MXR drops psychedelic Brown Acid Fuzz
New pedal based on classic 1970s UK fuzz circuit
Amid surprisingly little fanfare, MXR has announced the Custom Shop Brown Acid Fuzz, a silicon-based fuzz pedal based on “a classic 1970s UK fuzz circuit”.
Without a demo video to go on, we’d bet this based on Colorsound’s mid-’70s Supa Tonebender, which delivered Muff-like fuzz with additional low-end.
That should make this one a great choice for the guitar and bass pedalboards of doom, stoner and classic metal players, with a no-nonsense control array of output, tone and fuzz.
As Jim Dunlop says, “Whether you want to ride droning power chord currents across the universe or summon burly grooves at an ancient altar, this pedal has all you need for your musical invocations.” Well, quite.
The Brown Acid is available now for $149 for a limited time only.
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Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and over a decade's experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.
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