They are so good all the way around and I agree - if you read his IG/FB posts, it seems pretty obvious he nerds out on them pretty hard, which is cool - it definitely comes through in his attention to detail for sure.There are almost 20 vintage examples on reverb at the moment, priced from $1650 to $4900. I would argue that Dustin's Ivors sound as good as any of them and probably better than most of them and are still priced in the hundreds of dollars. This seems more like a labor of love for him than an enterprise, I kind of dig the attention to detail and also like how he voices them.
He spends time on his Fuzz Face replicas. He also has crazy in depth knowledge of the Fuzz Face circuit and and cosmetics. Dustin's time and knowledge are what set these apart from other fuzz's and those two parameters aren't really "subjective value" in this case. He's put a value on it and people pay it.There comes a point when the price of something exceeds its objective value based off, in this case, parts and labor.
Of course there is subjective value, but IMO subjective value would only be applied towards an object which has some special external value, e.g. owned by a legendary musician, from a long-ago time, unique.
Anyway I'm sure the fuzz sounds great, but I'm also sure it sounds exactly the same as fuzzes a tenth of its price.
He’s charging because of his years of experience and knowledge not because of the actual build. It’s like any other profession, the higher skill the higher pay.He spends time on his Fuzz Face replicas. He also has crazy in depth knowledge of the Fuzz Face circuit and and cosmetics. Dustin's time and knowledge are what set these apart from other fuzz's and those two parameters aren't really "subjective value" in this case. He's put a value on it and people pay it.
Posted my Dustin before but just wanted to show youHave a bc183 fuzz face coming in sometime this week super pumped
Dude how long have you had it for?! I’m the 1968 black fuzz face it’s also a bc183lPosted my Dustin before but just wanted to show you
what to expect.
I think you will be a happy camper!!!!!
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Having bought and sold a few originals, more sound blah than are amazing.There are 15-16 original examples on reverb right now. They range from $1500 to $3500 and I'll bet a few of them sound like crap.
The early middle of last year.Dude how long have you had it for?! I’m the 1968 black fuzz face it’s also a bc183l
Agreed. I’ve had more than a few originals and the Ivors are tuned perfectly. My ‘68 continues to amaze me and the cleanup is unmatched. Never going to sell this Ivor because it doesn’t get any better IMO.Having bought and sold a few originals, more sound blah than are amazing.
What your paying for with Dustin’s Francis Fuzzfaces, you are almost guaranteed an absolutely amazing sounding Fuzzface. No need to buy a pile of originals to find the one.