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A fuzzbox (or '''fuzz box''') is a type of Stomp Box comprising an amplifier and a clipping circuit, which generates a deliberately Distorted version of the input signal. As opposed to other distortion Guitar Effect Pedals , a fuzzbox boosts and clips the signal sufficiently to turn a standard sine wave input in to what is effectively a square wave output. This gives a much more distorted and synthetic sound than a standard distortion or overdrive. Fuzzboxes were the first distortion devices not based on Vacuum Tube s. The generated signal is rich in extra Harmonic s of the input signal, particularly odd harmonics, and will also produce cross-modulation between any non-harmonic components of the input signal, leading to Dissonance . For this reason, Power Chord s are often used when using fuzzboxes to reduce dissonance. Early fuzzboxes used Germanium transistors. By the end of the 1960s , these were replaced by Silicon transistors. Today, some fuzzbox builders offer pedals with germanium transistors again. The fuzzbox is associated with Rock Music , particularly artists such as Jimi Hendrix , Mudhoney , The Smashing Pumpkins and George Harrison . Famous examples of fuzzboxes include the Maestro Fuzz-Tone, the infamous Fuzz Face (originally made by the Arbiter Group ) used by Jimi Hendrix , the Big Muff Pi (made by Electro-Harmonix ) and the Vox Tone Bender. An infamous fuzz box used by Colin Greenwood of Radiohead , the Shin-ei Companion FY-2 , has been compared to the sound of a chainsaw. '' (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction '' from The Rolling Stones was the first hit to feature a fuzzbox, the Maestro Fuzz-Tone FZ-1 (made by Gibson ). - We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It , commonly known just as Fuzzbox is also an all-women Punk band. ''Fuzzbox Voodoo'' is the name of a song from the ''Antenna'' album of ZZ Top . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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