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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. 60 years ago, Maestro’s first stompbox – the FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone – was launched. Kickstarting a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mas Effects has launched a new high-gain fuzz pedal that’s designed for extreme fuzz sounds with a sophisticated twist. Well, Mas, describes the fuzz sounds offered as having “a touch of class”, which ...

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In more than one way, guitarist Travis Wammack was ahead of his time. As a teenager he built a makeshift fuzz-box, before guitar effects-pedals were widely produced. Prior to mass-produced light-gauge ...

There are a lot of tinkerers out there who got their start in electronics with musical hacks. Surprisingly though, we don’t see many submissions to our tip line covering boost circuits for electric ...