MattW Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) Hi All, I've just ordered one of these and thought I'd share. PMT are selling these for £129 on the website, which is about £100 cheaper than anyone else and the RRP is £299! Handmade in the UK, tube powered funkiness! https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/ashdown-funk-face-stuart-zender-signature-twin-dynamic-filter-pedal Can't wait to try it! Edited February 2, 2021 by MattW 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Nice one. I've been trying to find a tube zipper, I wonder if this would be similar.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Looks like you can use it while motoring up the M5 as well 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 3 hours ago, stewblack said: Nice one. I've been trying to find a tube zipper, I wonder if this would be similar.. IIRC The funk face sounds very like the EHX Bassballs but with a tube drive, rather than a fuzz. Maybe the tube will give it a richer voice, but the Bassballs will give you that sound for a lot less Shackles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattW Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 3 hours ago, stewblack said: Looks like you can use it while motoring up the M5 as well 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattW Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 47 minutes ago, lee650 said: IIRC The funk face sounds very like the EHX Bassballs but with a tube drive, rather than a fuzz. Maybe the tube will give it a richer voice, but the Bassballs will give you that sound for a lot less Shackles. It arrived yesterday and sounds very nice on my initial test, but you make a good point so I plan to AB it with my baseballs tomorrow to see! What I think is good is that the drive and wah are independently footswitchable, which means I easily have three sounds from one pedal, plus you can post/pre the drive with a switch, so that gives a fourth - good for pedalboard real estate! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 14 hours ago, MattW said: It arrived yesterday and sounds very nice on my initial test, but you make a good point so I plan to AB it with my baseballs tomorrow to see! What I think is good is that the drive and wah are independently footswitchable, which means I easily have three sounds from one pedal, plus you can post/pre the drive with a switch, so that gives a fourth - good for pedalboard real estate! Would you have paid 300 quid for it? Or is 129 about right? I love Ashdown generally for everything but always thought 300 quid pedals was stretching it. Be interested to hear your view. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattW Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 5 hours ago, uk_lefty said: Would you have paid 300 quid for it? Or is 129 about right? I love Ashdown generally for everything but always thought 300 quid pedals was stretching it. Be interested to hear your view. I'm a big Ashdown fan too, and this is a nice, well built, solid sounding pedal, but as you suggest £300 is possibly too much considering the competition. £129 is very good value considering what it can do, and I'll be hanging onto it for sure! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Interested to hear your thoughts on the Bassballs comparison. I moved my Bassballs on, couldn't get a fat enough tone from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Was interested how this would work as a pure valve drive, with its single 12AX7 - you get to hear that at 4.09+ to warm up an amp. Sounds good, but not sure its going to be too different to a mild fuzz setting on a decent fuzz pedal e.g. the Tech 21 Red Ripper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfan Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 On 02/02/2021 at 12:44, MattW said: Hi All, I've just ordered one of these and thought I'd share. PMT are selling these for £129 on the website, which is about £100 cheaper than anyone else and the RRP is £299! Handmade in the UK, tube powered funkiness! https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/ashdown-funk-face-stuart-zender-signature-twin-dynamic-filter-pedal Can't wait to try it! Looking forward to the review, I’ve looked at these on and off for a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobothy Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 .... how is the pedal working out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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