Designed in 1966 by Arbiter Electronics in London, the Fuzz Face is supposedly the first pedal to use the distinctive DPDT switch that has become the de-facto standard for stompboxes; though it’s ...
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 ...
The sound of fuzz is the sound of rock. Every generation, a new wave of players discover and redefine this classic effect. It's pretty common to see a fuzz and a distortion on rock boards, and the ...