Caroline Guitar Company Olympia Shigeharu Fuzz Pedal

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£239.00

This is a New Caroline Guitar Company Olympia Shigeharu Fuzz Pedal from Caroline Guitar Company, now available in the Guitar Pedals category on Guitars Pedals Amps and Stuff.. Read More below.

Description

Here's what Caroline Guitar Company say about the Olympia Shigeharu:

Tired of your fuzz getting lost in the mix? Wish you could just pour molten sonic gravy from your speakers? Imagine classic Muff-style fuzziness with the punch of a classic overdrive, and you have Shigeharu.

Using a cascading hybrid of op-amp and BC184 transistor gain stages, Shigeharu provides all the sweet singing sustain and massive flamethrower gain you crave, but with unprecedented clarity, improved punch and definition, and consistent performance wherever it sits in your signal chain – even after buffers or wireless units. Combine that with the parallel octave-up voiced fuzz available on demand with the Havoc stomp and you have a whole lot of nasty right here.

Two extra controls reside inside the pedal – a bias/gate control for dialing up broken, spitty sounds, and a slide switch that locks the octave-up “on” and converts the momentary to a kill/mute switch.

Shigeharu was designed in collaboration with our friend John Snyder at Electronic Audio Experiments, because this thing was fearsome enough to compel us to seek a second opinion.

About the manufacturer

Caroline Guitar Company

Caroline Guitar Company is a small-batch pedal builder based in Columbia, South Carolina. Its effects take familiar starting points—fuzz, overdrive, chorus, delay and reverb—and bend them towards less predictable response, often with controls that reward playing into the circuit. The JustPedals range includes Arigato, Shigeharu, Somersault, Kilobyte and Meteore, covering saturated gain, modulation and lo-fi ambience. Caroline’s strength is character rather than generic neutrality: compare the pedal’s EQ, compression and noise floor with the rest of the rig before assuming a conventional effect label tells the whole story.

More info about this Product

Fuzz Pedals

Fuzz drives the signal into extreme clipping, often flattening the waveform and generating a thick spectrum of harmonics. Transistor type, bias, input loading and tone filtering create markedly different responses, from loose and velvety to gated, spluttering or octave-rich. Some circuits interact strongly with pickup impedance and guitar volume, while others include buffers or blends for a more consistent response.

Guitar Pedals

Guitar pedals are compact effects units that shape and enhance a guitar’s sound, sitting between the instrument and the amplifier. They include gain pedals like overdrive and distortion, modulation effects such as chorus and tremolo, time-based effects like delay and reverb, and essential utilities including tuners, compressors and loopers. Understanding basic things such as pedal type, signal order, power requirements and intended use helps players choose pedals that suit their style, setup and playing environment.

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Fuzz

Fuzz is one of the earliest and most distinctive guitar effects, known for its thick, gritty, and saturated tone that completely transforms your sound. It works by heavily clipping the audio signal, producing a raw, almost broken distortion that defined the sound of the ’60s and ’70s rock era. Classic pedals like the Fuzz Face and Big Muff became legendary for their roaring sustain and rich harmonic texture. Modern fuzz pedals range from vintage-style warmth to wild, synth-like chaos, making them perfect for players who want to add character, attitude, and a touch of chaos to their tone.

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