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,Continue reading “Loud, Buzzy, Glitchy, Germanium Fuzz: Fuzz Imp Has Gone All Out With The Machina II Pedal”
Tag Archives: Fuzz
Eddie Rifkind Shots Fired!! A Fuzzboost & Oscillator Pedal
Inspired by a viral police incident, Eddie Rifkind & Capitalist Death Cult team up on this creation. From the king of pedal comedy, Eddie Rifkind may have one upped their hilarious Karen and KarenX work from the past years. This is the Shots Fired!! pedal, a fuzzy gain circuit mixed with an oscillator circuit forContinue reading “Eddie Rifkind Shots Fired!! A Fuzzboost & Oscillator Pedal”
2024 Guitars For Idiots’ Guitar Pedal Review Rankings
It was a year full of showcasing new brands, creative builders, and smaller batches than you’ll find on main stream sites. Welcome to the 4th annual guitar pedal review rankings here on Guitars For Idiots. This year was, yet again, a bit different on the website from years’ past. That seems to be a reoccurringContinue reading “2024 Guitars For Idiots’ Guitar Pedal Review Rankings”
Electric Love FX and Earthquaker Devices Team Up To Fight Cancer Through Fuzz Pedals
Electric Love FX and EQD introduce the Norrsken, a modern take on a forgotten Swedish fuzz circuit. Electric Love FX is back for their third pedal release, this time partnering with the amazing Earthquaker Devices. Meet the Norrsken, their take on a forgotten Swedish fuzz pedal, the Carlin Compressor, featuring a 3-band EQ and aContinue reading “Electric Love FX and Earthquaker Devices Team Up To Fight Cancer Through Fuzz Pedals”
Summer School Electronics Launches The Class Reunion, A Blendable High Gain Pedal
A spin on their popular Science Fair format, The Class Reunion packs Big Muff and their Trash Panda tone into one. Today one of my favorite builders, Summer School Electronics, announced their newest creation. The Class Reunion is a new spin on their blendable circuitry, which they first perfected with the Science Fair. This wasContinue reading “Summer School Electronics Launches The Class Reunion, A Blendable High Gain Pedal”
A Perfect Throuple: Eddie Rifkind’s Karen, Karen X, and Ken Guitar Pedals
For a long time, I’ve thought these pedals were a hilarious joke, but it turns out they also sound alright! These is a lot to unpack with these three pedals! First off, they’re hilarious sporting a Karen silhouette, Elon Musk, and then Ken looks far too much like Julian from Trailer Park Boys. However, theseContinue reading “A Perfect Throuple: Eddie Rifkind’s Karen, Karen X, and Ken Guitar Pedals”
Winnipeg Electrical Co. Puts Their Best Foot Forward With A Fuzzy Blues Driver
From smoother BD-2 flavored overdrive to fuzz, the Homework Series Blues pedal brings Canadian flavor to my board. Fresh off my first trip to Canada to spend New Years in Montreal, we have our first Canadian pedal review of 2024. There are a ton of great builders from up north, and sometimes I fail toContinue reading “Winnipeg Electrical Co. Puts Their Best Foot Forward With A Fuzzy Blues Driver”
This Experimental Fuzz Pedal Is For You Earthy, Crunchy Types
Meet the Wonderful Audio Technology (WAT) Fuzz Lands, an ultra versatile fuzz pedal You really can’t have too much fuzz, and luckily there’s no shortage of fun fuzzes around these days. The last fuzz I raved about was a relatively simple, vintage circuit. But now we’re turning over to a much more complicated and powerfulContinue reading “This Experimental Fuzz Pedal Is For You Earthy, Crunchy Types”
Stromer Mutroniks Brings Vintage Fuzz To The Masses
This is a premier example of lo-fi vintage fuzz based on the old Shin Ei Super Fuzz Want one of these Superfuzzes? Of course you do, so go grab one at Reverb I have admittedly reviewed a lot of fuzz pedals since I started this job, but sometimes you just know when you struck gold.Continue reading “Stromer Mutroniks Brings Vintage Fuzz To The Masses”
Oneder Effects Onederwall Review: It’s Biblical, You Know x
One half Onederbolt distortion, one half turbo big muff, but all goodness. Few pedal companies have become more important to me in the last year than Oneder Effects. The Red Ryder is the RAT-style pedal I’ve been missing, the Major Award was seriously fun fuzz, and now a new pedal graces my board. The OnederwallContinue reading “Oneder Effects Onederwall Review: It’s Biblical, You Know x”
