FuzzHugger Custom 2-in-1 Algal Bloom + Algal Bloom

The FuzzHugger Custom 2-in-1 Algal Bloom + Algal Bloom is a fuzz pedal that packs two complete Algal Bloom fuzzes into a single enclosure. FuzzHugger describes it as "two full Algal Blooms, in one box," with each side running as an independent effect¹. The idea is simple: instead of carrying two Algal Bloom pedals and stacking them with patch cables, you get both in one double-width box, and you can run them as two channels or feed one into the other¹.

The standard version is offered as a pre-order at $285.00, with a maximum 6 to 8 week ship time¹. A Deluxe Finish version, a custom-painted variant, has also been offered².

Two full Algal Blooms in one box

Each side of the 2-in-1 is a full Algal Bloom fuzz, not a stripped-down shared circuit. FuzzHugger's product page calls it "two independent 7-knob effects, two full Algal Blooms, in one box"¹. The Deluxe Finish listing describes the same pedal as two independent 6-knob effects²; both versions of the control list appear below.

The two ways to use it:

• As two channels: set each Algal Bloom differently and switch between them, one fuzz voice per side¹.
• Stacked: run one effect into the other, which FuzzHugger frames as something to experiment with, fuzz into fuzz¹.

Because each effect has its own dedicated input and output jacks, you are not locked into either arrangement. FuzzHugger notes that the independent ins and outs give you the option of placing each effect anywhere in the chain¹, so one Algal Bloom could sit before your overdrive and the other after it, connected with patch cables.

The controls

Each Algal Bloom side carries the same control set. FuzzHugger's listings give two versions of the knob list, and the disagreement is unresolved, so both are shown here¹³⁴.

The 7-knob listing gives each effect Gain, Highs, Thick, Push, Power, Headroom and Level¹. The 6-knob Deluxe Finish listing gives Highs, Thick, Push, Voltage, Headroom and Level on each effect⁴. The Push knob is the one FuzzHugger explains in detail: it boosts, adding gain, sustain and brightness, behaving more aggressively at higher-gain settings, where the last turn gets compressed and splattery, and more subtly at lower-gain settings, where it increases brightness and response or attack¹.

The Voltage (or Power) knob works with the wide power range. The pedal accepts 9 to 18 volts, and the knob lets you pull the voltage back down, which FuzzHugger says relaxes the gain and response¹, a sagging, battery-dying character without needing a battery.

Power and connections

Power and connection facts:

• Voltage range: 9V to 18V DC¹
• Batteries: none, on any version¹
• Power jacks: one jack powers both effects¹
• Inputs and outputs: each effect has its own dedicated in and out jacks, so each can be placed anywhere in the chain¹

The independent jacks are the feature that separates this from a simple dual-footswitch box. Since each fuzz is a self-contained circuit with its own connections, you can route them in series, in parallel-ish arrangements with other pedals between them, or use just one and leave the other idle¹³⁵.

The Deluxe Finish and other 2-in-1 versions

The Deluxe Finish is a custom-painted version of the same 2-in-1 Algal Bloom + Algal Bloom, offered as a limited custom unit¹². It carries the same 9 to 18V DC-only power requirement, no batteries, and the same 7.4" x 4.7" enclosure, the size of two standard enclosures set side by side².

FuzzHugger has built the 2-in-1 format around other Algal Bloom family circuits as well⁶¹:

The Algal Bloom + Doom Bloom pairing follows the same design logic: two independent effects in one 7.4" x 4.7" box, each with dedicated in and out jacks, one power jack for both (with an optional second jack available by request), and a 9 to 18V range with a Voltage knob⁶¹. Its Algal Bloom side carries Highs, Push, Gain, Thickness, Voltage, Clipping/Headroom and Level, while the Doom Bloom side adds a Lows control⁶. The Mod vs O version splits the difference between two Algal Bloom variants, with the Modified side carrying Highs, Thick, Push, Voltage, Gain and Level, and the O side swapping a Headroom control in place of Gain⁸.

All of these 2-in-1 units share the same footprint and the same run-as-channels-or-stack-one-into-the-other concept, so the choice between them comes down to which two circuits you want in the box³⁷¹.

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