EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper vs JHS Pedals JHS Muffuletta
The EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper and the JHS Pedals JHS Muffuletta are both pedals. The EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper leans fuzzy and saturated. The JHS Pedals JHS Muffuletta leans sustaining and smooth. Current prices: $299 vs $229.
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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.44% — somewhat different
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$299via Reverb
$229via Reverb
The EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper is a dual-fuzz pedal from EQD combining two separate fuzz circuits in a single enclosure: the Hoof, a hybrid germanium/silicon muff-style fuzz, and the Reaperlike, a Tone Bender-style fuzz. Both circuits can run independently or in series in either order, and each has full controls including separate Fuzz, Tone, and Volume knobs. The result is a single pedal that delivers two distinct fuzz personalities with the ability to stack them for extreme layered saturation. The Hoof Reaper is among the most complex and complete fuzz offerings in the EQD lineup, suited to players who want maximum fuzz flexibility without multiple stompboxes.
The JHS Muffuletta is a six-in-one Big Muff style fuzz that houses faithful recreations of five classic Muff circuits plus an original JHS voicing, selectable with a rotary switch and sharing Volume, Tone, and Sustain controls. Its modes cover the 1973 Ram's Head, dark with less gain and beloved of David Gilmour and J Mascis, the aggressive Triangle with a rougher edge and harsher attack, the classic Pi, the brighter, more midrange-forward Civil War with less gain, the Russian with less clarity and low end for a garage sound, and the JHS Original, a more powerful, less compressed take with a haunting midrange. This makes it a definitive Big Muff reference, letting players compare and use the major Muff variants from one box. It suits psychedelic, stoner, doom, shoegaze, grunge, and lead-focused players wanting thick, creamy, sustaining fuzz with the flavor of multiple eras.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Experimental
- Shoegaze
- Grunge
- Rock
- Alternative Rock
- fuzzy
- saturated
- sustaining
- smooth
- full
- dark
- scooped