Great fuzz pedal, and at such a low price!

At the time when I bought this pedal, my songs were relatively clean on the whole (in fact, most of my releases up till then had been acoustic), I did want fuzz for some of the heavier parts of a new album I was recording but didn't want to spend too much on a pedal I didn't think I was going to use so much, so this pedal seemed a good deal. When I tried it out, I was surprised at how heavy and fuzzy it was, as well as being versatile, it could go anywhere from a subtle and almost clean fuzz, to a complete dirt packed fuzz, and the sound quality would be amazing either way. It also seems to have some kind of inbuilt compression as well as the fuzz, and easily cuts through any mix regardless of what instrument it's being used with (it sounds great on bass and keyboards as well as guitar!) It's become one of the core aspects of my guitar and bass sound on heavier songs, over the years I've been using this pedal more and more as my songs get heavier, and it's aging well!

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Cheap fuzz with unique character

This fuzz is pretty much one of its kind. It's extremely abrasive, very gated, and its harmonics cut through pretty much every mix. The Gain knob doesn't seem to do much - neither can you make this pedal sound less abrasive at low settings, nor will it sound mushy at high settings. It's like ripping velcro, but in a good way: considering how much it breaks up your sound it will never sound nasty. I don't know of any other fuzz that sounds like it. It's selling at an incredibly low price too, so if you're searching for a fuzz sound that's powerful and has a unique character, there's no reason not to buy one of these.

Edit: This is actually a version of the Zvex Woolly Mammoth with a fixed Gate setting. Two versions of this pedal exist: an earlier version with a fairly high Gate setting that produces extremely harsh, ripping velcro-like tones (the one which I reviewed initially), and a later version with a much lower Gate setting that sounds more like a normal fuzz. If you bought the later version and want the original sound, there's a video on YouTube that explains an easy mod.