Heather Brown Electronicals unveils Sensation Fuzzdrive fuzz-overdrive pedal
May 10, 2022 · 2 sources
Heather Brown Electronicals has unveiled the Sensation Fuzzdrive, a pedal that combines fuzz and overdrive, MusicRadar reported on May 10, 20221. It is sold exclusively through Reverb as part of the retailer's Makers May focus on independent brands, priced at $2491.
The Sensation Fuzzdrive is part fuzz and part overdrive, according to MusicRadar, which described it as a pedal that blurs the lines between drive and fuzz1. It has dials for Volume and Saturator, the latter cycling through three gain stages, plus three toggle switches for high and low-gain modes, three preset midrange settings and three preset bass settings1. Premier Guitar's review described the Saturator as a three-stop knob switch that selects how many gain stages run in series, and said the master volume is the only full-sweep pot on the pedal2. The pedal is hand-wired and runs on a 9V DC power supply1.
Premier Guitar reported that the Fuzzdrive is built around a low-input impedance circuit, and that Brown suggests placing it before any buffered pedals in a chain2. The review said the pedal ships with instructions including six control setting suggestions ranging from warm overdrive to heavy fuzz2. Premier Guitar also reported that the Sensation Fuzzdrive is Brown's third pedal, joining an overdrive unit and a combo fuzz/tremolo pedal2.
Brown described the pedal's intent in a statement carried by MusicRadar:
"It's a tool to push your signal hard without the chaos"
In Premier Guitar's review, the writer said the EQ controls were somewhat challenging to master, hearing a boxiness when chording unless the bass toggle was at maximum, and said the pedal will not clean up at low drive or reduced guitar volume the way some dedicated overdrives might2. The reviewer also called the clipping ferocious but warm and said the pedal does not sound like most other fuzz and distortion boxes2.