Fuzzbox (disambiguation)

Fuzz ( engl. The fuzz, the fuzz ), also called fuzz, is an effects unit used in music production, usually used to change the sound of an electric guitar. The result is a distorted, scratchy sound with lots of overtones. A Fuzz is a special form of the distorter.

From a technical perspective, there is a fuzz in the simplest case of two cascaded amplifier stages. In general, the amplifier stages comprising transistors in the emitter circuit are realized. The second stage is controlled by the first, the signal is deformed into an approximate square wave. In addition to the timbre and the loudness of the input signal is changed. The overdriven amplifier stage, the original dynamics of the ailing and decaying guitar string does not follow ( dynamic compression ). The combination of distortion and compression makes the sound of the electric guitar presence and assertive. Fuzz is widely used especially in the rock and pop music.

Fuzz sounds compared to an overdriven guitar amplifier with electron tubes " sawing " and more intense.

Similar categories of effects are also associated with Fuzz, such as the genus of the Octave, combine the fuzz with partial rectification of the signal.

A typical example of the distinctive sound of the transistor distortion is the song " (I Can not Get No ) Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones. Were variously and fuzz effects are also used for stronger Overriding amplifiers that were already driven into saturation. The first fuzz was the Maestro Fuzz - Tone FZ -1, which was offered in 1962 for the first time.

Under Fuzz is also often refers to a genre of music that was first played in the 60s and is also found in garage rock, surf music and the early psychedelic rock.

Jimi Hendrix was a known user of fuzz effects.

Known Fuzzboxes:

• Mosrite Fuzz -Rite (Iron Butterfly: "In A Gadda Da Vida " )
• Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face ( Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, Eric Johnson)
• Vox Tonebender
• MXR Distortion ( Jerry Garcia, Dylan Carlson )
• Electro -Harmonix Big Muff ( King Crimson, David Gilmour ( 1977 ), Dinosaur Jr., Tocotronic, Jack White )
• Univox Super Fuzz ( Hillel Slovak )
• Fender Blender (1968-1977, reissue as " Custom" available )
• Sam Ash fuzzz Boxx ( Tommy Bolin, Leslie West)