Strymon Fairfax Class A Output Stage Drive Pedal

Strymon Fairfax

Achieve big tube sound in a small, pedalboard friendly package with Fairfax from Strymon, a class A output stage drive pedal that puts a miniature tube amp directly on your board. With a detailed design that closely recreates multiple stages of tube drive using solid state, 100% analog components and an output transformer, Fairfax provides luscious saturation just like an amplifier, offering incredibly organic and natural response beyond typical drive pedals. Internal 40V headroom enables richly dynamic drive tones at any setting. Explore a wide range of tones with Fairfax's simple and intuitive controls, including drive intensity, output level, and a dedicated Sag control that offers subtle shaping at low settings and spitty gated tones when cranked to the extreme. The Bright switch offers even more flexibility, allowing for fine-tuning of high frequency response for additional cut. Whether you use it at the front of your chain or place it at the end for warming up your output stage, Fairfax from Strymon offers a fantastically flexible and natural sounding drive that empowers your creativity in every session.

 

Fairfax Features

Overdrive / amplifier pedal

Recreates tube amp circuit with solid state components for rich and natural amp-like response

40V internal headroom for incredible dynamic response

Controls for Drive intensity and output volume Level

Variable Sag control for subtle shaping or intense spitty / gated effects

Bright switch focuses high frequencies for additional cut

True bypass switching