EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz vs smallsound/bigsound Team Awesome Fuzz Machine
The EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz and the smallsound/bigsound Team Awesome Fuzz Machine are both pedals sharing full, saturated, mid-forward. The EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz leans high gain. The smallsound/bigsound Team Awesome Fuzz Machine leans low gain. Current prices: $119 vs $350.
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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.45% — 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.- full
- saturated
- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$119via Reverb
$350via Reverb
The EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker is a compact fuzz pedal from the Akron, Ohio boutique builder, delivering warm, velvety fuzz with midrange bite and phat, full-bodied saturation. The circuit prioritizes thickness and sustain over pick articulation, producing warm fuzz that suits sludge, doom rock, and bass guitar applications. A compact enclosure makes the Barrows practical for space-limited pedalboards. Suited for doom, sludge, stoner rock, and bass players seeking warm fuzz density.
The smallsound/bigsound Team Awesome Fuzz Machine is a germanium-flavored fuzz pedal built with heavier low end and bass-friendly tracking in mind, popular with both guitarists and bassists. It delivers thick, gnarly fuzz with a gritty clean blend that preserves low-end weight, alongside rough overdrive, howling feedback, clean boost with fuzzy sparkle, and phase-cancelled discordant tones. Its Mid switches sweep from deep, bass-heavy tones to creamy, heavy overdrive, giving it real range beyond a one-note fuzz box. It suits rock, doom, and low-tuned or bass rigs where low-end retention under heavy fuzz saturation matters, and works equally as a subtle background fuzz layer or as a saturated, pick-attack-preserving lead tone.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Stoner Rock
- Grunge
- high gain
- low gain
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking
- Live
- Practice
- Studio