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FUZZ PEDALS

Blammo! Electronics Zonch Machine

A big thank you to Ryan from Demos in the Dark for introducing us to Portland, OR pedal builder Blammo! Electronics and its Zonch Machine, a fuzz based on a vintage, two-knob, three-transistor design called Zonk Machine (with a 'k"). The Blammo! recreation adds a three-way switch that gives the…... Click for more

Blammo! Electronics Zonch Machine

Crazy Tube Circuits Limelight Fuzz/Distortion

Greek pedal maker Crazy Tube Circuits has been very active with new designs in the last few years, and just announced a new addition to its roster with the Limelight Fuzz/Distortion, an original circuit devised as a tribute to the early fuzz circuits, its British derivatives and their offsprings. The effect is based…... Click for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Limelight Fuzz/Distortion

Spruce Effects Volcanoes – Americana Series

The newly release Spruce Effects Volcanoes is the Californian company's 2nd pedal in the Americana Series, a collection of new, premium pedals dedicated to the US National Parks and that share specific technical details: vintage inspired pedals that utilize turret-pcb hybrid construction, the finest NOS and modern parts, and premium packaging…... Click for more

Spruce Effects Volcanoes – Americana Series

Champion Leccy & Zander Circuitry The Brew

A boutique, limited-edition, cross-Atlantic collaboration between Pennsylvania's Champion Leccy and England's Zander Circuitry, The Brew is a fuzz pedal full of different flavors. The pedal consists of the marriage of two existing circuits, one by each builder, each featuring its own footswitch. The Zander side on the right is a…... Click for more

Champion Leccy & Zander Circuitry The Brew

Soundslice FX Kobold Vintage Fuzz + Delay

The Soundslice FX Kobold is a seriously gnarly delay + fuzz from a small boutique manufacturer based in Quebec. While the Delay can be added or entirely removed through the Delay knob, the fuzz, which has a clear '70s sonic character, is always on and only features a Texture control…... Click for more

Soundslice FX Kobold Vintage Fuzz + Delay

Engl Amplifiers Fuzzyhead

Engl continues to supplement its line of amplifiers with stompboxes that offer players versatility in sound. The Engl Amplifiers Fuzzyhead Fuzzyhead Custom Pedal is the latest addition to the lineup, and it has a lot of bite to it for sure. This ferocious little stompbox has the traditional gain and…... Click for more

Engl Amplifiers Fuzzyhead

Tru-Fi COLORDRIVER Overdrive/Fuzz

Sometimes you can tell how much a videographer likes a pedal from how good is the music in his or her video of it. Well, it doesn't get much better than what Barrero did for the Tru-Fi COLORDRIVER 18v video below. This is an overdrive/ fuzz made in the USA…... Click for more

Tru-Fi COLORDRIVER Overdrive/Fuzz

Audio Disruption Devices Failed Transmission Fuzz/Overdrive

The Audio Disruption Devices Failed Transmission is the latest pedal, a fuzz, from this Mooresville, Indiana boutique pedal builder, that declares to be focusing on building "small quantities of weird things." The Failed Transmission keeps faith to this intent: it's a creative fuzz/overdrive with a separate and blendable noise oscillation…... Click for more

Audio Disruption Devices Failed Transmission Fuzz/Overdrive

KINK Guitar Pedals Russian Plague Fuzz

From Melbourne Australia comes the KINK Guitar Pedals Russian Plague, consisting in a RAT-style circuit stacked into a Civil war-style Muff. The effects can be turned on and off independently through dedicated footswitches and their order can be changed with the flick of a switch. The amount of distortion you…... Click for more

KINK Guitar Pedals Russian Plague Fuzz

Looperstar Effects Fuzz Junkie

The guys at Looperstar Effects are making things really easy for us with this awesome picture of their Fuzz Junkie... what else is there to say, besides that it sounds sick? This oscillating fuzz device has been around for a while (see Gearman Dude's videos at the bottom of this…... Click for more

Looperstar Effects Fuzz Junkie

MXR Octavio Fuzz

With its popular line of Jimi Hendrix-inspired Uni-Vibes, MXR is further tying its brand to the tone of the legendary guitarist with the release of the Octavio, a Silicon based Octave-up Fuzz that's as simple and responsive as the original units of the '60s - but a lot smaller and…... Click for more

MXR Octavio Fuzz

Shoneswood Effects Shralp Gated Fuzz

Shoneswood is a small pedal manufacturer that hand-builds its stompboxes, giving each one a unique enclosure made out of... repurposed old skateboards! The Shralp is a Gated Fuzz with controls for Volume, Gate and Tone, inspired by vintage gated fuzz, and can also deliver tones closer to an overdrive at…... Click for more

Shoneswood Effects Shralp Gated Fuzz