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FUZZ PEDALS

SSD Devices EVA Fuzz (demo)

We are always intrigued when we see a demo of a pedal by a manufacturer we are not aware of - in particular if the effect looks cool and has something different to it. Not much info can be found about SSD Devices, but it sounds like a UK/US collaboration (the…... Click for more

SSD Devices EVA Fuzz (demo)

New (Crazy) Pedals: TWA Dynamorph

We saw this pedal by NJ based TWA (an acronym for "Totally Wicked Audio") at our NAMM 2017 mixed booth and it looked intriguing indeed, if anything for the name of its controls - there's a Kafka/Ovid switch, and a "Gestation" mini-knob! The effect's presentation is also interesting: "Distortion? Fuzz? Filter? Synth?…... Click for more

New (Crazy) Pedals: TWA Dynamorph

New Pedals: Jellyfish Electronics Murder By Fuzz (demo)

Fuzz, as an effect, seems to inspire pretty gruesome names, and fuzz lovers, who play musical genres that tend to sublimate violence through heavy hitting music, love that. On the heel of names like Death by Audio and Fuzzrocious, New Hampshire based boutique manufacturer Jellifish Electronics - which offers religiously gain related, original…... Click for more

New Pedals: Jellyfish Electronics Murder By Fuzz (demo)

Best of NAMM 2017: Chase Bliss Audio’s Brothers Analog Gain Stage Pedal

With regular sized pedals featuring incredibly deep functionality (but still holding on to - as they like to say - an "analog heart"), in just a few years Chase Bliss Audio (established in 2013) has been able to create a new standard for the beloved stompbox format. At the NAMM 2017 show,…... Click for more

Best of NAMM 2017: Chase Bliss Audio’s Brothers Analog Gain Stage Pedal

RayGun FX Super Fuzz Boy (Game Boy Fuzz)

There's only one thing that's more powerful than passion: two of them at once! There are many guitarists who are so into fuzz pedals they can't stop buying new ones that (to the uninitiated) sound ever so slightly different than other ones they already own. It's safe to assume that a considerable percentage…... Click for more

RayGun FX Super Fuzz Boy (Game Boy Fuzz)

Adventure Audio unveils the Dream Reaper Fuzzy Modulation Machine

We love crazy pedals with lotsa knobs and we also love the quirky but beautifully shot videos produced by Knobs. One of their latest is about... this crazy pedal with lotsa knob by Adventure Audio, called the Dream Reaper. Wanna know what it does? Here's how the manufacturer presents it:…... Click for more

Adventure Audio unveils the Dream Reaper Fuzzy Modulation Machine

Manufacturers Profiles: Pettyjohn Electronics

Based in Albany, Oregon, Pettyjohn Electronics is a new-ish face in the community of boutique pedal manufacturers, but one that is receiving a certain amount of attention (and flattering reviews). Entirely focused, at least for now, on the dirt and color realms, they have been releasing six all analog pedals since 2014 , all featuring distinctive…... Click for more

Manufacturers Profiles: Pettyjohn Electronics

New Pedals: Hungry Robot [fz] Fuzz

We got to meet Eric and his Hungry Robot Pedals in person earlier this year at our Summer NAMM shared booth. Living Room Gear just produced this demo for their [fz] pedal - as you guessed, it's a fuzz - check it out! Gear used for the demo: Guitar: Fano PX6…... Click for more

New Pedals: Hungry Robot [fz] Fuzz

New Pedals: Foxpedal Defector Fuzz

The limit of many fuzz pedals is their "one-trick-poniness." The Defector, a stompbox by Richland, WA based boutique manufacturer Foxpedal, doesn't share that characteristic, featuring ways of tailoring both the fuzz sound and the EQ to fit into any rig or playing style. The standard 3 knob control scheme of ‘Level’, ‘Tone’, and ‘Fuzz’ is there,…... Click for more

New Pedals: Foxpedal Defector Fuzz

Tone Mob Model 001 Fuzz Generator (demo)

Some stories tell themselves, here's the one of the Model 001 FuzzGenerator from the SolidGoldFX and Tone Mob websites (the pedal is the result of a collaboration between the two manufacturers): So, a while back we released the original Model 001. It sold out head spinningly fast, and I've received a…... Click for more

Tone Mob Model 001 Fuzz Generator (demo)

Seminal vintage pedals: Marshall Supa Fuzz – by Gearphoria

In production for over a decade starting in the mid-1960s, the Marshall Supa Fuzz bounced through several iterations during its run. Those examples were built by Sola Sound’s Gary Hurst chiefly using the Tonebender MkII circuit. The earliest Supa Fuzz’s actually used a version of the MkI circuit and boasted…... Click for more

Seminal vintage pedals: Marshall Supa Fuzz – by Gearphoria

Seminal, vintage pedals: Ampeg’s Scrambler – by Gearphoria

In the late 1960s, about the same time Ampeg was working to introduce its now SVT amplifier, the company hopped onto the fuzz bandwagon with the introduction of the Scrambler. The SVT is a legend. The Scrambler was a stunning failure. It was rumored that it took the company half…... Click for more

Seminal, vintage pedals: Ampeg’s Scrambler – by Gearphoria