5 types of overdrive pedal every guitarist needs to try By Brandon Stoner Give your music more crunch with our guide to every strain of overdrive, distortion and fuzz
Mad Professor’s FUZZ32 is a hand-wired germanium fuzz “without the shortcomings” By Richard Bienstock Limited-edition pedal sports added output, boost toggle and more
NAMM 2020: SolidGoldFX captures classic Led Zeppelin tones with the Communication Breakdown dual fuzz pedal By Jonathan Horsley This Bron-Y-Aur Stompbox brings back the classic Tone Bender sounds of the '60s and '70s
NAMM 2020: The Sunn O))) dirt box rises again as EarthQuaker Devices unveils the Life Pedal V2 By Jonathan Horsley Smaller enclosure, same great mountain-chopping octave/distortion/boost taste... The cult drive pedal of 2019 gets a wider release for 2020
NAMM 2020: Danelectro unveils boutique-styled 3699 Fuzz, Back Talk Reverse Delay and Roebuck Distortion By Michael Astley-Brown The Foxx Tone Machine and Ibanez MT10 MOSFET Distortion return
Get fuzzy and filtered with SolidGoldFX’s 76 Plus pedal By Richard Bienstock Dual-circuit stompbox offers classic fuzz tones with octave up as well as nine filter types and expression control
Electro-Harmonix reissues classic Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi By Richard Bienstock New version adds features, shrinks enclosure size and price tag
MXR drops psychedelic Brown Acid Fuzz By Michael Astley-Brown New pedal based on classic 1970s UK fuzz circuit
Carl Martin Purple Moon Vintage Fuzz n' Vibe pedal review By Peter Hodgson In a dose of irony worthy of Alanis Morrissette, Carl Martin has upgraded one of their vintage-inspired classics with a 2019 edition
Oh! Darling - Z.Vex has unveiled an Abbey Road Fuzz Factory pedal By Richard Bienstock The very limited edition unit boasts Beatles-inspired art, nine-position frequency rotary switch
JHS just recreated the legendary Lovetone Big Cheese - meet the Cheese Ball By Michael Astley-Brown New pedal captures the sound of the elusive fuzz
