Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction Plus Fuzz vs Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz
The Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction Plus Fuzz and the Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz are both pedals sharing full, smooth, sustaining. The Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction Plus Fuzz leans harmonically rich and transparent. The Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz leans mid-forward. Current prices: $91.01 vs $95.
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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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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- full
- smooth
- sustaining
- dynamic
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$91.01via Reverb
$95via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction Plus Fuzz is an expanded version of the original Satisfaction Fuzz, adding Tone, Bias controls, and a FAT/NORM mode switch to the base two-knob layout. The Bias control dials fuzz character from open and balanced sustain to gated and sputtery. FAT mode produces a bigger, warmer, woolier fuzz voicing for wall-of-thunder riffs and heavy chording; NORM mode is brighter and more snarling. Based on a silicon transistor fuzz circuit derived from the classic Jordan BossTone.
The Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz is a dual-circuit fuzz pedal from boutique New Jersey maker Fuzzrocious, built around an EL5420 quad op-amp and offering two distinct fuzz voices that can be used independently or blended together. Fuzz 1 is a highly sustaining fuzz and distortion voice with a tone stack that growls heavily in the lows and lower mids. Fuzz 2 delivers mids-heavy, more aggressively gated fuzz that ranges from thick, chunky rhythm tones to slicker, choppier leads. Both circuits include noise gating to tame string noise and feedback between notes, with Fuzz 2's gate more pronounced than Fuzz 1's. Blending the two circuits opens up hybrid tones beyond what either voice offers alone, giving the pedal real range from smooth sustaining fuzz through percussive, gated aggression. It suits heavy rock, noise, and experimental players who want a fuzz built around two genuinely different, blendable circuits rather than a single fixed voice.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- alternative
- rock
- stoner rock
- Experimental
- harmonically rich
- transparent
- warm
- mid-forward