The Maxon Compact Series FF10, also called the Fuzz Elements Fire, is a fuzz pedal from Maxon. It is built as a tribute to the Roland AF100 Bee Baa, which Maxon describes as "smaller & less expensive, but just as effective as the original it was inspired by"1.
The FF10 is listed as sold out on the maker's product page as of October 20261.
What it does
The FF10 produces fuzz through square wave clipping with an upper octave harmonic, a voicing that adds a bright, octave-up edge to the fuzz tone1. Its Notch Footswitch gives the player access to two distinct fuzz sounds without bending down to change settings, as Guitar Interactive Magazine noted when the Fuzz Elements models were announced: "Features two distinct fuzz sounds via the Notch Footswitch."2
The pedal sits in Maxon's Fuzz Elements series, which draws on classic fuzz designs. Players comparing it with other Maxon compact pedals can also look at the Maxon COMPACT SERIES FEA10 or the Maxon Hybrid Bass Driver for bass overdrive rather than fuzz.
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Questions
What does the Maxon FF10 do?
The FF10 Fuzz Elements Fire is a fuzz pedal that uses square wave clipping with an upper octave harmonic. It is a smaller and less expensive take on the Roland AF100 Bee Baa that inspired it, and it offers two distinct fuzz sounds selected with its Notch Footswitch.
Is the Maxon FF10 still available?
The FF10 is listed as sold out on the maker's product page as of October 2026, so new units are not currently available from that listing.
Sources (2)
- FIRE (FF10), Godlyke Distributing, Inc.
- Maxon Fuzz Elements models, Guitar Interactive Magazine, 2014-03-28
