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EQD Black Ash Endangered Fuzz

EarthQuaker Devices just came out with a new fuzz pedal called Black Ash. Presented with an "endangered fuzz" tag, this stompbox is an evolution of the legendary, vintage, and extremely rare three knob Tone Bender, and built with high quality components hand selected by owner/designer Jamie-Stillman, which allow this design…... Click for more

EQD Black Ash Endangered Fuzz

SolidGoldFX unveils the Spanish Castle Dual Fuzz

Noise seekers who aren't quite satisfied with one fuzz at a time should take a look at the brand new SolidGoldFX Spanish Castle. Hailing from beautiful Montreal, this Canadian manufacturer has been stepping up its game in the last year or so with new products that marry great tone with plenty of…... Click for more

SolidGoldFX unveils the Spanish Castle Dual Fuzz

Zander Circuitry Cafetiere Distortion Fuzz

From Essex in the UK, comes Zander Circuitry and its latest pedal Cafetiere, a "distortofuzz" featuring two separate circuits of... you know what! This is an evolution of the infamous Harmonic Percolator fuzz, featuring an extra gain stage with separate footswitch and a 6-way clipping diode selector. The purple pedal…... Click for more

Zander Circuitry Cafetiere Distortion Fuzz

Function f(x) Gate Crasher Octave Fuzz

Based in Elk Grove Village, IL, just outside of Chicago, Function f(x) makes edgy stompboxes that are fun to explore. Recently Mike Hermans took a look at the Gate Crasher Octave Fuzz, a gnarly, octave up gated fuzz based on CMOS logic integrated circuits. Besides the expected Gate and Volume knobs,…... Click for more

Function f(x) Gate Crasher Octave Fuzz

Electro-Harmonix celebrates 50 years of Muff with the Triangle Big Muff

The Big Muff saga ain't over yet - will it ever be? NYC pedal builder Electro-Harmonix just announced the Triangle variation on this fuzz circuit, a celebration of the first Big Muff released in 1969, exactly 50 years ago next year. It's a faithful recreation of that vintage rarity, but…... Click for more

Electro-Harmonix celebrates 50 years of Muff with the Triangle Big Muff

Magnetic Effects Solar Bender V3 Fuzz

From London, UK, comes the 3rd version of the Magnetic Effects Solar Bender, a fuzz modeled on the legendary Tone Bender MKII, with a three position Bass toggle switch to tweak the low end and Bias, Attack and Tone knobs. This stompbox also sports a couple of rather unique features: A high input…... Click for more

Magnetic Effects Solar Bender V3 Fuzz

New DIY MOD Kit: the Erratic Clutch Deluxe Fuzz/Divider

Few will argue that the best way to learn anything is to get your hands dirty and just try it, and that rock musicians have small budgets and an inclination to "do thing themselves" in order to save up. Because of these two factors, DIY kits of guitar pedals have…... Click for more

New DIY MOD Kit: the Erratic Clutch Deluxe Fuzz/Divider

Dwarfcraft Devices Reese Lightning

Presented at Summer NAMM 2018, the Dwarfcraft Devices Reese Lightning is a brutal and versatile new fuzz pedal featuring a Timewarp toggle, which "connects/disconnects a clipping diode for some octave-up artifacts to scratch your psych itch!" Toneblast bypasses the tone control, for EVEN MORE volume and more timbral changes. The Feedback switch and…... Click for more

Dwarfcraft Devices Reese Lightning

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