The Mr. Black White Widow is a Mr Black distortion pedal. Close alternatives include the ThorpyFX Hanami Fuzz and the Fjord Fuzz Frei. It pairs well with the Magnatone 280 and the Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp.
Mr. Black White Widow
Mr Black · pedal
The Mr. Black White Widow is a boutique fuzz pedal from Mr. Black Pedals of Portland, Oregon, delivering distinctive, harmonically complex fuzz character in their premium hand-built format. Mr. Black is known for unique, carefully voiced effects with refined circuit design.
- fuzz
- boutique
- distinctive character
- harmonic
- saturation
- experimental
- harmonically complex
- unique fuzz personality
Genres the Mr. Black White Widow is commonly used in
- Alternative Rock
- Experimental
- Noise Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Stoner Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Mr. Black White Widow
Pedals that stack with the Mr. Black White Widow
Cordovox PH-8
Cordovox
18% matchPut Cordovox PH-8 after Mr. Black White Widow in the signal chain, clear of Mr. Black White Widow's own gain stage
JHS Colour Box V2
JHS Pedals
18% matchRun fuzzy into JHS Colour Box V2 for more clean boost on top
Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp
Beetronics
18% matchRun fuzzy into Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp for more clean boost on top
Pigtronix Echolution
Pigtronix
11% matchRun Pigtronix Echolution after Mr. Black White Widow in the signal chain, clear of Mr. Black White Widow's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black
Walrus Audio
11% matchWalrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black's ambient voice goes after Mr. Black White Widow in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Mr. Black White Widow's own fuzzy character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Keeley Bassist
Keeley
11% matchWhat Keeley Bassist brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things
EarthQuaker Devices
tonal matchPut EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost
EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp
EarthQuaker Devices
tonal matchPut EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
ThorpyFX Hanami Fuzz
ThorpyFX
70% similarityShared character: fuzz, alternative, boutique_stuff
Fjord Fuzz Frei
Fjord Fuzz
70% similarityShared character: fuzz, boutique_stuff
Hotone Grass
Hotone
68% similarityShared character: fuzz, alternative, boutique_stuff
Zvex Fuzz Factory P025
Zvex
66% similarityShared character: fuzz, boutique_stuff
Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Raw
Crazy Tube Circuits
65% similarityShared character: fuzz, alternative, boutique_stuff
Electronic Audio Experiments Eldritch Blast
Electronic Audio Experiments
65% similarityShared character: fuzz, alternative, boutique_stuff
Black Cat Pedals Super Fuzz
Black Cat Pedals
65% similarityShared character: fuzz, boutique_stuff
Fjord Fuzz Fjaer Spring Reverb
Fjord Fuzz
64% similarityShared character: fuzz, alternative, boutique_stuff
Fjord Fuzz Dovre
Fjord Fuzz
61% similarityShared character: fuzz, alternative, boutique_stuff
Matthews Effects Whaler V2
Matthews Effects
61% similarityShared character: fuzz, boutique_stuff
SolidGoldFX Solid Gold
Solidgoldfx
61% similarityShared character: fuzz, boutique_stuff
Fuzzrocious Wicked Jawn
Fuzzrocious
93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Mr. Black White Widow?+
The closest matches in character are the ThorpyFX Hanami Fuzz, the Fjord Fuzz Frei, the Hotone Grass.
What pairs well with the Mr. Black White Widow?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Magnatone 280, Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp, Cordovox PH-8 — Run fuzzy into Magnatone 280 for more modulated on top.