Electro-Harmonix Ripped Speaker vs Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction

The Electro-Harmonix Ripped Speaker and the Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction are both pedals sharing fuzzy. The Electro-Harmonix Ripped Speaker leans harsh.

Similarity
citedBlended 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.

33% somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Garage Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • fuzzy
Citation fame
citedCitation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.
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Price

$99.85via Reverb

Description

The Electro-Harmonix Ripped Speaker is a fuzz pedal from EHX designed to simulate the sound of a torn or ripped loudspeaker cone, capturing the distinctive buzzy, sputtery distortion character associated with early rock records where physical speaker damage produced novel tonal effects. The pedal references the sound of Link Wray punching holes in his speaker cones and the distorted texture of dying tubes and depleting batteries. Premier Guitar and Guitar Player reviewed it as delivering spiky Fuzzrite-style distortion at lower settings through to warm, bluesy tones at moderate settings, with a Bias control for the characteristic sputtery response.

The Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction Fuzz is a fuzz pedal from EHX based on the Maestro FZ-1 and FZ-1A Fuzz-Tone circuit, the vintage fuzz design used by Keith Richards to create the iconic riff on the Rolling Stones Satisfaction in 1965. The Maestro FZ-1 was the first commercially successful fuzz pedal, and the Satisfaction Fuzz replicates its distinctive, slightly gated, sputtery germanium fuzz character. The Satisfaction Fuzz delivers the specific vintage fuzz sound of the early 1960s transistor radio-inspired fuzz aesthetic in a format compatible with modern signal chains.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Shoegaze
  • Blues
  • Experimental
Tonal lean
  • harsh

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