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 ...

A look at the evolution of the technologies that give rock its signature sound Fifty years ago, a faulty connection in a mixing board gave birth to fuzz, which is a term of art. Although it came to ...

If you’re bored of your run-of-the-mill distortion pedals, then the Soma Labs Harvezi Hazze is definitely worth a look. It gives you those classic borderline distortion tones of the ProCo RAT and can ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The fuzz pedals keep coming and this looks like an especially versatile one from KMA Machines in ...

On June 6, 1965, London Records released the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction in the United States. Keith Richards’ devastating fuzz distortion riff launched a salvo on the ...

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, ...

Engineer Glenn Snoddy, who opened Woodland Sound Studios and who revolutionized electric guitar sound with the distorted "fuzz-tone" heard on Marty Robbins' "Don't Worry" and, later, the Rolling ...

On June 6, 1965, London Records released The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” in the United States. Keith Richards’ devastating fuzz distortion riff launched a salvo on the ...