Lauren Audio announces B100 Console Fuzz pedal
June 21, 2024 · 2 sources
Lauren Audio has announced the B100 Console Fuzz, a fuzz pedal inspired by the Neve B100 preamp card found in the 1053 and similar channel strips, Delicious Audio reported on June 21, 20241.
According to the report, the topology of those preamps resembles a two-transistor fuzz, and the builder kept most of the original circuit's unique elements to deliver "a fuzz with width and compression reminiscent of vintage fuzzes, and the cut and focus of modern ones"1. Balancing the input and gain controls yields smoky overdrive and warm, clean tones akin to a germanium preamp, while maxing both produces what the report describes as a massive wall of fuzz1. The input affects the low end, and the gain slightly changes mids and highs depending on the settings, acting as a pseudo EQ for tone control1.
The circuit blends carbon film resistors, polypropylene film caps and high-grade MUSE caps, and each pedal is hand-assembled with 2N404A transistors1. An internal bias control allows adjustment for extra gating effects or temperature changes1. The enclosure has a metallic teal powder coat and retro graphics1.
"The internal bias control allows users to adjust for extra gating effects or temperature changes."
Delicious Audio's report gives no price or shipping date for the B1001. A later Guitar Pedal X article, published September 22, 2026, describes the B100 as having three knobs, Out, Gain and In2. Neither report gives a US list price for the pedal.