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• Best Crazy, Weird and Unusual Fuzz Pedals
• Best Muff-Style Fuzz Pedals
• Best Fuzz Face-Style Pedals
• Best Tone Bender-Style Fuzz Pedals
• Best Super-Fuzz-Style Pedals
• Best Octavia Clones and Evolutions
• Best Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz Tone Clones and Evolutions
• Best Foxx Tone Machine Clones and Evolutions
• Best Harmonic Percolator Clones and Evolutions
• Best Boss Tone Clones and Evolutions
• Best Fuzzrite Clones and Evolutions
• Best Burns Buzzaround Clones and Evolutions

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Below, the latest news about fuzz pedals

The Mixed Fuzz Board at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016

Here's the Fuzz mixed board that will be on display at this weekend's Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit! List of pedals below, click on the image for readable size. KHDK - Scuzz Box Rabbit Hole FX - Chaosmic Fuzz Rainger FX - Dr. Freakenstein DrFF-3 Rainger FX - Dr. Freakenstein Dwarf Wright Sounds…Click on the title for more

The Mixed Fuzz Board at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2016

The WrightSounds Fuzz-Stang comes to Brooklyn

The '70s were prime-time for deliciously dirty fuzz tones, and the Sam Ash Fuzz-Stainer - a pedal that harkens back to a time when the music retail giant was cranking out their own brand of effects - delivered delirious levels of fuzzy goodness. For most pedal connoisseurs and fuzz-lovers alike,…Click on the title for more

The WrightSounds Fuzz-Stang comes to Brooklyn

JHS Pedals had a slam dunk with their innovative Colour Box, which models the highly sought-after sound of a vintage Neve preamp - hey, that's what The Beatles used for the solo in 'Revolution 1'! The company now offers the classic distortion aspect of that unit in a more affordable…Click on the title for more

JHS Crayon

Jenny Tuite’s (of Dirty Dishes) favorite stompboxes

Noise is not a stranger in NYC, whether you are referring to the city's ambient sound or its musical counterpart. The latter is - more often than not - generated by distorted guitars, fuzz pedals, and seemingly out of control electric guitarists. Jenny Tuite's band Dirty Dishes inserts itself in this coltish rock…Click on the title for more

Jenny Tuite’s (of Dirty Dishes) favorite stompboxes

Seminal, vintage fuzz pedals: the WEM-Rush Pepbox – by Gearphoria

SOMEBODY once said that if you remember the ‘60s you weren’t really there, and this is clearly a problem if you have an interest in effects pedal history. The WEM-Rush Pepbox was, until recently, one of the great mysteries of UK fuzz, an area which is notoriously, um, fuzzy in…Click on the title for more

Seminal, vintage fuzz pedals: the WEM-Rush Pepbox – by Gearphoria

Featured Pedal: Dr. No Octofuzz

One of the premier effects from the mad minds at Dr. No Effects - a Dutch company with a firm “all analog” design principle, dedicated to bringing an old school sound to the modern age - comes in the form of the Octofuzz. As you may have guessed, this is an octave…Click on the title for more

Featured Pedal: Dr. No Octofuzz

amukaT Gadgets’ Tweaker V.2

For NYC's amukaT Gadgets’ latest stompbox, the name says it all: Tweaker. This is a revamp of the original Tweaker that came out two years ago, now with sturdier metal footswitches (you’ll understand why momentarily), a horizontal layout, and a redesign of the circuit. Starting with the basics, the Tweaker has…Click on the title for more

amukaT Gadgets’ Tweaker V.2

Seminal, vintage pedals: the Seamoon Fresh Fuzz – by Tones Machines

It’s 1973 in Berkeley, California, and a young electrical wizard named Craig Anderton has just developed his take on the envelope filter. He calls it the “Funk Machine”, and together with John Lang, starts an innovative and experimental guitar effects brand, Seamoon Inc. Hand-building each individual unit, they launch their…Click on the title for more

Seminal, vintage pedals: the Seamoon Fresh Fuzz – by Tones Machines

AJ Peat Pedals’ Screaming Flamingo and Dirty Buzzard

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AJ Peat Pedals’ Screaming Flamingo and Dirty Buzzard

Beverly: inspiration and gear behind ‘The Blue Swell’

Wren & Cuff Russian Tall Font (Big Muff emulation)" width="427" height="478" /> Our record was tracked by us entirely "at home" or rather, at Alphaville, Scott's venue in Bushwick. We then did overdubs and some vocals at Dr. Wu's with ultimate angel Yale Yng-Wong. He produced our first album, too.…Click on the title for more

Beverly: inspiration and gear behind ‘The Blue Swell’

New Pedals: Source Audio L.A. Lady Overdrive and Kingmaker Fuzz

At our recent Toronto Stompbox Exhibit we had the chance to check out Massachussets manufacturer Source Audio's pedalboard, which featured two brand new guitar stompboxes, the L.A. Lady Overdrive and the Kingmaker Fuzz, part of their One Series line. Those familiar with Source Audio will know that the company belongs to the category…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Source Audio L.A. Lady Overdrive and Kingmaker Fuzz

Dilly Dally introduces us to Wounded Paw’s Battering Ram

Dilly Dally is not a new band in the Toronto scene (they were born in 2009), but it's one of those rare ones that get better with time. 2015 was their year, thanks to their deliciously noisy debut album 'Sore,' a record that aims straight at the hearts of those who can relate…Click on the title for more

Dilly Dally introduces us to Wounded Paw’s Battering Ram