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Horrotia Lutz Fuzz

The limited edition Lutz from Horrothia Effects (one of the most interesting emerging UK pedal brands) offers a modern twist on vintage-style fuzz, expanding its versatility and control. Along with their signature military-grade "arcade style" bypass footswitch, the Lutz includes two additional footswitches: one for activating an extra gain stage…Click on the title for more

Horrotia Lutz Fuzz

Sold in a packaging openly inspired by Ikea's build-it-yourself products, the JHS NOTAKLÖN is a somewhat parodic DYI kit of what's presented as an overdrive pedal utilizing "the unique “Shamrock” modification that the Kansas City company performed on the *Klon KTR for several years" - although the name seems to…Click on the title for more

JHS NOTAKLÖN

Earthquaker Devices Gary Modulated Fuzz + Overdrive

The Earthquaker Devices Gary is a signature pedal of Lee Kieran of the post-punk band Idles. It is a combo pulse-width modulated fuzz and overdrive circuit dreamt up by the British guitarist. Started as a simpler replacement pedal for the company's own Gray Channel overdrive featuring just one channel (the…Click on the title for more

Earthquaker Devices Gary Modulated Fuzz + Overdrive

Best Tweed-Style Overdrives & Fender-in-a-Box Pedals in 2024

Welcome to our comprehensive guide to the best Tweed-Style Overdrives and Fender in a Box Pedals. If you are researching drive pedals inspired by other amps, you may want to also take a look at our articles on the best Plexi-Style pedals, best Dumble-style drives and Vox-in-a-box overdrives. Other similar…Click on the title for more

Best Tweed-Style Overdrives & Fender-in-a-Box Pedals in 2024

The Klon Centaur Pedal and the Best Klon Clones in 2024: A Buyer’s Guide

Perhaps the most legendary (and expensive) guitar pedal of all time, the Klon Centaur was one of the first boutique stompboxes, proving that an overdrive could be more than just a dirt box. Created by Bostonian Bill Finnegan in 1994, the pedal and its innovative circuit (which uses an IC…Click on the title for more

The Klon Centaur Pedal and the Best Klon Clones in 2024: A Buyer’s Guide

Fairfield Circuitry ~900 Fuzz

Canadian builder Fairfield Circuitry released a new 4-knob fuzz pedal that replaces in their roster the now discontinued Four Eyes Fuzz. Based, like its predecessor, on two JFET gain stages, this is an aggressive fuzz with a ton of gain and able to deliver a wide range of sounds through…Click on the title for more

Fairfield Circuitry ~900 Fuzz

JHS The Violet Distortion

The JHS The Violet is a Lari Basillo signature distortion pedal featuring a 3-way pre-distortion EQ with sweepable parametric mids. This allows for the creation of both mid-scooped and mid-heavy tones, although the pre-gain placement in the circuit delivers subtler changes. The Treble and Bass EQ controls are instead placed…Click on the title for more

JHS The Violet Distortion

Oneder Effects Wet Hot American Bummer

The Oneder Effects Wet Hot American Bummer (a pedal that doesn't have a web page yet), is a multi-voice delay with modulation, reverb, and some other cool tricks up its sleeve. The basic controls are the same as for any other delay: two big silver knobs controlling the number of…Click on the title for more

Oneder Effects Wet Hot American Bummer

New Pedal: Hangman FX Atomic World Ender Octave Fuzz

For those looking for an octave-up fuzz pedal with nasty intentions, the Hangman FX Atomic World Ender certainly sounds like something that should fit the bill. It's actually more than a fuzz, since it features a choppy tremolo that's so fast that it creates it's own drone notes, almost acting…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Hangman FX Atomic World Ender Octave Fuzz

Rainger FX Pull Focus Distortion + Chorus/Reverb

The Rainger FX Pull Focus, by the London-based kind of quirky pedals, is an analog distortion circuit (borrowed from previous units like the Reverb-X) routed into a second, faded-in digital effect, that can be either a chorus or a reverb. The name chosen for this device refers to a cinematographic…Click on the title for more

Rainger FX Pull Focus Distortion + Chorus/Reverb

Silktone is a boutique amp company based in Roseville, CA that whose first pedal creation is simply named Fuzz - a Germanium Fuzz Face-inspired circuit with a couple of cool tricks up its sleeve to widen the original's sonic palette. That launch circuit was recently updated with the Fuzz+. The…Click on the title for more

Silktone Fuzz+

Fjord Fuzz Dovre Fuzz + Reverb

The Fjord Fuzz Dovre (a name inspired by a somewhat mythical Norwegian mountain) is a two-knob fuzz+spring reverb pedal that's as simple to operate as it is convenient. It can produce various fuzz sound and clean tones with the most classic of splashy reverb. The fuzz circuit, activated by the…Click on the title for more

Fjord Fuzz Dovre Fuzz + Reverb