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 ...

We’re all pretty much aware of how guitar made a huge impact on modern music, drastically changing the standards in the industry by invading countless genres over the decades. But the most noticeable ...

Like it or loathe it, fuzz distortion effects units have been an integral part of rock music ever since a Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone made a guest appearance on Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones. Early ...

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 fuzz pedals keep coming and this looks like an especially versatile one from KMA Machines in Berlin, Germany. The Chief Disruptor Fundamental Fuzz Distortion. And it's looking to one pedal in ...

Crazy Tube Circuits has unveiled the Motherload, a pedal that proves the Greek guitar effects company knows the way to a guitar player’s hearts – or at least to their pedalboards. With a classic ...