The Daddy Daughter Pedal Works Fuzzy Rick Fuzz is a fuzz/distortion pedal in the opamp Muff-style tradition of the 1970s. It sits in the territory between fuzz and distortion, where a saturated, compressed drive covers everything from thick rhythm tones to full-on fuzz. Pedal of the Day reviewed the pedal on 15 August 2022, when it returned with a new circuit board, enclosure design and graphics1.
Controls
The Fuzzy Rick Fuzz keeps the control layout players expect from a pedal of this type: three knobs and one toggle switch1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Volume | Overall output level1 |
| Tone | Tone/EQ shaping of the fuzz character1 |
| Sustain | Amount of drive and sustain1 |
| Tone bypass toggle | Flipping it down bypasses the Tone/EQ section of the circuit1 |
The toggle is the pedal's distinguishing control. Pedal of the Day describes what happens when it is used1:
"When you flip it down, the Tone/EQ section of the circuit is bypassed, resulting in full-on fuzzy madness!"
Sound and character
Because the circuit is based on the opamp Muff-style fuzz/distortion pedals of the 1970s, the Fuzzy Rick Fuzz covers ground familiar to players of Big Muff-style designs, but with its own take. Pedal of the Day's reviewer found that "the range in the distortion is wonderful as well, giving you a broad spectrum with which you can easily explore and create"1. The same review summed up the pedal's character as sounds that are "new, inspiring and dirty as can be"1.
Current version
The pedal returned in 2022 with a new circuit board, a new enclosure design and UV printed graphics on a white matte powder coat1. Pedal of the Day reported that "the Fuzzy Rick Fuzz has returned, with some gusto"1.
Videos
Pedal of the Day
Daddy Daughter Pedal Works
Sources (1)
- Daddy Daughter Pedal Works Fuzzy Rick Fuzz, Pedal of the Day, 2022-08-15
