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The 6 Best Fuzz Types, in a Mix

Electronic Audio Experiments Dagger V2

The Electronic Audio Experiments Dagger V2 is a simplified version of the company's own Longsword op-amp drive, featuring only the original's gain stages and dual band shelving EQ. This new version adds a series of improvements, including a shift toggle that delivers thicker or tighter overdrive.... Click on the title for more

Electronic Audio Experiments Dagger V2

Rainger FX Reverb X

R Weaver FX Violet Vibe

R Weaver FX Violet Vibe There isn't much info out there about the R Weaver FX Violet Vibe (the builder doesn't seem to have a website nor a social media page). Still, this baby sounds great on Mike Herman's video and goes for over $250 used on Reverb.com, so that's a testament to the unit's quality.... Click on the title for more

R Weaver FX Violet Vibe

Lichtlaerm Audio Kassandra Phaser

Lichtlaerm Audio Kassandra Phaser The Lichtlaerm Audio Kassandra is a 4-stage VCA analog phaser made by a Berlin-based boutique company boasting an intriguing roster of stylish looking stompboxes in strictly black and gold attire.... Click on the title for more

Lichtlaerm Audio Kassandra Phaser

The 3 Best Fuzz Pedals Per Type, in 2023

Best Fuzz Pedals This piece features our selection of the best fuzz pedals of all time organized by circuit type and is a recap of all the articles we published about fuzz.  These articles are updated more than once a year with the addition of new entries and changes in the rankings.... Click on the title for more

The 3 Best Fuzz Pedals Per Type, in 2023

Win 4 Eventide Dot9 Pedals through the Brooklyn Pedal & Synth Expo! [ended]

The Brooklyn Pedal & Synth Expo is back and, with it, are the pedal and synth giveaways!... Click on the title for more

Win 4 Eventide Dot9 Pedals through the Brooklyn Pedal & Synth Expo! [ended]

Electronic Audio Experiments Model feT V3

The Electronic Audio Experiments Model feT V3 is a transistor-based preamplifier designed around the Sunn Model T amplifier. While it excels at heavy tones when pushed, it is far more than just an amp for stoner rock and doom metal. On its own, it is a rather clean amplifier with a tone that is dark, yet clear and present.... Click on the title for more

Electronic Audio Experiments Model feT V3

Wonderful Audio Nivicola Fuzz (Muff-style)

Wonderful Audio Nivicola Fuzz The Wonderful Audio Nivicola is a Muff-style fuzz voiced after the Black Russian Big Muff. It uses Russian KT3102IM transistors and some KD521A diodes. ... Click on the title for more

Wonderful Audio Nivicola Fuzz (Muff-style)

One Control Honey Bee OD 4K Mini Standard

Honey Bee OD 4K Mini Standard The Honey Bee OD 4K Mini Standard is the latest interaction - the first one in mini version - of this popular low-gain overdrive circuit by designer Bjorn Juhl (of Mad Professor fame), celebrating its twentieth anniversary. This is, in its essence, an amp-in-a-box recreating the warm and syrupy tone of a vintage Supro amp.... Click on the title for more

One Control Honey Bee OD 4K Mini Standard

Electro-Harmonix J Mascis Signature Ram’s Head Big Muff

The Electro-Harmonix J Mascis Signature Ram's Head Big Muff is a limited edition Big Muff Pi based on the 1973 Electro-Harmonix V2 Violet Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi, the version used by the legendary guitarist of 90's alt-rock band Dinosaur Jr.... Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix J Mascis Signature Ram’s Head Big Muff

Catalinbread Germanium Fuzzrite

Together with a handful of other circuits, the Mosrite Fuzzrite is one of the "second" most popular historical fuzz circuits, after the holy fuzz trinity comprised by Tone Bender, Fuzz Face and Big Muff. The Catalinbread Germanium Fuzzrite is a variation on what's already the most popular Fuzzrite clone by the Portland company, which sports a Silicon transistor.... Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Germanium Fuzzrite