This is the V3 Solarist in a V2 enclosure (with V2 knobs etc.), to clear the stock that I have of the V2 enclosures. The insides and functionality are identical to the V3.
 
The Swiss Army Fuzz Face and Rangemaster combo. 
 
With the V3, a mini preamp is now added to the Rangemaster side, known as the “Fetzer Valve”, giving you way more control over this Rangemaster beast. It’s the input stage of a Fender amp, with a JFET acting as the tube. Normally, the Rangemaster really shines as an always-on pedal, but when turning it on and off you'll deal with a massive volume boost. Now with V3 you can dial in the exact amount of gain you want AND attenuate the volume. No gain sacrificed (in fact, there’s way more on tap).
 
V3 also boasts BC108 transistors (choose high gain or medium gain) and an improved pickup simulator. Otherwise the fuzz side was special enough as it was.

New here? The Solarist is for the discerning Fuzz Face and Rangemaster player looking for a wide variety of sweet sounds at their feet. Selectable NOS germanium and silicon transistors. An analog preset allows quick switching between input (cleanup) and bias with the tap of a footswitch.
 
For the fuzz, toggle between a pair of germanium GT404B (BART) transistors, a pair of BC108 silicon transistors, or a mix of both. For the Rangemaster, toggle between a germanium 2N1308 transistor or a silicon BC108B.
 
Why 3 Footswitches? Right is ‘Fuzz’, left is ‘Boost’ (Rangemaster treble booster). The A/B footswitch in the middle brings the fuzz's versatility to a new level. It toggles between 2 sets of “Input” and “Bias” knobs, so you can create 2 sounds which are wildly different, and toggle between them.
 
The Input knobs (also called “cleanup” or “trimmer”) mimic the effect of turning down your guitars volume knob - ie. the Fuzz Face cleans up when turned down).
 
The Bias knobs change the character and texture of the fuzz. With so many possibilities: glassy cleans, gritty overdrives, huge fuzz sounds, glitchy gated sounds…and on and on…you’ll be glad you don’t only have to choose one.
 
One way to look at it is this: you’ll have a 5 stage drive/fuzz at your feet (Rangemaster [RM] /  Yellow Fuzz / Red Fuzz / Yellow Fuzz + RM / Red Fuzz + RM).
 
Bass/EQ controls: The bass knob is an input capacitor blend, a versatile EQ control. The "Range" switch for the Rangemaster (RNG) toggles between 3 modes, original (trebly), mid range and full range/bassy. 
 
The Pickup Simulator allows you to place this pedal anywhere in your signal chain without affecting the sound. 
 
Quality components: Hammond Enclosure, soft click footswitches, Lumberg jacks, WIMA caps and NOS transistors.
 
This is a one of a kind fuzz I built by hand…the result of years of tinkering and delving too deeply into Fuzz Face lore.
 
I take an ongoing interest in my pedals: If you manage to break it, I’d be more than happy to fix it for you. Also, if this isn't the best or most versatile fuzz you've ever played I'd be happy to reimburse you fully.
 
 
 
For the discerning Fuzz Face and Rangemaster player looking for a wide variety of sweet sounds at your feet. For the fuzz, toggle between a pair of germanium GT404B (BART) transistors, a pair of NTE123 silicon transistors, or a mix of both. For the Rangemaster, toggle between a germanium 2N1308 transistor or a silicon BC108B.
 
The GT404B are the NPN version of the “BART” transistors. The NTE123 are the silicon used in the Texas Square Face. The Rangemaster Boost uses a 2N1308 germanium transistor.
 
Why 3 Footswitches? Right is ‘Fuzz’, left is ‘Boost’ (Rangemaster treble booster). The A/B footswitch in the middle brings versatility to a new level. It toggles between 2 sets of “Input” and “Bias” knobs, so you can create 2 sounds which are wildly different, and toggle between them.
 
The Input knobs (also called “cleanup” or “trimmer”) mimic the effect of turning down your guitars volume knob - ie. the Fuzz Face cleans up when turned down).
 
The Bias knobs change the character and texture of the fuzz. With so many possibilities: glassy cleans, gritty overdrives, huge fuzz sounds, glitchy gated sounds…and on and on…you’ll be glad you don’t only have to choose one.
One way to look at it is this: you’ll have a 5 stage drive/fuzz at your feet (Rangemaster [RM];  Yellow Fuzz; Red Fuzz;  Yellow Fuzz + RM and Red Fuzz + RM).
 
Bass/EQ controls: The bass knob is an input capacitor blend, a versatile EQ control. The "Range" switch for the Rangemaster (RNG) toggles between 3 modes, original (trebly), mid range and full range/bassy. You can also have different EQ settings for each (A/B) mode, with the switch on the back - it makes the B (yellow) mode use a fixed input capacitor independent of the bass knob. It’s a trebly cap right. 
 
The Pickup Simulator allows you to place this pedal anywhere in your signal chain without affecting the sound. 
 
Quality components: Hammond Enclosure, soft click footswitches, Lumberg jacks, WIMA caps and NOS transistors.
 
This is a one of a kind fuzz I built by hand…the result of years of tinkering and delving too deeply into Fuzz Face lore.
 
I take an ongoing interest in my pedals: If you manage to break it, I’d be more than happy to fix it for you. Also, if this isn't the best or most versatile fuzz you've ever played I'd be happy to reimburse you fully.