Description
Fulltone’s all-analogue Custom Shop Queen Bee pedal delivers gloriously-saturated, old-school fuzz tones. Reacting beautifully to the position of your guitar’s volume pot, the Queen Bee can be cleanedup to provide subtle boost and mild overdrive sounds – all the way up to ferocious high-gain fuzz.
The Custom Shop Queen Bee is powered by a trio ofNOSmilitary Flying Saucer germanium transistors, in an original Fulltone circuitthat behaves in an amp-like manner.This meticulously-crafted design allows the Queen Bee toresponddynamically to the input from your hands and guitar, and is very touch-sensitive. Sweet mids, precise note clarity, piano-like sustain and richharmonic content are all there – formingan incredible-sounding stompbox that canelevate any dull-sounding amplifier to new sonic heights!
Unique Circuitry
Queen Bee’s first and secondtransistors are configured to achieve maximum gain in order to hit the third transistorextremely hard, creating more sustain and distortion than is possible with typical2-transistor fuzzes. This proprietary design also gives the pedal a surprisingly low-noise floor for such a high-gaindesign.
Rich in Mid-Range
Another thing the Bee has, something that many fuzzes lack, is ample mid-range! Fender amp owners will appreciate the ‘Passive Hi-Cut’ tonecontrol for taming the treble, whilefurther sonic-sculpting is accomplished via a smart, loss-less 3-position Bass switch (placed before transistor #3) tailoring the low frequencies and keeping the bottom-end tight.
Adjustable Bias
Inside the pedal is a trim pot that allows you to adjustthe bias of the third transistorby a range between 2 and 6 volts DC. Fulltone’s favourite issomewhere between 3 and 4 volts. The trimmer should be adjusted by ear as there are no wrong settings, and a slight turn results in a drastic change in sound, volumeand compression characteristics. Suddenly firm becomes soft, bright becomes warm, grainy becomes smooth… its astonishing what this little trimmer does!
Specifications
True-Bypass: Yes
Power: 9V Battery or PSU (Centre Positive)
100% Hand-Built in the USA
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