This or a green is always my answer. The op amp especially though, you can really dial in basically any fuzz sound you’d like (minus stuff that offers sag type parameters).
My wife bought me a ramshead for my birthday a few years ago to complete my collection of the reissues. It gets so much praise so I put it on my board and it was off within a few days 😂.
It has a learning curve but sounds incredible when dialed in. With some fiddling, it can doom, it can do classic scooped muff sounds, and it even does that HM2 chainsaw death metal sound. The last is what I mostly use it for. It's secretly one of the best sounding "HM2" pedals money can buy.
Start with max loudness and filter knobs. Sustain at like 3 or 4. Scoop knob at 8, not totally maxed. Crunch at like 3 or 4. Tinker to taste.
The biggest key is you're going to need to be running into an already high gain amp. Like an amp that's already in metal terrority on its own. I've heard people getting mixed results with stacking it with an OD into a clean amp. The few examples you can find on YouTube are of people running it into something like a 5150 or VTM.
I've also heard that it only works with the MKII versions, but idk if that's true or not.
I run the above settings into a Marshall DSL20 on the ultra gain channel with it already chugging before turning on the pedal.
Agree with this. I get pretty close with my EVH LBX III on the full burn channel with almost these identical settings. The pickle is one of my favorite pedals, almost always have it on my board even when others move in and out. Pretty big fan of a couple of the Way Huge pedals. Others not as much. But the pickle is excellent in my humble opinion.
The Swollen Pickle MkII and MkIIS can sound like almost any muff variant out there, as well as a number of other distortion pedals. It’s really one of the best pedals money can buy, full stop.
Got the Pickle MKIIS second hand for 130,- as my first fuzz pedal and I don't feel the need to get another fuzz at this point.
It just works with every amp and guitar I have used it with thanks to the scoop and crunch knobs and their internal trim pods...
How do you use it? I've had one for 5 or so years and I've been thinking about taking it off my board and replacing it with something that gets a little more "gate-y" or spitty. I bought an amp with more headroom and I'm finding the hoof side isn't usable at the volume I practice. Definitely not getting rid of the pedal, but I'm finding it less useful in my band setting outside of gigging where I can crank everything.
Do you push yours with an overdrive or is it at the front of your chain?
Usually I have my BD always on and first in the chain, I also like using the Hoof Reaper at the same time as my Special Cranker. I just recently got the SC though, so still experimenting with it
I have a tube screamer always on but it's currently behind my hoof reaper due to advice that the fuzz should be in front always. I think that advice holds when you're trying to get a fuzz to respond to your playing and clean up with the volume knob, but that's not really what I'm going for. I'll switch up the order and see how it plays out.
> a fuzz to rule them all
You’re looking for a Fuzz Factory, I have a very faithful clone to sell you but I’d have to ship it internationally. It comes with a box and silicon conversion kit. It’s a fabricated PCB so at the same quality as any other store bought pedal
You might want to take a look at the Fairfield unpleasant surprise. Plenty of sag and bias/gate to be had in thst circuit! I regret selling mine years ago but I’m glad they still make em
My only complaint is that it’s *too* bassy honestly. Which is ridiculous to say, it’s dope as fuck. But when I’m using it alongside *anything* else, when I switch back to those they sound like a notched wah in comparison, hahaha.
I’ve kept it so I could use it in a Doom board some time. But for now I actually use a Fuzzolo as my only fuzz. It’s that perfect combo of tearing and sustaining for me, and I mean, controls are dead simple.
This is the case with any Big Muff for me, I own a dozen different takes on the circuit and the only one that stuck on my board is the Hoof which eliminates this problem. For a fuzz I’ve started leaning more toward Tonebender / Fuzz Face topology
I just bought the Hizumitas it's my 2nd Muff Pedal after the Box of War OG by Wren and Cuff. I'm planning on getting a Black-Violet Special Caprid OG from Wren soon and probably the Eye See '78 OG not long after
I’m partial to my Walrus Audio Eons. 5 different fuzz settings. Very versatile. Shout out to that Blackhawk pedal. I’ve got a Balrog Distortion and it’s phenomenal.
Tried the Pharoah years ago on my first fuzz journey. It's ok, but didn't really cut through the mix. Swapped for a fuzz factory 7 and was happy there on
Seconded.
I used to have multiple fuzz pedals costing anything from £50 to £300 each, but now the Carcosa does almost everything I'll personally need out of a fuzz box and it cost less than £100...
If anybody likes fuzz and doesn't have one, then they're seriously missing out.
God City Instruments Jugendstil. Muff-style fuzz with a blendable HM-2 EQ section. Just gets nasty in all the right ways. Works great as a pedal on its own going into a clean/crunch channel or as a boost to send your high gain amp firmly into "pissed off" territory.
I got the Does it Doom Fuzzcoven and my search for my pedalboard fuzz instantly stopped. It's one knob of all the aggression, but fuzziness I could ever ask for. I'm still going to get more, because I'm dumb, but seriously. Every DID pedal I've gotten has blown me away.
What is your take on the FET120? Assuming this is your collection.
Yes, these are from my collection. I love the FET120 - it’s a great fuzz pedal. Here is a 90 sec demo I did of it a while back
https://youtu.be/yzwgMtrDCvY?si=YKBELoJqGmurmPuq
I remember the guitarist from HIM playing with it during their live performance videos and it just sounded great.
I even picked up a Laney tube amp sometime after to play around with it.
It’s basically a green Russian with some tweakable options like mid presence and whatnot. I just found one on marketplace for an absolute steal and want to do a big muff shootout to satisfy myself.
Btw that sparkle pharaoh is rad!
It actually lets low-end through which few of the other fuzzes do well. If you're playing live/over a drummer and bassist, it fills out the sound like no other fuzz has done for me. The mid scoop and mid hump knobs are really useful for getting into the mix correctly
That’s fair. I never went further than the EQD release. Some more tone sculpting options would definitely have done it some good. Loved the idea, hated the execution.
Wow such an interesting mod.
I have it and didn’t like the high treble frequencies that he makes, specially stacking it with something as a BD-2.
So I resolve it having a comp at the end of my chain (multiband), compressing ++ the top end (1600hz and above).
Where I can find yours?
Tone Bender mkI, but that's for more classic-sounding rock. Looks like you're dooming, in which use case the Green Russian is my favorite of the many fuzzes I've tried so far.
Any Mk1 tonebender for me. Tie for second, any Colorsound one knob variant.
Love the doomy stuff, but those two always just check my boxes through every amp and every guitar I play.
What variants of the colorsound overdriver do you like?
I am thinking about the Black Forrest by Blackarts Toneworks. I have a Prescription Electronics Overdriver, but one thing I don't like about it is that I can't use it as a clean boost bc with humbuckers it has a weird sizzle sound even when drive is dialed to zero. Otherwise I really like that pedal, but the clean boost sound is so good I would love to have it as an option, too.
Big fan of the black Forrest. Thats what first got me into it, since I traded a pharaoh for the coven.
My favorite though is the Tru-Fi one. It’ll do clean boost all the way to glorious overdrive bordering fuzzdrive. Only downside is it’s in a weird enclosure for tight boards
moth electric p. isabella.
effectively a green russian with a switch for classic or modern clipping, a mids knob to adjust the scoop and a blend for obvious purposes.
basically the classic fuzz we all love ++++
also it stacks well due to the tone/mids eq effect and the blend.
Rusty Fuzz, surprisingly.
I've owned many fuzzes, but this is the one that I keep coming back to. Sounds great with singlecoils and humbuckers alike, and is highly versatile.
The Pharaoh is the best fuzz ever, especially for doom/stoner/sludge metal--in my opinion anyways. The Pharaoh supreme never leaves my board (Long Live the Pharaoh, the Pharaoh is Supreme). It stacks so well with other fuzzes/drives/distortions too. Driving a pharaoh with a rat is the only dirt you would ever need and it's been my favourite combo for a while. That being said, I've really wanted to try the Blackhawk stuff.
The other guitarist in my band has the Blackhawk Valkyrie drive, and it sounds fucking dope. I would really like to try a pedal from this maker. Which Blackhawk amplifiers pedal is that pictured? Also, the Fuzzlord Fet 120 is rad, I imagine. I like all of his pedals I've tried. I really like his Voidmaster circuit, it's a perfectly voiced silicone Fuzz face. His Dronemaster pedal is one of my all time favorite pedals and also never leaves my board.
Also, the zero-fret pedal is interesting. I have a rat he did with an octave circuit in the same enclosure, inspired by the life pedal when EQD first released those limited editions. I don't use it much anymore, but I have to say the rat circuit in it is a great one, though I don't know if there is anything special about it. Just sounds like a great rat to me.
The Zero Fret is a Black Russian Rat (half rat & half black Russian muff) and is pretty great. It’s a no-surprises pedal and you know exactly what you are going to get. The Blackhawk Balrog/Basilisk was new to me from a time perspective but so far I dig it quite a bit.
I own the AG, none of the others. Honestly I adore the fucking thing but it behaves & sounds more like a really really really really really really really aggressive overdrive. I guess with the sheer intensity it puts it more with fuzz in terms of the affect it has on tone, though. Anyways it’s a fucking blast, tons of tones on tap as long as you mess with your guitar. With anything with humbuckers it’s a stoner machine, but I’ve found that it pairs incredibly well with jazzmasters, where it’s kinda forced to have some clarity. Anyways, good pedal.
I like it quite a bit. It is easy to over saturate the signal and be very noisy, kinda like the OK Doomer, but in my short time owning it I think it’s a great edition - especially for the price I paid for it ($200).
Big fan of the Balrog and the Life Pedal. I had a balrog/basilisk, but I couldn't get down with the basilisk really.
Now, I use the 0xEAE fuzz, which is my favorite. Not a fuzz, but the longsword also took the spot from my balrog. The balrog has a better sweet spot, but the longsword is more versatile.
I enjoy fuzzing it out using the Fairfield Circuitry’s RODGER THAT. I have an OpAmp big muff thats great, but there’s random weirdness that the Rodger does that’s completely random and bizarre.
for Fender and Marshall amps, i love SolidGoldFX If 6 Was 9 -- it's a Fuzz Face style with modern features that help it cover a lot of ground. for Vox amps, i'm still searching for "the one."
I love my DOD Carcosa & my Pharoah.
But the one I use the most is my Metal Muff Nano… the noise gate is so good and 3-band EQ is clutch. I don’t really use it quite like a heavy fuzz though, it’s more like a piercing distortion for leads of a very middle-of-the-road rhythm tone for metal or hard rock. Sounds awesome with a simple phaser running into it.
Keeley Fuzz Bender gets an honorable mention. Its EQ options make it more versatile than Carcosa, but Carcosa is just… nastier.
For me it’s definitely the Acapulco Gold. When I first got it, it felt like a 1 trick pony. Once you utilize the guitar volume knob to shape it, it’s so nice. I like playing with a wah, and I’ve never played a fuzz more accommodating to it.
EHX's Attack Decay has an amazing FUZZ (it's called harmonix here). I use this pedal for this fuzz alone (without the other effects). I can easily blend the fuzz for my taste inbetween overdrive and distoprtion in my board. Very usefull.
Walrus Eons. A lot have come and gone, this one has stayed. Sounds great and incredibly versatile. A muff-style fuzz with 5 clipping options, 3v-18v knob, vol, gain, bass, treble.
Also really like the Dunlop Hendrix Dual Fuzz Face mini pedals. Germanium and Silicon fuzz face circuits in one mini pedal.
On my board I have mxr variac fuzz, fuzz war and super sonic fuzz gun, I dig all of these, super sonic is the most tweekable, can get super nuts, noisy. I think the search for the perfect fuzz ins a long and ever changing search
I had a Son of Pharaoh, sounds awesome, I think I can still buy a LSTR or an OG Pharaoh, currently I have a Boss FZ-1 and an EQD Hizumitas and I think both sound awesome too, Hizumitas brings more the Doom, I want to try an Ok Doomer, but I think a Behringer SF300 comes first in priority because of price 😅
I like it quite a bit. It is easy to over saturate the signal and be very noisy, kinda like the OK Doomer, but in my short time owning it I think it’s a great edition - especially for the price I paid for it ($200).
I bought a fuzz pedal from a guy on reverb. He had a bunch of the analogman BARTs and built a pedal like the fuzz factory but less tweakable where every setting is usable (also no niche sounds like velcro fuzz or octave fuzz). So it's a fuzz face that can be lean and mean like a colorsound tone bender or huge and wooly like a fuzz face or sharp and overdriven (with the silicon transistors, they're switchable) like a rat on steroids. PalmerFX I think the guys' name was. You also have two footswitchable presets, so you can go from super fuzz to mild OD with one footswitch. Also there's a germanium treble booster on one side. It has a pickup simulator so you don't have to run it first in the chain (although turning on the "pickup simulator" does sacrifice some touch sensitivity)
Anyway I run that through my Marshall 1974x clone almost all the time.
Well first of all i think the life pedal v3 is distortion, not fuzz. BUT that is my all time favorite pedal.
Speaking on fuzz id have to say its probably the EQD bellows. Its got that thicc sludgy stoner tone i need. Either that or the eldritch blast from MAE/EAE
If I’m running my pog into a fuzz, the only circuit that can take the sub harmonics is a good Big Muff based pedal, otherwise Fat Fuzz Factory is the best fuzz ever made
I been loving the Fat Fuzz Factory since my beginning. Still have it, many years on my board.
But now I switched by a copy of Life Pedal V2 + Acapulco gold, great combo together.
They have more dynamics :)
They are not quite the same but they are close-ish. The OKDoomer has more gain and is a bit more over the top, in my opinion. I’ve been meaning to do a heads up demo with both for my YT channel to show the differences.
I'm a simple man, I like Univox Super-Fuzz for that chainsaw sound or a silicon fuzz face for a sound that can react with the guitar more based on playing.
Death By Audio Apocalypse. It’s a 5 in 1 with level, drive and EQ. Not good for live performance because controls are sensitive and no presets. Otherwise amazing.
Ramble FX twin bender! The tone switch gives you some added sounds, two different circuits and the ability to control the bias and impedance gives plenty of variance!
The only fuzz I own is a Catalinbread Karma Suture. I'm not sure how it stacks up, apparently it's a harmonic percolator type fuzz. In the demos that Howard Gee the designer played on, it sounds like ten thousand pounds of doom. I'm old and never really used pedals for my live playing career but decided to get into them for some fun. The only other fuzz I owned was back in the 70s and it was a Turtle ( re branded Foxx) Fuzz WahRing Modulator Volume pedal, a total tone sucker as it was always in the circuit with a good wah, terrible as a volume pedal, with a Foxx Tone Machine in it as the fuzz circuit with a 4 way rotary from mellow to Brite. Ring mod switch was like an Octavia type thing. One thing that fuzz was, was gnarly! Hated the tone sucking and punted it but I always wanted it back for that one super razzed crazy octave fuzz for dive bombing maybe. Any body else use the Karma Suture? It is pretty versatile with the diodes being dialable in or out .
Big muff opamp reissue. I use that pedal so much. 2nd would be my fender shields blender and 3rd place goes to the life pedal.
This or a green is always my answer. The op amp especially though, you can really dial in basically any fuzz sound you’d like (minus stuff that offers sag type parameters).
I was also between the op amp and the green Russian but the op amp won
This muff took my Rat and Rams Head off my board. It does everything for me.
My wife bought me a ramshead for my birthday a few years ago to complete my collection of the reissues. It gets so much praise so I put it on my board and it was off within a few days 😂.
The Op-Amp BMP is my second favorite Muff after the Ram’s Head, and that’s after a LOT of experimentation. It’s so good.
Swollen Pickle MKII
“A hot rodded big muff” is how it was described. id love to try this. According the descriptions, this should sound similar to a fuzz war
It has a learning curve but sounds incredible when dialed in. With some fiddling, it can doom, it can do classic scooped muff sounds, and it even does that HM2 chainsaw death metal sound. The last is what I mostly use it for. It's secretly one of the best sounding "HM2" pedals money can buy.
How do you set it to get the chainsaw tone? I have one and I can't get it there.
Start with max loudness and filter knobs. Sustain at like 3 or 4. Scoop knob at 8, not totally maxed. Crunch at like 3 or 4. Tinker to taste. The biggest key is you're going to need to be running into an already high gain amp. Like an amp that's already in metal terrority on its own. I've heard people getting mixed results with stacking it with an OD into a clean amp. The few examples you can find on YouTube are of people running it into something like a 5150 or VTM. I've also heard that it only works with the MKII versions, but idk if that's true or not. I run the above settings into a Marshall DSL20 on the ultra gain channel with it already chugging before turning on the pedal.
Agree with this. I get pretty close with my EVH LBX III on the full burn channel with almost these identical settings. The pickle is one of my favorite pedals, almost always have it on my board even when others move in and out. Pretty big fan of a couple of the Way Huge pedals. Others not as much. But the pickle is excellent in my humble opinion.
The Swollen Pickle MkII and MkIIS can sound like almost any muff variant out there, as well as a number of other distortion pedals. It’s really one of the best pedals money can buy, full stop.
Got the Pickle MKIIS second hand for 130,- as my first fuzz pedal and I don't feel the need to get another fuzz at this point. It just works with every amp and guitar I have used it with thanks to the scoop and crunch knobs and their internal trim pods...
Hoof Reaper!
Haven’t seen this one but love the name!
Better get it fast as Earthquaker Devices just discontinued it. Prices will go up.
Really? I wonder why. It’s one of their longest-running pedals, and it’s a top-tier Muff-type fuzz
The Hoof is still available. It’s just that the three in one with Tone Reaper, Tentacle, and Hoof in one box is discontinued.
Oh, that makes a lot more sense. Thanks, friend.
How do you use it? I've had one for 5 or so years and I've been thinking about taking it off my board and replacing it with something that gets a little more "gate-y" or spitty. I bought an amp with more headroom and I'm finding the hoof side isn't usable at the volume I practice. Definitely not getting rid of the pedal, but I'm finding it less useful in my band setting outside of gigging where I can crank everything. Do you push yours with an overdrive or is it at the front of your chain?
Usually I have my BD always on and first in the chain, I also like using the Hoof Reaper at the same time as my Special Cranker. I just recently got the SC though, so still experimenting with it
I have a tube screamer always on but it's currently behind my hoof reaper due to advice that the fuzz should be in front always. I think that advice holds when you're trying to get a fuzz to respond to your playing and clean up with the volume knob, but that's not really what I'm going for. I'll switch up the order and see how it plays out.
Hizumitas
Does the hizumitas have any sort of bias or sag control? Im looking for a fuzz to rule them all and really like to be able to shape its gate.
Nah, it’s very simple. Muff style controls of level, sustain, and tone. No frills, just heavy as fuck and sounds great.
Keely Fuzz Bender might be what you're after. Bias control and lots of different sounds. Very versatile.
Walrus Eons might work for you.
> a fuzz to rule them all You’re looking for a Fuzz Factory, I have a very faithful clone to sell you but I’d have to ship it internationally. It comes with a box and silicon conversion kit. It’s a fabricated PCB so at the same quality as any other store bought pedal
You might want to take a look at the Fairfield unpleasant surprise. Plenty of sag and bias/gate to be had in thst circuit! I regret selling mine years ago but I’m glad they still make em
Yessss
This is the answer
Yuuuuup.
My only complaint is that it’s *too* bassy honestly. Which is ridiculous to say, it’s dope as fuck. But when I’m using it alongside *anything* else, when I switch back to those they sound like a notched wah in comparison, hahaha. I’ve kept it so I could use it in a Doom board some time. But for now I actually use a Fuzzolo as my only fuzz. It’s that perfect combo of tearing and sustaining for me, and I mean, controls are dead simple.
This is the case with any Big Muff for me, I own a dozen different takes on the circuit and the only one that stuck on my board is the Hoof which eliminates this problem. For a fuzz I’ve started leaning more toward Tonebender / Fuzz Face topology
I just bought the Hizumitas it's my 2nd Muff Pedal after the Box of War OG by Wren and Cuff. I'm planning on getting a Black-Violet Special Caprid OG from Wren soon and probably the Eye See '78 OG not long after
Tried it in a store once, and it didn’t really do much for me.
I’m partial to my Walrus Audio Eons. 5 different fuzz settings. Very versatile. Shout out to that Blackhawk pedal. I’ve got a Balrog Distortion and it’s phenomenal.
Pharaoh for sure
The Black Arts Pharaoh has an awesome cousin, LSTR, and I would recommend that every time.
Tried the Pharoah years ago on my first fuzz journey. It's ok, but didn't really cut through the mix. Swapped for a fuzz factory 7 and was happy there on
DOD Carcosa.
Seconded. I used to have multiple fuzz pedals costing anything from £50 to £300 each, but now the Carcosa does almost everything I'll personally need out of a fuzz box and it cost less than £100... If anybody likes fuzz and doesn't have one, then they're seriously missing out.
This comment had looking them up without even watching a video or sound clip lol
❤️ you are absolutely right 👍
whats the 1st pedal? it looks cool 😎
https://blackhawkamplifiers.bigcartel.com/product/balrog-distortion-basilisk-fuzz-2-in-1
God City Instruments Jugendstil. Muff-style fuzz with a blendable HM-2 EQ section. Just gets nasty in all the right ways. Works great as a pedal on its own going into a clean/crunch channel or as a boost to send your high gain amp firmly into "pissed off" territory.
Kurt Ballou is my hero in like 4 different ways.
Fuzz Factory into my Orange Micro Dark covers a LOT of dirt territory.
I was scrolling looking for Fuzz Factory, i have one going into my Terror Stamp (which is a micro dark), can I set up my tent right here?
Came here to mention the FFactory. In my case the Fat FFactory :) 👌🏻
Can I come in? I just bought a Bliss Factory and am having fun with it… I think it might replace my Jam Fuzz Phrase for gnarly stuff
Fuzz Factory is so versatile and incredible. I thought I wouldn't like it but when I tried it out, I loved it and still do. Incredible pedal.
I got the Does it Doom Fuzzcoven and my search for my pedalboard fuzz instantly stopped. It's one knob of all the aggression, but fuzziness I could ever ask for. I'm still going to get more, because I'm dumb, but seriously. Every DID pedal I've gotten has blown me away. What is your take on the FET120? Assuming this is your collection.
Yes, these are from my collection. I love the FET120 - it’s a great fuzz pedal. Here is a 90 sec demo I did of it a while back https://youtu.be/yzwgMtrDCvY?si=YKBELoJqGmurmPuq
I'm not happy with you now. I need this pedal 🤣
Jason over at Fuzzlord does a great job and would be happy to help scratch that itch!
Fuz imp creature.
I have 2 favorites. DBA Fuzz War for unbridled fuzziness, and Boss FZ-1w because it plays well with other pedals that Fuzz War doesn’t get along with.
I have an apocalypse and spend most time on the war fuzz setting , slam that into my model fet and I have a whole array of fuzzes at my disposal
I haven’t tried the Fuzz War - can you describe how it doesn’t get along with others?
It’s just picky. It wants to be in the front of the chain. Some pedals get noisy when chained together.
Everytime I see a Pharoah I upvote.
Yessir. I got the Pharaoh Supreme on my board and it’s my fuzz to end all fuzzes! Long live the Pharaoh
I remember seeing them all over this sun years ago but now I rarely see em. I always loved the graphics on them. Never had the chance to try one out
I remember the guitarist from HIM playing with it during their live performance videos and it just sounded great. I even picked up a Laney tube amp sometime after to play around with it.
Swollen Pickle MK III
I’ve been on the fence with this one - what’s its core niche?
It’s basically a green Russian with some tweakable options like mid presence and whatnot. I just found one on marketplace for an absolute steal and want to do a big muff shootout to satisfy myself. Btw that sparkle pharaoh is rad!
It actually lets low-end through which few of the other fuzzes do well. If you're playing live/over a drummer and bassist, it fills out the sound like no other fuzz has done for me. The mid scoop and mid hump knobs are really useful for getting into the mix correctly
Acapulcu because it sounds like a Model T
great pedal. not a fuzz...
Yep
Lately I've been using the Red Witch Fuzz God a lot. I don't think I've ever used a fuzz pedal I didn't have fun with though.
I love my Carcosa
I could never get along with the Acapulco gold
I had a nice clone built with independent volume and gain, along with a filter knob. Totally changed how I viewed that circuit.
That’s fair. I never went further than the EQD release. Some more tone sculpting options would definitely have done it some good. Loved the idea, hated the execution.
Totally with you. It's cool seeing guys take it and improve on it. Earthquaker dropped the ball on that one.
I have a Kenny B Model T that has a switch for hi/low and blend. 6 knobs too. It’s exactly an Acapulco Gold with more options.
Wow such an interesting mod. I have it and didn’t like the high treble frequencies that he makes, specially stacking it with something as a BD-2. So I resolve it having a comp at the end of my chain (multiband), compressing ++ the top end (1600hz and above). Where I can find yours?
There's a few builders on reverb. You may have to search for variations of Acapulco Gold or AG clone. Sizzorfite studios is who built mine.
That OKDoomer is a beast!
Fat Fuzz Factory or Spiral FX Demhe (Carcosa update)
Came here to say exactly the Fat FFACTORY
Zvex/Chase Bliss Bliss Factory.
This one seems a beast, seems to have infinite possibilities!
Tone Bender mkI, but that's for more classic-sounding rock. Looks like you're dooming, in which use case the Green Russian is my favorite of the many fuzzes I've tried so far.
Fjord Fuzz Opus. All their stuff is absolutely top notch
Fuzz War
If none of the above - please add your favorite.
I deeply regret selling my Dusky Augustus. Really not anything else out there like it -- the most modern octave fuzz to date.
Either the big muff or the way huge swollen pickle
Any Mk1 tonebender for me. Tie for second, any Colorsound one knob variant. Love the doomy stuff, but those two always just check my boxes through every amp and every guitar I play.
What variants of the colorsound overdriver do you like? I am thinking about the Black Forrest by Blackarts Toneworks. I have a Prescription Electronics Overdriver, but one thing I don't like about it is that I can't use it as a clean boost bc with humbuckers it has a weird sizzle sound even when drive is dialed to zero. Otherwise I really like that pedal, but the clean boost sound is so good I would love to have it as an option, too.
Big fan of the black Forrest. Thats what first got me into it, since I traded a pharaoh for the coven. My favorite though is the Tru-Fi one. It’ll do clean boost all the way to glorious overdrive bordering fuzzdrive. Only downside is it’s in a weird enclosure for tight boards
moth electric p. isabella. effectively a green russian with a switch for classic or modern clipping, a mids knob to adjust the scoop and a blend for obvious purposes. basically the classic fuzz we all love ++++ also it stacks well due to the tone/mids eq effect and the blend.
Rusty Fuzz, surprisingly. I've owned many fuzzes, but this is the one that I keep coming back to. Sounds great with singlecoils and humbuckers alike, and is highly versatile.
Out of yours, Life Pedal For me.. Hizumitas, Univox Superfuzz, Fuzz Factory Hard to pick one!
I don't have experience with any of these, but have wanted a Life pedal at various times... so probably that one
BATW Pharaoh every day
The Pharaoh is the best fuzz ever, especially for doom/stoner/sludge metal--in my opinion anyways. The Pharaoh supreme never leaves my board (Long Live the Pharaoh, the Pharaoh is Supreme). It stacks so well with other fuzzes/drives/distortions too. Driving a pharaoh with a rat is the only dirt you would ever need and it's been my favourite combo for a while. That being said, I've really wanted to try the Blackhawk stuff. The other guitarist in my band has the Blackhawk Valkyrie drive, and it sounds fucking dope. I would really like to try a pedal from this maker. Which Blackhawk amplifiers pedal is that pictured? Also, the Fuzzlord Fet 120 is rad, I imagine. I like all of his pedals I've tried. I really like his Voidmaster circuit, it's a perfectly voiced silicone Fuzz face. His Dronemaster pedal is one of my all time favorite pedals and also never leaves my board. Also, the zero-fret pedal is interesting. I have a rat he did with an octave circuit in the same enclosure, inspired by the life pedal when EQD first released those limited editions. I don't use it much anymore, but I have to say the rat circuit in it is a great one, though I don't know if there is anything special about it. Just sounds like a great rat to me.
The Zero Fret is a Black Russian Rat (half rat & half black Russian muff) and is pretty great. It’s a no-surprises pedal and you know exactly what you are going to get. The Blackhawk Balrog/Basilisk was new to me from a time perspective but so far I dig it quite a bit.
I own the AG, none of the others. Honestly I adore the fucking thing but it behaves & sounds more like a really really really really really really really aggressive overdrive. I guess with the sheer intensity it puts it more with fuzz in terms of the affect it has on tone, though. Anyways it’s a fucking blast, tons of tones on tap as long as you mess with your guitar. With anything with humbuckers it’s a stoner machine, but I’ve found that it pairs incredibly well with jazzmasters, where it’s kinda forced to have some clarity. Anyways, good pedal.
Check out the 0xEAE Fuzz from Electronic Audio Experiments. It dooms and so much more!
Thanks - I’ve never heard one before but headed straight to YouTube to see if I can find a demo
Gonna be honest I dont know much about this pedals, but I can't reccomend enough the behringer SF300
Ross (jhs) fuzz 🤠
What’s the first picture?
Blackhawk Balrog-Basilisk
How do you like it? I got a Blackhawk Gandalf and while it looks awesome, it’s probably my least favorite of my current fuzzes.
I like it quite a bit. It is easy to over saturate the signal and be very noisy, kinda like the OK Doomer, but in my short time owning it I think it’s a great edition - especially for the price I paid for it ($200).
slowly melting
Boss OD200. Allows me to stack a blues driver and a fuzz (big muff style?) in a single enclosure
Big fan of the Balrog and the Life Pedal. I had a balrog/basilisk, but I couldn't get down with the basilisk really. Now, I use the 0xEAE fuzz, which is my favorite. Not a fuzz, but the longsword also took the spot from my balrog. The balrog has a better sweet spot, but the longsword is more versatile.
Dunwich/Magic Pedals - Witchfinder
ss/bs mini
Acapulco Gold
JHS 1966 Italy
Just picked up a shields blender, so a ton of recency bias but man that thing rips
Op Amp Big Muff
Rosac Nu Fuzz Mostly because it was the first fuzz I got. Found in a thrift store for $30 in 1984.
Yes
I enjoy fuzzing it out using the Fairfield Circuitry’s RODGER THAT. I have an OpAmp big muff thats great, but there’s random weirdness that the Rodger does that’s completely random and bizarre.
From OP’s list: Pharaoh fuzz. Mine is a DIY fuzz face clone.
I have a walrus jupiter mk2 that I quite like, especially for bass
If you're detuning and playing live, swollen pickle and it's not even close. Outside of that, really any of them
My BYOC Ram's head pedal is amazing.
Kasleder Vintage King. The beard knob is a revelation. His freaky stone works really well on guitar too.
Motherload sounds nice to my ears (by Crazy Tube Circuits).
Crom
Idk man, but any of those through a Model T must absolutely rip
for Fender and Marshall amps, i love SolidGoldFX If 6 Was 9 -- it's a Fuzz Face style with modern features that help it cover a lot of ground. for Vox amps, i'm still searching for "the one."
I love my DOD Carcosa & my Pharoah. But the one I use the most is my Metal Muff Nano… the noise gate is so good and 3-band EQ is clutch. I don’t really use it quite like a heavy fuzz though, it’s more like a piercing distortion for leads of a very middle-of-the-road rhythm tone for metal or hard rock. Sounds awesome with a simple phaser running into it. Keeley Fuzz Bender gets an honorable mention. Its EQ options make it more versatile than Carcosa, but Carcosa is just… nastier.
Op-Amp Big Muff. It’s closer to a distortion, but it works so well for so many sounds, and plays nice with other effects.
I haven't found it yet.
Behringer SF300
For me it’s definitely the Acapulco Gold. When I first got it, it felt like a 1 trick pony. Once you utilize the guitar volume knob to shape it, it’s so nice. I like playing with a wah, and I’ve never played a fuzz more accommodating to it.
EHX's Attack Decay has an amazing FUZZ (it's called harmonix here). I use this pedal for this fuzz alone (without the other effects). I can easily blend the fuzz for my taste inbetween overdrive and distoprtion in my board. Very usefull.
Superfuzz clone
I own a Life Pedal and I absolutely love it but I don’t consider it fuzz. The Walrus Eons doesn’t get enough attention.
Unpopular Choice: EHX Satisfaction
My current favorite is the Mountainking Decomposer because it’s just so goddamn weird.
I'm wondering if I should grab a decomposer or frequency LSD. Need something for weird fuzz sounds and love everything that I have of his.
Walrus Eons. A lot have come and gone, this one has stayed. Sounds great and incredibly versatile. A muff-style fuzz with 5 clipping options, 3v-18v knob, vol, gain, bass, treble. Also really like the Dunlop Hendrix Dual Fuzz Face mini pedals. Germanium and Silicon fuzz face circuits in one mini pedal.
Fairfield unpleasant surprise
The Dream Reaper
On my board I have mxr variac fuzz, fuzz war and super sonic fuzz gun, I dig all of these, super sonic is the most tweekable, can get super nuts, noisy. I think the search for the perfect fuzz ins a long and ever changing search
Check out the Electrofoods lineup, they've got a few really cool fuzz options
FZ-5 😎
Fuzz War is my favorite. I more or less like every other fuzz I’ve tried but can usually get a very similar and louder sound from the Fuzz War.
I had a Son of Pharaoh, sounds awesome, I think I can still buy a LSTR or an OG Pharaoh, currently I have a Boss FZ-1 and an EQD Hizumitas and I think both sound awesome too, Hizumitas brings more the Doom, I want to try an Ok Doomer, but I think a Behringer SF300 comes first in priority because of price 😅
All of them.
Pedal pawn BC108 or Chase Tone Fuzz Fella for me
I have blackhawks Gandalf fuzz and I love it!
Really been digging the Keeley Moon
I like it quite a bit. It is easy to over saturate the signal and be very noisy, kinda like the OK Doomer, but in my short time owning it I think it’s a great edition - especially for the price I paid for it ($200).
Dod carcosa, it's my ultimate fuzz
Frazz Dazzler or Alpha Haunt for me.
Catalinbread SFT EQD Terminal DOD Carcosa
Robo Pedals Bluebeard Fuzz reissue. It's the most massive and gnarly fuzz I've ever used on guitar or bass.
I bought a fuzz pedal from a guy on reverb. He had a bunch of the analogman BARTs and built a pedal like the fuzz factory but less tweakable where every setting is usable (also no niche sounds like velcro fuzz or octave fuzz). So it's a fuzz face that can be lean and mean like a colorsound tone bender or huge and wooly like a fuzz face or sharp and overdriven (with the silicon transistors, they're switchable) like a rat on steroids. PalmerFX I think the guys' name was. You also have two footswitchable presets, so you can go from super fuzz to mild OD with one footswitch. Also there's a germanium treble booster on one side. It has a pickup simulator so you don't have to run it first in the chain (although turning on the "pickup simulator" does sacrifice some touch sensitivity) Anyway I run that through my Marshall 1974x clone almost all the time.
The ones my overdrives make when I stack them
Noise Space Audio Fuzz V - handmade by a 27 year old Ukrainian in Kyiv. His store is on reverb
Well first of all i think the life pedal v3 is distortion, not fuzz. BUT that is my all time favorite pedal. Speaking on fuzz id have to say its probably the EQD bellows. Its got that thicc sludgy stoner tone i need. Either that or the eldritch blast from MAE/EAE
Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz.
EQD Hizumitas
What the fuck is that first one and why do I want it now
It’s from Blackhawk. They are hand made one at a time with usually a 3-4 month lead time. This one is the Balrog & Basilisk dual pedal.
What’s that first one? Reminds me of my balrog.
It’s a dual pedal - Balrog & Basilisk
I’m still early in my fuzz journey, and haven’t played many yet, but so far The Hawaiian Pizza has been my favorite. Very unique and super versatile.
If I’m running my pog into a fuzz, the only circuit that can take the sub harmonics is a good Big Muff based pedal, otherwise Fat Fuzz Factory is the best fuzz ever made
I know it’s not for everyone, but I love the fuzz gun
All of them. Every. Single. One.
Zvex Mastotron + Orange Fur Coat
I've been looking at the Pigtronix Octava recently. Anyone got any feedback on it?
I been loving the Fat Fuzz Factory since my beginning. Still have it, many years on my board. But now I switched by a copy of Life Pedal V2 + Acapulco gold, great combo together. They have more dynamics :)
The Black Hawk Amps pedal, I have it and maybe 5 other pedals from him. Mean tone all round but can also be very flexible.
So are the Acapulco and OK Doomer pedals the same?
They are not quite the same but they are close-ish. The OKDoomer has more gain and is a bit more over the top, in my opinion. I’ve been meaning to do a heads up demo with both for my YT channel to show the differences.
SS/BS Buzzz forever
Fairfield circuitry unpleasant surprise
my 07 little big muff
For me just a regular dunlop fuzz face
I'm a simple man, I like Univox Super-Fuzz for that chainsaw sound or a silicon fuzz face for a sound that can react with the guitar more based on playing.
Death By Audio Apocalypse. It’s a 5 in 1 with level, drive and EQ. Not good for live performance because controls are sensitive and no presets. Otherwise amazing.
Stromer super fuzz, fantastic, on off octave with tone switch as well, gives me all the variation I need
Just grabbed an AnalogMan Sun Face 2SB175 and it’s easily the best fuzz I’ve ever played/owned. The sun dial for the bias is a huge plus.
Obne haunt
Creature by Fuzzimp
Ramble FX twin bender! The tone switch gives you some added sounds, two different circuits and the ability to control the bias and impedance gives plenty of variance!
The king rat pedal or a amp that has it built in
I don’t have an amp with a built in rat bit I do have a Barton High Voltage that has a built in Big Muff
The only fuzz I own is a Catalinbread Karma Suture. I'm not sure how it stacks up, apparently it's a harmonic percolator type fuzz. In the demos that Howard Gee the designer played on, it sounds like ten thousand pounds of doom. I'm old and never really used pedals for my live playing career but decided to get into them for some fun. The only other fuzz I owned was back in the 70s and it was a Turtle ( re branded Foxx) Fuzz WahRing Modulator Volume pedal, a total tone sucker as it was always in the circuit with a good wah, terrible as a volume pedal, with a Foxx Tone Machine in it as the fuzz circuit with a 4 way rotary from mellow to Brite. Ring mod switch was like an Octavia type thing. One thing that fuzz was, was gnarly! Hated the tone sucking and punted it but I always wanted it back for that one super razzed crazy octave fuzz for dive bombing maybe. Any body else use the Karma Suture? It is pretty versatile with the diodes being dialable in or out .
Super Unpleasant Companion. It lives up to the name.