The Electric Love Pedals Fuzz is a hand-built fuzz pedal from builder Ben Carlin, based on the triangle variant of the Big Muff. It was sold as a limited edition set together with a matching overdrive and delay, with 100% of all profits from the run going to the charity Play for P.I.N.K.1
What it does
The Fuzz is one of three pedals sold together as a set: "The Electric Love Pedals Fuzz, Overdrive & Delay are being sold as a set," according to Ben Carlin. The fuzz circuit itself is described by Carlin as based on the triangle variant of the Big Muff, the early version of that well-known fuzz design.1
Build and availability
The pedals are hand-built by Carlin himself: "They are hand-built by me." The enclosures are "professionally powder coated and UV printed," and Carlin describes the run as "a limited run of hand built pedals." The set was sold through the Electric Love shop on Reverb.com.1
Charity
All profits from the run support Play for P.I.N.K., a breast cancer research charity. Carlin stated: "100% of all profits from this limited run of pedals will go to [Play for P.I.N.K.]," with the donation timed to Breast Cancer Awareness month: "During Breast Cancer Awareness month in October, I will donate the profits."1
This was a limited run sold as a set of three pedals, so the Fuzz may not be available individually or as a new unit outside that original Reverb.com sale.1
Power
The pedals run off a negative center 9 volt DC power supply, the standard arrangement for compact pedals, so a typical isolated supply will power it.1
Questions
Is the Electric Love Pedals Fuzz still available?
The Fuzz was sold as a limited run of hand-built pedals through the Electric Love shop on Reverb.com, alongside a matching overdrive and delay. Because the run was limited, availability depends on whether sets or individual pedals are still listed by the maker at any given time.
What circuit is the Electric Love Pedals Fuzz based on?
Ben Carlin, who builds the pedals, describes the Fuzz as based on the triangle variant of the Big Muff, the early three-knob-era version of that circuit. It runs on a negative center 9 volt DC power supply like most compact pedals.
Sources (1)
- Electric Love Pedals Fuzz, Overdrive & Delay, Pedal of the Day, 2022-04-16