American Wizard Toneworks Blk Fuzz Plus

The American Wizard Toneworks Blk Fuzz Plus is a fuzz pedal from Pittsburgh, PA, built as an expanded version of the maker's one-knob Blk Fuzz. Where the original Blk Fuzz features just one lone knob, the Plus version has four total knobs, adding Tone and Drive controls, plus an additional footswitch that activates a Boost channel. Pedal of the Day's reviewer called it "a true powerhouse in the world of fuzz pedals" and said it "gives you all the Tonebender and Fuzz Face tones you can handle"¹.

Controls and the second footswitch

The Volume knob is joined by Tone and Drive controls for level, tone shaping and drive amount¹. The newly added second footswitch activates the Boost channel, which pushes the Blk Fuzz Plus into extra overdrive territory, giving a second stage of dirt beyond the main fuzz¹.

The reviewer described how the controls behave at the extremes:

Blk Fuzz versus Blk Fuzz Plus

Circuit lineage

The Blk Fuzz Plus sits in the Tonebender and Fuzz Face family of fuzz tones, according to Pedal of the Day¹. That lineage runs back further than many players expect: on its Tonebender page, JHS Pedals notes that the circuit was built "on the foundation of the American-made 1962 Maestro Fuzz Tone"². For more of the maker's fuzzes, see the American Wizard Toneworks Hive Fuzz and the American Wizard Toneworks Hera Fuzz, or browse Fuzz Pedals more broadly.

Build

Pedal of the Day's review notes a tough enclosure and quality Neutrik 1/4" jacks¹.

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