The Fuzz Pedals category has plenty of complicated entries, but the Creepy Fingers Effects Fuzzbud is not one of them. It is a fuzz pedal from Creepy Fingers Effects, a company out of Costa Mesa, California, that used the classic Colorsound fuzz circuit as inspiration for the design1. Premier Guitar's reviewer called it "the epitome of effective simplicity": a sparkling green, true-bypass fuzz with a single Level knob and a matching green LED1.
What it does
The Fuzzbud's whole interface is one large Level knob. Fuzz starts coming on around 9 o'clock, and cranking it yields a fuller sound and a volume boost1. The reviewer's impression at that early point on the dial was striking:
"At just 9 o'clock, the Fuzzbud was already delivering a hurricane of tone and one of the most gargantuan sounds I'd heard in quite a while."
He noted strong low end and overall size at that setting. At full throttle, he found the Fuzzbud massive, wooly, and dark, yet it retained definition1. Backing off the guitar's volume knob gives a brighter, clearer distortion with more bite and gain, which gives players a second way to shape the sound without touching the pedal1.
Power and practicalities
The pedal runs on a 9V battery or an external power supply, and the reviewer observed that this is the only real choice the Fuzzbud asks a player to make1. True bypass means the circuit is out of the signal path when the pedal is off1.
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What kind of pedal is the Creepy Fingers Effects Fuzzbud?
It is a fuzz pedal, the effect type that produces a thick, heavily clipped distortion tone. Premier Guitar's reviewer described it as the epitome of effective simplicity: a sparkling green, true-bypass fuzz with a single Level knob and a matching green LED, leaving little to ponder. Creepy Fingers Effects, a company out of Costa Mesa, California, used the classic Colorsound fuzz circuit as inspiration for the design.
How does the Fuzzbud's Level control work?
The Fuzzbud has one control, a large Level knob that sets the fuzz level. Fuzz starts coming on around 9 o'clock, and cranking it yields a fuller sound and a volume boost. At just 9 o'clock the reviewer was already hearing a hurricane of tone and one of the most gargantuan sounds he had heard in quite a while, with strong low end and overall size.
How is the Fuzzbud powered?
It runs on a 9V battery or an external power supply. Premier Guitar's reviewer noted that the only real choice a player faces is which of those two to use, since the pedal itself offers just the single Level knob and a footswitch.
Sources (1)
- Creepy Fingers Effects Fuzzbud Pedal Review, Premier Guitar, 2011-10-20