There are a lot of speculative stories surrounding the Umibōzu, a mythical sea creature hailing from lore in the Far East. Today’s pedal takes not only that beast’s name, but the mystery, terror and power that engulf it, and force it outwards, via your amplifier. The Umibōzu Fuzz from Rougarou Pedals has a simple setup, but the tones this monster puts out are far from easy, ordinary or even sometimes logical. BEWARE!
The Volume, Tone and Drive controls come as no surprise here, but they bring with them a wide range of sonic flavors and musical textures. Crushing waves of dirt wash over your tone, without muddying it up or losing any presence. And while the sounds maybe be reminiscent of Muff-types from decades past, the circuit is not a clone or copy of anything, bringing both sustain and clarity to any rig or setup.
“The Umibozu is a yokai, a supernatural Japanese folklore creature, known to capsize ships of sailors that anger or insult them, and it inspired a unique fuzz pedal that can cover all the ground between distortion and fuzz,” say the owners from Rougarou Pedals, and we think they just might be onto something here. Thanks so much to Nathan, Kara and the Rougarou Pedals’ team for letting us in on this fuzzy little secret – after witnessing the power that this ancient creation unleashes, we can’t wait to check out some more of their gear. Be sure to head to the Rougarou website, after you check out the demo below, of course….
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