Thorpy FX Introduces The Boneyard Fuzz Pedal

March 4, 2022 · 5 sources

UK effects firm Thorpy FX announced the Boneyard Fuzz, an all-analog fuzz pedal that packs six classic Tone Bender variants into one compact stompbox¹. Founder Adrian Thorpe designed the pedal as his own take on the vintage circuit, describing it as "my interpretation of what the ultimate Tone Bender" should be². Gearnews framed the announcement with the question "The ultimate Tonebender fuzz?"³.

The Boneyard is a germanium unit covering both two-transistor and three-transistor Tone Bender topologies, which MusicRadar described as "a compact fuzz pedal housing every Tone Bender variant"⁴. Thorpe said the project grew out of his own obsession with the circuit: "I made this for me… a self confessed TB fanatic"⁴. Guitar.com reported that he regarded the pedal as a "vanity project"⁵.

Key points from the announcement:

• All-analog circuit built around vintage germanium transistors¹
• Six classic Tone Bender variants in one pedal, spanning two- and three-transistor topologies¹⁵
• Foot-switchable variant selection⁵
• A small, pedalboard-friendly footprint⁵
• Laser etched illustration and logo on a high-polished steel enclosure⁵

Guitar.com quoted Thorpe on the thinking behind squeezing the variants together: "I wanted one pedal to be able to cover off all the bender™ variants in one small pedalboard friendly footprint"⁵. The maker describes the pedal as evoking fuzz sounds from the 1960s forward, calling it "a true chameleon of a fuzz pedal"¹.