Electro-Harmonix Graphic Fuzz

If you know how to use an EQ and how to stomp on a button, then this is for you.

This pedal is extremely versatile, you can get a myriad of sounds out of this sweet puppy. I use it with any amp and its like an amp upgrade.

had it for a couple years, no problems as of yet.

Not had the pleasure of dealing with EHX customer support.

I play space/country/folk/minimal/rock/nebular/drone/core post-reagan era slamwhammy and robonubbins - this pedal is perfect for this genre pair it up with a nice reverb ( i use the holy grail) and a sweet phaser (small stone is lame, check out the nebula by Tone factor) .. I actually took this pedal off of my board because i have a russian big muff II (one of those old tank looking mothers) and i have lately been using this with my guild acoustic guitar (which has no onboard EQ) through an old silvertone 10xl amp with that old timey tremelo ... the graphic fuzz thru the 10xl wit the acoustic... it sounds like rabid fuzz butter warbling through an echo chamber for the ages... its like inspiration.. i was playing last night and i actually got goosebumps.. which was funny because i had considered selling the pedal then i realized OH YEAH.. JUST THE EQ I NEED ... this is such a unique combo.. i will never part with it.. oddly enough they have gone UP in price since i purchased mine... destined to become a collectors item for the ages... HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

Takes a while to get used to the effects each of the sliders have. At first best to keep them all fairly central with little tweaks and the taking it from there.

I play a Yamaha Pacifica with a Seymour Duncan Hotrails in the bridge and a Seymour Duncan '59 humbucker in the neck through > Planet Waves Tuner > Monkey FX Cheeky Monkey > MXR Distortion + > Loooper > EH Graphic Fuzz > Marshall Echohead > EH Small Stone, playing into a Fender '65 Twin Reverb

The range of sounds you can get out of this are amazing, it took me a while to get into it and I was worried I'd made a mistake (like the EH Double Muff I got :o(), but when I got used to how each of the sliders affected the sound I was away. Get metal sounds out of it, hard rock, grunge, blues, anything from overdrive to full on, with the patience you can get anything out of it. We used it to good affect on our recent demo for both rhythm and lead.

It's also a brillian EQ in it's own right because you can switch the fuzz off. I've used the EQ with my Distortion + and I made it sound just like a Big Muff!

Not quite a 10 because the dynamics slider I don't like too much because it's very sensitive and hard to get volume right when you're just playing rhythm. But a high end 9.

Not had a problem with it yet. I've been gigging with it for a couple of months and it's delivered every time. The sliders are a bit fargile looking though and I do keep it in it's box a lot.

I love this pedal and will always be keeping it, it's versatility is a must for anyone who likes to use a wide range of sounds when they play. My only gripe is the size of it, not very practical for gigging and I am looking to replace it for something smaller and without it's own power supply.

However, I would never part with this pedal because it's such a brilliant recording tool, whether as a distortion or an EQ it can really help you nail that perfect sound.

It's pretty straight forward except for the envelope thing. i just leave the envelope and sustain all the way up all the time.

I had a reissue and it wasn't much more than a big muff with an eq. I picked up the original one to compare and it is way better in my opinion.

It is more of an overdrive fuzz hybrid. It retains your chords like an overdrive but sounds like a fuzz. It doesn't sound like a distortion pedal like the big muff. It is also super quiet compared to a big muff. I'm sure the envelope has a part in that but still it is shockingly for an old pedal, for a gain pedal in general.

This is the most usable fuzz i have ever come across. not limited to single notes and fifth chords like others.

This would be best for experimental to punk wall of sound. for 60's psychedelic rock leads it would pass. For classic rock riffing it would be to strange sounding since none of the fuzz pedals of the era could reproduce full chords. won't do metal, soft rock or anything tame.

It is completely beat to hell and rusted out but keeps working perfectly. like the christine of stompboxes.

I'm really glad i found this one. they are pretty rare. To me this is like the fuzz holy grail. probably the coolest pedal electro harmonix ever made and i have tried most of them.

Pro stuff, more than your usual tone, volume, gain controls. I wanted something that you could do lots with and this is it- easy to use even with the mass of sliders.

Currently using a 62 reissue strat with kinman AVn Woodstock plus Pu's into a marshall AVT 100 amp. I have had a few 30-50 quid stomp boxes for years, and was fed up with them because of only being able to get an ok sound for some songs, and thought it was time to invest in something that could really do the business. This thing is just superb. The EQ really does change the sound considerably and can add some great flavour to already superb sounding pickups. You can get a nice mid boost on the thing (+15 db) which really affects the overdrive in a good way. Also the EQ is good for enhancing the guitar overall. The fuzz is just insane! on the OD1 channel on my amp you can get some really great rock tones and on OD2 the level of gain this thing can contribute is superb. More fuzz than you know what to do with- and very very smooth sounding. As standard my amp on its own can sound horrible with the gain turned up, but with the graphic fuzz it really changes the amp into something to be proud of. This is one of those things that i was totally satisfied with for the money i paid for it. I guess it does pay off to spend a bit more money.

hasn't failed me yet

never delt with them

A really good buy, i was tempted by dunlop pedals at first but settled with this beast because of the added bonus of a very functional graphic EQ. I found this pedal to be amazingly usefull and this practically adds a much better channel to my amp. Compared to the average pedals i also own it's a shame i didn't buy this in the first place.

there is a lot more options, sonically & therefore just a bit longer to get the right sound out of.

i actually use this pedal as a preamp for a leslie "825 speaker cabinet, which after an a/b box to lace my late 60's jmp marshall with a real psychedelic fuzz. it works great with the leslie cause it has the biggest output i've ever come across in a pedal, & i find the leslie quite bottom heavy & the eq has let's me sculpt it like it was made 4 guitar

it got wet a little while ago when heavy rains went through the roof and into the sliders, dried it out in the sun the next day & it was good as gold (mate)

for what i use it for (leslie pre-amp pedal) it's rad it, gives me that REAL hypnotic sound i was after. with my ibanez les-paul & line-6 delay mod i am regularly having acid flashbacks!! thanx E>H

It's easy to use just like my ex-wife! Don't know which one has the raunchier feel though...hahaha. Ya got Fuzz and EQ. Easy as pie!

I run 2 120 watt Orange heads with 2 custom cabinets. Each cab has 2 12" G12 75 Celestions and a 15" Peavey BW speaker in it so I gets me high end for soloing and low end for thick punch. A very quiet pedal this graphic fuzz. I run the overdrive about half up and dynamics all the way off and the sustain all the way on. I like it much better than the Big Muff and I liked the Big Muff! I run my heads with a little distortion and when I crank the graphic fuzz on.... I'm a SUPERSONIC DEATH MACHINE!

A 40V DC adapter is a wierd choice of adapter and it has made my pedal board obsolete. Guess I'll have to custom build me one of those too. Haven't tried it out on a gig yet but I'm sure it would be fine plus it's not like I have money to just throw around and have 2 of everything (note... 2 heads, 2 cabs, 6 guitars and this jerk can't afford 2 fuzz pedals!?!).

No clue and I hope I never need em.

Right now I'm playing a style we call "Brutal Sludge". I have been
playing for 18 yrs now. If somebody stole this I would hunt them down and use some good ol street justice on em. For fuzz you just can't beat this pedal.

Once you get a feel for using the EQ sliders in addition to the distortion controls, it's no sweat

To reiterate what has been said before: 1) this thing is ridiculously NOT noisy 2) the EQ is a great touch 3)this is, indeed, surprisingly great for bass and 4)the volume-level-taking-over-your-amp concern isn't an issue once you learn to adjust accordingly. If you're looking to do garage rock (new or old), SRV style leads or even MBV-style shoegazer; the sound is bright, and you can do great things with feedback. For stoner or space rock, though, this pedal is better off adding the color than the heft.

The sliders don't look like they'd last on a long tour; the unit is well constructed, but I would presume that you've got to take the stomp out of stompbox if you want it to remain problem-free.

This is really a brainiac's version of the Big Muff, and for what you can get these used, it's worth the extra $30-40 or so to get the flexibility of this device since it can really model any modern or retro rock sound out there. That said, I'm actually selling mine (bcawn@northwestern.edu if you're interested in buying); I heard a Prescription Electronics Experience pedal the other day and feel that it will come closer to the sonic weirdness i long for than the GF.

Well... you'll have to work on it a little, for it has 6 eq sliders, plus overdrive, compressor and sustainers controls, but when it's done you can get the hell out of it...

'72 Tele, neck humbucker: through [graphic-fuzz reissue] to [125 watts Vox Climax]... no words!!! Absolutely not noisy with EVERY setting! The fuzz is clear and strong, with dynamic response! I play in a '60s-through-'90s band and this is exactly the one i was looking for... if you like The Who, MC5, The Velvet Underground, The Stooges and Neil Young up to Motorpsycho, Soulwax, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, My Bloody Valentine, Eels and dEUS, well, this is the effect for you! Pretty good range, uh?

Like all Electro-Harmonix products, it is sturdy and affordable... I don't think it'll give me troubles, both in studio or on stage...

Never dealt with the company... no troubles with this unit...

I've played rock in its widest conception for almost 10 years; this effect is extremely versatile and I'll surely look again for it if a sort of a f*cker should steal it. I've tried Ibanez FC-10 Fat Cat Distortion (c'mon, be serious), Boss OD-2 Turbo Overdive, DS-2 Turbo Distortion and FZ-3 Fuzz (the worst choices a man could do), Danelectro DD-1 Fab Tone (nice, a little too heavy, but good for kids), Jim Dunlop JH-2S Classic Fuzz (a little bit noisy), Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff Pi Reissue (good, but quite uncontrollable)... well, I really wasn't satisfied until I've tried this... try to play The Who's The seeker or the solo on Summertime by Big Brother & the Holding Company with this one and let me know... I only wish I could find a vintage one...

well, it's a 6 band eq which unless you are a total retard you should be able to use graphic eq.

There's an on/off slider switch on the top to turn the fuzz on/off. There's also a slider for controlling how much fuzz is added should you have it on.

The only two tricky controls are the dynamics and sustain sliders. Kinda work like a compressor. Only problem is, with them all the way down (off) the effect is not very loud at all, even with the output volume slider all the way up. I found that to get decent volume i had to push the dynamics and sustain sliders to max and then there are no dynamics at all in your playing (but i guess you really do lose a lot if you have the fuzz all the way up too)

Level output slider- this unit could use more overall volume out of the unit.

also has a stomp switch to turn effect on or bypass it.

sounds great. Sounds pretty reminiscent of big muff type fuzz, but with the added flexibilty of a 6 band graphic eq. If you like the muffs but cant seem to dial in a good tone with the tone knob, check out the graphic fuzz... allows a lot more tonal flexibility.

I used the unit on bass guitar and got a great bmp tone out of it, but was able to get it even better with the eq. Great sound.

I only played it for a few days but seems sturdy like the rest of the EH line.

Only weird thing is that it has an ac adaptor (no batteries) and it converts 120 wall voltage to 40v for the pedal. Now, i think that's rad the unit runs on 40v but if the adaptor takes a shit it might be hard to find a 40v adaptor at any stores.

never dealt with em

great sounding unit. Graduated from the class of big muff, has some more flexibility to custom tailor the sound over the big muff. Recommended if you have the cash.

The ten slider switches are just simply an EQ with a distortion an envelop filter and a volume. As long as you know what you're doing it's easy piss.

Some people may think i'm crazy but i use this for my bass, as i am a bass player in my current band. My setup is 79' Gibson RD artist Bass>Electro harmonix Graphic Fuzz>96' Ampeg Mk2 S.V.T 350 watt head>89' Marshall JCM 800 4x12 360 watt bass cab.
I used to have loads of different distortion and wierd stomp box junk for my bass but it has all gone in the cupboard to join my other old amps and basses etc since i got this pedal. I didn't think the sound could get anymore amazing with my old Marshall B150 but since i got my knew all valve Ampeg S.V.T last week for #150 it's blown my mind, maybe this is because of the jump of 200 watts between the two amps. I actually think this pedal sounds better with a bass than a guitar cause you've got the EQ to keep the low end. If you've got a bass try it out with it.

I can depend on it at every gig i do it but the key to keep it going is to put a duracell ultra battery in it this is the only battery i know that keeps it going. I dinted it a few weeks ago with my DM boots but there was no major damage.

Never dealt with them

I play hard rock metal grunge or anything and it is perfect it is the best pedal for the bass you can buy.