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Expand 360 Vintage Fuzz PCB 360 Fuzz Acoustic 360 Fuzz Hybrid fuzz
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The isolated drive section of the Acoustic 360 bass amplifier, a hybrid silicon/germanium fuzz inspired by the Fuzzrite.
Expand Antipode Vintage Fuzz Antipode Roland® AF-60 Bee Gee Fuzz
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While the circuit is best known as the “Jet” stage from the Roland AP-7 Jet Phaser, the standalone pedal version is much more flexible with a wider tonal palette to play with.
Expand Anubis Silicon Fuzz - Basic Audio Scarab Deluxe PCB Anubis Basic Audio Scarab Deluxe Fuzz / Distortion
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An adaptation of the classic Tone Bender Mk. II circuit using silicon transistors and a Big Muff-style tone control.
Expand Aperture Octave Fuzz - Ampeg Scrambler PCB Aperture Ampeg® Scrambler Octave-up fuzz
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A legendary octave-up fuzz effect with a blend control that makes it great for bass guitar.
Expand Argent Silicon Fuzz PCB Argent BOSS® FZ-3 Fuzz Silicon fuzz
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An all-transistor silicon fuzz with similarities to the Tone Bender, Fuzz Face and Big Muff.
Expand Argus Silicon Fuzz - Roland AD-50 Double Beat Fuzz PCB Argus Roland AD-50 Double Beat Fuzz
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An obscure silicon fuzz that originally comprised half of a fuzz-wah combination unit, featuring three unique “wave shape” tone modes.
Expand Ascalon Octave Fuzz PCB Ascalon King Tone Octaland Octave fuzz
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A vintage-flavored octave fuzz based on the Roger Mayer Octavia with an added clean blend and dual-stage tone control.
Expand Astra Silicon Fuzz PCB Astra Astrotone Fuzz Fuzz
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An early silicon fuzz from 1966 that was also sold as the Sam Ash Fuzzz Boxx. One of the first drive circuits to include a tone control.
Expand Binary Dual Fuzz PCB Binary Darkglass® Duality Bass fuzz
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A bass fuzz with two distinct voicings that can be blended together in any ratio, from vintage warmth to searing, gated chaos.
Expand Cinder Hybrid Fuzz PCB Cinder Amptweaker Tight Fuzz Transistor fuzz
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A vintage-inspired fuzz/booster with several tone options, most notably a switch to select between germanium and silicon transistors.
Expand Constellation Vintage Fuzz Constellation Shin-Ei Companion FY-2 Fuzz
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An early silicon fuzz known for its scooped-midrange tone. This adaptation is updated with a switchable volume boost stage as well as a control to dial back the scoop.
Expand Corvus Distortion/Sustainer PCB Corvus EHX Op-Amp Big Muff Distortion/Sustainer, Fuzz
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The 1978 redesign of the classic Big Muff Pi, using op-amps instead of transistors. Famously used by Billy Corgan on the Smashing Pumpkins album Siamese Dream.
Expand Corvus Distortion/Sustainer Kit Corvus Kit EHX Op-Amp Big Muff Distortion/Sustainer, Fuzz
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The 1978 redesign of the classic Big Muff Pi, using op-amps instead of transistors. Famously used by Billy Corgan on the Smashing Pumpkins album Siamese Dream.
Expand Cygnus Distortion/Sustainer - Cornish G-2 Cygnus Cornish P-2 / G-2 Distortion/Sustainer, Fuzz
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Based on the classic Big Muff circuit, this pedal adds a meticulously-tuned buffered bypass along with an additional transistor-based buffer stage on the effect input.
Expand Deimos Germanium Fuzz - Tone Bender Mk. II - Aion FX Deimos Tone Bender Mk. II Germanium Fuzz
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The second (more famous) version of the legendary fuzz pedals from Macaris in London that changed the music world forever.
Expand Deimos Germanium Fuzz Kit Deimos Kit Tone Bender Mk. II Germanium Fuzz
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The second (more famous) version of the legendary fuzz pedals from Macaris in London that changed the music world forever.
Expand Epsilon Silicon Fuzz PCB Epsilon Silicon Fuzz Face Silicon fuzz
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A hot-rodded adaptation of the 1970 version of the classic fuzz pedal, redesigned to use silicon transistors instead of germanium.
Expand Flare Fuzz Machine PCB Flare ZVEX Fuzz Factory™ Fuzz
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A glitchy silicon/germanium hybrid fuzz known for its dizzying array of controls and untamed sounds.
Expand Flare Fuzz Machine Kit Flare Kit ZVEX Fuzz Factory™ Fuzz
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A glitchy silicon/germanium hybrid fuzz known for its dizzying array of controls and untamed sounds.
Expand halo-big-muff-pcb Halo EHX® Big Muff Pi Distortion / Sustainer, Fuzz
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One of the most classic guitar effects of all time, its sound falls somewhere between a distortion effect and a fuzz with an incredibly long sustain.
Expand Halo Deluxe Distortion/Sustainer PCB Halo Deluxe Cornish P-1 Distortion/fuzz
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An adaptation of David Gilmour’s favorite Ram’s Head Big Muff with added transistor buffers for lower noise and cleaner switching.
Expand halo-distortion-sustainer-kit Halo Kit EHX® Big Muff Pi Distortion / Sustainer, Fuzz
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One of the most classic guitar effects of all time, its sound falls somewhere between a distortion effect and a fuzz with an incredibly long sustain.
Expand Hypercube Fuzz / Distortion PCB Hypercube BOSS® FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz Fuzz, Distortion
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A vintage-flavored octave fuzz with some modern improvements, this pedal has enjoyed increased popularity in recent years due to the association with bands such as Electric Wizard and Deftones.
Expand Ibex Silicon Fuzz PCB Ibex Roland AF-100 Bee Baa Silicon fuzz
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Expand Monolith Silicon Fuzz - Lovetone Big Cheese PCB Monolith Lovetone Big Cheese Distortion / fuzz
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A legendary silicon transistor fuzz that has been spotted in the rigs of many high-profile musicians such as The Edge, Jimmy Page, Colin Greenwood and Johnny Marr among many others.
Expand Nereus Octave Fuzz Nereus Catalinbread Octapussy Octave-up fuzz
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A vintage-inspired octave-up fuzz in the tradition of the Roger Mayer Octavia.
Expand Nexus Distortion/Sustainer - Manx Loaghtan Fuzz PCB Nexus Catalinbread® Manx Loaghtan Distortion/Sustainer, Fuzz
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Based on the classic Big Muff circuit, this pedal switches out the original tone control with a 2-band Baxandall EQ, allowing control of both frequencies independently.
Expand Nysiad Germanium Fuzz PCB Nysiad Germanium Cornish NG-2 Misbiased fuzz
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A variable-bias silicon & germanium fuzz designed to emulate “imminent amp death”, the sound of a blown power tube or output transformer right before it all goes up in smoke.
Expand Nysiad Silicon Fuzz PCB / Cornish NG-3 Nysiad Silicon Cornish NG-3 Misbiased fuzz
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A variable-bias silicon fuzz designed to emulate “imminent amp death”, the sound of a blown power tube or output transformer right before it all goes up in smoke.
Expand Obscura Octave Blend PCB Obscura Prescription Electronics COB Octave fuzz
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Based on the octave section of the fOXX Tone Machine, this circuit adds a clean blend and a knob to change the character of the octave effect.
Expand Octagon Octave Fuzz PCB Octagon Tycobrahe® Octavia Octave fuzz
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The very first octave-up fuzz effect, originally invented by Roger Mayer for Jimi Hendrix and later copied by Tycobrahe for a commercial release.
Expand Octahedron Octave Fuzz PCB Octahedron Roger Mayer Octavia Octave fuzz
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An all-transistor redesign of the fuzz effect made famous by Jimi Hendrix, which adds an octave-up overtone to the harmonics.
Expand Orpheus Germanium Fuzz PCB Orpheus Germanium Mosrite® Fuzzrite Fuzz
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The definitive American response to the fuzz effects coming out of the UK in the mid-1960s, featuring two germanium transistors in a unique blending arrangement.
Expand Orpheus Silicon Fuzz PCB Orpheus Silicon Mosrite® Fuzzrite Fuzz
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An updated version of the classic fuzz from the late 1960s, featuring silicon transistors in a unique two-stage blending arrangement.
Expand Osiris Distortion/Sustainer - Pharaoh Fuzz Osiris Black Arts Pharaoh Distortion / Sustainer, Fuzz
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Based on the classic Big Muff circuit, this pedal adds a high/low impedance switch, a diode selector switch, and a high-end control inside the tone stack.
Expand Particle Vintage Fuzz PCB - Interfax Harmonic Percolator Particle Interfax Harmonic Percolator Fuzz / Overdrive
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Expand penumbra-bass-fuzz Penumbra ZVEX Woolly Mammoth Bass Fuzz
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A full-frequency silicon fuzz, originally designed for bass but just as suited for guitar. Famously used by Chris Wolstenholme of Muse.
Expand Penumbra Bass Fuzz Kit Penumbra Kit ZVEX Woolly Mammoth Bass Fuzz
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A full-frequency silicon fuzz, originally designed for bass but just as suited for guitar. Famously used by Chris Wolstenholme of Muse.
Expand Phobos Germanium Fuzz - based on the Tone Bender Mk. III Phobos Tone Bender Mk III Germanium Fuzz
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A reproduction of the third version of the Tone Bender germanium fuzz sold by Macaris in London in the late 1960s.
Expand Phobos Germanium Fuzz Kit Phobos Kit Tone Bender Mk III Germanium Fuzz
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A reproduction of the third version of the Tone Bender germanium fuzz sold by Macaris in London in the late 1960s.
Expand Polaris Distortion/Sustainer - Human Gear Animato PCB Polaris Human Gear Animato Distortion / Sustainer, Fuzz
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Based on the classic Big Muff circuit, this pedal adds a Rangemaster-based treble booster to the frontend as well as some other tweaks. Most famously used by Chris Wolstenholme of Muse.
Expand Proteus Germanium Fuzz - based on the Fuzz Face - Aion FX Proteus Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face Germanium Fuzz
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A no-frills adaptation of the classic fuzz pedal made famous by Jimi Hendrix.
Expand Rift - Univox Superfuzz PCB Rift Univox® Superfuzz Octave Fuzz
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A classic untamed fuzz from the 1970s that adds an octave-up overtone, famous for its use by Pete Townshend of The Who.
Expand Rift Octave Fuzz Kit Rift Kit Univox® Superfuzz Octave Fuzz
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A classic untamed fuzz from the 1970s that adds an octave-up overtone, famous for its use by Pete Townshend of The Who.
Expand Skywave Germanium Drive PCB Skywave Hudson Broadcast Germanium fuzz/overdrive
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A hybrid silicon/germanium boost & drive pedal with a transformer-coupled output, with tones spanning the decades from vintage to modern.
Expand Solaris Germanium Fuzz - based on the Fuzz Face Solaris Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face Germanium fuzz
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A hot-rodded adaptation of the classic fuzz pedal made famous by Jimi Hendrix.
Expand Solaris Germanium Fuzz Kit Solaris Kit Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face Germanium fuzz
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A hot-rodded adaptation of the classic fuzz pedal made famous by Jimi Hendrix.
Expand Synapse Resonant Drive - Systech Overdrive PCB Synapse Systech Overdrive Resonant filter fuzz
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A rare fuzz pedal that combines hard-clipping distortion with an extreme resonant filter that lends a vocal “stuck wah” quality.
Expand Tethys Germanium Fuzz PCB Tethys Baldwin-Burns Buzzaround Germanium fuzz
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An early version of the Tone Bender Mk. III with a completely different voicing and transistor bias control, sold by the Baldwin-Burns company in London.
Expand torus-lo-fi-fuzz-pcb Torus Demo Tape Fuzz Distortion / Fuzz
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A thick fuzz/distortion circuit designed to replicate the low-budget garage tones of an overloaded cassette recorder.
Expand Vulcan - fOXX Tone Machine DIY PCB Vulcan fOXX® Tone Machine Octave Fuzz
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A classic untamed fuzz from the 1970s that adds an octave-up overtone.
Expand Vulcan Octave Fuzz Kit Vulcan Kit fOXX® Tone Machine Octave Fuzz
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A classic untamed fuzz from the 1970s that adds an octave-up overtone.
Expand Wyvern Silicon Drive PCB Wyvern Dinosaural® Tube Bender Overdrive / Fuzz
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A reproduction of a rare silicon-transistor drive pedal designed by Dan Coggins, formerly of Lovetone, handbuilt in small quantities from 2003–2007.
Expand Zelus Distortion/Sustainer - Musket Fuzz Zelus Blackout® Musket Fuzz Distortion / Sustainer, Fuzz
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Based on the classic Big Muff circuit, this pedal adds a boost to drive the input, a bass blend capacitor, and a midrange control inside the tone stack.
Expand Zeta Distortion / Sustainer Zeta Jumbo Tone Bender Fuzz
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The silicon successor to the classic Macaris germanium fuzz pedals of the late 1960s, the Jumbo Tone Bender and its variants were actually adapted from the Big Muff Pi.
Expand Zircon Silicon Fuzz - Hot Silicon Tone Bender PCB Zircon Hot Silicon Fuzz Fuzz / Distortion
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An adaptation of the classic Tone Bender Mk. II circuit using silicon transistors and a Big Muff-style tone control.

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