The Yellowcake Your Mom is an analog fuzz pedal from the USA, built on germanium and silicon fuzz circuitry and sold as a hybrid of the two. It was announced in February 2016 and reported as available from March of that year, at an RRP of $185 USD. Yellowcake builds its pedals by hand, and the Your Mom sits in a small, neat enclosure with nicely laid out graphics.1
Controls
The pedal keeps things simple with four controls:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Volume | Output level |
| Fuzz | Amount of fuzz |
| Input | Input level |
| Bias | Bias adjustment for the fuzz circuit |
All four are described as simple controls on the front of the pedal.1
Power
The Your Mom is easy on a power supply. It can run from a 9-volt battery, and because it draws only 4mA of current, a battery should last ages. A standard external supply works too: 9V with a negative tip, the center-negative arrangement most pedalboard bricks use.1
What reviewers said
Coverage of the pedal came from gearnews.com, whose writer noted the hybrid design with interest but had not played it at the time of the announcement1:
"I have yet to hear the pedal so cannot actually comment on its sound yet."
The same writer was unsure how the hybrid germanium and silicon approach would turn out in practice, so the page records the design and specifications rather than a verdict on its tone.1
Context in the Yellowcake range
The Your Mom was Yellowcake's fuzz pedal as of 2017, described by gearnews as "its wittily named Your Mom fuzz pedal" released the previous year.2 The maker later combined two of its other circuits, the Furry Burrito and Fried Gold, into the two-channel Furry & Fried dual overdrive/fuzz unit.3
Videos
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Questions
Is the Yellowcake Your Mom analog?
Yes. The Your Mom is an analog fuzz pedal built on germanium and silicon fuzz circuitry, and it is sold as a hybrid of the two. It was announced in February 2016 and reported as available from March of that year.
Can the Yellowcake Your Mom run on a 9V battery?
Yes. The Your Mom can be powered by a 9-volt battery, and because it draws only 4mA of current, a battery should last a long time. It can also run from an external 9V power supply.
Where is the Yellowcake Your Mom made?
The Your Mom is made in the USA. Yellowcake builds its pedals by hand, and the Your Mom comes in a small, neat enclosure with nicely laid out graphics.
What polarity does the Your Mom pedal use?
The Your Mom uses a 9V external power supply with a negative tip, the center-negative standard used by most pedalboard power supplies.
Sources (3)
- Yellowcake 'Your Mom': Radioactive fuzz with cheap mum retort or a good pedal?, gearnews.com, 2016-02-27
- Yellowcake Lida Machine: The best Analogue VCF pedal for guitar yet?, gearnews.com, 2017-07-30
- Yellowcake Pedals releases two-in-one drive unit, guitar.com
