Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz vs Way Huge Electronics Swollen Pickle MKII Jumbo Fuzz
The Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz and the Way Huge Electronics Swollen Pickle MKII Jumbo Fuzz are both pedals sharing full, aggressive, compressed. The Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz leans high gain and saturated. The Way Huge Electronics Swollen Pickle MKII Jumbo Fuzz leans low gain and mid-forward. Current prices: $119 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.50% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- full
- aggressive
- compressed
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$119via Reverb
$159.99via 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 Way Huge Swollen Pickle MKII Jumbo Fuzz is a Big Muff-inspired fuzz with a distinct voicing and tone response that sets it apart from the original, known for exceptional note separation and clarity alongside a huge, even frequency range and tremendous low end. It ranges from subtle, musical warmth to face-melting, aggressive filth, pushing a lot of air with a hi-fi quality unusual for a fuzz this heavy. The MKII adds Scoop and Crunch mini-knobs on top of the core controls: Scoop dials the midrange from boosted to scooped, and Crunch shapes how compressed the fuzz is, ranging from a squeezed, square-wave-like texture to all-out sonic annihilation. It suits heavy rock, doom, and grunge players wanting a massive, adjustable fuzz with real tonal range.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Stoner Rock
- Rock
- Metal
- Electronic
- Grunge
- high gain
- saturated
- low gain
- mid-forward