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El Rey Effects Fuzz de la Muerte Test Review

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The Last (Standard) Fuzz You´ll Ever Need. Preface: Good day to all of you Fuzz lovers out there. Over the course of the last 3 years I had the pleasure to operate A LOT of drive pedals. This blog is supposed to help you find not only your sound, but also a device that is well built, nice looking and - ideally - affordable. 1.) Optics and General Built Quality Doesn't this piece of hardware look neat? The white metal housing with the cool and imaginative artwork on top of it hits it right home for me. Sex sells they say and I understand that this pedals visual message is a little bit chauvinistic, but I am a man. What can I do? The knobs on the other hand are not so much to my liking. For a $200+ (this pedal was mainly sold on the US market) they feel a bit rough around the edges and they look sort of cheap as well. What they can do however is make you visually and haptically feel what setting they're at, I'll give 'em this much. Both switches (the sm...

Electro Harmonix EHX Double Muff Fuzz Test Review

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Setting a Standard   Preface: Good day to all of you Fuzz lovers out there. Over the course of the last 3 years I had the pleasure to operate A LOT of drive pedals. This blog is supposed to help you find not only your sound, but also a device that is well built, nice looking and - ideally - affordable. 1.) Optics and general Built Quality The modern take on the classic Double Muff circuit comes in your regular one-fx-slot-sized Nano housing, made out of some aluminium alloy, which is partly imprinted with a nice but very standard logo. Everything feels quite robust - from your firm and clicky on/off-switch to the outstandingly descriptive mini one. The two control knobs are also expressly declaring their function just as well. Plus, they have just the right resistance to them. In short: This does not feel like a €59 device at all on the outside! Now let's see what's inside - gutshot time: Well, what did you expect at this price point? Hand-solderi...