Catalinbread CB Series One Knob Fuzz Pedal

Maximum tone for the minimalist.

A powerful introduction into the world of fuzz, the CB Fuzz puts nothing between you and rock's most beloved effect of all time. From its humble beginnings as defective console tubes and punctured speaker cones, the CB Fuzz distills 60 years of gear history in one refined example.

Fewer things are more akin to a rite of passage in the world of electric guitar than playing one’s first fuzz pedal. More often than not, players partaking in this ritual emerge on the other side a full-blown fuzz addict. We encourage this. One thing we do not encourage is letting this experience be sullied by playing into a fuzz that is anything less than superb. This is where the CB Fuzz comes in. Whether you’re a complete fuzz novice or a well-seasoned fuzz freak, the CB Fuzz is a perfectly balanced silicon fuzz circuit (hey, even Hendrix preferred silicon!). Most folks in the know keep the fuzz knob cranked and use their guitar’s volume to tame the fuzz level at will, and we’ve taken the liberty of internally maxing that control for you; just turn on and rock!

It's one of the quintessential foundations of rock music. You know it, you love it, you've played them, but for as simple as these circuits tend to be, there's a lot more Zen-like balance between fuzz boxes than most other pedals. Small changes yield big results and much effort has been expended to crack the code and figure out the perfect combination of component values and types. Our Fuzz does just that, giving you an even-keeled amp-shredding experience that's easy to dial in and play.

• There is only one knob and it controls the overall output. Just plug in and rock.
• The CB Fuzz can accept any good quality 9vDC adapter for use with audio circuits that is filtered and regulated with a center-negative tipped plug.