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Lerxst launches limited Snow Dog octave fuzz for Alex Lifeson

April 4, 2024 · 2 sources

Lerxst launched The Snow Dog, a limited edition octave fuzz pedal for Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, on April 4, 2024¹². The brand is a collaboration between Lifeson and Mojotone¹.

The Snow Dog is an all-analog fuzz pedal built on a 1970s-style silicon fuzz circuit with a wide gain range¹. It uses the same two-in-one format as the earlier By-Tor boost/drive pedal, with separate footswitches for the fuzz and octave sections¹². The fuzz side has Sustain, Volume and Tone controls; the octave side has Level and Gain¹. A mini-toggle switch in the middle selects whether the octave runs into the fuzz or the fuzz into the octave¹. With the fuzz disengaged, Lerxst says the octave circuit can produce quasi-synth tones and work as a gain boost¹².

Control	Function
Sustain, Volume, Tone	Fuzz section
Level, Gain	Octave section
Mini-toggle	Octave into fuzz, or fuzz into octave

Only 500 units were made, available exclusively via Reverb¹. Guitar.com reports that each unit includes a tour pass signed by Lifeson². The price is $295¹².

Lifeson described the pedal as a companion to the By-Tor, after the Rush song "By-Tor and The Snow Dog"¹. MusicRadar reports the pedal was inspired by the young Lifeson's search for tones in the style of Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and Erik Brann¹; Guitar.com names Hendrix, Beck and Page².

"I use distortion, fuzz, and overdrive pedals and plugins when I'm looking for that kind of specific sound for the projects I work on and am having fun with both the By-Tor and Snow Dog pedals. But it's the Snow Dog that really screams. It can produce the most horrific fuzz in the Universe!"

Alex Lifeson, via MusicRadar¹

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