The EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker is an EarthQuaker Devices fuzz pedal, currently around $119. Close alternatives include the EarthQuaker Devices Barrows V1 and the Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer. It pairs well with the Friedman Dirty Shirley and the Dumble Steel String Singer.

EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker

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The EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker is a germanium-transistor fuzz pedal based on the classic Tone Bender MkII circuit, representing a modern 21st-century take on that foundational 1960s fuzz design. It delivers cutting mid-focused tones with brilliant top-end grind and low-end authority from vintage germanium transistors that are responsive to guitar volume attenuation. At lower gain settings the Barrows sings with amp-like distortion and superb touch sensitivity; at higher settings it builds to crushing, sustain-drenched fuzz. Associated with blues, classic rock, and psychedelic styles.

  • fuzz
  • mid
  • germanium
  • thick
  • sustain
  • grind
  • mix
  • natural

Price updated Aug 27, 2026

Genres the EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker is commonly used in

Amps that pair well with the EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker

Pedals that stack with the EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker

Anarchy Audio Flutterby Tremolo

Anarchy Audio

23% match

Keep Flutterby's asymmetrical tremolo after the Fuzz Attacker's thick germanium sustain — the pulse chops a settled fuzz tone.

Electro-Harmonix Glove

Electro-Harmonix

22% match
$69.53via Reverb

Put Electro-Harmonix Glove in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost

Greer Royal Velvet

Greer

22% match
$229via Reverb

Greer Royal Velvet layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

Strymon OB.1 Bass

Strymon

18% match

Strymon OB.1 Bass's own clean boost character is the real reason this is worth trying

Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay

Dunlop

14% match
$305.90via Reverb

Keep Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay after EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker in the signal chain, clear of EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay

Electro-Harmonix

13% match
$108.71via Reverb

Put Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay after EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker in the signal chain, clear of EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Suhr Eclipse

Suhr

tonal match

EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Suhr Eclipse wants

J. Rockett .45 Caliber Overdrive

J Rockett

tonal match
$183.99via Reverb

EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform J. Rockett .45 Caliber Overdrive wants

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker?+

The closest matches in character are the EarthQuaker Devices Barrows V1, the Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer, the DOD Carcosa. Budget picks: Electro-Harmonix Big Muff PI- Made, Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff Pi, Fulltone '69 MkII Fuzz. Boutique upgrades: EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz, Cusack Music Screamer Fuzz V3, JAM Pedals Fuzz Phrase Si Silicon Fuzz.

What pairs well with the EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Friedman Dirty Shirley, Dumble Steel String Singer, Orange Little Bass Thing — Friedman Dirty Shirley layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal.

How much does the EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker cost?+

Around $119 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).

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