Another stunning fuzz pedal from the Roger Mayer fx line! The Stone fuzz will transport you back to the 70s in terms of fat tonal colors but will keep you happy today with its low noise and massive output.

The classic Mayer spaceship design looks just as far-out today as it did back in the 60s. Top this off with a gorgeous silver-textured paint job and you've got a device that will make all your little pastel colored effects very jealous. Don't let the pretty package fool you though, the tough aluminum-cast design and top-notch components should stand up to years of stage abuse. The Stone's sleek lo-profile design makes for effortless stomping and the gain and level knobs are cleverly mounted horizontally along the back of the unit and protected on both sides by the spaceship's dual thruster fins. It's a well thought configuration with very few chances of your precious settings being knocked out of whack by tapping toes and spastic stage divers. My only suggestion is that the Mayer folks add a 0-10 numeric system around the edges of the horizontally-mounted gain and level knobs. This way the settings could be viewed and adjusted, from above, with minimal guesswork. For all you fuzz-freak purists out there the Stone's battery-only operation may tug at your nostalgic heartstrings but for those of us living in the convienence of the wall-wart world, the absence of ac power is a little annoying.

Fuzz pedals, as a rule, usually suffer from fairly unruly behavior. They'll sound fantastic on single note solos and simple riffs but then sputter out miserably on full chords. Not so with the Stone Fuzz! Every nuance of your guitar playing is recognized, and then responded to, with equal amounts of dynamics and expression. This unit handles everything from jazzy 6th and 7th chords to your typical rock power chords with ease. The fuzz itself is as warm and fat as they come with an enjoyable amount of kick in the low-mids. You might be inclined to write off the Stone Fuzz as a one trick pony based on its 2 simple knobs but a little bit of knob fiddling will change your mind here. By experimenting with the combined parameters of your guitar volume and the gain and level knobs of the Stone Fuzz, you'll open yourself up to a whole new world of tasty fuzz and overdrive flavors. It's a very musical device that reacts extremely well to your picking intensity and subtle guitar volume changes. Calling up everything from a whisper soft overdrive to a full-on saturated fuzz-fest is all within the realm of this little rocketship. Top that off with an massive output section and you've got a pedal that not only sounds great but can also wake up any timid amplifier out there.

As with all the Roger Mayer stuff you can always expect a well-built device that sounds as good as it looks. Within the context of a band or a mix this well-tuned fuzz finds it's own little place in the sonic spectrum and should please anyone looking for a warm 70s tone, an edgier blues thing, or a super thick stoner rock vibe.