Xploration • Curation • Recommendation
OKKO's Holy Grit Pedal is the perfect combination of Preamp / Overdrive and Fuzz - another great Fuzzy-Drive Contender
Key Points
OKKO’s Holy Grit is a PreAmp/Overdrive and Fuzz hybrid, evolved from a Face Bender–style circuit (part Fuzz Face, part Tone Bender) that covers overdrive through fuzzy-drive to full fuzz via a central 3-way Bias toggle and a top-edge Buffer switch.
Controls are Buffer On/Off, Fuzz, Level, Bias (High Headroom / Low Bias Buzz / "The Golden Middle"), Bass and Treble; the Bias toggle is the primary voicing control and the Buffer is for use only when needed.
It uses matched low‑gain silicon transistors (examples: BC183 / 2N3904 variants). Available on preorder/backorder from the OKKO FX webstore. As of 2026-07-13, the price was £165.
I’ve followed Okko for some years now - where the Red Dominator MKII Distortion has been on the wishlist for the longest time! In fact both my favoured Okko choices are currently sold out - while the Holy Grit is still available on pre-order / back-order.
The Holy Grit started off as a Face Bender type circuit - part Fuzz Face, part Tone Bender, while it’s been honed to accentuate the more lower-gain overdrive side too - so depending on where you set those dials and switches you can go from overdrive, through fuzzy-drive - to full-on fuzz voicing. The central 3-way Bias Toggle is particularly significant in attaining those different styles of voicing. And you have a top-edge located Buffer switch to make it easier to accommodate the pedal in different positions within your rig.
When I initially saw it I felt for sure it would have Germanium Transistors - the colouring of the device etc. while this is rather one of those warm Silicon Transistors type circuits - no doubt something along the lines of BC183 / 2N3904 or similar. Seems that the transistor types can vary a touch as Okko state that they’re using a set of matched low gain silicon transistors where part numbers may differ from one unit to another - voiced between germanium warmth and silicon presence.
Controls - Buffer : On / Off, Fuzz, Level, Bias : High Headroom / Low Bias Buzz / ’The Golden Middle’, Bass, Treble.
Controls are very straight-forward here - and the Buffer should only be deployed if you really need it - or you feel it sounds better on! As mentioned - the most significant control here is the central 3-way Bias Toggle which puts you in the general voicing ball-park for the different options - and where you then adjust the 4 variable controls - including 2-band EQ.
Readers will know that I’m a big fan of Fuzzy-Drive pedals - and this is another amazing candidate for that selection. This will very likely be my first OKKO acquisition - the Red Dominator will need to wait a while longer still!
You can preorder the Holy Grit for €192,44 from the OKKO FX Webstore.
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