celestion. I do prefer the Weber for cleaner to overdriven

@@emersonswinford8949 ah that's awesome - isn't the blue dog like a celestion blue? I never considered a celestion blue in a marshall style amp - or are you using the ceramic version of the blue dog? I was looking at the Weber grey wolf recently, which is supposed to be kind of a take on the blue dog.

@@danolivier4899 not really. I'm not really a super fan of the Cele Blues. It's bit too bright for me or something... maybe if your a P90/Humbucker guy, just never could bond w it. I use the ceramic blue dog. Also bright but never too bright or harsh. When compared to a my old pre rola Celestion 003 cone, the Blue Dog ceramic was very close with a bit more fullness. Records really well once broken in but sounds great right out of the box.

Thank you! I thought it sounded so good that I never messed with it…which is very unlike me!!!

@@emersonswinford8949 hey you're welcome! Yeah it sure does sound good!!

Germanium?

No, I just took as he sent. He told me it was medium. I never touched it in any way.

My Sunface is a low gain model but actually not sure what the transistor is Hmmm gonna have to look it up now

Jeremy Armstrong yes, medium. I can’t see needing more, for me. I usually run it w the fuzz slightly backed off too.

JimmyDevere I happened to be ordering a Sun Face and Mike told me that had a handful of these Russian transistors that sounded great like NKTs. He said they will be getting more soon and will put info on the website.

@@emersonswinford8949 That's cool. Thanks. I have three dunlop fuzzes (the red, Hendrix blue and the copper Bonomassa fuzz face) as well as the Analog Man red dot NKT. Right now, I prefer the Bonomassa for the germ and the Hendrix for Silicon. BTW, I was listening to the soundcloud page for Germino. I'm trying to decide on what model to get. Currently I play a tweed Bassman that gets close to early marshall sound, especially with effects in front running on the more clean sound (less speaker compression effect). I notice you play the JTM 45 Germino version, but listening to your Led Zep version of Since I've Been Loving you on the Club 40 has me wondering. What was your impression of that amp vs. the JTM 45?

@@JimmyDevere Hey Jimmy, I like that you say "right now, I prefer"...I know the feeling. Fuzz Face pedals are weird, one sounds perfect one day and the next it's suspect. I love the Club 40. It's tough call between it and the Classic 45. Often I prefer the C45 for Fuzz Faces but that could be the KT66 tubes versus EL34. I'd say since you have a Bassman you are already in that ballpark but the Club 40 covers late 60's and 70's tones and beyond with the right pedals. It takes pedals amazingly well.

btw check this. Club 40 with a strat. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7RddLl3qai9fps.html

@@emersonswinford8949 Hey Emerson. I just picked up a nice Club 40 and 2x12 last week. It just popped up and I jumped on it. It's a great sound. I told Greg everyone says that amp takes pedals great but I had to disagree.... It just sounds too nice to put anything in front of haha. But seriously, I have my pedal board plugged in but I'm not using it except for some reverb. It's just great.

surfmatze thanks! Yeah fuzz knob is on the left and nearly cranked, the vol is at 11. Just slightly above unity gain.

@@emersonswinford8949 Volume is on the left... Fuzz on the right. With single coils it is customary to run the fuzz wide open, while volume can vary depending on your transistor gain and what the next pedal in the chain is expecting. I find that it is a trade-off between adding noise at high volume and killing the dynamics at low volume. When I use my SunFace with Germanium RCA (higher gain) transistors, I like to reduce the fuzz to about noon with humbuckers because they don't need a lot of gain to drive the fuzz, and I can still get the sound to clean up by turning down the guitar volume knob.

John Shalamskas yes, my bad, Fuzz on right. It’s nearly full up in this video. Check the fist picture at about 3 seconds in. That’s my typical setting w low output strat pickups. Also agree w your statement about humbuckers. Take care. Thnx.

I tend to run mine both at 2 to 3 o'clock

Medium gain is what Analogman (Mike) told me. Seems to have it all for my needs…gain fuzz compression. I wouldn’t want more, and I’m running it a bit below full on the fuzz.

@@emersonswinford8949 Thanks man, that is seriously awesome.. the cleanup and everything is next level! One last question - have you ever had issues with the transistors overheating when playing on stages indoors? I mainly play indoors in AC'd venues so I don't expect to run into that issue. Placing an order for this pedal tomorrow probably

@@Hamppzah I would think that you wouldn’t have an issue. I did have an NKT sunface and it’s was pretty finicky with the temperature. Have not noticed the BART transistors reacting to temperature. Good luck, I think you’ll be fine. Maybe email analogman to ask him, he’s a straight shooter.

Robert Wallace thanks. Medium. I actually run the fuzz slightly turned down. Plenty of gain, and has a bit more upper mid range than say an NKT.

I have no experience w the RCA so can’t comment. I love the Bart and NKT. NKT is pretty spot on early Jimi, as you can hear the BART is darn close too...it has a little more mids and cut so it’s possibly more useful w a band.

Third Stone from the Sun 🌍

Great, thanks a lot!@@joelba1

Thanks Paul! Partially my own fault for not really spending enough time and energy on KZfaq stardom 🙂. I do enjoy doing these vids occasionally, but my main gig is touring with Rod Stewart and that is more fun anyway. Appreciate your comment.

@@emersonswinford8949 Ah glad to hear that Very cool

Thnx! 10-46 Ernie Ball

@@emersonswinford8949 I just switched from 10-46 to 11-49 and really like them I tried the Hendrix set but the lower strings especially the D string really didn't sit right for me

Hi Brandon. Mine is medium and to me there is plenty of fuzz gain on tap

@@emersonswinford8949 Awesome. Thanks.

Medium

@@emersonswinford8949 Thanks. I think I'm about to order one. Trying to decide between the bart, rca/bart or the 2n. I bet this video has helped sell a lot of these

@@justinpaquette224 I definitely like the BART and personally can’t imagine needing more gain/fuzz than medium. Never tried the RCA Bart but it’s prob great too. Good luck.

Medium

About 6 on amp vol, “hi treble” channel. Bass 4 , mids 10, treble 6, presence 7

@@emersonswinford8949 Thank you very much!

Hey Ben, I just left it where it was set from Analogman.

Emerson Swinford that’s interesting. I got a medium gain Bart Sunface and it doesn’t clean up well at all unless I roll the gain trimmer inside back. I got it used on reverb so Im wondering if they actually sold me a high gain. How far exactly do you roll off your guitar volume to get a clean tone?

Ben Skurbe I think the Barts clean up slower...different than most FF where you just roll back slightly and it’s clean. So to get totally clean I’m more like 3-4 on my strat, on other FF that would be like 8. I’m used to it now and actually like all the range. Also my medium gain Bart has a good amount of fuzz gain, I usually roll the fuzz down slightly. Also recently I’ve compared this to some vintage units and easily prefer it.

Ben Skurbe And I use pretty weak output vintage pickups. Like 5.7 k

Emerson Swinford yeah it definitely cleans slower. I was actually able to get some good cleanup settings at full on the gain trimmer, but I used different fuzz and volume positions. I was trying to use the settings you used but you’re using a Marshall style amp and I’m using a Vox, and your strat is cleaner as you said and same settings don’t really make sense for different gear so I probably shouldn’t have been trying to do that lol. With the adjustments I made I really like the slower cleanup. I was also able to get it clean around 3-4 on the guitar volume with my settings ( 3 o clock on fuzz and volume).

Yes , medium.

Don’t know for sure, but probably not…the transistors are pretty rare

Sounds f’in awesome!!!!!!