Kuro Custom Audio introduces 1942 fuzz and filter pedal

February 1, 2024 · 2 sources

Kuro Custom Audio, a maker based in Italy, has introduced the 1942, a fuzz and envelope filter combo pedal, Delicious Audio reported on February 1, 2024¹.

The pedal pairs a fuzz circuit with a filter. Delicious Audio describes the fuzz as dense and "square-wave-sounding," producing what it calls an extended carpet of frequencies that the filter can then shape¹. Pedal of the Day, writing on March 9, 2024, describes the two sections as "a square wave gated fuzz and a classic filter, like the ones found on '70s synthesizers," and says they can be used individually or together².

The fuzz has two knobs, Fuzz and Volume¹. The filter section on the left carries Type, Filter and Resonance controls, with Type offering Low Pass, Bypass and Hi Pass settings¹. The right section, in orange, holds the envelope filter settings; Pedal of the Day lists these as Sensitivity, Sweep, Attack and Decay¹². Each effect has its own footswitch, and a toggle turns the filter's envelope off¹. The fuzz sits before the filter, and an FX loop allows a chain of pedals to be placed between the two effects¹. Pedal of the Day also reports an Exp/CV jack for controlling filter frequency with an expression pedal, CV or LFO².

Delicious Audio counts 10 knobs in total¹. Neither report gives a price or a shipping date.