Electro-Harmonix launches the Satisfaction Plus Fuzz pedal

April 1, 2023 · 5 sources

Electro-Harmonix has launched the Satisfaction Plus, an updated and expanded edition of its Satisfaction fuzz pedal¹. The original Satisfaction Fuzz was released in 2014 as an homage to the tone of the early fuzz pedals of the '60s², and Guitar World describes it as the company's attempt to channel Keith Richards' fuzz tone on the Rolling Stones' 1965 single of the same name³. MusicRadar reports that Richards used a Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone on the riff¹.

The Satisfaction Plus keeps the original's Volume and Attack knobs, which control output level and the amount of gain respectively⁴², and adds a Tone control, a Bias control and a FAT/NORM mode switch⁴². Premier Guitar describes the Tone control as an active tilt-shift EQ that inversely controls both the treble and bass of the fuzz, and the Bias control as setting the fuzz character from balanced and open to gated and sputtery². MusicRadar describes the Bias range as running from open and organic to more spluttery and gated¹. The FAT/NORM switch toggles from the original circuit to a circuit with a bigger, warmer tone²; Guitar.com reports that FAT mode changes from the original circuit to another with a warmer, fuzzier tone⁴.

The pedal is housed in EHX's Nano-sized chassis¹², features true bypass switching, comes with a 9 Volt battery and accepts a standard EHX 9 Volt power supply⁴². Premier Guitar gives a U.S. price of $99.00²; Gearnews lists an MSRP of USD 99⁵, and Guitar.com and Guitar World both report $99⁴³.

Guitar.com and Guitar World both note that the Satisfaction Plus follows the Lizard Queen octave fuzz, released earlier in the month⁴³.