Dunlop Way Huge Doom Hammer Fuzz, model WM45 vs EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas
The Dunlop Way Huge Doom Hammer Fuzz, model WM45 and the EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas are both pedals sharing fuzzy, mid-forward, bright. The Dunlop Way Huge Doom Hammer Fuzz, model WM45 leans low gain.
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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.47% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Stoner Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- fuzzy
- mid-forward
- bright
- full
- saturated
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.The Way Huge Doom Hammer Fuzz, model WM45, is a mini-format fuzz pedal from Way Huge by Jim Dunlop, based on Jeorge Tripps modification of a 1978 op-amp Big Muff circuit originally modified for the band Oranger. The Doom Hammer design is characterized by taut low-end control and more mid-presence compared to standard op-amp Big Muff designs, producing a dense, buzzy fuzz with a nasty, brash quality suited to doom metal, punk, and heavy rock applications. Premier Guitar reviewed the pedal as punky and brash with a pronounced midrange one associates with op-amp Big Muffs.
The EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas is a Big Muff style fuzz sustainer created with Boris guitarist Wata, recreating the sound of her favorite vintage fuzz, the Japanese Elk BM Sustainar, after EQD studied her actual pedal. It delivers heavy saturation with a gritty edge and a massive bottom end, yet keeps enough mids and top end to stay clear and dynamic and cut through sludge, with tons of sustain ranging from smooth distortion textures to ripped speaker fuzz. Its three-knob layout is familiar to Big Muff users but behaves unusually, with a hot output reaching unity around nine o'clock and a sustain knob that starts hot with no clean tones, and a reversed-feeling tone control that is brightest fully counterclockwise. Built for noisy, slow, and low sounds, it suits doom, sludge, stoner rock, and heavy psychedelic players chasing thick, sustaining fuzz with clarity.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Doom Metal
- Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Punk
- Metal
- Noise Rock
- low gain
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking
- Live