Updated Feb. 17, 2021 | by Paolo De Gregorio

JHS legends of fuzz

JHS Pedals unveiled a new series of guitar pedals that’s likely to trigger spontaneous geargasms in vintage pedal lovers. The Legends of Fuzz are – for now – four faithful recreations of classic, extremely rare fuzz pedals. In the presentation YouTube video (streaming below) the company is asking suggestions for future models, so we can expect more to come.

Here are the four models, each link goes to the section in the video discussing it:

  1. Crimson Fuzz
    a recreation of the “Mike Matthews’ Red Army Overdrive“
  2. Bender Fuzz
    a recreation of the Sola Sound Tone Bender MkIII “onomatopoeia”
  3. Supreme Fuzz
    a recreation of the Univox Super Fuzz
  4. Smiley Fuzz
    a recreation of the Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face

In the gallery below, click or tap twice on the images to open the separate videos for each pedal by Living Room Gear.

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JHS Bender Fuzz
$179 - This entry in JHS’ legends of fuzz series is based on a 1973 Mark iii Tone Bender (which added a tone control) from Josh Scott’s personal collection. The Bender keeps it simple with the three knob layout in a classic wedge enclosure, but also includes a “JHS Mode” switch that adds a gain and mid frequency boost for solos.
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JHS Crimson Fuzz
$179 - A replica of one of Josh Scott’s own vintage Red Army Overdrives from the early 90s. Despite being called an overdrive, this was the first Muff Mike Matthews made in Russia. Like all of the fuzzes in the lineup, the crimson has a special “JHS Mode” button which in this case activates a mid frequency boost.
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JHS Smiley Fuzz
$179 - a recreation of the Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face.
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JHS Supreme Fuzz
$179 - a recreation of the Univox Super Fuzz.
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Here are the videos tackling the whole series.

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