The history of FUZZ!

Dear friends,
today I want to gather a few links about the birth and the history of fuzz, to have easier access to the information on the web and gain better knowledge about the world of vintage fuzz effects.

So, let's begin by reading a bit of history on the D*A*M forum:
http://www.stompboxes.co.uk/History.html

....and a nice article on Premier Guitar:
http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/Oct/Stompbox_Classics_Tone_Bender.aspx

You can check the "Tone Machines" blog (thanks Ed!), it's filled with interesting posts about vintage effect pedals, and also the great "Effects Database" (thanks Bart!):
http://tonemachines.blogspot.it/
http://www.effectsdatabase.com

For any information about the Big Muff we can go on Kit Rae's awesome site:
http://www.kitrae.net/music/music_big_muff.html
http://www.kitrae.net/music/Fuzz_Big_Muff_Timeline.html

If you want to know something else about "Fuzz Face" and "Tube Screamer" you can check:
http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/perfect-circle-life-death-and-resurrection-of-the-fuzz-face/5792
http://www.analogman.com
http://www.custom-sounds.com/Articles/FUZZ-FACE-by-David-Morin
http://proguitarshop.com/andyscorner/a-history-of-the-fuzz-face1
http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Apr/Stompbox_Classics_Fuzz_Face.aspx

Finally, an interesting article (Guitar magazine) with Gary Hurst on the "Italian Shadow Community":
http://www.italianshadowscommunity.com/solisti/Gary/Gary.pdf
Reproduced on Italian Shadow Community website with permission of Guitarist magazine, issue 322 November 2009. © Future Publishing Limited

Other info (in italian language):
http://www.guitarnews.it/blog/2012/04/16/tone-bender-la-storia-il-recupero-di-un-esemplare-i-suoni/
http://www.ufoclub.it/?page_id=17
http://shadowsitalia.multiply.com/journal/item/766/Un_Po_Di_Storia_-_My_Story?&show_interstitial=1&u=%2Fjournal%2Fitem

...and... more...:
http://hewittsgaragestudio.com/fuzz-timeline.php
http://dam.10.forumer.com/index.php
http://stompboxes.co.uk
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/11/country-fuzz-sp.html 










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