Loud, Buzzy, Glitchy, Germanium Fuzz: Fuzz Imp Has Gone All Out With The Machina II Pedal

I don’t know where to begin with this one, but I also can’t stop playing it.

2025 has been a year to say the least. As I detailed recently, it’s been a less than stellar year in the guitar gear industry. Unfortunately, some of those bad vibes have even spilled into my demos and reviews, as some have just felt like a chore to get through. Thankfully, this was not one of those pedals.

This is the Fuzz Imp Machina II and it’s an absolute beast of a dual fuzz noisemaker. There are folks who will provide a more thorough run down of the features and capabilities, but I am solely interested in how much fun I can have making noises with this big box creation from the wonderful Justus at Fuzz Imp. And after a long 2025, with the end of the year push coming, boy was it nice to just plug in and have some fun.

Demo Time

I plugged this monstrosity of a pedal into my UAFX Dream, with my trusty old Fender Mexi Strat on the other end. Everything hit my Canvas Stereo DI Box and then my UA Volt276 interface. The Machina II features a bevy of silicon and germanium diodes, creating a flexible and touch sensitive fuzz. There’s everything from screeching feedback, high frequency oscillation, to thick classic fuzz. In particular, I am quite impressed with the way to the gate and kaos modes interact with each other. There’s ways to go from a slight germanium boost to shoegaze sounds, and all without really needing to twiddle too many knobs.

While this pedal does contain a multitude of knobs (that you can learn about via Fuzz Imp or some other demos I’ll link to), it’s also not as complicated as it may seem. The dual footswitch structure also allows you to have a lot access to sound variations while playing live. This is becoming increasingly important to me as I play out more and more, needing to stomp at a moments notice in lieu of screwing around with settings.

The Machina II is available in a variety of finishes for $249.99 from Fuzz Imp and it’s certainly earned high praise from me. While this may not be my most technical or detailed review, it’s a pedal that has been a bright light during a rough stretch for the independent guitar pedal market.

Here are some other demos to check out!