This amazing fuzz is based on the Mosrite fuzzrite pedal built in the 1960’s. I have been experimenting with the fuzzrite circuit for quite some time and we feel that our version nails the tone of the original Mosrite silicon versions.

The fuzzrite is very historical as it was one of the first commercial fuzz units built and designed in the USA. Eddie Sanner (the guy who designed the Fuzz Tone for Gibson) was the man who designed the fuzzrite. The first few hundred pedals were germanium and all the rest were silicon

 Jimi Hendrix was a fuzzrite user until he went to England and Chas Chandler got him a Fuzz Face. Not many people know that at the time Hendrix died, he was using a Guild Fuzzrite style pedal. Countless recordings feature the Fuzzrite and groups like the Ventures, Iron Butterfly, James Burton and even Buck Owens guitarist used the Mosrite pedal.

When you kick it on at playing levels, it has a slight Octavia quality to it. Roger Mayer may have taken some clues for his Octavio after hearing the Fuzzrite. Heck, the box for his Octavia even looks like the Fuzzrite.

We use a switch that turns on and off the 22K filter resistor. This simple removal of the 22K resistor really opens the pedal up and lets it sing. The lower volume sound is stock mode and the louder position on the toggle switch has the 22k filter removed. Experiment with lower attack settings for some incredible fuzz sounds.

The FUZZtite is handmade in the US with quality components. The pedal is wired true bypass with a D/C jack and LED.