EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker vs ThorpyFX The Field Marshal Fuzz
The EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker and the ThorpyFX The Field Marshal Fuzz are both pedals sharing bright, mid-forward, dynamic. The EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker leans full and transparent. Current prices: $119 vs $232.10.
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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.41% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- bright
- mid-forward
- dynamic
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$119via Reverb
$232.10via Reverb
The EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker is a germanium-transistor fuzz pedal based on the classic Tone Bender MkII circuit, representing a modern 21st-century take on that foundational 1960s fuzz design. It delivers cutting mid-focused tones with brilliant top-end grind and low-end authority from vintage germanium transistors that are responsive to guitar volume attenuation. At lower gain settings the Barrows sings with amp-like distortion and superb touch sensitivity; at higher settings it builds to crushing, sustain-drenched fuzz. Associated with blues, classic rock, and psychedelic styles.
The ThorpyFX Field Marshal is a MkII of the Lovetone Big Cheese fuzz, developed by Adrian Thorpe in collaboration with original Lovetone designer Dan Coggins. It is smaller, louder, quieter and more tonally flexible than the 1990s original, with a wider usable range. Four controls -- Volume, Fuzz, Tone and Balance -- shape the fuzz, and a three-way toggle sets the midrange character: a gated voice that spits and cuts off between notes, a flat-mid setting, and an enhanced-mid setting that pushes the fuzz forward for leads. A second footswitch bypasses the tone stack entirely, giving a rawer, louder, more open fuzz from the same pedal, so two distinct voices are available without re-dialling. Built with 1% metal-film resistors, Wima and Panasonic capacitors, Neutrik jacks and a gold-plated PCB in a laser-cut anodised aluminium enclosure.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues
- Classic Rock
- Stoner Rock
- Metal
- full
- transparent
- saturated
- smooth