Dr. No 3rd Eye SkullFuzz Red

The Dr. No 3rd Eye SkullFuzz Red is a handmade, limited edition fuzz effects pedal built by Dr. No Effects. It belongs to the limited SkullFuzz series, which the maker describes as "limited and special versions of the already special 'Original SkullFuzz' that I build since 2013"¹. The original SkullFuzz remains available from the maker's webshop, but this Red version was a single unit, priced at €565.00, and it has sold¹.

What sets the 3rd Eye SkullFuzz apart is its namesake control. On the original SkullFuzz, a mini toggle switch on the side of the pedal selects between two fuzz type presets. Here, that switch is replaced by the 3rd Eye, a control mounted in the skull itself, which the maker says "not only gives you two fuzz type preset's but everything in between"¹. Where the original gives you two fixed fuzz voices, the 3rd Eye lets you sweep continuously between them and settle anywhere along that range.

A one-off, limited edition build

The Red version was the SkullFuzz of the month for July, part of a practice in which Dr. No tries to build two or three special and limited versions of the SkullFuzz each month¹. For July, the run consisted of three handmade 3rd Eye SkullFuzzes, with one appearing on the maker's page each week spread over the month².

Each of the three was a one-off in its own configuration. Alongside the Red unit, the run included a Brown version and a Light Brown version with a flocked base plate and brown, gray and blue eyes; the Brown unit carried a red foot with green, brown and blue eyes²³. The maker states plainly that the Red version is "a one off, not repeated in this configuration"¹, and all three units have since sold¹²³.

The Red unit's own finish is a flocked skull on a flocked base plate¹. Dr. No describes its sound in one word: "Killer"¹.

How it differs from the original SkullFuzz

Functionally, the 3rd Eye SkullFuzz is the Original SkullFuzz circuit with one control changed¹:

For a player, the difference comes down to flexibility. The original's side switch offers two fuzz type presets. The 3rd Eye turns that choice into a dial, so you can blend toward either preset or find a setting between them that neither switch position offers¹³.

Handmade by Dr. No

Dr. No describes the three 3rd Eye SkullFuzzes as handmade artifacts, and states that "all handmade artifacts are limited editions"². The limited SkullFuzz series sits within a broader range of one-off and small-run builds from the maker, including the Art SkullFuzz, the Flying SkullFuzz, and the Siamese Twin SkullFuzz.

Availability

The 3rd Eye SkullFuzz Red is sold, and the maker notes it will not be repeated in this configuration¹. The same applies to the Brown and Light Brown units from the July run²³. Players looking for the base circuit can still find the original SkullFuzz at the maker's webshop¹.

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