fuzz box

fuzz box
An effects pedal comprising an amplifier and a clipping circuit, used in music to generate a distorted version of the input signal.

Mayer made over a dozen fuzz boxes for Hendrix, using several different designs customized to the sound Hendrix wanted.


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