A Complete Analog Amplifier in Compact Pedal Form Versatile, dynamic, and bursting with all-analog warmth, the Strymon Fairfax rounds out your tonal toolbox with harmonic-rich, tube-like boost and saturation. This all-analog powerhouse, loosely inspired by a valve-powered device from the 1960s, is effectively a full-scale amplifier in miniature form — only with JFETs in place of tube stages and a custom circuit that emulates the expressive sound and feel of an output transformer. Complete with tried-and-true Drive and Level controls, the Fairfax's massive range allows it to excel as a sonic sweetener that glues your sound together, a searing boost to slam the front end of your amp, and even as an aggressive and angular gain machine when pushed to its limits. Moreover, Fairfax's sweet, cello-like sustain is engineered to play nice with all sorts of amplifiers and amp modelers, and it even features a Bright switch to tame excessive