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Doveholes
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Affordable Fuzz

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Following on from the Love of fuzz vs Money thread, I wanted to ask for people's tips for top fuzz builders that won't break the bank. Please feel free to share your recommendations for specific builds or pics of your purchases.

Here's the ones mentioned in that thread and some suggestions to start things off:

Castledine Electronics (UK)
Ghost (UK)
Jerms (USA)
Laundromat (Finland)
Blue Colander (Poland)
Super Electric (Ireland)

Additions from this thread:

Seeker Electric (USA)
Creepy Fingers (USA)
Charlie Pedals (UK)
Lo-Fi Mind Effects (Spain)
Blunt Force Audio (Spain)
StoneFly Effects (Canada)
Moose Electronics (Ireland)
Pigeon FX (UK)
Basic Audio Pedals (USA)
Monsterpiece Fuzz (USA)
Shaun Klinger (Australia)
Dazatronyx (Australia)
Wire Instruments (USA)
Eiko Electric Sound (Finland)
Tym Effects (Australia)
Fredric Effects (UK)
Circle Electric (USA)
As Pedals (Spain)
RoShi Pedals (Japan)
Ear Fuzz (USA)
Sound Louder (Spain)
Flok Pedals (UK)
Blackstrap Electrik (USA)
Arcane Analog (USA)
Dag Pedals
Otsola (Finland)
Faceless FX (UK)
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Re: Affordable Fuzz

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I’ve a few from Charlie pedals. His mk1.5 I own is one of the best fuzz pedals I’ve played

Creepy fingers
Brads take on a zonk is my current favourite

Just bought a MK1 from Seeker effects too. It’s currently with my pal Rob but he’s demoed it to me and it sounds flipping amazeballs

Yep I don’t think Stus raised his prices since the noughties.
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Doc Holliday wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 9:27 am I’ve a few from Charlie pedals. His mk1.5 I own is one of the best fuzz pedals I’ve played

Creepy fingers
Brads take on a zonk is my current favourite

Just bought a MK1 from Seeker effects too. It’s currently with my pal Rob but he’s demoed it to me and it sounds flipping amazeballs
I wasn't familiar with Charlie Pedals or Seeker Effects - both look great. UK builders are of particular interest.
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I have a bunch of mki's, some that broke the bank and some more affordable, one of the best sounding and most FUN is the Thunderbird mki,
I think it was 350€ new so great value for price...and its a beautiful box too !

Lo-fi mind effects makes killer stuff too, have a zonk, mkii, mki and Os mutantes/trem by him, all really good . I think he mostly uses salvaged stuff from
radios and so on (at least he did before).

Edit:
I forgot BfA, Blunt force audio (ex mr morphine), just got a zonk from Robert that is "off the charts" good, and very fairly priced !:)
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Spook wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:11 am I forgot BfA, Blunt force audio (ex mr morphine), just got a zonk from Robert that is "off the charts" good, and very fairly priced !:)
Oh, nice! Robert's work has always been top notch. :tu:
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HorseyBoy wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:08 am
Spook wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:11 am I forgot BfA, Blunt force audio (ex mr morphine), just got a zonk from Robert that is "off the charts" good, and very fairly priced !:)
Oh, nice! Robert's work has always been top notch. :tu:
Does he have a IG profile or anything? thanks
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Dullboy wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:22 am Does he have a IG profile or anything? thanks
Sure does. It's @bluntforceaudio
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love my MORPHINE MKI. Robert is TOP builder and great man
i'm going to ask him a switchable i.v / II
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My favourite fuzz pedals recently have all been well under the £300 mark.....have got a bunch of pedals from Blue Colander all of which are superb and my favourites (FFAF and Doppel) were both around or under £150.......if push came to shove I could cover all my base's with those two. Have also just got into Stonefly Effects ( Grizzly Fuzz is incredible) and while not so instantly available are also a really decent price if you get on his lists and by from him direct
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Thanks for the recs. Added them with links up top.
1976@metal wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:44 pm have got a bunch of pedals from Blue Colander all of which are superb and my favourites (FFAF and Doppel) were both around or under £150.......if push came to shove I could cover all my base's with those two.
Super keen to try some of their stuff. I'm after a Rangemaster and think I'm gonna pick up a PIG.
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