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FUZZ PEDALS

Moustache Audio Razor Boost/Fuzz

Moustached people are rarely boring, and pedal builder Moustache Audio keeps faith to that trait with pedal circuits that defy expectations. Their Razor is a boost that also double as... fuzz, using only two knobs and two toggle switches. The Gain knob delivers a wide range of tones from clean…... Click for more

Moustache Audio Razor Boost/Fuzz

Catalinbread Dreamcoat/Skewer Box Set

Stompbox collectors lately have increasingly become the object of attention of pedal builders, who realized that releasing special, limited-edition versions of existing models represents an easy way to integrate their income in between original new releases. But a special edition doesn't necessarily have to involve already released circuits... Catalinbread's Dreamcoat/Skewer…... Click for more

Catalinbread Dreamcoat/Skewer Box Set

Thorpy FX Fallout Cloud Fuzz V2

The Thorpy FX Fallout Cloud Fuzz V2 is a fuzz inspired by the EHX Triangle Muff from the '70s, with an added EQ esection providing Treble and Bass. By adjusting the voiced EQ you can achieve "fuzz tones from silky smooth through to doom-laden whilst maintain the ability to cut…... Click for more

Thorpy FX Fallout Cloud Fuzz V2

Electro-Harmonix Ripped Speaker Fuzz

The folks at Electro-Harmonix know something about fuzz, since they invented the Muff. Their latest fuzz pedal, however, is not inspired by their signature fuzz model. Enter the Ripped Speaker, a modern fuzz with old school roots and a wider sonic palette than the average Muff pedal. At low fuzz…... Click for more

Electro-Harmonix Ripped Speaker Fuzz

Electronic Audio Experiments & Mask Audio Electronics Eldritch Blast Octave Fuzz

If your arsenal of fuzz pedals is out of control, the Electronic Audio Experiments & Mask Audio Electronics | Eldritch Blast should be a good excuse for you to make it slightly MORE so. How could you possibly resist the temptation to get something that, according to the manufacturer, "sound…... Click for more

Electronic Audio Experiments & Mask Audio Electronics Eldritch Blast Octave Fuzz

Animals Pedal Sunday Afternoon is Infinity Bender Fuzz

Japanese company Animals Pedal brought some playful names and graphics to the stompbox game, but also some excellent circuits at an affordable price. Their new Sunday Afternoon is Infinity Bender Fuzz perfectly reflects the quirky nature of this builder: a collaboration with Matthew Holl of Wren and Cuff, the pedal…... Click for more

Animals Pedal Sunday Afternoon is Infinity Bender Fuzz

Death By Audio Apocalypse Fuzz

For years Death By Audio have built their reputation on providing some of the gnarliest heavy distortion pedals. It's a distinct sound you can hear on albums by bands like A Place to Bury Strangers, Sisters or Grooms, who are part of the Brooklyn-based collective/venue/pedal company. After numerous variations, DBA…... Click for more

Death By Audio Apocalypse Fuzz

JDM Pedals Hot Plate Fuzz

The JDM Hot Plate Fuzz is a modern take on the Tonebender Mk3 with a few extras. It features vintage PNP Germanium transistors and a voltage inverter to easily daisy chain other pedals. The main mod to the original circuit is a passive mid-bump switch that thickens the tone and…... Click for more

JDM Pedals Hot Plate Fuzz

Bardic Audio Bootgazer Fuzz/Modulated Delay

If adding a longish delay to your fuzzed-out guitar tone triggers incommensurable pleasure, you owe it to yourself to check out this new pedal by Bardic Audio and Galvanize Designs: the Bootgazer. It offers the two effects in one box, with a routing order option one stomp away (center footswitch…... Click for more

Bardic Audio Bootgazer Fuzz/Modulated Delay

Producing with Pedals: Sehat Effectors Moisture Fuzz and Masjidil Echo

Producing with Pedals is a series about using guitar pedals in creative applications when recording and mixing. Usually, I take a pedal and write a song with it, using the pedal on every instrument. In my most recent episode, I feature a builder from Indonesia who is making some of…... Click for more

Producing with Pedals: Sehat Effectors Moisture Fuzz and Masjidil Echo

Heather Brown Blessed Mother: The Fuzz Assumption

Just in time for Mother's Day, Reverb.com and Heather Brown Electronicals are giving YOU an excuse to buy YOURSELF a new pedal! We are sure your mother will be stoked about this!!! Silly jokes aside, the Blessed Mother: The Fuzz Assumption is a joint limited edition of a fuzzed-up version…... Click for more

Heather Brown Blessed Mother: The Fuzz Assumption

Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII

When Joel Korte of Chase Bliss Audio touched down in Portland, Oregon and began peppering his Instagram feed with pictures of him noshing with Chris Benson of Benson amps, there was much speculation to be had. That speculation manifested at 2019’s NAMM show with the Preamp MKII, a slider-equipped brushed…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII