The story behind the fuzz pedal’s creation is well known to most guitarists, but it goes a little something like this. The effect was born on July 12, 1960, while country superstar Marty Robbins was ...

Like it or loathe it, fuzz distortion effects units have been an integral part of rock music ever since a Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone made a guest appearance on Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones. Early ...

Guitarists and musicians always on the lookout for new guitar effects pedals may be interested in the new range which is being created by David Wells who has made a batch of his automatic instruments, ...

As well splitting a guitar input over three separate fuzz pots, the variable frequency control and resonance switch of Fairfield Circuitry’s new Four Eyes Crossover Fuzz pedal help make it one ...

The sound of fuzz is the sound of rock. Every generation, a new wave of players discover and redefine this classic effect. Whether you're inspired by the Stones, Hendrix, Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, The ...

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Pedal-building wizard David Rainger is back at it again with “another brilliantly unconventional dirt pedal”, the Rainger FX Razor Fuzz. More than just a mangled fuzz pedal, it's headlined by a unique ...

We break the glass on the pedal cabinet to dig out a long-list of some of the coolest effects from the new Golden Era of stompboxes ...

Musicians, it seems, have always wanted to alter the sounds of their instruments. Over the course of centuries, strings have been added to guitars for a fuller sound. The composition of those strings ...

Key Takeaways Modern guitar synth pedals no longer require special pickups and work with standard guitar inputs, making ...