Fjord Fuzz splits out and extends the component parts of the Dovre - to separate Fjær Lush Spring Reverb pedal and Bjørn Classic Fuzz

In fact that Spring Reverb algorithm appears on 3 different Fjord Fuzz pedals in order - the MIME II, Dovre and this 4-controls Fjær - each of those have different preamps onboard - so they each have differences in output nuances. Where for me the Fjær sounds particularly lush!

As mentioned - the Fjær benefits from 4 controls - Dry, Wet, Size and Tone. I’ve mostly been deploying that with the Dry slider in the middle, Wet is all the way up, Size is @ Noon, and Tone is @ Noon. It can sound incredibly airy and lush with those settings - while you can get really interesting textural tones by maxing out the two knobs in particular.

The Mime II pedal has Feedback and Dry > Wet Mix controls which hit a little differently, while the Dovre has just a single Master Volume for each effect onboard. Engaged via 2 independent footswitches also!

The Fuzz element - which is Daniel’s 4th or 5th generation take on the 2-transistor Fuzz Face - has been split out to its own Bjørn standalone pedal - with one extra control as such - having Fuzz / Gain as well as dB / Level - where the Dovre just has the Master Volume.

The Bjørn Fuzz can also be found on the Midnattssol Fuzz-Vibe pedal - with the exact same Level and Gain controls - which is the version of the Bjørn that I have experienced via the Midnattssol. And since I have the Midnattssol - it doesn’t necessarily make sense to have the identical Bjørn fuzz also. I may still get the Bjørn in for standalone purposes - while so far I’ve not really felt the need.

I feel that I own most every version of Daniel’s Fuzz Faces - and there are quite significant differences between those - particularly in terms the of output volume - where I prefer a generous amount.

In any case, I own well over 100 Fuzz Face types to date - so I really don’t have need of yet another. While my Fjord Fuzz collector soul is trying to tell me I need to complete the set! It may happen eventually - but there is no great rush there - as I’m already covered with the Midnattssol. In fact the vibe component of the Midnattssol is also now a standalone MK2 Frei Vibe pedal - but much like with the Bjørn - I also have the new Frei onboard my Midnattssol.

I may have to do a whole family tree one of these days - to explain all the connections and overlaps for those Fjord Fuzz pedals!

Note that for the Bjørn, Fjær, and Frei we also have brand new and differentiated Fjord Fuzz enclosure facia styles - for the first time with silver foil labels and legends. Daniel is very proud of the font he selected - which has the utmost versatility in deployment - with lots of different weights and styles / forms - that font is called ’ELZA’. And it looks rather splendid for sure - while I did somewhat wonder what the thinking was here (versus the more typical Fjord Fuzz LED Cutouts - I’m guessing it’s largely about production efficiencies - which seem particularly critical currently with all this tariff nonsense impacting most forms of manufacturing.

So those new 3 pedals look quite different to what has come before - and have mostly been rolled out in hammered enclosure designs - while my pedals are the all-black gloss varieties - and vey handsome they are!

So in short Daniel has split out the two sides of the Dovre - giving you 3 extra controls for the Spring Reverb - as the standalone Fjær pedal, where the Bjørn fuzz extraction has an extra gain control. So you end up with much more shapeable pedals standalone pedals!

On the Fjord Fuzz Webstore - the Dovre is $249, the Bjørn is $199, the Fjær is $229, the Frei is $229, the Loke is $279, the Midnattssol is $399, and the Odin is $229 - those are the current models! Andertons has most of those for the equivalent £ value - while the Dovre and Bjørn are currently discounted to £149 - which are bargain prices. There’s a further pedal waiting to be launched - sometime next week!