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Dusky Toasted Overdrive

Durham's (NC) Dusky Electronics unveiled an update to their low-to-medium overdrive Toasted with a new look and an expanded sonic range. Based on a pair of pair of MOSFET gain stages cascaded one into the other, this discrete, class-A circuit can be used as a tool to take your amp's…Click on the title for more

Dusky Toasted Overdrive

Dusky Augustus Octave Fuzz

Inspired by a Roman emperor with a knack for territorial expansion and also by the Octavia Fuzz circuit designed by Roger Mayer in the late '60s, the Dusky Augustus is a reimagined octave fuzz, whose MOSFET input and output amplifiers and high impedance input buffer make it more flexible, responsive,…Click on the title for more

Dusky Augustus Octave Fuzz

Dusky Electronics Hypatia Fuzz

At the 2018 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit, pedal and amp builder Chris Rossi from Dusky Electronics showcased a new pedal prototype, a fuzz with lots of coloring controls, called Hypatia. The pedal gathered many fans since then (see the long string of videos below), and it also made the cover of…Click on the title for more

Dusky Electronics Hypatia Fuzz

Dusky Electronics Mandorla Boost

Durham's amp and pedal manufacturer Dusky Electronics recently announced this new "non clean" boost pedal called Mandorla. While clean boosts are all the rage these days, many guitarists appreciate the character that colored, non-linear devices add to their tone. In this circumstance, the "dirt" is associated to a MOSFET gain circuit…Click on the title for more

Dusky Electronics Mandorla Boost

Dusky Mandorla gets Premier Gear Award + goes to BK Stompbox Exhibit

We are happy to report that our friends at Dusky Electronics just got rewarded with a Gear Award by Premier Guitar for their new, "non-clean" boost pedal called Mandorla - we blogged about it a few weeks ago here. Impressively, the pedal got 5 out of 5 ratings for "Tone"…Click on the title for more

Dusky Mandorla gets Premier Gear Award + goes to BK Stompbox Exhibit

Dusky Electronics Octomotron Fuzz (demo)

Living Room demo of the Dusky Electronics Octomotron Fuzz! The Octomotron Fuzz is a new look at the classic octave fuzz circuit. Designed without reference to a particular pedal or circuit, the Octomotron has its own voice--brash and synthy. Adjusting your guitar's volume knob opens a dramatic range of timbres,…Click on the title for more

Dusky Electronics Octomotron Fuzz (demo)

Dusky Electronics: More Me Boost, Toasted Drive and Octomotron Fuzz

Based out of Durham, NC, Dusky Electronics is a relatively new manufacturer of pedals, amplifiers and speaker cabinets - incidentally, their D?O amp looks absolutely delicious and won Premier Guitar's "Premier Gear" label in 2016. But we ain't interested in amps over here, pedals only (or "petals" like our terrible intern from…Click on the title for more

Dusky Electronics: More Me Boost, Toasted Drive and Octomotron Fuzz