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FUZZ PEDALS

Red Noise Germanium Stone Blender

For mysterious reasons, multi-mode fuzz pedals are somewhat rare. With its unassuming four-setting Diode rotary switch, the Red Noise Germanium Stone Blender is precisely such a thing - and a powerful one at that! Although the circuit is based on a Sola Sound Tone Bender, the four modes deliver tones…... Click for more

Red Noise Germanium Stone Blender

Blammo! Slob Clean Octave Blend Fuzz

Portland (OR) based Blammo! Electronics just unveiled a new pedal inspired by the very popular (and very pricey) circuit of the Prescription Electronics COB - an acronym that stands for Clean Octave Blend. Enter the Slob, a hand-made $149 compact clone of the COB with a few updates like soft…... Click for more

Blammo! Slob Clean Octave Blend Fuzz

Keeley Electronics Synth-1

Another new release from Keeley Electronics is the Synth-1, a pedal that is part fuzz and part synth. Labeled by the company as a “Fuzz Noise and Chaos Creator”, the pedal is a reverse attack fuzz wave generator. There are controls over Level, Attack, Blend, and a band-pass Filter as…... Click for more

Keeley Electronics Synth-1

Chase Bliss + Zvex Bliss Factory Fuzz

Reverb.com has just announced two collaborative pedals linked to their upcoming movie about stompboxes: The Pedal Movie. A collaboration between Minneapolis Chase Bliss Audio and Zvex, the Bliss Factory is described as "a souped-up Fuzz Factory with digital control and a resonant lowpass filter." The ZVex Fuzz Factory is considered…... Click for more

Chase Bliss + Zvex Bliss Factory Fuzz

El Diablo HEQ1.2 Harmonic Equalizer + Fuzz

Originally created by a Minneapolis pedal store as a way to celebrate, through a limited release, their fuzz festival called Fuzzapalooza, the El Diablo HEQ gathered so much interest to convince the store owners to make it a non-limited release, and actually invest in some improvements, hence this V1.2 version.…... Click for more

El Diablo HEQ1.2 Harmonic Equalizer + Fuzz

Fjord Fuzz Bifrost Fuzz + Delay

Norwegian pedal builder Fjord Fuzz has been getting quite a bit of attention lately, in particular thanks to UK store Andertones, which started carrying their products. The Bifrost is one of their most interesting devices, a fuzz + delay circuit tuned for controlled self-oscillation. The fuzz section is actually a…... Click for more

Fjord Fuzz Bifrost Fuzz + Delay

Expresso FX Germanium Fuzz

The Expresso FX Germanium Fuzz is a hand-built, high-quality, custom replica of the venerable Fuzz Face, one of the most popular and copied vintage fuzz circuits. The builder gives clients a series of options to customize this pedal to fit their preference, including the option of having both a Mullard…... Click for more

Expresso FX Germanium Fuzz

Bardic Audio Devices The Beast Distortion/Fuzz

Michigan-based Bardic Audio Devices focuses mostly on bass pedals, but their Beast Distortion/Fuzz is bound to find a fan-base among guitarists with noisy tendencies. The Beast is a very tweakable dirt box based on an op-amp design, with a separate clean boost channel with a blendable Octave-up that adds up to…... Click for more

Bardic Audio Devices The Beast Distortion/Fuzz

JHS Pedals “Legends of Fuzz”

JHS Pedals unveiled a new series of guitar pedals that's likely to trigger spontaneous geargasms in vintage pedal lovers. The Legends of Fuzz are - for now - four faithful recreations of classic, extremely rare fuzz pedals. In the presentation YouTube video (streaming below) the company is asking suggestions for…... Click for more

JHS Pedals “Legends of Fuzz”

Inspira FX Tube Killer Fuzz/Drive

There are several hundreds of pedal companies out there who are trying to create dirt box pedals that are exquisite to the ear - and although most electric guitarists seek sublime tone, the competition in that niche is so stiff and numerous that it's not easy to stick out from…... Click for more

Inspira FX Tube Killer Fuzz/Drive

Screwed Circuitz Flip Out Fuzz + Resonant Filter

If you are a fuzzhead and don't fear humongous pedals, you owe it to yourself to check out the Flip Out Fuzz, a fuzz with resonant filter by Montreal one-man pedal (and synth) company Screwed Circuitz. With its massive and gorgeous Mahogany enclosure, the Flip Out Fuzz is entirely hand…... Click for more

Screwed Circuitz Flip Out Fuzz + Resonant Filter

Keeley Dark Side Multi-Effect Pedal

Robert Keeley Engineering's Dark Side packs a lot of effects in one pedal: Multi Head Tape Delay Modulation section featuring Rotary/Flanger U-Vibe/Phaser Fuzz Here are a few videos that take another look at this 2016 pedal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt7aVkvYxDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4l4QQCjrOA Here's Mike Herman's take. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MswbldPxn9A The individual pieces that make up the Dark…... Click for more

Keeley Dark Side Multi-Effect Pedal