10 Awesome Guitar Fuzz Pedals [Cornish, JAM, OKKO, EHX, Reeves, Cunningham & more!]

We explore the bite, grit and rasp of 10 ferocious fuzzes!

Welcome to the show. Every now and again Dan and I like to check out a bunch of new-ish guitar fuzz pedals. Now we understand that fuzz isn’t for everyone. The gritty, raspy nature of the sound can feel like a desecration of the instrument we know and love.
For many others however, the savage sonic assault of a well-aimed square-wave is just about as rock’n’roll as it gets: a spitting, belching, slamming wall of noise.
Wherever you stand on the subject, behold these 10 effectors designed to verily knock you right over again!

Enjoy the episode!

Pedals & stuff in this show
• TheGigRig Three2One

• Pete Cornish NG-2

• OKKO FX Holy Grit

• Electro Harmonix Russian Big Muff - no longer made

• Reeves Electro Darlington Fuzz

• Thorpy FX Tacit Blue

• CopperSound Renegade

• Jam Pedals Octaurus

• Great Eastern FX Co Focus Fuzz

• Ross Fuzz

• Cunningham MK1 TB/Zonk

• Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Junior

• TheGigRig G3S

Interesting bits and go-to sections
0:00 Intro playing
1:38 What are we doing today?
2:12 Today’s amps Noel’s knobs
2:35 Pete Cornish NG-2TM intro
3:49 Cornish sounds
7:00 Okko Holy Grit
10:10 EHX Big Muff Pi
11:48 Reeves Darlington Flyer
14:55 CopperSound Renegade
19:08 Thorpy Pedals Tacit Blue
24:20 Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz
28:14 JAM Pedals Octaurus
32:33 Ross Fuzz
36:14 Cunningham MkI/Zonk
45:19 All on!

Guitars used in today’s show
• Gibson USA ’61 SG with Maestro Vibrola - no video yet

Amps used in today’s show
• Sovtek MIG-50 - no longer made
• Electro Harmonix MIG-50

• 2 x Marshall 2061cx with Celestion G12H Anniversary speakers - no longer made

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[IronSwan-llju]

I hope Dan is okay, what you all do means the world to me and has saved me from a deep depression over a break up back in November. I cancelled Netflix and this is literally all I watch daily lol. Sending love and healing to all!

[TheToneLounge]

I'm a simple man. I see TPS plus the word fuzz, and I instantly click on the video.

[saraivabraamcamp]

We all need this crazy endeavor.
Its therapeutic. It's part of that medicine that has as its object the cure of many diseases and doubts.
TPS, hands down the best show in this electric circus.
Thank you Dan and Mick.

[cunninghamamps]

Wow - what a show!! So many wonderful fuzz and endless thanks for cranking up the Zonk/MK1 - my my it sounded sweet with that SG! Love that you were able to highlight the impedance interaction with the following buffered delay. Your pedal is true to the originals with higher output impedance and the extra brightness and attack into a buffer. Our latest version of the Zonk/MK1 makes this interaction controllable by lowering the output impedance and adding a trim control to boost or cut the upper highs in your signal - so you can match it to your rig and dial in how bright it gets to taste. Is so much fun - I'll send you one to compare. And you must both come and visit New Zealand - I'll take you fushing with a full barrels of fizz. Cheers and all the best, Tim Cunningham

[TheArtofBlues]

The Cunningham was the only one that sounded life like. Incredible. When you start playing music and not making gimmicky licks then you know you have something.

[tomleonard]

Its That Pedal Show. Its an episode on fuzz. For just under an hour all is right with the World. Thank you Dan and Mick as always for fantastic sounds, playing and vibes. A beacon of light on a dark winter night. Great.

[ScottRainsford-iqxy]

All you need is fuzz, fuzz is all you need - ❤ from NZ

[sowhulljnr]

Thanks for continuing with "Noel's knobs"! I think most of us out here appreciate it to give some context to what you're doing. I love watching you guys play fuzz pedals, they sound fantastic and brutal, but when i play it can sound quieter, flubby and with no definition at all. Noel's knobs showed just how low the volume knobs were set on the MIG50s, so i did the same and set my JTM45 at around 3 and such a revelation! Thanks so much for all you do 😊

[jonathananderson]

Fuzz plus loud driven amp equals happy days. But 16 year old me hated fuzz because tried a bug muff into a clean fender amp. Then I was enlightened by these gentlemen 👌

[chipcaronte]

Man! Dan's giggle on 4:55!

His hair may have grayed out but he is still a kid at heart when it comes to pedals. Lifegoal! Cheers!

[carlosgrm]

You need to turn up the bass knob in the Okko Holy Grit to use it like a fuzz. That pedal deserves a whole episode.

[redlespaul]

Mick switched on the tacit blue and instantly gave all of YouTube a fully comprehensive lesson on the importance and the correct use of the guitar volume control. Sounded glorious !

[jordanfipps]

fuzz videos always remind me of the first time i plugged into a way huge russian pickle i was instantly in love. mick just cant stop making me smile when he plugs into a fuzz just godly tones and seeing dans reactions to mick play is always awesome dont worry dan we both make the same faces lol. best of wishes to you all.

[jhonfelo]

We definetly need an episode with John Cordy in this show, I'd say he's a modelers' guy but the analog gear he plays it's great 😋

[valeekso]

What an assault on the senses. All of them absolutely brilliant. Masterclass in getting great sounds out of each and every fuzz...with more in the tank. What a talent you both have.

[eanroad]

Love the Holy Grit! Works great as an always on clean boost/preamp in front of the Boss IR-2!

[Scoots]

I love hear Dan relax in his playing and just go. It often feels he's thinking too much while he's playing and thinking maybe too much about the audience. I know all guitarists do that to some extent, I just like it when you can tell they sort of let that go.

[generalreviewer]

Had one of those muffs and sold it thinking I’d never need anything as sordid. Years on, they’re unaffordable. But it allowed me to go on a small muff journey, so that’s good. Still using the Bigfoot King Fuzz. Went around the houses with fuzz - but that’s the one that seems to be hanging around. Perhaps because it’s not a trad
fuzz. That Cunmingham btw - that thing is killer. Stellar ending btw. More noise pls. ✌🏾

[spicyjuniormint]

Mick’s blues jam with the Thorpy, that ruled 😂

[basicsforbaroqueimprovisation]

Thank you Dan & Mick ! Love hearing these different flavors of fuzz. "Deader than the ass of a dead thing" is a great Michael aside. Grateful for all you and the TPS crew do for us here on YouTube - John