Browne Amplification T4 Fuzz

The Browne Amplification T4 Fuzz is a four-transistor silicon fuzz pedal released on May 28, 2020¹. Browne Amplification calls it "our take on the classic 4 transistor fuzz," a circuit the maker describes as similar to the circuits used in the Big Muff and countless other variants, but highly modified by Dave Brown to maintain clarity while retaining mid frequencies often lost in most fuzz pedals². What sets it apart, in the maker's words, is "a flattened EQ curve that brings the mids back in and helps cut through the mix"².

It is a compact, made-in-the-USA pedal with three knobs and a bypass footswitch, housed in what Guitar.com's Cillian Breathnach called "a restrained design, with a raised nameplate and small footprint," measuring 4.8" x 2.64" x 1.6"³².

The controls: Level, Sustain and Tone

The T4 keeps its control set to the classic three-knob layout. Premier Guitar's launch coverage noted that "the T4 is equipped with three sturdy control knobs that provide level, sustain, and tone for the pedal"¹, and Guitar World's review lists the full control set as Level, Sustain, Tone and a bypass footswitch⁴.

For a player coming from other fuzzes, this is a familiar arrangement: the same three controls found on the Big Muff-style circuits the T4 draws from, with no extra voicing switches or trimmers¹⁴.

Power: 9V DC, 20mA

The T4 runs on external power only. Browne Amplification specifies that "this pedal requires standard 9V DC negative power" with a power draw of 20mA², and the launch announcement confirmed a standard 9V DC power input with no battery compartment¹.

At 20mA the draw is low enough that the pedal is easy to place on a shared power supply alongside other compact effects².

How the T4 differs from a Big Muff

The T4's circuit is, by the maker's own description, similar to the circuits used in the Big Muff and countless other variants². The difference is in the voicing. Where most Big Muff-style fuzzes scoop out the mid frequencies, Browne Amplification says the T4's flattened EQ curve brings the mids back in, which helps the pedal cut through the mix rather than disappearing behind a band².

MusicRadar's review team reviewed the T4 alongside Browne's Protein dual overdrive and summed it up as "an exceptional BM-style fuzz, similarly versatile"⁶.

Who designed it, and where it came from

The T4 was designed by Dave Brown of Browne Amplification, a Kansas City-based maker¹². The pedal was released on May 28, 2020¹, and Guitar.com reported the announcement on June 1, 2020, describing it as a four-transistor silicon fuzz with a flattened EQ curve, listing for $179³⁴.

Browne Amplification describes the circuit as a classic four-transistor fuzz that has been highly modified by Dave Brown to maintain clarity while retaining mid frequencies often lost in most fuzz pedals². Clarity through the midrange, rather than the mid-scooped character of the circuits it borrows from, is the design goal the maker puts forward.

The Blemished T4 Fuzz

Browne Amplification's product page lists a Blemished Model as a color option for the T4 Fuzz⁷. It is the same four-transistor fuzz pedal offered in a blemished finish, priced from $159.00, against the standard $179 list price carried by Guitar World and MusicRadar⁵⁴⁶.

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