The Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza is a Caroline Guitar Company distortion pedal, currently around $189. Close alternatives include the Caroline Guitar Company Pizza and the JHS Pedals JHS Hare Drive. It pairs well with the Fender Vibrolux 6G11 and the Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo.
Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza
Caroline Guitar Company · pedal
The Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza is a fuzz and distortion pedal with surprising range and dynamic sensitivity relative to its simple format, delivering fat fuzz tones with excellent dynamics and no useless settings across the control range. Shares circuit ancestry with The Blues at an 80 percent drive, 20 percent fuzz balance but with a distinct heavier character. Made by Caroline Guitar Company, known for personality-driven, handcrafted effects.
- fuzz
- dynamic
- sensitivity
- fat
- simple
- saturation
- distinct heavier character
- practical versatility
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza is commonly used in
- Blues
- Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Garage Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza
Fender Vibrolux 6G11
amplifier
21% matchFender Vibrolux 6G11 stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here
Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo
Magnatone
18% matchRun fuzzy into Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo for more modulated on top
Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp
Gibson
tonal matchRun fuzzy into Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp for more modulated on top
Pedals that stack with the Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza
Z.Vex Super Hard On
Zvex
21% matchPut Z.Vex Super Hard On in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost
Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo
Caroline Guitar Company
21% matchPut Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo after Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza in the signal chain, clear of Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza's own gain stage
Walrus Audio Ages
Walrus Audio
20% matchWalrus Audio Ages layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal
Strymon OB.1 Bass
Strymon
16% matchStrymon OB.1 Bass leans toward clean boost, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Cusack Music Delay TME
Cusack Music
14% matchKeep Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza's fuzzy voice out front: Cusack Music Delay TME goes after Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza in the signal chain so its tight voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1
Walrus Audio
12% matchKeep Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza's fuzzy voice out front: Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1 goes after Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost
Matthews Effects
tonal matchPut Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost
EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things
EarthQuaker Devices
tonal matchPut EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost
Cheaper alternatives
Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction Plus Fuzz
Electro-Harmonix
69% similarityShared character: bright, sensitivity, fat
Catalinbread Airstrip Console Pre
Catalinbread
68% similarityShared character: bright, sweet, full
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff PI- Made
Electro-Harmonix
68% similarityShared character: fuzz, simple, alternative
MXR Timmy Overdrive
MXR
67% similarityShared character: compression, gain, blues_players
Amptweaker Tight Drive
Amptweaker
67% similarityShared character: bright, fat, gain
MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive
MXR
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
69% similarityShared character: bright, sensitivity, sweet
ThorpyFX Electric Lightning
ThorpyFX
68% similarityShared character: bright, fat, full
Pete Cornish SS-3
Pete Cornish
67% similarityShared character: bright, sweet, alternative
Jackson Audio Broken Arrow Overdrive
Jackson Audio
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Beetronics Royal Jelly
Beetronics
92% similaritysimilar tone character
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JHS Pedals JHS Hare Drive
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Cusack Music Screamer Fuzz V3
Cusack Music
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Snouse BlackBox Overdrive 2
Snouse
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Catalinbread Karma Suture
Catalinbread
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Caroline Guitar Company Icarus
Caroline Guitar Company
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza?+
The closest matches in character are the Caroline Guitar Company Pizza, the JHS Pedals JHS Hare Drive, the Cusack Music Screamer Fuzz V3. Budget picks: Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction Plus Fuzz, Catalinbread Airstrip Console Pre, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff PI- Made. Boutique upgrades: Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster, ThorpyFX Electric Lightning, Pete Cornish SS-3.
What pairs well with the Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Vibrolux 6G11, Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo, Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp — Fender Vibrolux 6G11 stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here.
How much does the Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza cost?+
Around $189 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).