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FUZZ PEDALS

Black Mass Electronics The First Herald

The folks at Black Mass Effects, out of Salem, MA, describe their debut pedal, named The First Herald and recently redesigned to fit in a compact case, as a device that "does not reinvent the wheel, but reinforces it" and also "not death itself, but a definitive statement reminding you…... Click for more

Black Mass Electronics The First Herald

Way Huge Atreides Analog Weirding Module

Way Huge just announced - quite curiously, through the JHS Pedal YouTube channel! - a new, unexpectedly creative pedal called Atreides (after the characters in cult sci-fi movie Dune), with the uber-intriguing subtitle "Analog Weirding Module." The pedal, inspired by the 1980 mini-synthesizer keyboard by Electro-Harmonix, like the original only…... Click for more

Way Huge Atreides Analog Weirding Module

Colfax Recorders Porcelain Fuzz

Colfax Recorders appears to be originally a California-based one-man musical project that recently ventured into manufacturing pedals with the release of three dirt boxes. The Porcelain is the fuzz in the bunch. Not directly inspired to any existing circuits, the Porcelain is a fuzz of the gnarly and dirty variety…... Click for more

Colfax Recorders Porcelain Fuzz

Tone Electronix Animalizzer Fuzz

Tone Electronix (aka T.X Pedals) is a one man pedal builder from Portugal. The company's signature pedal is the Animalizzer, a fuzz beast that can recreate all sorts of fuzz sounds thanks to two clipping stages (first LED + Silicon, then Germanium + LED + Silicon) preceded by a boost…... Click for more

Tone Electronix Animalizzer Fuzz

Fjord Fuzz Berserk V2

Norwegian pedal manufacturer Fjord Fuzz builds edgy and sturdy stompboxes with a consistent bronze-looking finish. The new Fjord Fuzz V2 is an original circuit inspired by two legendary fuzz circuits of the '60s: the Tone Bender and the Fuzz Face. This 2nd version is a complete redesign of the original…... Click for more

Fjord Fuzz Berserk V2

Blue Colander Crooked Axis Boost/Drive/Fuzz

The Blue Colander Crooked Axis is a pedal that belongs squarely in the increasingly trendy "multipurpose gain device" category, able as it is to deliver tones ranging from boost all the way to fuzz. The circuit is based on the Colorsound Power Boost, which is reflected in the top three…... Click for more

Blue Colander Crooked Axis Boost/Drive/Fuzz

Cunningham Amps Dual Range Fuzz

The Cunningham Amps Dual Range Fuzz is a high-end, hand-wired Tone Bender-inspired circuit made in New Zealand. The circuit is based on the MK 1.6 of the venerable vintage fuzz, but the clipping transistor diode is customizable with these options, each hand selected and tested: Germanium (premium select NOS devices)…... Click for more

Cunningham Amps Dual Range Fuzz

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin

NYC's Electro-Harmonix is known for pushing the pedal effect envelope, but their latest release is something else entirely: the Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin is a software plugin that routes your DAW's signal via USB to an analog Muff pedal that also acts as a controller and headphone monitor. While…... Click for more

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin

Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop V2 Overdrive

Fairfield Circuitry is an oddball, boutique audio effects company from Canada. I note the canadian heritage in that the physical aesthetic choices as well as the functions of the effects are reminiscent of a backwoods experiment by bearded men with too much time and whiskey on their hands. Fairfield…... Click for more

Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop V2 Overdrive

Latent Lemon Audio Hurts Fuzz V2

Based in Luton, UK, Latent Lemon is a boutique pedal builder laser-focused on building quality gain (and fuzz) devices. Inspired by the tones of legendary noise rock producer Steve Albini, the company's latest creation, simply named Hurts, is a take on the Germanium based Percolator fuzz, with added tone sculpting…... Click for more

Latent Lemon Audio Hurts Fuzz V2

In early 2018, Singapore-based BandLab Technologies (also owner of MONO) announced the resurrection of legendary Japanese guitar and amp manufacturer Teisco through the release of three new guitar pedals. We are excited to finally see the first third party demo of them, starting with the Teisco Fuzz. This is a stylish…... Click for more

Teisco Fuzz

Warm Audio Foxy Tone Box Fuzz

The tone produced by vintage devices has a special place in the heart of guitarists, and several pedal companies are entirely dedicated to recreating and improving on that magic. Texas-based Warm Audio is a relatively new pro audio company that's specializing in that exercise on many fronts, including guitar pedals.…... Click for more

Warm Audio Foxy Tone Box Fuzz