Way back in the dark ages of the late ’60s, the music industry experienced a sudden explosion of fuzz pedals that popped up on the market like mushrooms on cow dung after a spring rain. In an instant ...

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 ...

The Foxy Tone Box heralds the slight return of a much-loved octave fuzz and the Jet Phaser for that Larry Graham vibe When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

In a previous entry into this “wondrous”, if not “ponderous” blogspace, I alluded to the fact that an industrious EE/designer could make a nice farthing or two just creating distortion pedals for ...

About this time last year, California's Positive Grid released some nifty software for Mac, PC and iOS that allowed tone wizards to dive into virtual circuits to create custom fuzz, overdrive and ...

Beetronics' latest is a fuzz housed in a tuna can. It's got a simple single-knob setup, is the stompbox company's most affordable yet, and is sure to be popular with your cat When you purchase through ...

Some of the most recognizable guitar sounds in rock music were created with the fuzz pedal. The predecessor of distortion and overdrive pedals, it alters your guitar’s sound wave into a square wave, ...

Rock and roll music isn't supposed to be pretty. It has grit and grime; fuzz and feedback. It's dirty and imperfect. Much of that characteristic sound came from the accidental invention of the Maestro ...