Fuzz Review: D*A*M MKII Professional (high gain)

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Description:
Hola fuzzy freakola’s, fresh outta the D*A*M oven we have a very small spattering of FUZZ rong’s (3 to be exact)…..quite obviously based on the good ole fuzzy beast that is the Mosrite FUZZ rite. The FUZZ rong is based on the earliest germanium made version of that pedal and uses an AC125 and an OC76. Now there be fuzz pedals and there be FUZZ pedals, as in this is very VERY Fuzzy fuzz box! If you like subtleties and picking dynamics to shine through this is certainly not for you! Think “I Wanna Be Your Dog” & “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”

Each and every D*A*M Pro MKII is hand built in England using…a high quality UK made enclosure, long life audio grade Alpha pots, Cliff audio jacks, Genuine Daka-ware control knobs, NOS Germanium transistors, true bypass heavy duty footswitch all lovingly assembled on hand cut stripboard (not PCB) with 5 % carbon film resistors, high grade Polyester audio caps (Ero Vishay) and long life Electrolytic capacitors (BC Components) using 2.5% silver and 0.5% copper solder and stranded tinned annealed copper core wire with compound PVC insulation.

The MKII is the only straight on exact replica that D*A*M produce and with good reason too. The MKII is a rebuild of the mighty Sola Sound Tone Bender MKII that was made famous by a certain Jimmy Page. The Sola Sound Tone Bender MKII needs no improvement!! It is one of the finest British fuzz boxes ever made and the D*A*M MKII is as close as you can get to the real deal with out paying serious amounts of cash.

It is a part for part sound for sound recreation of the original Sola Sound made units so whether you are after that elusive early Led Zeppelin/Page era Yardbirds tone or just after one fantastically organic sounding fuzz box this could be for you. Features a three stage transistor circuit that has almost endless amounts of sustain which will remain remarkably controllable and melodic.