The Twilight Pulse Audioworks Proxima Overdrive Fuzz is a Mosfet overdrive and fuzz pedal that sits between the two worlds: it covers everything from raw, fat, low-gain breakup to rugged, full-range fuzz, according to Pedal of the Day's review1. If you want one pedal that can lean toward overdrive or open up into fuzz territory, this is the idea behind it.
What it does
The circuit is built to make the most of an obsolete Mosfet opamp, the NOS Harris/Intersil CA3260E BiMos, which the review says provides a particular fizz to the decay of notes1. Clipping comes from a pair of NOS RFT Silicon Diodes from the German Democratic Republic (GDR/DDR) era1. Both are new-old-stock parts, meaning components from an earlier era that are no longer made, which shapes the pedal's character.
Pedal of the Day describes the gain range this way:
"The gain range takes you from raw, fat, low-gain breakup to rugged, full-range fuzz."
The Proxima has simpler controls than its sibling, the Konstante Overdrive, so the panel is kept to the essentials1.
What reviewers said
Pedal of the Day's reviewer came away positive, writing: "I've really been impressed with these first two pedals from Twilight Pulse Audioworks"1.
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Sources (1)
- Twilight Pulse Audioworks Proxima Overdrive Fuzz, Pedal of the Day (pedal-of-the-day.com), 2024-03-10
