Black Arts Toneworks Forest vs EarthQuaker Devices Park Fuzz
The Black Arts Toneworks Forest and the EarthQuaker Devices Park Fuzz are both pedals sharing saturated. The Black Arts Toneworks Forest leans fuzzy. The EarthQuaker Devices Park Fuzz leans full and sustaining. Current prices: $189 vs $159.99.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.36% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Classic Rock
- Rock
- Stoner Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- saturated
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$189via Reverb
$159.99via Reverb
The Black Arts Toneworks Black Forest is an overdrive and fuzz pedal inspired by the classic Colorsound Overdriver circuit, featuring a six-position selector switch that controls gain staging, voicing, and low-end content. Through a clean amplifier the Forest functions as an overdrive; through a dirty amplifier it transforms into a super-raunchy, high-saturation effect. The six-way selector covers multiple rock voicings from vintage overdrive through to heavy fuzz character. Suited for classic rock, stoner rock, and heavy psychedelic applications.
The EarthQuaker Devices Park Fuzz Sound is a fuzz pedal from EQD based on the vintage Park Fuzz circuit, a Tone Bender Mk III-style design from the British Park brand. The Park Fuzz delivers a thick, creamy distortion character with a smooth, musical sustain suited to blues rock, stoner rock, and heavy psychedelia. Premier Guitar noted it as a perfect fit for stoner rock, dirty blues, and metal. EQD faithfully replicates the original Park circuit, which is a germanium-influenced Tone Bender design, producing a fuzz that is dense and saturated at high gain while delivering usable crunch tones at moderate settings.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues Rock
- Metal
- Alternative Rock
- Hard Rock
- Blues
- fuzzy
- full
- sustaining