Fender Angry Fuzz vs MXR Dunlop Silicon Fuzz

The Fender Angry Fuzz and the MXR Dunlop Silicon Fuzz are both pedals sharing aggressive, bright.

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.

49% — somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Alternative Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • aggressive
  • bright
Citation fame
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Price

$138.42via Reverb

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Description

The Fender Angry Fuzz is a silicon transistor fuzz pedal from Fender, part of their Hammertone series, delivering a buzzy, aggressive fuzz character with wide Fuzz and Tone controls and a voice switch that shifts the frequency emphasis of the fuzz texture. The Angry Fuzz uses silicon transistors to produce a bright, sharp fuzz character suited to hard rock, grunge, and heavy alternative contexts where an edgier, more aggressive fuzz texture is the goal. The voice switch adds versatility by toggling between two distinct frequency profiles within the same silicon fuzz circuit.

The MXR Dunlop Silicon Fuzz is a silicon transistor-based fuzz pedal from MXR and Jim Dunlop delivering the bright, cutting, consistently aggressive character of silicon fuzz transistors. The silicon circuit provides temperature-stable, reliably consistent fuzz performance that contrasts with the warmer but less consistent germanium alternative. Suited to classic rock, psychedelic, and lead playing where consistent bright fuzz character is the primary sonic goal.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Hard Rock
  • Rock
  • Grunge
  • Classic Rock

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