The Mojo Hand FX Crosstown Rasta is a fuzz pedal built on a germanium/silicon hybrid Fuzz F@ce circuit. After two years with no Crosstown in production, the maker brought the pedal back, and the first batch of the return is the 4/20 Rasta edition1. It sits in the maker's fuzz line alongside the Crosstown and Crosstown Hybrid Fuzz.
The Fuzz F@ce circuit, in hybrid form
The Crosstown Fuzz is, in Mojo Hand FX's words, "a germanium/silicon hybrid Fuzz F@ce circuit"1. The maker describes its approach as "Our hand-picked combination of germanium and silicon transistors coupled with an internal bias control"1. Hybrid designs like this pair the two transistor types in one circuit, and the internal bias control lets the bias point of the transistors be adjusted inside the pedal.
Controls
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tone | Output treble1 |
Mojo Hand FX describes the Tone control as "the full range TONE control which allows you to tailor the Crosstown's treble response from warm and creamy to bright and sizzly"1.
Power and hardware
The pedal runs on a standard center negative 9V DC supply, or a 9V battery, with neither included in the box. Current draw is about 65mA1. Other features the maker lists are True Bypass switching, extremely low noise operation, a 9V DC jack, a bright LED, and a high quality die cast enclosure1.
The Crosstown Rasta is the first batch of the pedal's return after a two-year gap, so it is a limited edition run1.
Questions
Is the Mojo Hand FX Crosstown Rasta true bypass?
Yes. Mojo Hand FX lists True Bypass switching among the pedal's features, along with extremely low noise operation, a 9V DC jack, a bright LED, and a high quality die cast enclosure. True bypass means the pedal takes itself out of the signal path when off, so your clean tone passes through unchanged.
What power supply does the Crosstown Rasta need?
It runs on a standard center negative 9V DC supply, or a 9V battery. Neither is included with the pedal. Current draw is about 65mA, so check that your supply has spare capacity on the output you plug it into.
Does the Crosstown Rasta use germanium or silicon transistors?
Both. Mojo Hand FX describes the Crosstown as a germanium/silicon hybrid Fuzz F@ce circuit, using a hand-picked combination of germanium and silicon transistors together with an internal bias control.
Does the Crosstown Rasta run on a battery?
Yes, a 9V battery is supported, though it is not included. The pedal can also run from a standard center negative 9V DC supply.
How big is the Mojo Hand FX Crosstown Rasta?
Mojo Hand FX lists the enclosure at 4.8 inches long by 2.62 inches wide by 1.55 inches high, in a die cast enclosure.
What is the difference between the Crosstown Classic and Rasta editions?
After two years with no Crosstown in production, Mojo Hand FX brought the pedal back, and the first batch of the return is the 4/20 Rasta edition. The Classic edition is the standard version of the same hybrid fuzz.
Sources (1)
- Crosstown Rasta, Mojo Hand FX
