The Hudson Electronics Standard Machine is an octave fuzz pedal in a small enclosure. The maker describes it as a sonic replica of the Ibanez Standard Fuzz, and places it very close in tone, and electrically, to the classic Shin-ei built Superfuzz, but with more of everything1. It sits in the wider family of fuzz pedals alongside other Hudson designs such as the Buzzard and the FUZZ.
Hudson Electronics lists the Standard Machine under its archived category, so it is no longer available from the maker1.
What it does
Hudson Electronics describes the Standard Machine's sound as a "Super fat and compressed octave fuzz tone which nail those 60's, 70's tones and beyond in a small package"1. Octave fuzz circuits of this type generate an upper octave alongside the fuzzed fundamental, which is where the character comes from.
At the front end the pedal carries a carefully selected set of vintage correct, matched 2SC828 transistors and a 2SK30A FET1. Matched, period-correct transistors matter in a replica circuit like this because the gain and bias of those parts shape how the octave and compression behave.
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Is the Hudson Electronics Standard Machine still available?
No. Hudson Electronics lists the Standard Machine under its archived category on the maker's product page, meaning it is no longer available. Players looking for a Hudson Electronics fuzz in current production would need to look at other models from the maker's line.
What circuit is the Standard Machine based on?
Hudson Electronics describes the Standard Machine as a sonic replica of the Ibanez Standard Fuzz. The maker adds that it is very close in tone and electrically to the classic Shin-ei built Superfuzz, but with more of everything.
Sources (1)
- STANDARD MACHINE, Hudson Electronics UK
