The Way Huge Stone Burner Sub Atomic Fuzz is a compact fuzz pedal with a sub-octave effect built in: alongside the fuzz signal it generates a tone one or two octaves below what you play, and you choose how deep it goes with a toggle switch on the front panel1. Way Huge describes the experience in its own words:
"Playing with the Way Huge Stone Burner Sub Atomic Fuzz is like playing with molten lava"
The pedal was announced in August 2023 as part of the Way Huge Smalls line, the small-format range from Way Huge23. It is now a legacy product and no longer in production4.
What it does to your sound
The Stone Burner runs two signals in parallel: a fuzz voice and a sub-octave voice, each with its own level knob, so you can mix the two to taste4. The sub octave can be set one octave down or two octaves down, and Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio noted that the switch between them is right on the front panel: "it lets you go either one or TWO octaves lower through the flick of a (toggle) switch"6.
Gearnews described the fuzz side of the pedal as "a fairly full-on fuzz box and one that can get pretty thick and creamy, low and dirty"2. MusicRadar's Jonathan Horsley took a more physical view of the sub-octave depths, writing that with one octave down "it'll be a test of the human physiology, and the integrity of the digestive system," and that two octaves down goes further still5.
The controls
The pedal has four knobs and one toggle, laid out in the manual as follows1:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| FUZZ | Sets the intensity of the fuzz effect |
| TONE | Adjusts the overall tone of the effect |
| SUB | Level knob for the sub-octave signal, mixed against the fuzz |
| VOLUME | Adjusts the level of the fuzz effect |
| SUB 1/SUB 2 switch | Selects between Sub 1 (one octave down) or Sub 2 (two octaves down) |
Guitar Pedal X's review listed the same control set: Volume, the Sub 1/Sub 2 switch, Sub (level), Tone, and Fuzz7. Gearnews summed up the practical use of the pair: the Sub 1/Sub 2 switch "offers two settings of low-down dirt and the Sub control knob lets the user dial in the desired amount," while Tone and Fuzz "lets you set exactly how much fuzz and the flavour of that fuzzy tone"2.
Where it came from: the Atreides connection
The Stone Burner is part of Way Huge's Dune-inspired line, following the Atreides Analog Weirding Module, a pedal released in 20213. Guitar World reported that "the Stone Burner carries some of the Atreides' tonal makeup in its electronic veins"3.
The practical difference between the two is how you reach the deepest setting. As MusicRadar put it, "on the Atreides you had to activate the two octaves down mode via an internal switch, whereas here on the Stone Burner" it sits on the front panel5. For a player who wants to flip between one and two octaves down mid-set, that is the change that matters.
On design, Way Huge credits Mr. Huge with the pedal: "Mr. Huge designed the Stone Burner Sub Atomic Fuzz as your all-purpose companion"4. Press coverage of the announcement also names Jeorge Tripps, the founder of Way Huge Effects, writing "from the mind of Jeorge Tripps, this new pedal could be hot fuzz indeed"2.
Enclosure, jacks and power
The Stone Burner is built in the small Way Huge Smalls format, and both the input and output jacks are mounted on the top of the enclosure rather than the sides35. MusicRadar framed this as a pedalboard convenience, and Guitar World noted that "those top-mounted jacks will no doubt appeal to those who are concerned with pedalboard" space35. Power comes from a 9V supply5, and the manual advises players to disconnect the input jack to preserve battery life when the pedal is not in use1.
What reviewers said
Guitar Pedal X ran the Stone Burner against the Redbeard Effects Honey Badger octave fuzz in a direct comparison. The reviewer's overall verdict on the Stone Burner's sound was that it "was muddier and quieter; its octave worked best around 7 to 9 o'clock" on the Sub knob7. In the head-to-head outcome, "Honey Badger was judged superior, while Stone Burner is cheaper and smaller"7. At the time of that review the Stone Burner carried a price of $169 in the USA and £185 in the UK7, matching the $169 street and £185 UK preorder figures MusicRadar reported at launch5.
Where it sits in the Way Huge range
The Stone Burner is one of several fuzzes in the Way Huge Smalls line, alongside pedals like the Smalls Swollen Pickle Jumbo Fuzz, the Smalls Russian-Pickle Fuzz and the later Smalls Doom Hammer Fuzz. What separates the Stone Burner from those is the sub-octave circuit: the others are straight fuzzes, while the Stone Burner layers an octave-down voice you can dial in or out with the Sub knob374.
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Questions
Is the Way Huge Stone Burner discontinued?
Yes. Way Huge lists the Stone Burner Sub Atomic Fuzz as a legacy product that is no longer in production. It was announced in August 2023 as part of the Way Huge Smalls line, and remaining stock may still be found at retailers while supplies last.
What is the difference between the Stone Burner and the Atreides?
The Stone Burner carries some of the Atreides Analog Weirding Module's tonal makeup, but the two differ in how you reach the two-octaves-down mode. On the Atreides you had to open the pedal and flip an internal switch, while the Stone Burner puts that selection on a front-panel Sub 1/Sub 2 toggle.
Where are the jacks on the Stone Burner?
The input and output jacks are both mounted on the top of the enclosure rather than the sides. That top-mounted arrangement saves pedalboard real estate, which suits the pedal's small Way Huge Smalls format.
Who designed the Stone Burner Sub Atomic Fuzz?
Way Huge credits Mr. Huge with designing the Stone Burner Sub Atomic Fuzz, and press coverage of the pedal names Jeorge Tripps, the founder of Way Huge Effects, as the mind behind it.
Sources (7)
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- Way Huge Stone Burner Sub Atomic Fuzz: Hot Fuzz!, gearnews.com, 2023-08-18
- “Like playing molten lava”: Is Way Huge's new Stone Burner Sub Atomic Fuzz its heaviest octave fuzz pedal yet?, Guitar World, 2023-08-21
- WAY HUGE® SMALLS™ STONE BURNER™ SUB ATOMIC FUZZ, Jim Dunlop (jimdunlop.com)
- Way Huge goes nuclear with the Stone Burner Sub Atomic Fuzz, MusicRadar, 2023-08-18
- Way Huge Stone Burner Sub Atomic Fuzz, Delicious Audio, 2025-06-09
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