42 Results for "silicon"

NAMM 2020: Communication Breakdown is a 2-in-1 Led Zeppelin-style fuzz box

If you want that classic early Led Zeppelin tone then you probably need an old Tone Bender fuzz pedal. Or why not try the new SolidGoldFX Communication Breakdown 2-in-1 fuzz pedal instead?

Ananashead Effects’ Main Fuzz: A clever built-to-order pedal inspired by the Fuzz Face

Ananashead Effects Main Fuzz is a made-to-order fuzz pedal available in three distinct versions with clever features that make it eminently flexible. And it's built to last, too.

Ananashead FX Range Booster – Sabbath-style Dallas Rangemaster tones?

The new Ananashead Range Booster is the latest in a long list of treble boosters inspired by the classic late '60s Dallas Rangemaster. But will it get you closer to that Sabbath tone?

Spiral Electric FX White Spiral Boost: Your next “always on” boost?

Tom Cram's new White Spiral Boost is billed as a Low-Gain Boost Harmonic Stimulator. What exactly does that mean? We don't know, but we suspect this is far more than just another boost pedal.

Spiral Electric FX – Yellow Spiral Drive by Tom Cram

Tom Cram's new Yellow Spiral Drive is an all-analogue overdrive pedal that takes the classic DOD 250 design a step further by adding selectable diodes and a Girth control.

NAMM 2019: Red Witch Fuzz God III with 64 fuzzes in one!

This new Kiwi-made Fuzz God III silicon fuzz pedal has 64 combinations/variations of fuzz available, and completes some sort of "holy trinity" (we have no idea what that means)...

ZVex Silicon Fuzz Factory 7 – Dirty velcro synth fuzz in a box?

A new limited edition of the boutique fuzz pedal that loves to squeal and splutter with the best of them. The Silicon Fuzz Factory 7 is probably not for the faint-hearted but if like dirt, chances are you'll ...

Magnetic Effects refines its White Atom V3 fuzz circuit for 2018

Like its predecessor, V3 of Magnetic Effects' White Atom fuzz pedal combines silicon and germanium transistors, and adds a new bass response control and an updated EQ.

SoundBrut FU coming soon, with six fuzz tones in one pedal

The Swedish pedal builder SoundBrut has been busy this year, currently teasing a new silicon-based fuzz pedal called the FU which has six mid-scooped voices on tap.

Deep Space Devices Golem – Clay monster or expressive box of dirt?

This boutique overdrive pedal has access to many parameters and includes both silicon and germanium diodes in the clipping circuit, but is there too much control?

ZVex Vertical Fuzz Factory Silicon tames the temperature madness!

Updating the germanium-based Fuzz Factory that can get temperamental when used in a hot live environment, this sleek new silicon-based version will be way easier to squeeze onto your pedalboard.

Jef’s Pedal Roundup – Tumnus Overdrive, Omni Reverb and La Super Rica

This week, Jef's picked some hot new pedals by well-known US pedal builders, with new takes on old favourites, from mythical overdrives to rasping '70s fuzz pedals and full plate/room reverbs.

EarthQuaker Devices’ Erupter fuzz pedal: Simply Dirty!

Erupter combines the simplest of circuits paired with the most straightforward control interface imaginable to offer you some sonic destruction - fuzz doesn't get any easier than this.

JAM Pedals’ Black Muck: 1960s silicon transistors delivering dirty fuzz

The Black Muck is a new limited-run fuzz pedal that's hand-built in Athens - and sounds pretty filthy!

Musikmesse 2017: Bogner Oxford fuzz and Lyndhurst compressor

These two new pedals will certainly be ones to watch out for at this weeks Musikmesse Show in Frankfurt.

Black Cat OD-Fuzz Deluxe: Two for the price of one!

Based on an OP275 overdrive and Silicon / Germanium transistors for fuzz, this twin dirt box is vintage and fuzzy!

DOD Carcosa Fuzz aims for 1970s ‘velcro’ tones

This box of dirt aims to give you lots of silicon-based fuzz tones associated with the '70s; the androgyny, glam makeup and excess hair are all optional.

Summer NAMM 2016: Tracktion Copper Reference hot rod interface in the flesh

Tracktion chose the finest of everything for the Copper Reference to create the cleanest signal path ever found on any USB audio interface - and then stuck tubes in it.