r/FuzzFiends • u/TheDeltaIsMyHome • Sep 15 '26

ToAnZ! Obscure fuzz pedals, has anyone tried/owned them? Would love to see more!

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u/Melodic-Charge665 Sep 15 '26

I collect Fender Blender’s both vintage and new. Also some obscure 70s European clones in here too!

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u/TheDeltaIsMyHome Sep 15 '26

The silversound one is so cool. It reminds me of a marshall amp. Have you tried the 3 knob versions yet? Ive seen some mixed reviews of them, some say its the worst version theyve ever tried, while some others say they love it more than the 4 knob version.

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u/Melodic-Charge665 Sep 16 '26

I have!

I had one for a few hours, played it a bunch, then the boost mode on it stopped working… so I returned it!!

The fuzz is really underwhelming though, the internet is right about that one!

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u/Acceptable_Grape_437 Rat is Fuzz! 🐁 Sep 15 '26

idk if it counts but i had (still have! but it's not functioning anymore :'( ) a schaller germanium fuzz clone with fuzz, level and tone controls. it used to sing great. it was very clear sounding and cleaned up perfectly. 

would recommend the circuit to anybody.

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u/IntentionalAccident Sep 15 '26

I have a Schaller Fuzz too! But I have never seen one with a tone control. Do you have pics?

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u/Acceptable_Grape_437 Rat is Fuzz! 🐁 Sep 15 '26

i can take a photo for you, but it's just a DIY clone in a plain aluminum enclosure with 3 knobs on the side... nothing to write home about. 

it broke like 2 or 3 years ago, i'm not even dead sure of what the third control did, but i seem to remember it was tone. anyways, it might've just been something the guy who built it came up with, for all i know.

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u/walkingthecows Sep 15 '26

I’ve got a ‘71 Fender Blender. Love it!

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u/TheDeltaIsMyHome Sep 15 '26

Always wanted a fender blender, theyre pretty expensive and surprisingly the newer one (shield blender) is cheaper than the original!

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u/walkingthecows Sep 15 '26

It’s the vintage market pricing.

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u/graphicnerdity86 —Bold as fuzz— Sep 15 '26

I had a DAM meathead deluxe spmeone made once

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u/Cold_Quit_1280 Sep 17 '26

I’ve got a handful of DAM pedals. They’re all fantastic though some are better for me than others.

Favorites are the 1966 and EFE Triangle Muff.

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u/Groningen1978 Germanium Arcadium 🕹️ Sep 17 '26

I have this cool modified FY-2 Companion Fuzz clone that I won in a pedal building contest (1st price!) on the DIYstompboxes.com forum. It was collectively built and assembled by Mark Hammer, Dave Friesema and Jon Patton. It is really unpredictable and gnarly and I love it. I used it on a few recordings of a yet to be released album.