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FUZZ PEDALS

EarthQuaker Barrows Fuzz Attacker

If you’ve ever chased that raw, singing, mid-heavy fuzz tone that defined everything from ’60s rock rebellion to ’80s shoegaze walls-of-sound, meet your new foundation: the EarthQuaker Devices Barrows. This isn’t just another fuzz—it’s a faithful and modernized recreation of the legendary Tone Bender MkII circuit, built with three carefully…... Click for more

EarthQuaker Barrows Fuzz Attacker

Fjord Fuzz Thor Fuzz

Fjord Fuzz unleashes THOR, a deliberately wild and unapologetic fuzz pedal built for experimentalists. Conceived years ago but deemed too untamed for its time, THOR arrives as a storm of glitchy, gated, and bass-heavy textures designed to shatter musical predictability. At its core lies a highly interactive 3-knob design (named…... Click for more

Fjord Fuzz Thor Fuzz

New Pedal: Catalinbread Fuzzrite Mini

The iconic, splattery sound of the 60s is now available in a perfectly petite package. The Catalinbread Fuzzrite Mini packs the exact same circuit that defined psychedelic classics like "Incense and Peppermints" into a rugged, pedalboard-friendly enclosure. This isn't a smooth, singing fuzz. The Fuzzrite is all about buzzy, spitty,…... Click for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Fuzzrite Mini

Upcoming Pedal: Non-Human Audio KimChi Fuzz

Dave Jordan of Non-Human Audio is a circuit explorer, the kind who looks at a schematic and asks the questions others overlook. In mid-2024, he fixated on one: why was a specific method of transistor biasing—a key factor in creating distortion—never made adjustable in pedal designs? Theorizing it could unlock…... Click for more

Upcoming Pedal: Non-Human Audio KimChi Fuzz

29 Pedals Toki Fuzz

The 29 pedals toki fuzz is a rather small, industrial-looking square box that can primarily deliver a variety of warm fuzz tones, but also some clean and insane sounds. Based on a hybrid design of discrete and IC gain stages, the toki offers a rather simple but unusual interface that…... Click for more

29 Pedals Toki Fuzz

Color Audio Cassette Preamp

Chasing that warm, saturated, and beautifully imperfect tape sound? The Color Audio Cassette Preamp distills the soul of a vintage Japanese cassette recorder (reportedly, the Porta 2) into a rugged, tour-ready pedal. This isn't just an emulation—it's a part-for-part reproduction of the original circuit, right down to the prized NJM2068…... Click for more

Color Audio Cassette Preamp

Third Man Hardware & Eventide The Knife Drop

Jack White is at it again with the Third Man Hardware & Eventide The Knife Drop, a stereo combination of sub/high-octave fuzz and analog synth created in collaboration with one of the most established pedal companies in the US, presented through playful graphics inspired by the classic Giallo movies (that…... Click for more

Third Man Hardware & Eventide The Knife Drop

Benson Deep Sea Diver Fuzz Echo

Born from a collaboration with Jessica Dobson, the multi-talented force behind Seattle’s Deep Sea Diver, the Benson Deep Sea Diver is a unique fuzz-echo pedal that combines vintage-inspired fuzz tones with rich, warm analog delay. Designed to be versatile yet intuitive, this pedal can be placed anywhere on your board…... Click for more

Benson Deep Sea Diver Fuzz Echo

Rainger FX Razor Fuzz

The Rainger FX Razor Fuzz is a wild (mostly analog) ride in a stompbox: an unapologetically bold fusion of analog fury and digital mischief. With its original, analog gated fuzz circuitry, it’s bristling with zingy highs and oversized lows. Engaging the “Extra” switch unleashes an even more aggressive tonal onslaught…... Click for more

Rainger FX Razor Fuzz

New Pedal: Glou-Glou Pilule Fuzz/PLL Pedal

Let's be honest. In a world of pristine transparent overdrives and perfectly modeled amp simulators, our pedalboards can sometimes get a little… predictable. We crave something with character, something that fights back, something that introduces a little anarchy into our signal chain. Enter the Glou-Glou Pilule. This isn't just another…... Click for more

New Pedal: Glou-Glou Pilule Fuzz/PLL Pedal

Fairfield Circuitry 20% More Limiting Distortion

Fairfield Circuitry has built a reputation for crafting pedals that marry utilitarian design with bold, unconventional tones. Their latest offering, the 20% More Limiting Distortion, is no exception—a wryly named yet seriously effective take on saturated, compressed dirt. An unorthodox take on fuzz, the 20% more blends synth-inspired circuitry with…... Click for more

Fairfield Circuitry 20% More Limiting Distortion

Noise Engineering Dystorpia Distortion

With the Dystorpia pedal, Eurorack brand Noise Engineering is entering the pedal market with a stompbox inspired by their modular line: it's a versatile and original fuzzstortion circuit that does - among other things - wavefolding. The circuit blends two distortion circuits: Fold is the wavefolding side of it that…... Click for more

Noise Engineering Dystorpia Distortion