Dominion Electric Dominion Fuzz
Germanium or silicon? For the first time, you don't have to choose. The Dominion Electric Dominion Fuzz puts both circuits in one enclosure and lets you switch between them on the fly. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
In this episode the Dominion Electric Dominion Fuzz takes center stage. Guitar and rig details in the chapters — this description is about what makes this pedal genuinely different.
The Dominion Fuzz is Aaron's take on the classic Fuzz Face circuit, built one at a time in Canada with NOS Allen-Bradley carbon composition resistors, Wima capacitors, a 2oz copper trace PCB with gold pads, and two fully independent circuits — one NOS germanium, one NOS silicon — each with its own set of internal trimmers.
The germanium/silicon toggle is the headline feature. Both circuits are independently tunable via internal trimmers: a Bias control that tailors the character of the fuzz, and a Pre-Gain control that functions like your guitar's volume knob to clean up the circuit at rest. Set both to taste, save them, and switch between them live with a flick of the top-side switch. For players who gig in variable temperatures — where germanium's sensitivity to heat can cause unpredictable behavior — the silicon circuit is a fully dialed-in backup, not an afterthought. And the silicon circuit here earns its place on merit: extraordinary attack and the most musical treble-bleed cleanup of any silicon fuzz circuit I've played.
The fuzz control's sweep has been deliberately redesigned. Most Fuzz Face-style circuits have a fuzz knob that's either on or off — everything useful happens in the last 10% of the sweep. Aaron reworked the gain span to open up the full range of the knob, making every position sonically useful and giving players access to the micro-climates of fuzz gain that define the character of this style of circuit.
Two face controls: Level and Fuzz. Clean, pedalboard-friendly enclosure with top jacks. Gorva soft-click footswitch. Handmade — small variances in finish between units. Visual design by Thierry L'Écuyer.
🎛️ Dominion Electric Dominion Fuzz: https://dominionelectric.co/products/dominion-fuzz-white
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🎛️ Dominion Electric Dominion Fuzz | NOS Germanium + Silicon | Dual Independent Circuits | Made in Canada
