The God City Instruments Jugendstil is an analog fuzz pedal built around two ideas: a simple, high-gain silicon fuzz section, and a fully maxed out HM-2 style EQ labeled "loud" that is wired as a parallel blend. The loud control lets you blend in as much or as little of that HM-2 style sound as you like, on top of the fuzz1. RockBoard's PedalPedia describes the result as sitting between '90s British shoegaze and '90s Swedish death metal1. It belongs to the wider family of fuzz pedals.
How it works
The circuit starts with a simple, high-gain silicon fuzz section. Onto that, the loud control blends a parallel HM-2 style EQ path, so the two sounds run side by side rather than one feeding the other1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Loud | Blends in as much or as little of the HM-2 style EQ as you like; the EQ is fully maxed out and wired as a parallel blend1 |
The maker also notes that the pedal cleans up extremely well and can even be used as a clean boost at low settings1, which puts it in reach of players who also look at boost pedals for that job.
On blemished units, the sweep control is labeled "focus" instead1.
Related pedals
God City Instruments also makes the Pariah and the Jugentief, which sit alongside the Jugendstil in the builder's range.
Videos
God City Music
Fuzzed Drones
AlphaDelta Recording Studios
Sources (1)
- Jugendstil by God City Instruments, RockBoard (PedalPedia), 2026
