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FUZZ PEDALS

Catalinbread Blood Donor Fuzz

An updated mod of the company's Katzenkonig, the Catalinbread Blood Donor is the fuzzy circuit marriage of a Tone Bender MKII and a Pro Co Rat, reimagined. Besides improving the pedal's noise floor compared to the original, the company mostly focused on making it more extreme and flexible at once:…... Click for more

Catalinbread Blood Donor Fuzz

Torino Audio Crumble Germanium Fuzz

Torino Audio is a new pedal builder based in Italy that's getting a fair amount of attention from pedal YouTubers. The company's debut line of pedals is described as "Organic" because they have no integrated circuits, no buffers nor digital processing. The Crumble is presented as a pedal that stands…... Click for more

Torino Audio Crumble Germanium Fuzz

Big Ear Pedals Loaf Fuzz

The Loaf by BIG EAR Pedals, (a builder previously known as Big Ear NYC, but now based in Nashville) is a fuzz loved by many. Unlike most pedals in the fuzz niche, it reigns in the gain and provides a less brittle, more low-end-rich sound, tweakable through a Tone knob.…... Click for more

Big Ear Pedals Loaf Fuzz

Stomping Stones – Haxan Fuzztortion

The Haxan by Stompbing Stones Pedals, is a vintage-voiced distortion/fuzz with some unusual controls (and parts: its circuit uses NOS military can opamps!): on top of your regular volume and gain knobs, it features two clipping modes, an extra boost, and bright/dark voicing options selectable via toggle switches. The two…... Click for more

Stomping Stones – Haxan Fuzztortion

Stomp Under Foot MCG73 Fuzz

Here's something for those who can't resist the call of a sexy muff tone! The MCG73, by Windermere, FL's Stomp Under Foot, is a clone of a vintage 1973 Ram's Head Big Muff. In the builder's own words: [The] interesting capacitor choices give the pedal a full-bodied tone with a…... Click for more

Stomp Under Foot MCG73 Fuzz

New Pedals: Wilson Effects NotRite Fuzz

Guilford, Indiana's Wilson Effects just released a new fuzz called NotRite, a modern take on the Fuzzrite circuit and its "two fuzz into one" approach. As you can hear from the demo below, the results are gnarly and doomy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rJC6hjzscc The NotRite is a Fuzzrite inspired circuit that is capable…... Click for more

New Pedals: Wilson Effects NotRite Fuzz

Keeley Electronics Fuzz Bender

One of four new pedals Keeley presented at NAMM 2019, the Fuzz Bender was probably the most hyped of the bunch - at least according to our readers, since it placed 11th in our poll about the best stompboxes of 2019. It's a three-transistor hybrid fuzz utilizing the higher gain…... Click for more

Keeley Electronics Fuzz Bender

New For NAMM 2020: TWA Microchasm Octave Box Fuzz

Octave circuit from the TWA Great Divide. Octave down, up, filtering, and Octavia-style features allow the user to select from many different, classic, octave effects. Accepts external footswitch for “solo” mode, which allows the player to turn add the octave effect as desired. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5WJpYEFZyI https://godlyke.com... Click for more

New For NAMM 2020: TWA Microchasm Octave Box Fuzz

New For NAMM 2020: Fuzzrocious Maggotor Gated Fuzz

A gated fuzz "decomposer” that can also be played on its own, using the surface mounted springs, or just by banging on the case. As a fuzz box it’s too many types of gnarly to describe. A collaboration which combines Fuzzrocious' Baby Furnace with Electro-Faustus' Blackfly. Limited production! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lraOwgjRelw https://youtu.be/9-UA7bkq3LA Fuzzrocious…... Click for more

New For NAMM 2020: Fuzzrocious Maggotor Gated Fuzz

New Pedals: SolidGoldFX Communication Breakdown Dual Bender Fuzz

Visitors of our Montreal Stompbox Exhibit (part of MUTEK's Sonic Circuits), had a chance to try out the prototype of local builder SolidGoldFX's Communication Breakdown Fuzz. This is a circuit that includes two similar but different fuzz circuits inspired by the legendary Tone Bender Fuzz that can be stacked on…... Click for more

New Pedals: SolidGoldFX Communication Breakdown Dual Bender Fuzz

Stone Deaf PDF-1X Limited Edition

An original design offering Parametric EQ, Clean Boost, Distortion and Fuzz, Stone Deaf FX's PDF (Parametric Distortion Filter) is the most popular pedal of this British boutique builder, which is releasing a PDF-1X Limited Edition to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The 200 units come with custom graphics and signatures from…... Click for more

Stone Deaf PDF-1X Limited Edition

Randale Pedale Buzztard OD/Distortion/Fuzz

Randale Pedale's Buzztard is a RAT inspired pedal with an added NPN Germanium transistor that takes it further into fuzz territory. It can also deliver overdrive and distortion dirt just like the original rodent, with and added three-way EQ section to dial in the desired or necessary tone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFPFw7qOMuo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERyUH2wWD0k…... Click for more

Randale Pedale Buzztard OD/Distortion/Fuzz