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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

Walrus Audio Fundamental Reverb

The Walrus Audio Fundamental Reverb encapsulates the Oklahoma-based company's experience in designing top-notch reverb effects in a super-affordable, 3-mode compact stompbox - the first they ever released with a sub-$200 price tag. The three available modes, accessible via the slider switch located in the center of the pedal, were carefully…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fundamental Reverb

New Pedals: DS Custom Blender Octave Fuzz

Based on the cult Fender Blender Fuzz, one of the first fuzz pedals (if not the first) to feature a clean/wet blend knob, the DS Custom Blender is an Octave Fuzz made in Bavaria, Germany. The set of controls reflects closely the one found on the original, with knobs for…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: DS Custom Blender Octave Fuzz

Fender Hammertone Chorus

Part of a new line of affordable compact pedals, the Fender Hammertone Chorus is a 3-mode mono chorus with a noteworthy tonal range, considering the solid build and sub-$100 price tag. The three knobs cover the basic functions of Depth, Rate and Level (the latter being an intensity knob rather…Click on the title for more

Fender Hammertone Chorus

NUX Pulse Mini Stereo IR Loader/Cab & Pickup Sim

Utilizing the experience (and algorithms) of the Chinese builder's popular Solid Studio preamp and cab sim pedal, the NUX Pulse is the first stereo IR loader/cab simulator in mini format. Its streamlined appearance is deceiving: this little thing packs 24 IR-based cab simulations (8 for electric guitar, 8 for bass…Click on the title for more

NUX Pulse Mini Stereo IR Loader/Cab & Pickup Sim

BLAMMO! Electronics Shrew V2

The BLAMMO! Electronics Shrew V2 is a modern take on the classic opamp-based distortion featuring improvements granting more tonal flexibility both in the clipping and frequency domains. Hardwire-wise, this 2nd version fits the circuit in a smaller, compact case, improving power filtering and upgrading the footswitch to a relay-based mechanism…Click on the title for more

BLAMMO! Electronics Shrew V2

Origin Effects Magma57 Amp Vibrato and Drive

English pedal builder Origin Effects is on a mission to deliver sturdy and classic-sounding stompboxes for tone connoisseurs with tweaking impulses. The Magma57 is presented as an amp-in-a-box with "true pitch modulation" - both name and description hint at a Magnatone emulation, precisely the legendary Magnatone 200 Series, known for…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects Magma57 Amp Vibrato and Drive

BOSS DS-1 Distortion

Released back in 1978, the BOSS DS-1 is one of those affordable, evergreen classics that have withstood the test of time. It covers your distortion basics and beyond through a simple 3-knob control layout. The interaction of the Level and Dist knobs can deliver a wide variety of distortions -…Click on the title for more

BOSS DS-1 Distortion

Tubesteader Eggnog Tweed-Style Drive

The Tubesteader Eggnog is a new release by a Canadian builder that prides itself on releasing only pedals with real tubes integrated into their circuit. The first compact pedal in their roster, the Eggnog is a Tweed-style amp in a box with an extra boost and plenty of tone-shaping capabilities…Click on the title for more

Tubesteader Eggnog Tweed-Style Drive

ThorpyFX Pulse Doppler Phaser/Tremolo

UK's ThorpyFX is back at it with a new, rather peculiar modulation pedal, the Pulse Doppler, which follows two more classic takes on Chorus (the Oggin) and Flanger (Camoglange). In this optic, the new release seems to round up nicely the company's modulation offerings, since this analog device can deliver…Click on the title for more

ThorpyFX Pulse Doppler Phaser/Tremolo

J. Rockett Clockwork Analog Stereo Echo

Designed in conjunction with Howard Davis (Creator of the original Deluxe Memory Man) the J. Rockett Clockwork Analog Echo is a classic BBD delay with modulation featuring a true stereo output (i.e. one side out of phase) and Tap Tempo function (which is a digital function, but doesn't affect the…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Clockwork Analog Stereo Echo

New Pedal: Wampler Cory Wong Compressor

Designed in collaboration with Grammy-winning guitarist Cory Wong, the Wampler Cory Wong Compressor is an interesting new take on the compression pedal that expands the device's functionality to make it a fully-fledged dynamic-shaping tool that can tame (compress), push (boost) or prolong (sustain) your tone at will. It's at heart…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Wampler Cory Wong Compressor