Boss FZ-5 Fuzz

Despite its name, the Eisenhower Fuzz guitar effect pedal from Danelectro isn’t stately and gentlemanly at all; it’s a balls-to-the-wall octave fuzz effect generator that comes at you like a sledgehammer. Extreme gain coupled with four dedicated control knobs—Volume, Fuzz, Treble, and Bass—and a Flat-Sculpt toggle switch lets you dish out everything from buzzy, old-school fuzz to massive metal tones with a tinge of atonal weirdness. This slim form stompbox doesn’t run on battery juice and needs to be connected to a compatible 9V power supply.

With the fame of its smaller footprint JR series, Amptweaker has included guitar and bass versions of its Fuzz pedals, launching the BluesFuzz JR. These pedals boast most of the tone-tweaking features found on their bigger counterparts, while eradicating battery switches, lit controls, effects loops, and boost features that are unnecessary to some players to shrink the size and weight. The BluesFuzz JR Effects Pedal contains Fuzz, Tone, and Volume control, which automatically changes bias for more exquisite clean tones. Its Fat/Normal/Tight switch lets you adjust your guitar’s attack.