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 ...

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 ...

Available as PCB-only or with matching enclosure and components, the new kits include designs inspired by vintage Tone Bender and Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face circuits and more When you purchase through ...

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 ...