This Silicon Fuzz Face is the holy grail | Reeves Electro 2n2 Face

Fast. Articulate. Dangerously loud. The Reeves Electro 2N2 Face is not your typical silicon Fuzz Face — a high volume, point-to-point hand-wired circuit tuned entirely by ear. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.

The Reeves Electro 2N2 Face pairs with the Gronlund Guitars SC18 — TV Jones TV Classic Filter'Trons — into the Greer Amps Mini Chief and Smallblock 1x12" cab via the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander. The Effectrode Tube Vibe joins from 04:10.

The 2N2 Face is built around carefully selected 2N2222A transistors, JB capacitors, and Fischer resistors, tuned by ear in Markus Reeves' garden workshop in Northamptonshire, England — no boards, no circuit traces, just components, solder, and decades of instinct.

What sets it apart from every other Fuzz Face on the market is the sheer volume on tap. Unity sits around 9-10 o'clock with the fuzz maxed — meaning cranked, this pedal becomes a massive boost into a breaking amp, unlocking complex overtones and harmonic richness most Fuzz Faces simply can't reach. Tight bass response, fast attack, articulate note separation, and a decay that never gets fizzy or spitty. Control the gain from the guitar's volume knob — that's the whole game.

Explored from 01:28 with fuzz volume at amp unity, moving through the neck pickup at 02:54 and extensive volume knob cleanup — "that Fuzz Face thing" — from 03:34. The Effectrode Tube Vibe joins from 04:10 for classic Uni-Vibe modulation. Bridge pickup into a gainier amp from 05:26, with volume knob cleanup revisited on neck at 06:02 and with the Tube Vibe from 07:14.

The fuzz volume itself is pushed to slam the amp from 09:50, with amp volume progressively reduced for headroom and guitar volume reduced for clarity from 10:33 — a genuinely careful balancing act between all three variables that this circuit rewards. Maxed fuzz volume with the amp volume lowered to accommodate closes the demo from 12:56.

If you've been chasing the holy grail Fuzz Face tone, this might be the last stop.

🎛️ Reeves Electro 2N2 Face: https://reeveselectro.co.uk 🎸 Gronlund Guitars: https://www.gronlundguitars.com 🔊 Greer Amps: https://www.greeramps.com

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🎸 Gronlund Guitars SC18 | TV Jones TV Classic Filter'Trons 🎛️ Reeves Electro 2N2 Face | 2N2222A Si | JB Caps | Fischer Resistors | Point-to-Point | Effectrode Tube Vibe 🔊 Greer Amps Mini Chief | Greer Smallblock 1x12" | Boss Waza TAE