EarthQuaker Devices Fuzz Master General

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Octave Fuzz BlasterThe Fuzz Master General is our take on the vintage Ace Tone Fuzz Master FM-2 Professional, an octave fuzz very similar to the hugely popular Super Fuzz. We’ve taken the original circuit and reimagined it to be more useful for the modern player.The Fuzz Master General features a more precise fuzz control, offering a much wider range of dirt—from nearly clean tones to full-on chainsaw assault. We’ve added a “Voice” toggle switch to further expand its tonal possibilities, allowing you to select between germanium, silicon, or no diode clipping at all. This has a huge impact on the fuzz character, upper octave clarity, and output level.Germanium diodes provide more output with a looser, more open fuzz sound.Silicon diodes compress the signal and produce a tighter, more aggressive fuzz.In no clipping mode (center position), you can achieve an almost clean octave-up tone that borders on ring modulation.While the original Fuzz Master had a footswitch to select between two tone settings, the Fuzz Master General features a variable tone control, letting you dial in anything from bright, cutting highs to deep, scooped low-end thunder. It also offers significantly higher output volume and much lower noise than the original unit.With all these added features, the Fuzz Master General delivers a more versatile version of the original while retaining the thick, swelling octave grind we all know and love. Each unit is hand-built in the (basically tropical) region of Akron, Ohio.ControlsFuzz: Turn clockwise to increase the amount of dirt.Tone: Clockwise for darker, more scooped tones. Counterclockwise for brighter, more open tones.Level: Controls the output volume.Voice: 3-way toggle switch that selects the clipping style:Mode 1 – Germanium clipping: More open, loose fuzz.Mode 2 – Silicon clipping: Louder, tighter, more compressed fuzz.Mode 3 – Open (no diode clipping): Pure transistor operation, producing a nearly clean octave-up effect similar to ring modulation.