The Zvex Fuzz Factory has become something of a modern classic, known for its thick fuzz and glitchy, stuttery, feedback-y goodness. Used by countless players including Matt Bellamy from Muse, [ … ]
Category: Distortion
Review: Abasi Pathos
Two legends, both alike in dignity: Tosin Abasi, and Brian Wampler, have teamed up to design a pedal suited to the needs of progressive metal guitarists. The result is the [ … ]
Review: Revv G3 Distortion
Canadian. Expensive. Handmade. High gain. Sound familiar? No, we’re not talking about Mike, we’re talking about Revv Amplification, the team behind the revered Generator amps, and now the much smaller [ … ]
Review: Azor Fuzz
Azor is one of a multitude of Asia-based companies that have been giving some of the more established pedal companies a run for their money. At the beginning of this [ … ]
Review: TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion
The TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion pedal is a robust and cost effective addition to the overflowing distortion pedal market, and despite its name, the Dark Matter pedal is more [ … ]
Review: MXR Classic 108 Fuzz Mini
New from the NAMM show, we have the MXR Classic 108 Fuzz Mini. This pedal is basically an updated version of the old Fuzzface (silicon version) pedal, and appropriately enough [ … ]
Review: ProCo Rat2 Distortion
The RAT pedal has a long and detailed history, filled with plenty of lore and mystery to go around. The original RAT pedal was created by Scott Burhnam in the [ … ]
Review: Boss DS-1 Distortion
The Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal was first released in 1978, and since then it has gone on to become one of the most popular pedals (distortion or otherwise) out there. [ … ]