In 1967 Roger Mayer decided that Jimi Hendrix needed a new flavor of fuzz, and soon was born the Axis Fuzz. Not terribly dissimilar to a Fuzz Face, but different enough to make it notable in the conversation of classic two transistor fuzzes. So why is PCA making it? Simple. Reissues and vintage units cost an insane amount for a very simple circuit in an enclosure that looks like a rocket ship. It's super rad, don't get me wrong, but hundreds of dollars is a lot to ask. So I made it myself and now you can have classic Band of Gypsies, Axis Bold as Love tones. Axis... Axes... close enough. Much like a Fuzz Face the control layout is incredibly simple. Fuzz and Volume. Even the Fuzz control is a little superfluous given that most people are going to turn it all the way up and use their guitar's volume knob. Speaking of which, it does "the thing". Rolling back your guitar volume cleans up the gain and low end and gives you a chimey crunch down to sparkling clean. Even with the gain way up this fuzz holds up astoundingly well with chords, which can't be said about a lot of fuzz pedals. What's with the switch, you ask. In many schematics you will find a note about a mod omitting 2 components and how it improves the sound. I happen to agree, there is this really sharp fizz in the very high end that this switch eliminates. But for all those who wanted EXACTLY what Jimi had, I left the option up to you. Decide what sounds better on your own. The only other notable details are: firstly, that no two units will look exactly alike, as I adjust the color swirl for each one, and secondly, this is best treated just like a Fuzz Face, first in the chain. It doesn't play nice with buffers, as most old fuzzes don't.