The Jackson Audio FUZZ is a Jackson Audio fuzz pedal. Close alternatives include the Colorsound Power Boost and the Strymon Riverside. It pairs well with the Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo and the Fender Vibrolux 6G11.

Jackson Audio FUZZ

Jackson Audio · pedal

The Jackson Audio FUZZ is a modular fuzz built around swappable analogue plug-in modules, shipping with two: a Modern Fuzz voice capable of crushing, wall-like gain that still cleans up as the guitar volume is rolled back, and a Classic/Vintage module that is a refinement of the Fuzz Face circuit with its warm, touch-sensitive, singing character. The standout feature is a three-band parametric EQ with 20dB of boost or cut per band, a sweepable mid-frequency control and a Q control for each band, so the fuzz can be scooped, made honking and midrange-forward, or tightened at the bottom -- a level of tone shaping no other compact fuzz offers. A flexible octave-up circuit adds ring-modulated, searing upper harmonics, and with the octave dialled back it behaves as a boost, unlocking Tone Bender-style tones in front of another fuzz.

  • fuzz
  • boutique
  • boost
  • eq
  • gain
  • tone bender style tones
  • harmonics
  • cut

Genres the Jackson Audio FUZZ is commonly used in

  • Stoner Rock
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  • Alternative
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  • Noise Rock
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  • Rock
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  • Experimental
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  • Classic Rock
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Amps that pair well with the Jackson Audio FUZZ

Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo

Magnatone

22% match
$2799via Reverb

Run fuzzy into Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo for more modulated on top

Fender Vibrolux 6G11

amplifier

20% match

Fender Vibrolux 6G11 stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here

Magnatone 510

Magnatone

tonal match

Run fuzzy into Magnatone 510 for more modulated on top

Magnatone 460

Magnatone

tonal match

Put Magnatone 460 in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated

Ceriatone HRM 50

Ceriatone

tonal match

Ceriatone HRM 50 fills in a scooped tone's missing mids with mid-forward drive

Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head

Magnatone

tonal match

Run fuzzy into Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head for more modulated on top

Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50

Ceriatone

tonal match

Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 fills in a scooped tone's missing mids with mid-forward drive

Pedals that stack with the Jackson Audio FUZZ

Warm Audio WA-C1 Chorus and Vibrato

Warm Audio

21% match
$189via Reverb

Run Warm Audio WA-C1 Chorus and Vibrato after Jackson Audio FUZZ in the signal chain, clear of Jackson Audio FUZZ's own gain stage

Beetronics Octahive

Beetronics

19% match

Beetronics Octahive stacks octave on top of the fuzzy already here

Beetronics Swarm

Beetronics

19% match
$249via Reverb

Put Beetronics Swarm in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated

Hungry Robot The Borderland

Hungry Robot

15% match
$100via Reverb

Hungry Robot The Borderland's modulated voice goes after Jackson Audio FUZZ in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Jackson Audio FUZZ's own fuzzy character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Electro-Harmonix Canyon

Electro-Harmonix

14% match

Keep Jackson Audio FUZZ's fuzzy voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Canyon goes after Jackson Audio FUZZ in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Strymon OB.1 Bass

Strymon

14% match

Strymon OB.1 Bass leans toward clean boost, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Spaceman Effects Atlas IV

Spaceman

tonal match
$179via Reverb

Put Spaceman Effects Atlas IV in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost

Wampler Cory Wong

Wampler

tonal match
$269.97via Reverb

Wampler Cory Wong layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Colorsound Power Boost

Colorsound

70% similarity

Shared character: singing, touch, fuzz

Strymon Riverside

Strymon

69% similarity

Shared character: touch, s_build_quality, gain

Vox VFZ-1

Vox

69% similarity
$147.86via Reverb

Shared character: singing, touch, fuzz

Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

Boss

69% similarity
$59via Reverb

Shared character: tone_shaping, touch, middle

EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal V3

EarthQuaker Devices

69% similarity
$299via Reverb

Shared character: one_octave, touch, fuzz

Dean Markley Overlord

Dean Markley

68% similarity

Shared character: fuzz, middle, gain

Pigtronix Disnortion Micro

Pigtronix

68% similarity
$129via Reverb

Shared character: one_octave, fuzz, s_build_quality

Beetronics Octahive

Beetronics

68% similarity

Shared character: one_octave, fuzz, gain

Dunlop Billy Gibbons Siete Santos Octavio Fuzz

Dunlop

68% similarity
$209.99via Reverb

Shared character: one_octave, singing, fuzz

Subdecay Vector

Subdecay

64% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: brand, fuzz, boost

Suhr Rufus

Suhr

64% similarity

Shared character: one_octave, fuzz, middle

One Control Bjfe in your hand series Shades

One Control

63% similarity
$289.99via Reverb

Shared character: tone_shaping, s_build_quality, boutique_stuff

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Jackson Audio FUZZ?+

The closest matches in character are the Colorsound Power Boost, the Strymon Riverside, the Vox VFZ-1.

What pairs well with the Jackson Audio FUZZ?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo, Fender Vibrolux 6G11, Magnatone 510 — Run fuzzy into Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo for more modulated on top.

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