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Emerald Ox FX Chimeric Percolator

The Emerald Ox FX Chimeric Percolator is a handmade pedal that addresses the quandary of "perfecting the Harmonic Percolator circuit" in a peculiar way. Rather than arbitrarily deciding what the best sound is for this famously sonically unreliable vintage circuit, the builder, after comparing the varying tone of several units,…Click on the title for more

Emerald Ox FX Chimeric Percolator

New Pedal: Voltic Electronic Devices DTF

The Dual Transistor Fuzz (DTF) is a guitar pedal created by Voltic Electronics, a business split between Delaware, Philadelphia and New Jersey. It's based on the HP-2 circuit designed by Dan Weiss of Interfax Electronics, also known as "Harmonic Percolator." The DTF uses a PNP 2N404A germanium transistor and NPN 2N3565…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Voltic Electronic Devices DTF

Land Devices HP-2 Harmonic Percolator

Here's a pedal clone for Steve Albini fans! It's the Land Devices HP-2 Harmonic Percolator, a fuzz powered by Germanium diode clipping and hand-built in Oakland, CA. The left knob controls harmonics, the right one controls the output, and the switch on the right lets you choose between the stock…Click on the title for more

Land Devices HP-2 Harmonic Percolator

Now Shipping: Spooky Circuits Harm + Balance

The Spooky Circuits Harm + Balance is a unique interpretation of the Interfax Harmonic Percolator, a fuzz pedal with a signature clangy sound dear to the noise-seeking "indie-heads" familiar with the work of producer Steve Albini (who worked with Nirvana, Pixies, and PJ Harvey among others). Combining a variety of…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Spooky Circuits Harm + Balance

Pedal Update: Electronic Audio Experiments Dude Incredible V2

The Electronic Audio Experiments Dude Incredible V2 is a redesign of one of the early circuits by the Boston-based pedal company, a dual gain pedal inspired by the work of indie rock producer Steve Albini. On the right is a Harmonic Percolator clone, and on the left is an IVP…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Electronic Audio Experiments Dude Incredible V2

9 Best Harmonic Percolator Fuzz Clones & Evolutions in 2023

[lwptoc depth="4" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingText="---|Related Delicious Audio Posts:"] --- While the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, Sola Sound Tone Bender, Electro Harmonix Big Muff, and Univox Super Fuzz are widely regarded as the four titans of Fuzz, there are many lesser-known Fuzz circuits…Click on the title for more

9 Best Harmonic Percolator Fuzz Clones & Evolutions in 2023

Cat Box Customs Bean Machine Fuzz

The Cat Box Customs Bean Machine Fuzz is a gorgeously colorful, hand-painted boutique take on the Harmonic Percolator circuit, coming right out or a basement in Columbus, Ohio. And it costs only $130 (here). It features a 3-way diode clipping selection with D310 Ge/none/Schottky bat41 options. Two more toggles provide…Click on the title for more

Cat Box Customs Bean Machine Fuzz

New Pedal: Ghoib Elektronik Clang Invasion

As you may have guessed from the color scheme and control layout, the Ghoib Elektronik Clang Invasion is a replica of the Harmonic Percolator, the clangy and noisy fuzz pedal brought to fame by Steven Albini, a producer specializing in noisy indie-rock. The enclosure here is much smaller than the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Ghoib Elektronik Clang Invasion

Latent Lemon Audio Hurts Fuzz V2

Based in Luton, UK, Latent Lemon is a boutique pedal builder laser-focused on building quality gain (and fuzz) devices. Inspired by the tones of legendary noise rock producer Steve Albini, the company's latest creation, simply named Hurts, is a take on the Germanium based Percolator fuzz, with added tone sculpting…Click on the title for more

Latent Lemon Audio Hurts Fuzz V2

Malaise Forever Clubber Lang Fuzz

Columbus, Ohio's Malaise Forever is a one-person pedal builder that hopefully chose its name before the 2020 pandemic, and that specializes in hand-made dirt boxes. The Clubber Lang is their take on the Harmonic Percolator. The original Percolator featured a very particular circuit with a mix of now rare Germanium…Click on the title for more

Malaise Forever Clubber Lang Fuzz

Cat Box Customs Bean Machine V2 Fuzz

Although it's presented in the name as an update, the Cat Box Customs Bean Machine V2 is actually a "deluxe version" of its older sibling. A variant of the Harmonic Percolator fuzz, the original featured a Volume and Fuzz knob, a 3-way diode clipping selection with Germanium/none/Silicon options, and two…Click on the title for more

Cat Box Customs Bean Machine V2 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