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FUZZ PEDALS

Spaceman FX Sputniuk III Germanium Fuzz

Originally built in small batches, the Spaceman FX Sputnik is an all-germanium fuzz featuring vintage Soviet transistors which became instantly hard to find. Today the Portland builder announced version III, which incorporates all the functions from the previous iterations, plus some new features, and will be released both in a…... Click for more

Spaceman FX Sputniuk III Germanium Fuzz

New Pedal: Retro Mechanical Labs 432k Rev2 Filter/Distortion/Fuzz

It's hard not to gasp at the sight of the Retro Mechanical Labs 432k Rev2 Distortion, a beast of a filter+distortion+fuzz pedal with enough controls to entertain even the most efficient knob fiddler for years! The circuit consists of two signal paths: A distortion circuit followed by an active hybrid…... Click for more

New Pedal: Retro Mechanical Labs 432k Rev2 Filter/Distortion/Fuzz

Overdrive vs Distortion vs Fuzz: What’s the difference?

Click on the links for our coverage of recently released Overdrive, Distortion and Fuzz pedals. For the beginner rock guitarist, a gain pedal is, in most cases, the third item on the gear-related shopping list (after a six-string and an amp). But, considering the wide choice of stompboxes out there,…... Click for more

Overdrive vs Distortion vs Fuzz: What’s the difference?

Pedal Update: Industrialectric Incinerator Deluxe

Now, some pedals have better names than others, but... "Incinerator"? We are tempted to say that's the best name ever given to a stompbox. That's how this beast by Canadian manufacturer Industrialectric is called. Built by hand in Toronto, the incinerator is a dual-channel Silicon fuzz integrated by two oscillators…... Click for more

Pedal Update: Industrialectric Incinerator Deluxe

New Pedal: Sabbadius Love Drops Fuzz

The Sabbadius Love Drops Fuzz was born as an answer to the question "What fuzz pedal would Jimi Hendrix use today if he were still alive?" After watching hours of footage of Jimi's live shows, the Argentinian builder decided he wanted to make a wah-compatible Fuzz Face with the warmth…... Click for more

New Pedal: Sabbadius Love Drops Fuzz

Now Shipping: Caroline Crom Fuzz

We somehow missed this advance, Black Friday 2021 release by Caroline Guitar of Crom, a fuzz pedal based on the old Supa Tone Benders and Muff style pedals that inspired the company's now discontinued Olympia fuzz. Engineered for a fuller midrange, the Crom features two voicings delivering different gain range…... Click for more

Now Shipping: Caroline Crom Fuzz

Fjord Fuzz FREIA Preamp/Fuzz

In tandem with their new Uni-Vibe release, Norway's Fjord Fuzz has put out the new FREIA Fuzz. Created by simply tuning a resistor in the FREI Uni-Vibe, the FREIA can go from clean warm preamp tones to fully blown out fuzz. The controls are bias, volume, and gain. It is…... Click for more

Fjord Fuzz FREIA Preamp/Fuzz

Sitek Pandora Fuzz

Made in Poland, the Sitek Pandora Fuzz is a deceptively simple Super Fuzz clone. The tone knob adds highs to your sound, while the color control can transform the fuzz from saturated and compressed to open and dynamic. A clipping switch allows you to choose between germanium and silicon diodes.…... Click for more

Sitek Pandora Fuzz

October Audio Junk Lantern Octave Fuzz + Ring Modulator

The October Audio Junk Lantern is an octave-up fuzz with ring modulator that's hand-made in Richmond Virginia by two friends who followed a joint path from being band mates to pedal builders. Not your traditional fuzz, the Junk Lantern produces classic ringer-type octave-up tones and, exploiting its extra frequency boost…... Click for more

October Audio Junk Lantern Octave Fuzz + Ring Modulator

NRG Effects Mauler Fuzz

The NRG Effects Mauler is a high-end, vintage-voiced fuzz built by one-man pedal builder Neil R. Grimes from England's East Sussex, a man of many hats (live and studio musician, songwriter, trained luthier and musical instrument technician). The Mauler takes the classic, aggressive but somewhat thin tone of the vintage…... Click for more

NRG Effects Mauler Fuzz

Caline Nightwolf Drive + Fuzz

The Caline Nightwolf is a very affordable dual drive+fuzz pedal that combines a Timmy-style circuit with a Fuzzface-style one. Handily, the order of the pedals can be changed through the middle footswitch, while the side ones activate the two effects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BlIso9NswY https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=139&v=x3TIZ2SexSo Based on CP-46+CP-12 Pure sky (Caline best seller)…... Click for more

Caline Nightwolf Drive + Fuzz

New Pedal: Whimsy Machines Jeff V2 Fuzz

With its five knobs and two toggle switches, the Whimsy Machines Jeff is a Muff-inspired fuzz for the tweaking-inclined - although this new version develops the circuit in creative directions unknown to any of the original Big Muffs. The three knobs in the center are a rather peculiar EQ section…... Click for more

New Pedal: Whimsy Machines Jeff V2 Fuzz