Spaceman Effects Charon vs Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz
The Spaceman Effects Charon and the Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz are both pedals sharing germanium, full. The Spaceman Effects Charon leans fuzzy and saturated. Current prices: $199 vs $210.40.
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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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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- germanium
- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$199via Reverb
$210.40via Reverb
The Spaceman Charon V2 Mod is a genuine circuit revision of the original Charon GE/SI Hybrid Fuzz, transforming what Spaceman describes as a milder fuzzstortion into a more intense, characterful ripper. Modifications give the germanium transistor a more dominant role in the circuit, adding significantly more texture and dynamic interaction to the fuzz, while the LOWS control was adjusted for more pronounced command over the original's low-frequency tone shaping. It also features a newly engraved faceplate design distinguishing it visually from the original and Gold versions.
The Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz is a fuzz pedal built around a five-way mode switch offering drastically different clipping styles: traditional silicon clipping fuzz, silicon clipping with extra low-end oomph, germanium fuzz bordering on distortion, dynamically dark LED clipping, and a hybrid mode pairing hard-clipping silicon with softer LED and soft-clipping diodes. A distinctive Voltage knob varies the pedal's internal current from 3 to 18 volts, letting players dial in anything from a sagging, unstable "dying battery" fuzz character to a tighter, more compressed tone at full voltage. It's the third release in Walrus Audio's Five-State series, following the Ages overdrive and Era distortion.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Experimental
- Blues
- alternative
- classic rock
- blues rock
- fuzzy
- saturated