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FUZZ PEDALS

Wilson Effects Stoned Grasshopper Fuzz/Overdrive/Boost

Wilson Effects is a Guilford, Indiana based pedal builder with a noteworthy number of pedals under its belt (we are talking about 20+!), mostly gain related. Many of this manufacturer's most recent offerings are centered on circuits featuring multiple gain stages. Just Nick picked up one of these, the Stoned Grasshopper…... Click for more

Wilson Effects Stoned Grasshopper Fuzz/Overdrive/Boost

EHX Big Muff: Op-Amp vs. Original Transistor Muffs

[caption id="attachment_30456" align="aligncenter" width="501"] The 2017 Op-Amp Big Muff Pi is a faithful recreation of the original that features several practical enhancements.[/caption] The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi pedals from the 1977–78 period can command big bucks. Compared to other models of the fuzz box, they weren’t made for a long time,…... Click for more

EHX Big Muff: Op-Amp vs. Original Transistor Muffs

TC Electronic Honey Pot Fuzz

Even though TC Electronic won't be participating to NAMM this year, they have unveiled four new pedals just before the Anaheim event. Here's the Honey Pot Fuzz video by GearManDude. Honey Pot Fuzz has a knob just for giving you the exact amount sustain you want for those epic solos…... Click for more

TC Electronic Honey Pot Fuzz

Anasounds Bitoun Double Fuzz with Octave Up

The stompboxes by French manufacturer Anasounds might look very chic, but don't fear, they can rip bigly under the right circumstances. In particular, their double fuzz with octave up Bitoun (not to be confused with Bitcoin, which is fuzzy in a different way!). Check out this latest video of it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8o9LGRtkmY&t=0s... Click for more

Anasounds Bitoun Double Fuzz with Octave Up

Does the Type of Battery You Use Affect Your Pedal’s Sound?

Blame it on Eric Johnson, the multigenre American guitarist known for being OCD when it comes to his tone. Years ago, Johnson inadvertently gave rise to the suggestion that the type of battery used to power a pedal can make a difference in its sound. To be clear, what he…... Click for more

Does the Type of Battery You Use Affect Your Pedal’s Sound?

Randale Pedale Smoke’s A Blowin’ Fuzz

Randale Pedale is a German company that hand makes evil sounding dirt pedals, without being too preoccupied with describing what they do and how they sound. Luckily for us, Eirik from Living Room Gear Demos put his hands and ears on their Smoke's A Blowin' fuzz - here's the demo! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC-YqnPKUAM... Click for more

Randale Pedale Smoke’s A Blowin’ Fuzz

Best Selling NEW Distortion, Overdrive and Fuzz Pedals of 2017 according to Reverb.com

A the end of each year, most of us enjoy reading "Best of" lists of all kinds - a habit that helps us simplify choices, in particular when faced with fields overcrowded with products (like the gain stompbox one!). Guitar critics can say whatever they want about what new pedals…... Click for more

Best Selling NEW Distortion, Overdrive and Fuzz Pedals of 2017 according to Reverb.com

Subdecay Vector – Analog Preamp

Portland's Subdecay got us used to some pretty edgy effects with a "synthy" angle, so we weren't expecting their new release: a pedal dubbed as an "analog premp" called Vector. Scratching beyond the name's surface, you'll find that this digital pedal is actually a lot more than just a preamp, providing eleven…... Click for more

Subdecay Vector – Analog Preamp

Old Blood Noise Endeavors – Haunt Fuzz & Buffer+EQ

Our friend Eric Merrow just posted this video of the Old Blood Noise Endeavors - Haunt Fuzz & Buffer+EQ, not for the faint of ears! Here's more info about the pedals from the manufacturer's site: Haunt Fuzz The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Haunt is a gated fuzz that is capable…... Click for more

Old Blood Noise Endeavors – Haunt Fuzz & Buffer+EQ

JHS Pedals EHX Green Russian Pi “Moscow Mod”

Check out the latest demo by Living Room Gear of the JHS Pedals EHX Green Russian Pi "Moscow Mod". EHX has released another classic Big Muff in the Green Russian, and we want to take it a step further. We’ve created a mod that turns this classic fuzz/overdrive into a…... Click for more

JHS Pedals EHX Green Russian Pi “Moscow Mod”

Gearmanndude Disco Bush Fuzz

Earlier this year we blogged about videographer Gearmandude's first pedal, the Luther Drive. The famous videographer-now-builder just unveiled his second pedal, the Disco Bush Fuzz, check out the manufacturer's own video below. The DB has many personalities, because there is so much interaction between the knobs. For example, the BLUSH (bias) doesn't…... Click for more

Gearmanndude Disco Bush Fuzz

Gold Dust Pedal Co. Wood Face Fuzz

New video by Living Room Gear Demos about this new fuzz by Sacramento, CA boutique manufacturer Gold Dust Pedal Co. - it's called the Wood Face Fuzz and it's currently the only product unveiled by this company. More info about this stompbox: The Wood Face Fuzz is a silicon fuzz with a…... Click for more

Gold Dust Pedal Co. Wood Face Fuzz