Fairfield Circuitry ~900 About Nine Hundred Fuzz vs Manson Supermassive Black Fuzz
The Fairfield Circuitry ~900 About Nine Hundred Fuzz and the Manson Supermassive Black Fuzz are both pedals sharing full, saturated, dynamic. The Fairfield Circuitry ~900 About Nine Hundred Fuzz leans harmonically rich and warm. The Manson Supermassive Black Fuzz leans mid-forward. Current prices: $229.72 vs $381.80.
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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.- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- Experimental
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- full
- saturated
- dynamic
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$229.72via Reverb
$381.80via Reverb
The Fairfield Circuitry 900 About Nine Hundred is a JFET-based fuzz pedal from the Canadian boutique builder Fairfield, tracing its lineage to the discontinued Four Eyes Fuzz. Two cascading JFET gain stages provide a very wide gain range from gritty, warm saturation to full fuzz with controlled harmonic density. Controls include Input, Fuzz, Bias, and Volume, with the Bias control introducing gated and sputtering textures by adjusting the second stage operating point. It suits blues, psych, indie, and experimental rock contexts.
The Manson Supermassive Black Fuzz is Manson Guitar Works first fuzz pedal, a wide-ranging four-in-one fuzz built around Dimension and Warp controls that reshape midrange emphasis across Big Muff, Fuzz Face, and Tone Bender style circuit territories. Its range spans spluttery, bright, lower-gain textures to full tonal destruction at higher gain settings, covering both vintage-style fuzz tones and more otherworldly, extreme distortions. It suits players in alternative rock and heavier, more experimental genres who want chaotic, expansive fuzz sounds with real tonal variety from a single pedal rather than a single fixed vintage voicing. Reviewers praise its rock-solid build quality and describe it as an immense-sounding, versatile fuzz that rewards patience in learning its control interactions, appealing broadly beyond players simply chasing one specific classic fuzz tone.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues
- Indie
- harmonically rich
- warm
- mid-forward
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Practice
- Studio