The Crowther Prunes is a Crowther distortion pedal. Close alternatives include the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Haunt and the One Control BJFe Series Rocket Fuzz. It pairs well with the Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo and the Marshall JCM800 2203.
Crowther Prunes
Crowther · pedal
The Crowther Prunes is a fuzz pedal from New Zealand boutique manufacturer Paul Crowther, creator of the Hot Cake overdrive. Delivers classic fuzz saturation with the Crowther approach to natural, amp-like tone and dynamic response. The Prunes represents the Crowther design philosophy applied to fuzz, producing harmonically rich, naturally compressed fuzz character suited for blues, psych, and classic rock applications. Made in New Zealand by Crowther Audio.
- fuzz
- natural
- boutique
- saturation
- hot
- compressed
- blues
- overdrive
Genres the Crowther Prunes is commonly used in
- Blues
- Classic Rock
- Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Stoner Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Noise Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Crowther Prunes
Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo
Magnatone
18% matchPut Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated
Marshall JCM800 2203
Marshall
17% matchMarshall JCM800 2203 pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Magnatone 510
Magnatone
tonal matchPut Magnatone 510 in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated
Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head
Magnatone
tonal matchPut Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated
Pedals that stack with the Crowther Prunes
JHS Emperor
JHS Pedals
17% matchPut JHS Emperor after Crowther Prunes in the signal chain, clear of Crowther Prunes's own gain stage
Xotic EP Booster
Xotic
17% matchXotic EP Booster layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal
Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
Boss
17% matchBoss BD-2 Blues Driver stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
Hungry Robot The Borderland
Hungry Robot
13% matchPut Hungry Robot The Borderland after Crowther Prunes in the signal chain, clear of Crowther Prunes's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2
Hungry Robot
13% matchPut Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 after Crowther Prunes in the signal chain, clear of Crowther Prunes's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Warm Audio Pedal 76 Compressor
Warm Audio
11% matchWarm Audio Pedal 76 Compressor's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying
Laney TI-Boost
Laney
tonal matchInto Crowther Prunes, Laney TI-Boost is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Mooer Flex Boost
Mooer
tonal matchMooer Flex Boost is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Crowther Prunes gives it exactly that
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Haunt
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
70% similarityShared character: rich_harmonic_content, fuzz, rich
One Control BJFe Series Rocket Fuzz
One Control
68% similarityShared character: rich_harmonic_content, fuzz, rich
EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz
EarthQuaker Devices
67% similarityShared character: fuzz, rich, blues_players
Univox UD-50 Uni-Drive
pedal
67% similarityShared character: rich, natural, blues_players
Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz
Mad Professor
66% similarityShared character: fuzz, rich, natural
Subdecay Harmonic Antagonizer Fuzz
Subdecay
66% similarityShared character: rich_harmonic_content, fuzz, blues_players
Footloose Effects Red Light
Footloose Effects
65% similarityShared character: fuzz, boutique_stuff
Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Fuzz
Warm Audio
65% similarityShared character: fuzz, rich, boutique_stuff
Maxon FEA-10 Fuzz Elements Earth Overdrive
Maxon
63% similarityShared character: fuzz, natural, blues_players
Hotone Grass
Hotone
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Cusack Music Carolina Reaper Overdrive Fuzz
Cusack Music
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Death By Audio Crossover
Death By Audio
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Crowther Prunes?+
The closest matches in character are the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Haunt, the One Control BJFe Series Rocket Fuzz, the EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz.
What pairs well with the Crowther Prunes?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo, Marshall JCM800 2203, Magnatone 510 — Put Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated.