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FUZZ PEDALS

CAST Engineering Gypsy Haze Octave Up Fuzz with Tap Tempo

The Gypsy Haze by Cast Engineering (check out our profile article on them here) is an Octave up/fuzz pedal with a very unique switching system for the octave, which also has a "Stutter" mode controllable through Tap Tempo. Here's the video by The SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nsDqjv-QdQ "We worked countless hours…... Click for more

CAST Engineering Gypsy Haze Octave Up Fuzz with Tap Tempo

Death By Audio Deep Animation Envelope FIlter

Oliver from Death By Audio, who graced the cover of the NAMM 2018 issue of our sister publication The Deli Mag, came to see us at our NAMM Stompbox Booth with a brand new pedal called Deep Animation - an Envelope Filter. We had the honor to shoot the first video…... Click for more

Death By Audio Deep Animation Envelope FIlter

Mammouth Machine Holy Fuzz

Belgium's Mammouth Machine is a boutique manufacturer of a few words - but of big tone! They currently have seven stompbox models under their name, all strictly handmade, and the Holy Fuzz is one of their two fuzz pedals. Here's what they've got to say about it: The Holy fuzz is a nasty fuzz whith…... Click for more

Mammouth Machine Holy Fuzz

Dophix Nettuno Fuzz

From Italian manufacturer Dophix comes the Nettuno, a fuzz pedal whose name and sound is inspired by the powerful god of the sea. Here's Mike Hermans' video of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsSpqX7nZZ8 According to mythology, The god of the waters Neptune lived at the bottom of the sea and commanded sea monsters and storms. Our…... Click for more

Dophix Nettuno Fuzz

Seymour Duncan unveils the Fooz Fuzz Synthesizer Pedal

Since its inception, the Seymour Duncan name has been inextricably linked to the electric guitar - the company's founder was a guitarist and all their products (the celebrated pickup, the pedals and various other accessories) were created with only that instrument in mind. In the last few years, though, the…... Click for more

Seymour Duncan unveils the Fooz Fuzz Synthesizer Pedal

KHDK Unicorn Blood Octave Fuzz

Here's a fun video of the new, limited series octave fuzz by KHDK, cruelly named Unicorn Blood - don't let your toddler see it or hear it! The pedal delivers an authentic vintage fuzz tone through its discrete transistors and germanium diodes, but features a flexible modern design that allows for…... Click for more

KHDK Unicorn Blood Octave Fuzz

ZVex unveils Russian Fuzz Factory 7 Mod

The ZVEX Fuzz Factory is a pedal that refined and redefined fuzz, and was able to survive the test of time. Over the years, company owner/designer Zachary Vex played around a lot with this circuit, releasing various versions of the original with slightly different circuits or even just graphics (we…... Click for more

ZVex unveils Russian Fuzz Factory 7 Mod

Buffalo FX 66 Fuzz

Here's a great sounding, two-knob custom fuzz by French manufacturer Buffalo FX called '66 Fuzz. Will it sound retro? You can find out in this video by Shnobel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1iK35VwiLk... Click for more

Buffalo FX 66 Fuzz

Doc Lloyd Face Ripper

The Doc Lloyd Face Ripper is a gated fuzz with 4 controls (Fuzz, Bias, Tone and Volume). All pretty straightfoward apart from the Bias knob, which "knob is used to starve the transistors to decrease the pulse width and introduce a gating effect that leaves your amp silent between bursts…... Click for more

Doc Lloyd Face Ripper

Black Arts Toneworks Skyboost

Delivering anything "from a gentle full range boost, gritty treble boost, gassing up to a full aggressive fuzz," the Black Arts Toneworks Skyboost is one of the more flexible pedals from a manufacturers known for heavy gain effects. Check out the demo video by Mike Hermans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGxILyMVw34 You’ll find sounds from…... Click for more

Black Arts Toneworks Skyboost

Massive FX Illusionist Fuzz

Brand new Californian company Massive FX Pedals is laser-focused on producing fuzz boxes for heavy rock genres like doom and metal. At this past NAMM convention they launched the Illusionist, a high end super heavy fuzz with Germanium and Silicon diode clipping, versatile blend tone knob and an “Octavio type” effect mixed…... Click for more

Massive FX Illusionist Fuzz

Spaceman Effects unveil the Nebula Fuzz/Octave Blender

Portland's Spaceman Effects, a boutique pedal company we covered a few weeks ago with this profile, just announced a brand new pedal called Nebula. Presented as a Fuzz/Octave Blender, the Nebula offers a design that plays on a classic circuit in interesting and original ways. The basic idea behind this…... Click for more

Spaceman Effects unveil the Nebula Fuzz/Octave Blender