Germanium Fuzz Pedal

Spaceman FX Sputniuk III Germanium Fuzz

Originally built in small batches, the Spaceman FX Sputnik is an all-germanium fuzz featuring vintage Soviet transistors which became instantly hard to find. Today the Portland builder announced version III, which incorporates all the functions from the previous iterations, plus some new features, and will be released both in a…Click on the title for more

Spaceman FX Sputniuk III Germanium Fuzz

New Pedal: Fredric Effects DuoFace Fuzz

If you are a fuzz-head, you know that inside the classic Fuzz Face pedals you can find either Germanium or Silicon transistors - we wrote more in depth about this in our Best Fuzz-Face Clones article. The DuoFace by Fredric Effects incorporates both versions in one pedal through two completely…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fredric Effects DuoFace Fuzz

New Pedals: Pine-Box Customs Wide Fuzz

Probably the longest and skinniest-loooking pedal out there, the Wide by Pine-Box Custom is a fuzz with FIVE transistor gain stages and plenty of hidden features. Yes because while the pedal only has one knob (that gives you more or less fuzz), there are several tonal controls under the hood,…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Pine-Box Customs Wide Fuzz

BLAMMO! Electronics Tomb Sender Ge Fuzz

A modern take of the venerable Tone Bender MkIII, the BLAMMO! Electronics Tomb Sender is a Germanium fuzz with an extra gain stage for more output and a beefed-up EQ section. The toggle switch in the middle of the pedal operates a simple noise gate that removes the background noise/muck between…Click on the title for more

BLAMMO! Electronics Tomb Sender Ge Fuzz

New Pedals: Demedash Effects Spidola Germanium Fuzz

Winnipeg, Manitoba's Demedash Effects got us used to original pedal circuits that defy tradition, and the company's first fuzz pedal keeps faith to this approach, with more subtlety than their other designs. The company's new Spidola Fuzz uses the same Germanium transistors found in the vintage fuzzes of the '70s,…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Demedash Effects Spidola Germanium Fuzz

New Pedals: Loe Sounds SuperFuzz

Loe Sounds is a boutique pedal company run by two queer female artists based in upstate New York. The in-house designer is Aisha Loe, mostly known for the quirky, but beloved by many, Atari Fuzz and her knack for using recycled circuits and materials to build her company's one-of-a-kind stompboxes.…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Loe Sounds SuperFuzz

TEFI Vintage Lab Gegé Germanium Fuzz

Tefi Vintage Lab is an Italian pedal of quality stompboxes with a knack for flexibility and adorned with super fun illustrations depicting intriguing characters. Gegé is their take on the classic Germanium fuzz circuit, sporting two hand-picked Germanium transistors AC152, and delivers a dynamic fuzz sound with long sustain and…Click on the title for more

TEFI Vintage Lab Gegé Germanium Fuzz

The 5 Best Fuzz Pedals of All Time: Compare Five Classic Circuits

The Little Big Muff is based on the company's Big Muff Pi, first issued in 1970, and features the same circuitry, which produces distortion using silicon transistors. The pedal’s high levels of gain overload the circuit to produce creamy, violin-like sustain, which made it a favorite with guitarists like Carlos…Click on the title for more

The 5 Best Fuzz Pedals of All Time: Compare Five Classic Circuits

Spiral Electric FX Black Rose Fuzz

We wrote about Tom Cram in this Deli mag article linked to the 2016 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit. As DigiTech's Marketing Director, at the time he was heavily involved in developing the company's pedal releases, and was also one of the main actors behind the now widespread "collaborative pedals" trend. Tom's…Click on the title for more

Spiral Electric FX Black Rose Fuzz

Spaceman FX Gemini IV Dual Fuzz Generator

Since fuzz lovers tend to love extremes, the folks at Spaceman FX came up with the brilliant idea of putting two fuzz circuits (a germanium and a silicon one) in one pedal. Enter the Gemini IV, a redesigned and exopanded evlution of their 2012 “III” version that allows you to blend these two…Click on the title for more

Spaceman FX Gemini IV Dual Fuzz Generator

New Pedal: Spruce Effects Acadia Fuzz

Los Angeles' Spruce Effects just announced a new line of limited pedal releases called Americana, and unveiled the first device in this series, the Acadia, a dual Germanium fuzz. This pedal is very flexible thanks to the two gain stages, controlled by the two top knobs, and the three tone…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Spruce Effects Acadia Fuzz

Torino Audio Crumble Germanium Fuzz

Torino Audio is a new pedal builder based in Italy that's getting a fair amount of attention from pedal YouTubers. The company's debut line of pedals is described as "Organic" because they have no integrated circuits, no buffers nor digital processing. The Crumble is presented as a pedal that stands…Click on the title for more

Torino Audio Crumble Germanium Fuzz