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Fuzz pedals hold a special place in many guitarist's hearts. Their relatively simple circuits hark back to the early days of rock and are often a direct route to savage and addictive guitar tone!
Fuzzes can be temperamental - germanium fuzzes don't like temperature extremes, few fuzz pedals work well after other pedals in a signal chain (this one does), and the Fuzz Face circuit in particular responds wildly differently depending on where you set your guitar's volume knob.
Fuzz pedals first appeared in the 1960s and soon became popular thanks to links with guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards and Pete Townshend. From the first fuzz pedals, including the Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz Tone and the Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face, a multitude of fuzz pedals now exists - some are accurate replicas of these illustrious forebears while others are completely new designs.
Tone Bender-Style Fuzz Pedals | Muff-Style Fuzz Pedals | Fuzz Face-Style Fuzz Pedals
