Great Fuzz at a great price if your into this kind!

So I’ve owned this one from the month they put it out. The Octave side really only did it for me on solos. It does the QOTSA little sister solo perfect….it’s pretty much that sound. But in normal mode that’s where most spend their time.

It’s simple volume, sustain and brightness. Pretty easy to dial in and set everything to middle. Works very well on a Les Paul neck pickup for synthy leads. Other than that big power chord riffs! However, as much as I like it I still find myself wanting a Green Muff or Hoof to have other options as well. This one is great for ZZ Top, Stoner Rock to even NIN using it.

4 stars given it’s top box not so friendly for a bigger pedal board design. Nor does it have a on/off light, just a battery light. I usually run it first before my Germanium treble booster and before all pedals. There was some mix up in the literature, but it is Germanium Diodes. Much like the Hoof I guess a bit of a hybrid Silocon/Germaium.

I just set it on the floor as an optional pedal, as it takes up too much room on my board and the knobs/inputs are position in a way it’s not worth the hassle. Best just to be on ground as it has pads on bottom or on top of amp. I love it and use it a lot in the studio, sometimes bring it out to jam.

But as far as a main pedal board fuzz…I probably keep this as a in the studio and optional live…then probably grab a Hoof or Muff for my board that’ll fit after a RAT or something. I like they stuck to the original design, but it is a bit big…and no input option for the octave, to turn off and on by foot.

However the octave is just cool for some things, and I get more mileage using it with my Boss OC5 in normal mode. But make no mistake the Octave on the pedal is unique sounding for solo riffs you won’t get with a Octave pedal combo pairing. I also liked using this with some sag to break up!

I mean you never can have enough fuzzes! And this is such a unique fuzz it’s worth grabbing at its price point. But if you need something to fit your board and be easy…maybe look at other options.

Stellar entry to the pedal market by Warm Audio

The original carpet covered Foxx Tone is one of the coolest and most coveted fuzz pedals out there.

Originally released in ‘73, this bassy warm fuzz (with a switchable up octave) found favour with Peter Frampton and Billy Gibbons.

Going out of production, they became more coveted and favoured by a new generation of sonic explorers including Beck, Nine Inch Nails and Adrian Belew.

It’s already been cloned a couple of times (in kit form as Madbeans Wolfshirt, then later by Orange as the Fur Coat Fuzz, Danelectro as the 3699 and Stomp Under Foot as the Silver Fox). Warm Audio are unique however in going as far as to replicate the original footprint and fur covering (not to mention the NOS Fairchild transistors), whilst adding modern features such as 9v power, true bypass and circuit board. (This unit, whilst not totally silent, is significantly more quiet than most vintage fuzz pedals I’ve used).

All in all, it’s a great unit - oozing with 70’s vibes and a build quality you’d expect from a business usually known for high quality (if mid-priced) replicas of popular studio gear.

Whilst it sounds good on the neck pickup of a Les Paul, providing beefy power chords or (with the up octave on) sinewy lead tones - this pedal really shines with a Strat and has gone on my Strat pedalboard (alongside a bunch of other Eddie Hazel-esque effects).