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FUZZ PEDALS
OUR FUZZ SHOPPING GUIDES:
• 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

FUZZ CATEGORIES (Blog Posts)
Latest Muff-Style Fuzzes | Latest Fuzz-Face-style Fuzzes | Latest Tone Bender-inspired Fuzzes | Latest Super-Fuzz-inspired Fuzzes | Latest Octave-Up Fuzzes | Latest Gated Fuzzes | Latest Foxx Tone Machine-inspired Fuzzes.

Below, the latest news about fuzz pedals

JHS Mini Foot Fuzz V2

JHS just released the version 2 of their Mini Foot Fuzz, check out the demo by GearManDude! Although small, this pedal covers a lot of ground, thanks to the new +/- toggle switch: In the – mode, the toggle gives you a low-gain mode where you get vintage broken-speaker type…Click on the title for more

JHS Mini Foot Fuzz V2

Q&A with Nanolog Audio about Carbon Clipping

In recent years, a few companies have been working on new ways to create distortion (for musical purposes). Senior PhD researcher from the Canadian National Institute for Nanotechnology Adam Bergren has been on the forefront of this effort, collaborating in 2016 with Dr. Scientist to create the first guitar pedal…Click on the title for more

Q&A with Nanolog Audio about Carbon Clipping

Nanolog Audio Orbital Fuzz

Nanolog Audio is a Canadian company dedicated to exploring the new technology of carbon-driven clipping - read more about it in our profile. Carbon clipping - produced by the company's own Nanolog Device circuits - delivers a more dynamic, less squashed distortion than your regular silicon or germanium diodes. The…Click on the title for more

Nanolog Audio Orbital Fuzz

Dwarfcraft Devices Witch Shifter Pitch Shifter/Echo/Fuzz

The folks at Dwarfcraft Devices have been on fire lately, releasing a pedal after another. Their Witch Shifter is an Octave Up/Down effect with built-in Fuzz and an under-the-hood Echo. But of course, like in all devices built by this manufacturer, there's a lot more to it: The Bend knob creates a detuned…Click on the title for more

Dwarfcraft Devices Witch Shifter Pitch Shifter/Echo/Fuzz

Yellowcake Pedals Furry & Fried

Yellowcake Pedals unveiled a bright red stompbox that combines two of their fuzz, the Furry Burrito and the Fried Gold Fuzz, appropriately called Furry & Fried! It also feature a blue lit Starve button that creates wonderful sputtering tones. Check out the videos below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxub7ODsnPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uV5Y6zE5U4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXs3L_tPjQI FURRY BURRITO A…Click on the title for more

Yellowcake Pedals Furry & Fried

Alexander Pedals Defender Stargate Drive

Alexander Pedals has been on a roll lately, with their new pedal line called "Neo Series" - which, now that we think about it, features graphic art and a moniker that may reference one of the most beloved sci-fi movie heroes. As a matter of fact, the pedals in this…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Defender Stargate Drive

EQD Black Ash Endangered Fuzz

EarthQuaker Devices just came out with a new fuzz pedal called Black Ash. Presented with an "endangered fuzz" tag, this stompbox is an evolution of the legendary, vintage, and extremely rare three knob Tone Bender, and built with high quality components hand selected by owner/designer Jamie-Stillman, which allow this design…Click on the title for more

EQD Black Ash Endangered Fuzz

SolidGoldFX unveils the Spanish Castle Dual Fuzz

Noise seekers who aren't quite satisfied with one fuzz at a time should take a look at the brand new SolidGoldFX Spanish Castle. Hailing from beautiful Montreal, this Canadian manufacturer has been stepping up its game in the last year or so with new products that marry great tone with plenty of…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX unveils the Spanish Castle Dual Fuzz

Zander Circuitry Cafetiere Distortion Fuzz

From Essex in the UK, comes Zander Circuitry and its latest pedal Cafetiere, a "distortofuzz" featuring two separate circuits of... you know what! This is an evolution of the infamous Harmonic Percolator fuzz, featuring an extra gain stage with separate footswitch and a 6-way clipping diode selector. The purple pedal…Click on the title for more

Zander Circuitry Cafetiere Distortion Fuzz

Function f(x) Gate Crasher Octave Fuzz

Based in Elk Grove Village, IL, just outside of Chicago, Function f(x) makes edgy stompboxes that are fun to explore. Recently Mike Hermans took a look at the Gate Crasher Octave Fuzz, a gnarly, octave up gated fuzz based on CMOS logic integrated circuits. Besides the expected Gate and Volume knobs,…Click on the title for more

Function f(x) Gate Crasher Octave Fuzz

Electro-Harmonix celebrates 50 years of Muff with the Triangle Big Muff

The Big Muff saga ain't over yet - will it ever be? NYC pedal builder Electro-Harmonix just announced the Triangle variation on this fuzz circuit, a celebration of the first Big Muff released in 1969, exactly 50 years ago next year. It's a faithful recreation of that vintage rarity, but…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix celebrates 50 years of Muff with the Triangle Big Muff

Magnetic Effects Solar Bender V3 Fuzz

From London, UK, comes the 3rd version of the Magnetic Effects Solar Bender, a fuzz modeled on the legendary Tone Bender MKII, with a three position Bass toggle switch to tweak the low end and Bias, Attack and Tone knobs. This stompbox also sports a couple of rather unique features: A high input…Click on the title for more

Magnetic Effects Solar Bender V3 Fuzz