Do Fuzz Pedals sound better in a clean or dirty amp? @wampler_pedals

Do Fuzz Pedals sound better in a clean or dirty amp? @wampler_pedals

Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

Personally, I like the fuzz pedals either way but if I had to choose I'd say fuzz into the dirty amp is nearly a religious experience!

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:20 Fuzzface into clean amp
0:42 Pelitaur into clean amp
1:01 Scarab by Basic Audio into clean amp
1:20 Changing Bias for glitchy fuzz
1:47 Fuzztration into clean amp
2:24 Octave Fuzz on Fuzztration into clean amp
2:35 Velvet Fuzz into clean amp
3:06 Fuzz pedals are like their own instrument, sort of
5:12 Using a Fuzz Face to get chimey or light drive tones
6:23 Fuzz Pedals and Buffers part 1
7:30 Do all fuzzes clean up nicely?
9:12 Fuzz Pedals and Buffers part 2
10:24 Using fuzz pedals with cranked (dirty) amps
10:57 Fuzz Face into cranked (dirty) amp
12:33 Scarab Fuzz into cranked (dirty) amp
13:09 Pelitaur into cranked (dirty) amp
13:43 Velvet Fuzz into cranked (dirty) amp
14:25 Fuzztration into cranked (dirty) amp

Comment below: Do you like fuzz pedals? If yes, what’s your current favorite?
If no, which ones have you tried?

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