The Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz is a Fuzzrocious fuzz pedal, currently around $174.20. Close alternatives include the Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII and the Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face JB-F3 Copper Top. It pairs well with the Friedman Dirty Shirley and the Park P50 Classic.
Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz
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The Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz is a dual-circuit fuzz pedal from boutique New Jersey maker Fuzzrocious, built around an EL5420 quad op-amp and offering two distinct fuzz voices that can be used independently or blended together. Fuzz 1 is a highly sustaining fuzz and distortion voice with a tone stack that growls heavily in the lows and lower mids. Fuzz 2 delivers mids-heavy, more aggressively gated fuzz that ranges from thick, chunky rhythm tones to slicker, choppier leads. Both circuits include noise gating to tame string noise and feedback between notes, with Fuzz 2's gate more pronounced than Fuzz 1's. Blending the two circuits opens up hybrid tones beyond what either voice offers alone, giving the pedal real range from smooth sustaining fuzz through percussive, gated aggression. It suits heavy rock, noise, and experimental players who want a fuzz built around two genuinely different, blendable circuits rather than a single fixed voice.
- fuzz
- mids
- boutique
- smooth
- heavy rock
- noise
- sustain
- growling
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz is commonly used in
- Experimental
- Noise 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. - 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. - Grunge
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz
Friedman Dirty Shirley
Friedman
27% matchFriedman Dirty Shirley stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here
Park P50 Classic
Park
27% matchPark P50 Classic is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz gives it exactly that
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchPut Friedman BE-Mini Head in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain
Pedals that stack with the Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
21% matchRun mid-forward into Beetronics Swarm for more fuzzy on top
Catalinbread Giygas
Catalinbread
20% matchRun fuzzy into Catalinbread Giygas for more octave on top
Caroline Guitar Company Somersault
Caroline Guitar Company
18% matchRun Caroline Guitar Company Somersault after Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz in the signal chain, clear of Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz's own gain stage
Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1
Walrus Audio
11% matchKeep Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1 after Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz in the signal chain, clear of Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Acoustic Strymon Compadre Dual Voice Compressor
Acoustic
11% matchRun the Compadre before the 420 Fuzz for transparent, studio-grade compression before that smooth, mid-forward fuzz kicks in.
Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black
Walrus Audio
10% matchWalrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black's ambient voice goes after Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz's own fuzzy character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Keeley Angry 4-in-1 Distortion/Fuzz
Keeley
tonal matchKeeley Angry 4-in-1 Distortion/Fuzz stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
MXR Poly Blue Octave
MXR
tonal matchMXR Poly Blue Octave stacks octave on top of the fuzzy already here
Cheaper alternatives
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix
70% similarityShared character: smooth, fuzz, lead
Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff
Electro-Harmonix
70% similarityShared character: smooth, fuzz, lead
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
69% similarityShared character: noise, smooth, fuzz
EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Attacker
EarthQuaker Devices
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion
Boss
94% similaritysimilar tone character
DOD Carcosa
Dod
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
72% similarityShared character: hard_rock, noise, fuzz
ZVEX Fat Fuzz Factory
Zvex
71% similarityShared character: gate, fuzz, lead
Zvex Fuzz Probe
Zvex
69% similarityShared character: gate, noise, fuzz
ThorpyFX Field Marshal LT
ThorpyFX
68% similarityShared character: noise, fuzz, thickness
Rainger FX Pull Focus Fuzz
Rainger Fx
64% similarityShared character: gate, fuzz, boutique_stuff
Dophix David Overdistortion
Dophix
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII
Sola Sound
71% similarityShared character: hard_rock, fuzz, lead
Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face JB-F3 Copper Top
Dunlop
70% similarityShared character: smooth, fuzz, lead
Mojo Hand FX Colossus Fuzz
Mojo Hand Fx
69% similarityShared character: fuzz, lead, thickness
Fuzzrocious Demon King
Fuzzrocious
65% similarityShared character: gate, fuzz, boutique_stuff
Boss JB-2
Boss
95% similaritysimilar tone character
EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz
EarthQuaker Devices
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz?+
The closest matches in character are the Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII, the Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face JB-F3 Copper Top, the Mojo Hand FX Colossus Fuzz. Budget picks: Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi, Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff, ProCo RAT 2. Boutique upgrades: Univox Super-Fuzz, ZVEX Fat Fuzz Factory, Zvex Fuzz Probe.
What pairs well with the Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Friedman Dirty Shirley, Park P50 Classic, Friedman BE-Mini Head — Friedman Dirty Shirley stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here.
How much does the Fuzzrocious 420 Fuzz cost?+
Around $174.20 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).