Tagged: germanium fuzz
6 articles we've published with this tag.
Germanium vs silicon fuzz: which one suits your amp?Germanium and silicon fuzz behave completely differently through a valve amp. Here's how to pick the right one for your rig, not just your ears in a shop.By Jez- Why fuzz cleans up differently depending on the circuitRolling back your guitar's volume knob cleans up some fuzz pedals beautifully and does almost nothing on others. Here's why, circuit by circuit.By Martin
- Silicon, germanium or muff: how to actually pick a fuzz styleFuzz Face, Tone Bender or Big Muff? Here's how the three main fuzz circuit families actually differ, and which one suits your rig.By Martin
- Fuzz and your volume knob: the interaction nobody explains properlyHow a guitar's volume knob shapes fuzz differently to overdrive, and why silicon and germanium circuits behave so differently when you roll it back.By Marc
- Gating fuzz with your guitar's volume knob: the cleanup trick explainedRolling back your guitar's volume knob can turn a fuzz pedal from wall-of-noise into a clean, dynamic voice. Here's why that trick works and when it doesn't.By Martin
- Silicon vs germanium vs Big Muff style fuzz: picking the right circuitSilicon, germanium or Big Muff style fuzz all sound completely different in practice. Here's how to pick the right circuit for your rig, not just your ears.By Daz