Wren and Cuff announces Eye See '70 big box fuzz

September 5, 2023 · 2 sources

Wren and Cuff has announced the Eye See '70, a big box version of its Eye See '78 fuzz, according to a September 5 report from Delicious Audio¹. The report says the company made the move after many requests for a larger enclosure version of the pedal¹.

The Eye See '70 is described as an authentic replication of the V4 op-amp Muff circuit with the addition of the V5 tone bypass switch¹. The original circuit replaced transistors with operational amplifiers, or op-amps, a design the report says was manufactured for only about two years in the late 1970s¹. The tone bypass switch removes the passive tone stack from the circuit, which the builder says results in a mid-bump, volume boost and a more raw and open sound¹. The pedal uses 100% through hole components on a vintage style circuit board and specially selected ICs, and the builder notes a secret internal adjustment for fine tuning beyond the stock V4 circuit¹.

The enclosure is folded steel, made by two small Los Angeles businesses the company has used for years, with a lacquer clear-coated top, hand silk screened graphics and polished bakelite style knobs¹.

The report ties the circuit's following to Billy Corgan's use of the sound on Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream¹. A Premier Guitar review of the Eye See '78 describes that pedal as aggressive, with a buzzy mid-forward voice, and calls the tone bypass push "freaking loud"². The review lists the Eye See '78 at nearly $325²; no price for the Eye See '70 is given in either report.

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