fuzztone

Overdriven amp sound

Fuzztone is a distorted, buzzing sound effect applied to an electric guitar, created by overdriving the signal until it clips and breaks up.

The effect became iconic in 1960s rock: The Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" opens with that famous fuzztone riff.

A fuzz pedal or fuzz box produces this effect.

Also spelled as two words.

guitar

overdrive

Efficiency mode at speed

distortionTwisting from original state
sustainKeep something going continuously
feedbackReturned response data

amplifier · pickup · signal · treble · bass · mids · attack · decay · cleanup · breakup

circuitry

pedal

Foot-operated lever

stompboxFoot-switched audio processor
transistorSemiconductor signal switch
germaniumAtomic number thirty-two

silicon · diode · clipping · bypass · gain · potentiometer · capacitor · resistor · circuit · soldering

genre

psychedelic

Inducing altered perception

garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
rockSolid earthen material
sixtiesNumbers sixty through sixty-nine

psychedelia · stoner · shoegaze · grunge · blues-rock · doom · sludge

texture

gritty

Coarse or courageous

abrasiveRough enough to erode
harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
raspyRough and grating

woolly · buzzy · splattery · velcro · sizzle · gnarly · throaty · biting · searing · nasty

vintage

retro

Evoking recent past

classicOf lasting excellence
sixtiesNumbers sixty through sixty-nine
MaestroDebit card network brand

NOS · reissue · boutique · clone · collector

Opposites

signal clarity/distortion

fuzztoneclean tone

Unaltered instrument sound

pure tone · bypass · hi-fi · uncolored

tonal character

fuzztonecrystal clear

Entirely unambiguous, perfectly understood

smooth tone · mellow tone · spanky · twang

Family

tone, fuzzy, fuzz, tones, intonation, intone, tonal, toneless, tonality

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G