Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz vs Greer Tarpit
The Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz and the Greer Tarpit are both pedals sharing full. The Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz leans saturated and aggressive. The Greer Tarpit leans fuzzy. Current prices: $105 vs $215.99.
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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.46% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$105via Reverb
$215.99via Reverb
The Black Arts Toneworks LSTR is a high-gain fuzz designed to deliver the signature Black Arts Toneworks extended low end along with more overall fuzz gain than the Pharaoh, tuned for aggressive rhythm and lead fuzz in stoner rock, doom, and sludge metal. The tone control system produces a characteristically scooped, wide-sounding voicing that distinguishes it from standard Big Muff-style tone stacks. An all-out rock machine built for heavy music.
The Greer Amps Tarpit is a heavy, thick fuzz pedal from Athens, Georgia boutique maker Greer Amplification, named after the prehistoric tar pits that trapped ancient megafauna, evoking a dense, slow, enveloping fuzz character that pulls notes down into saturated thickness. The Tarpit delivers the kind of heavy, dense fuzz character associated with doom and sludge metal, where the weight and deliberate heaviness of the fuzz tone is the primary aesthetic. Greer builds handmade boutique effects in Athens, GA, and the Tarpit Fuzz represents their heaviest, most sludge-oriented fuzz design.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Stoner Rock
- Rock
- saturated
- aggressive
- fuzzy