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9 of the Best Mid-Size Fuzz Face+ Pedals

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This article was actually inspired by the recent Fjord Fuzz SOL Fuzz-Vibe feature - where I got to thinking about extended range Fuzz Face style pedals. To my memory there is only the Carl Martin Purple Moon and Fjord Fuzz SOL in that compact Fuzz-Vibe format. I then recalled the Keeley Electronics Monterey - but realised there weren’t a whole lot of pedals in the extended format category - for Fuzz-Vibes - so I expanded the remit to cover ’Fuzz Face+’ pedals - essentially expanded feature set ...

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I believe the first version of this was initially launched back in 2009 or thereabouts - 3 control knobs and a single footswitch. This new V2 Edition of Octave Clang has an additional ’Octave’ Footswitch - so that you can play with or without the ring modulation style Octave effect.

 

"The OCTAVE CLANG V2 is a pseudo-ring/distortion/noise/octave pedal that creates its unique sound from a specially sourced transformer and precision-matched diodes. This generates extremely rich harmonics and ...

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2024 February Pedal-Chain Update - Episode II - Triple Tremolo Flutter

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February can often seem a rather odd month after the hustle and bustle of NAMM Show January - where a lot of new stuff always gets announced - while increasingly outside the NAMM schedule - but certainly in and around it! Projects delayed from the previous year often get released in January, but this year those kind of seem to be more spaced out - with some not feted to happen until March / April. February always seems slow compared to January, and that sometimes extends into March too before ...

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MIDI is essential to getting the most out of the 2 Kernom Pedals - the Moho Magmatic Fuzz, and Ridge Augmented Overdrive

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In my recent review of the Kernom Moho Magmatic Fuzz - I already lauded it to the high rafters as the greatest Multi-Fuzz pedal ever created. It’s the perfect tool for proper fuzz fans - and in particular for those who have fully mastered the relatively tricky Zvex Fuzz Factory and similar - all those should get along with the Moho fabulously. Newbie fuzz fans may find the device a little tricky to dial in - as every knob impacts the texture and tonality of the output - so pretty much all 6 ...

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Stone Deaf FX's Rise & Shine Octapulse Octave Fuzz is the perfect marriage of Vintage Sounds and Modern Technology and Construction

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I’ve had my Rise & Shine for about a week - and it’s very evident that Luke Hilton and his team have pulled out every stop with this very unique Octave / Trem Fuzz. It’s most certainly full-fat-flavour on both the core Fuzz Voicing and Upper Octave Effect. And then it does some even more clever things in how it can further modulate that octave effect [Octapulse].

 

I’m going to start off with some of the trickier aspects of the pedal - not that anything here is particularly tricky - you ...

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Daneletro completes its Vintage Fuzz Trifecta with its Nichols 1966 take on the Liverpool Fuzz-Tone

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Danelectro owner Steve Ridinger was quite the Fuzz pioneer back in the 60’s - where two of the fuzzes featured here were his own original designs - the Liverpool Fuzz-Tone from back in 1966 (his very first pedal design), and and then the Foxx Tone Machine in 1972.

 

Danelectro released its first relic’d Vintage Style Fuzz - the Eisenhower back in 2019, then came the sort of Foxx Tone Machine reissue in similar compact enclosure - and now we have the earliest origin pedal in that trilogy - the...

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David describes his new Submersion guitar pedal as serving as both a clean blend octave-up fuzz and a clean boost. The way it does this is by having the Octave Fuzz as a parallel blend on the Surface control - meaning it works in a similar way to the gain of a Klon Centaur pedal - where the gain is blended in - in parallel.

 

So with the Surface control all the way down - you’re very much getting a Clean Boost - and then as you ramp up that control it introduces progressively more Octave Fuzz...

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October Audio Refreshes and Improves its Single Knob Mini Range

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All 4 Minis here have been recently refreshed - all consisting of a single knob design, while 2 have a further 2-way switch for even more versatility.

 

As some of the older demo videos attest to - some of these used to be larger 125b designs - while all are now mini format - with revised colours and graphics, and further refinement within the circuit - to make those pedals more consistent and robust in their tonal delivery.

 

Even the one-knob types here offer a lot of versatility - where ...

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Zander Circuitry Elegantly Revamps, Refines and Improves its Compact Series Pedals

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I’ve been a huge fan of the Zander Circuitry Compact Series - since the Siclone Silicon Chaos Initiator Fuzz first appeared in late 2020. Zander’s Alex Millar has long intended to further refine and iterate those pedals - and that’s what he’s been working on over the last year or so - where the newly revised range launched on the 1st of this month.

 

There used to be 9 pedals in the range - where I have 8 of those - or all bar the Sono Bass Fuzz & Preamp. In fact the Sono, Siclone Fuzz, ...

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End of Year Pedal-Chain Update - Final Formation - Class of 2023

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The final arrangement for the year - all the pedals that impressed the most!

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