The Chase Tone Fuzz Fella 2.0 Ocean Blue BC108C is a limited-edition silicon fuzz pedal from Chase Tone, built around specially selected, musically matched BC108C transistors that the maker says replicate the best vintage iconic Telefunken examples1. It is the 2.0 version of the Fuzz Fella circuit, finished in a Custom Shop translucent ocean blue paint job, and Chase Tone describes its character as a huge wall of fuzz, liquid overdrive, glassy cleans and thick warm cleans using the guitar's volume knob, in the style of thick, tracking clean-to-fuzz playing1. The maker also notes that it turns into a BC108C overdrive as well1.
Chase Tone lists the Fuzz Fella 2.0 Ocean Blue BC108C as totally sold out1. As a Custom Shop limited edition, it is not a standard catalog pedal, and the maker states that Fuzz Fella 1.0 Blue upgrade modifications are not available due to the amount of circuit tweaks and transistor fine-tuning involved1. Players with an earlier Fuzz Fella cannot have it converted to the Blue circuit.
The controls
The Fuzz Fella 2.0 keeps a compact three-knob layout, fitted with mini replica 1960s DAFF knobs1. Chase Tone's descriptions of the controls, from the Fuzz Fella Blue BC108C page, give a good picture of what each one does3:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| FUZZ | Maximizing this control increases the total amount of fuzz. Higher settings produce searing high gain fuzz and feedback at lower volume levels; lower settings produce fatter, warmer fuzz tones for stacking with overdrive pedals and cranked rigs. |
| FEEL (Bias) | An updated bias knob with a 2.5X expanded range. Chase Tone says every setting is musical and changes the feel and texture, from counter-clockwise saturated, starved-voltage, dying-battery feel through clockwise punchy, round, tube-like fuzz, and everything in between. |
| BASS | Bass gain adjustment for humbuckers, or for eliminating an oscillating wah pedal placed before the fuzz. |
The bias control is the one that changed most for version 2.0. The expanded range is aimed at players who use a fuzz's bias knob as a performance control rather than a set-and-forget trim, since the maker describes the whole sweep as usable, from starved and saturated through to punchy and round3. Combined with the guitar volume cleanup Chase Tone describes, the pedal is voiced to respond to playing dynamics as much as to knob settings1.
Version 2.0 and the Ocean Blue edition
The 2.0 revision of the Fuzz Fella carries a short list of changes that Chase Tone sums up as high output, sustain, gain and a liquid smooth fuzz knob range1. The Ocean Blue edition wraps those updates in a Custom Shop limited-edition translucent ocean blue finish1.
The circuit belongs to the same family as Chase Tone's other BC108C-based fuzzes. On the maker's page for the Fuzz Fella Blue BC108C, the pedal is described as a limited-edition, pedalboard-friendly version of a favorite and most prized BC108C high gain old-school fuzz tone3, and the demo page bills it as a BC108C hi-gain fuzz2. Customers comparing it in Chase Tone's own materials have drawn a line to the earlier '68 Red Velvet Fuzz, with one long-term user of that pedal describing the Fuzz Fella as its successor in their setup3. Chase Tone also builds a germanium variant, the Fuzz Fella Candy Apple Red Germanium, for players who prefer that transistor type3.
For buyers in the United States, Chase Tone offered a 5% purchase price discount for United States Veterans with free USA shipping, a 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee for USA buyers, and $10 USPS Priority Mail shipping with tracking, 5 to 10 business days for delivery from shipment date1. Shipping to Canada, Europe, Asia, the UK and Australia was $35 UPS to most countries, with delivery around 5 business days or less once shipped1.
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Questions
Is the Chase Tone Fuzz Fella 2.0 Ocean Blue still available?
No. Chase Tone lists the Fuzz Fella 2.0 Ocean Blue BC108C as totally sold out on its product page. The pedal was a Custom Shop limited edition with a translucent ocean blue finish, so availability depends on whether Chase Tone runs another batch. The company's Fuzz Fella Blue BC108C page describes that model as a new release, so players looking for the circuit may want to check what Chase Tone currently offers.
Is the Fuzz Fella 2.0 true bypass?
Yes. Chase Tone specifies true bypass switching for the Fuzz Fella 2.0 Ocean Blue BC108C. On the related Fuzz Fella Blue BC108C, the maker describes the switching as a high quality, epoxy reinforced 3PDT footswitch wired for true bypass, with a nickel-plated switch and low or no pop when engaged.
Can a Fuzz Fella 1.0 be upgraded to the Blue version?
No. Chase Tone states that Fuzz Fella 1.0 Blue upgrade modifications are not available, because of the amount of circuit tweaks and transistor fine-tuning involved in the Blue version. Owners of an original Fuzz Fella who want the BC108C Blue circuit would need the later pedal rather than a modification to the one they have.
What transistor does the Fuzz Fella Ocean Blue use?
The Fuzz Fella Ocean Blue uses BC108C silicon transistors. Chase Tone describes them as specially selected, musically matched BC108Cs that replicate the best vintage iconic Telefunken examples. The BC108C is the source of the pedal's high gain, old-school silicon fuzz character, and the pedal can also be dialed into a BC108C overdrive voicing.
What are the dimensions of the Fuzz Fella 2.0?
Chase Tone lists the Fuzz Fella 2.0 Ocean Blue BC108C at 4 inches long by 2.4 inches wide by 1.5 inches high, and notes that it fits in the palm of your hand. That compact footprint is what the maker means by calling the Fuzz Fella a pedalboard-friendly fuzz.
Sources (3)
- CHASE TONE® FUZZ FELLA® 2.0 OCEAN BLUE BC108C, Chase Tone
- CHASE TONE® FUZZ FELLA™ BLUE BC108C NEW RELEASE! MP3 Demo!, Chase Tone
- CHASE TONE® FUZZ FELLA® -BLUE BC108C, Chase Tone (chasetone.com)
