The Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza is a Caroline Guitar Company distortion pedal, currently around $189. Close alternatives include the Diezel Herbert Overdrive/Distortion/Preamp and the Wampler Pedals Tweed '57. It pairs well with the Fender Vibrolux 6G11 and the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP.
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.
What stands out
“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”
— from the listing
“Made by Caroline Guitar Company, known for personality-driven, handcrafted effects”
— from the listing
“Shares circuit ancestry with The Blues at an 80 percent drive, 20 percent fuzz balance but with a distinct heavier character”
— from the listing
“Fuzz and distortion pedal with fat, heavy fuzz tones and strong dynamic sensitivity, offering excellent range from lighter fuzz through heavy saturation across a simple control set with”
— from the community notes
“The dynamic sensitivity is genuine -- picking force meaningfully changes the fuzz intensity, with lighter picking producing a lighter, more overdrive-like character and harder picking pushing into full-on heavy fuzz”
— from the reviews
- fuzz
- dynamic
- sensitivity
- fat
- simple
- distortion
- saturation
- distinct heavier character
Price updated Oct 24, 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. - Blues 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
20% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
Fender Vibrolux 6G11 stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall Plexi 1959SLP
amplifier
18% matchMarshall Plexi 1959SLP leans toward aggressive, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp
Gibson
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Run fuzzy into Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp for more modulated on top
Magnatone 510
Magnatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Run fuzzy into Magnatone 510 for more modulated on top
Pedals that stack with the Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza
Z.Vex Super Hard On
Zvex
21% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Put Z.Vex Super Hard On in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost
Comes earlier in the signal chain
MXR Micro Amp
MXR
20% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Run fuzzy into MXR Micro Amp for more clean boost on top
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo
Caroline Guitar Company
19% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep 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
Comes later in the signal chain
Acoustic Strymon Compadre Dual Voice Compressor
Acoustic
15% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Acoustic Strymon Compadre Dual Voice Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Canyon
Electro-Harmonix
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)
Put Electro-Harmonix Canyon after Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza in the signal chain, clear of Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
Run Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay after Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza in the signal chain, clear of Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost
Matthews Effects
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Put Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost
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EarthQuaker Devices
Cheaper alternatives
MXR Timmy Overdrive
MXR
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MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive
Dunlop
48% similarityShared character: compression, gain, distortion
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
47% similarityShared character: bright, simple, fuzz
Behringer OD300 Overdrive Distortion
Behringer
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
Greer Lightspeed Organic Overdrive
Greer
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Pete Cornish SS-3
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48% similarityShared character: bright, sweet, alternative
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93% similaritysimilar tone character
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93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Diezel Herbert Overdrive/Distortion/Preamp
Diezel
50% similarityShared character: compression, gain, distortion
Wampler Pedals Tweed '57
Wampler
49% similarityShared character: bright, compression, fuzz
Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive
Walrus Audio
48% similarityShared character: compression, fuzz, distortion
Silktone Overdrive Plus
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48% similarityShared character: fuzz, distortion, full
Amptweaker Tight Drive
Amptweaker
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Colorsound Power Boost
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47% similarityShared character: bright, compression, fuzz
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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 Diezel Herbert Overdrive/Distortion/Preamp, the Wampler Pedals Tweed '57, the Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive. Budget picks: MXR Timmy Overdrive, MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive, ProCo RAT 2. Boutique upgrades: Greer Lightspeed Organic Overdrive, Pete Cornish SS-3, JAM Pedals Rattler Limited.
What pairs well with the Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Vibrolux 6G11, Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, 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 Oct 24, 2026).
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