The Apocalypse Overdriver Fuzz is a fuzz pedal from Death By Audio, the Brooklyn maker known for aggressive, high-gain effects. Pedal of the Day's 2021 review calls it "a powerhouse of a beast that boosts, crushes and annihilates anything and everything in its path," and describes it as "a jack-of-all trades fuzz pedal."1
The circuit works in two stages: after being dramatically overdriven, the signal is routed to one of five selectable post-amplifiers, giving five wild and unique fuzz tones.1 That makes it a multi-role pedal rather than a single-voice fuzz, sitting alongside other heavy fuzz pedals in the Death By Audio range such as the Fuzz War and the Absolute Destruction Fuzz.
What it does
Because the post-amplifier stage shapes the character after the overdrive, the pedal covers more ground than a conventional fuzz. According to Pedal of the Day, it can be used as1:
- a boost for solos
- an amp-simulated recording DI
- your main fuzz sound
- a bass blitzer
- a way to beef up, blast out, destroy or supercharge a signal1
The Volume knob sets the output level.1
What reviewers said
Pedal of the Day's review praises the pedal for delivering all of its tones "with the clarity and high-quality build we all know and love from Death By Audio."1
"The Apocalypse is a jack-of-all trades fuzz pedal."
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What does the Death By Audio Apocalypse Overdriver Fuzz do?
It is a fuzz pedal that dramatically overdrives the incoming signal, then routes it to one of five selectable post-amplifiers, each producing its own fuzz tone. Pedal of the Day describes it as a jack-of-all-trades unit that can serve as a boost for solos, an amp-simulated recording DI, a main fuzz sound, a bass blitzer, or a way to beef up, blast out, destroy or supercharge a signal.
Sources (1)
- Death By Audio Apocalypse Overdriver Fuzz, Pedal of the Day, 2021-05-26
