Ashdown Stuart Zender Funk Face vs Rainger FX Air Space Invader 2
The Ashdown Stuart Zender Funk Face and the Rainger FX Air Space Invader 2 are both pedals. The Ashdown Stuart Zender Funk Face leans dynamic and warm. The Rainger FX Air Space Invader 2 leans fuzzy and mid-forward. Current prices: $172.44 vs $211.07.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.43% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Funk
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$172.44via Reverb
$211.07via Reverb
The Ashdown Stuart Zender Funk Face is a dual-function bass effects pedal designed in collaboration with Jamiroquai bassist Stuart Zender. It combines a tube-driven overdrive section powered by a 12AX7 valve with an autowah dynamic filter, covering warmth and dirt through to synth-like filtered funk textures. The drive section delivers warm, harmonically rich tube overdrive while the wah section responds dynamically to playing intensity via a single sensitivity knob. Built for professional stage use in a durable chassis at 0.9kg. Particularly associated with the funky bass tones of Virtual Insanity-era Jamiroquai. Suited for funk, soul, R&B, and jazz fusion bass players.
The Rainger FX Air Space Invader 2 is a compact reimagining of the brand's classic synth-distortion filter device, combining a resonant filter with an overdrive circuit sourced from Rainger's discontinued El Distorto, effectively two pedals in one. With the filter engaged and white noise blended in, it produces Moog-style, high-resonance funk textures or stinging synth-like lead tones; with the filter off, it delivers a tweaked midrange fuzz character associated with Billy Gibbons' tone. It works equally well as a standalone fuzz or as a filtered synth-overdrive hybrid, depending on how the filter and noise blend are set.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Soul
- Alternative Rock
- Jazz
- Experimental
- dynamic
- warm
- fuzzy
- mid-forward