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Muff-Style Fuzz Pedals

Tone Electronix Animalizzer Fuzz

Tone Electronix (aka T.X Pedals) is a one man pedal builder from Portugal. The company's signature pedal is the Animalizzer, a fuzz beast that can recreate all sorts of fuzz sounds thanks to two clipping stages (first LED + Silicon, then Germanium + LED + Silicon) preceded by a boost…Click on the title for more

Tone Electronix Animalizzer Fuzz

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin

NYC's Electro-Harmonix is known for pushing the pedal effect envelope, but their latest release is something else entirely: the Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin is a software plugin that routes your DAW's signal via USB to an analog Muff pedal that also acts as a controller and headphone monitor. While…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin

New Pedal: Valco KGB Fuzz JR

The Valco KGB Fuzz JR is the latest release from a Canadian builder that's putting a lot of emphasys on variable impedance as a way to affect not only your final tone but also the way the pedal interacts with other ones on your board. A smaller sibling of the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Valco KGB Fuzz JR

Dazatronyx Big Fuzz

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, the Dazatronyx Big Fuzz is a well-respected Big Muff evolution with an extra Mids knob and a few mods available in the shape of internal switches. The Mids knob is one of the features more common in Big Muff variants, allowing it to overcome the original…Click on the title for more

Dazatronyx Big Fuzz

Calico Effects Antlers Fuzz

The Calico Effects Antlers is a tribute to the Green Muff and also the first pedal released by this Rhode Island-based small builder. The regular knobs found in the original (Volume, Tone and Disatortion) are integrated by three toggle switches affecting mids, gain and diode configuration (turn them all in…Click on the title for more

Calico Effects Antlers Fuzz

Mask Audio Civil Math Fuzz

The Mask Audio Civil Math is a "Civil War" Muff variant on the company's Black Math, which produces a more midrange-y tone with also rounder and bassier quality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x472f3e6liw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqrvz337cQI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtgQyWiF19I&t=51sClick on the title for more

Mask Audio Civil Math Fuzz

The 6 Best Fuzz Types, in a Mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMW0uLn0ckc We made this video to complement our in-depth article about the best fuzz pedals organized by type. It was shot by Noise Generator - a big thank you goes out to him! A Video about the 6 Best Fuzz Types The idea behind it was to create a focused,…Click on the title for more

The 6 Best Fuzz Types, in a Mix

The 3 Best Fuzz Pedals Per Type, in 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMW0uLn0ckc&t=172s This is a video about fuzz pedals we shot in 2022. It illustrates the tonal differences between 6 classic non-octave-up fuzz types. This article features our selection of the best fuzz pedals of all time organized by circuit type. It's a recap of all the comprehensive fuzz guides you…Click on the title for more

The 3 Best Fuzz Pedals Per Type, in 2023

Wonderful Audio Nivicola Fuzz (Muff-style)

The Wonderful Audio Nivicola is a Muff-style fuzz voiced after the Black Russian Big Muff. It uses Russian KT3102IM transistors and some KD521A diodes. Company owner and effect designer Ralf Gottschalk delayed the scheduled March release because of the Russian assault on Ukraine, but, faced with a longer than expected…Click on the title for more

Wonderful Audio Nivicola Fuzz (Muff-style)

Electro-Harmonix J Mascis Signature Ram’s Head Big Muff

The Electro-Harmonix J Mascis Signature Ram's Head Big Muff is a limited edition Big Muff Pi based on the 1973 Electro-Harmonix V2 Violet Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi, the version used by the legendary (and uber-influential) guitarist of 90's alt-rock band Dinosaur Jr. As you can see in the video…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix J Mascis Signature Ram’s Head Big Muff

Big Ear Slice of Pie Fuzz

In case you are wondering whether this is a real pedal, yes it is, but it ain't edible (unless you enjoy bent steel, which is what the enclosure is made of)! A collaboration between Newyorker company turned Nashvillian Big Ear Pedals and guitar podcast The Tone Mob, the Slice of…Click on the title for more

Big Ear Slice of Pie Fuzz

Tape Audio Co. ONE Fuzz

Tape Audio Co. ONE is a new pedal company run by folks who've been working on guitar effects for over 15 years, and ONE is the builder's debut stompbox, a stylish-looking original fuzz circuit with two faders and one old-style button switch. Although the two Silicon SE4010 transistors in the…Click on the title for more

Tape Audio Co. ONE Fuzz