An amp, short for amplifier, is a crucial piece of equipment that boosts the signal from your guitar or other instruments, allowing you to control volume and shape your tone. Guitar amps come in various styles, including valve (tube), solid-state, and digital modelling, each offering unique sound characteristics. Whether you’re practicing at home, recording in the studio, or playing live, the right amp can make all the difference in achieving your desired sound—from clean and crisp to rich overdrive and distortion.
Fuzz is a type of guitar effect that produces a highly distorted and saturated tone characterized by its thick, buzzy, and aggressive sound. It’s achieved by clipping the guitar’s signal in a way that creates extreme distortion and compression, resulting in a velvety, sustaining fuzziness. Fuzz pedals typically feature controls for adjusting parameters such as gain (the amount of distortion), tone (the frequency response of the fuzzed signal), and volume (the output level). By manipulating these controls, guitarists can create a wide range of fuzz tones, from gritty and raw to smooth and singing. Fuzz is commonly used in genres such as rock, blues, and psychedelic music, where it adds texture, power, and intensity to guitar solos, riffs, and rhythm parts. Popular fuzz pedal models include the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi, Dunlop Fuzz Face, and ZVex Fuzz Factory.
Guitar FX (effects) refer to the wide range of pedals and processors that shape and manipulate a guitar’s signal to create different sounds. From classic distortion and overdrive to reverb, delay, modulation, and pitch-shifting, effects are at the heart of a guitarist’s creative toolkit. Whether analogue or digital, stompbox or multi-effects unit, Guitar FX allow players to express mood, texture, and dynamics in unique ways. Used thoughtfully, they can transform a simple riff into something atmospheric, aggressive, or entirely otherworldly.
A pedal is a compact device that guitarists use to alter their instrument’s sound by shaping effects such as distortion, delay, reverb, and modulation. Typically housed in a rugged enclosure and controlled by footswitches, pedals are designed to be placed on the floor for hands-free operation during playing. They can be analogue or digital, true bypass or buffered, and come in countless varieties to suit different styles and preferences. Pedals are essential tools for creating signature tones and adding colour and texture to a guitarist’s sound.
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£135.90
Pedal Type Transistor Fuzz Analogue/Digital Analogue Inputs 1 x 1/4" Outputs 1 x 1/4" True Bypass Yes
£309.96
Pedal Type Multi-effects Analogue/Digital Analogue Effects Types Wah, Fuzz, Rotary, Octave, Vibe Inputs 2 x 1/4" (instrument/expression pedal) Outputs 1 x 1/4"
£345.00
Pedal Type Fuzz Reverb Reverb Modes Focus / Reverse / Reverb Fuzz Modes Flat / Full / Scoop Fuzz Controls Fuzz / Filter / Level Mod Section Blend / Decay / Warmth / Depth
£42.98 £24.73
Heavy sounding fuzz pedal with massive wall of tones Dial in massive amounts of gain that makes the angels sing Enjoy almost endless sustain as heard on classic alternative rock recordings True bypass for ultimate signal integrity Runs on 9 V battery or PSU-SB DC power supply (not included)
£36.99 £31.44
JF-26 Fuzz Pedal delivers classic fuzz tone of the 90's, featuring punchy bass and unique sustained tone while playing guitar solo. Control knobs: Level/Sustain/Tone knobs can easily get the rock guitarist' vintage fuzz tones. Metal alloy case and precision components makes it solid, lightweight and portable. True-bypass overdrive pedal design rema…
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