The EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba is an EarthQuaker Devices fuzz pedal. Close alternatives include the Electro-Harmonix Op-Amp Big Muff and the Tone City Bad Horse. It pairs well with the Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp and the Mesa Boogie Mark I.

EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba

EarthQuaker Devices · pedal

The EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas is a fuzz sustainer pedal developed in collaboration with Wata of the Japanese heavy psych and drone metal band Boris, voiced around her personalized fuzz rig. Inspired loosely by the Ram's Head Big Muff circuit, it delivers a massive, harmonically dense fuzz sustain with a pronounced low midrange presence and enormous volume ceiling. A three-position toggle selects three distinct EQ voices ranging from scooped to mid-forward. Associated with heavy psych, drone metal, noise rock, and shoegaze, it has become one of EarthQuaker Devices' flagship fuzz pedals.

  • scooped
  • drone
  • big muff
  • fuzz
  • noise rock
  • metal
  • eq
  • thick

Genres the EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba is commonly used in

  • Metal
  • Shoegaze
  • Noise Rock
  • Stoner Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Grunge
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Doom Metal
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba

Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp

Laney

28% match
$424.16via Reverb

Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp pushes a scooped tone toward mid-forward

Mesa Boogie Mark I

Mesa Boogie

28% match
$1494.37via Reverb

Feed a scooped signal into Mesa Boogie Mark I and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Peavey 112-6 1x12

Peavey

tonal match

Stack Peavey 112-6 1x12 on top and a scooped tone tightens toward mid-forward

Roland Cube Street EX

Roland

tonal match

Feed a scooped signal into Roland Cube Street EX and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Ceriatone HRM 50

Ceriatone

tonal match

Ceriatone HRM 50 pushes a scooped tone toward mid-forward

Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50

Ceriatone

tonal match

Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 takes that scooped character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212

Gallien Krueger

tonal match
$1699via Reverb

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212 pushes a scooped tone toward mid-forward

Gibson Dual Falcon 20

Gibson

tonal match
$1999via Reverb

Gibson Dual Falcon 20 takes that scooped character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Pedals that stack with the EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba

Browne Amplification Gritador

Browne Amplification

26% match
$199via Reverb

Stack Browne Amplification Gritador on top and a scooped tone tightens toward mid-forward

Ashdown Triple Shot

Ashdown

25% match
$179.99via Reverb

Hizumitas-Pba's scooped, drone-heavy Muff fuzz gives Triple Shot's bass drive somewhere heavier to land.

Maestro Orbit

Maestro

19% match
$59via Reverb

Keep Maestro Orbit after EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba in the signal chain, clear of EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba's own gain stage

Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro

Pigtronix

16% match
$118.68via Reverb

What Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro brings here leans toward sustaining — that's worth building a pairing around

Catalinbread Epoch-Set

Catalinbread

11% match
$226.26via Reverb

Catalinbread Epoch-Set's warm voice goes after EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba's own scooped character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Universal Audio Golden Reverberator

Universal Audio

9% match
$349via Reverb

Put Universal Audio Golden Reverberator after EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba in the signal chain, clear of EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

JHS Legends of Fuzz Supreme 1972 Japan Fuzz

JHS Pedals

tonal match
$159via Reverb

Feed a scooped signal into JHS Legends of Fuzz Supreme 1972 Japan Fuzz and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive

Fortin Amplification

tonal match
$249via Reverb

Stack Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive on top and a scooped tone tightens toward mid-forward

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Electro-Harmonix Op-Amp Big Muff

Electro-Harmonix

75% similarity
$86.18via Reverb

Shared character: sustain, big_muff, fuzz

Tone City Bad Horse

Tone City

74% similarity
$59.99via Reverb

Shared character: big_muff, fuzz, thickness

Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff Pi Fuzz Distortion

Electro-Harmonix

74% similarity
$94.75via Reverb

Shared character: sustain, big_muff, high_gain_settings

Mojo Hand FX Colossus Fuzz

Mojo Hand Fx

73% similarity
$159via Reverb

Shared character: sustain, big_muff, fuzz

JAM Pedals Red Muck

Jam Pedals

73% similarity
$227via Reverb

Shared character: sustain, big_muff, fuzz

Way Huge Smalls Swollen Pickle Fuzz

Dunlop

71% similarity

Shared character: sustain, big_muff, fuzz

EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz

EarthQuaker Devices

71% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: sustain, big_muff, high_gain_settings

Mooer MFZ2 Triangle Buff

Mooer

71% similarity
$51.29via Reverb

Shared character: big_muff, fuzz, sustain

Fuzzrocious Grey Stache

Fuzzrocious

71% similarity
$130.80via Reverb

Shared character: sustain, big_muff, fuzz

Black Arts Toneworks Destroyer V2

Black Arts Toneworks

71% similarity

Shared character: fuzz, high_gain_settings, sustain

Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz

Black Arts Toneworks

71% similarity
$105via Reverb

Shared character: big_muff, high_gain_settings, fuzz

Keeley Loomer

Keeley

66% similarity
$254.15via Reverb

Shared character: fuzz, sustain

See all alternatives to the EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba?+

The closest matches in character are the Electro-Harmonix Op-Amp Big Muff, the Tone City Bad Horse, the Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff Pi Fuzz Distortion.

What pairs well with the EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas-Pba?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp, Mesa Boogie Mark I, Peavey 112-6 1x12 — Laney RB3 Richter Bass Amp pushes a scooped tone toward mid-forward.

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