Retro Mechanical Labs Mig Fuzz Special Edition

After checking out the incredible 432k Rev2 Distortion a couple months ago, we couldn’t wait to jump back into some more gear from Retro Mechanical Labs. Today’s powerful piece is the Mig Fuzz Special Edition, another big box effects with a ton of options, great dirt tones and, of course, a vintage VU meter on board. Providing a modern sound using vintage parts, this unique creation really gets the musical creativity flowing…

The newly redesigned Mig Fuzz is a classic 4 stage cascading amplifier distortion circuit with a mid range tone control featuring three very useful mods:

Mod One: (1st toggle) First stage clipping bypass. When active the tone sounds a little warmer. Its not a drastic change but a seasoned musician will notice the difference when playing.

Mod Two: (2nd Toggle) Tone stack toggle greatly changes sound of tone stack and gives the pedal a more classic “Tone Bender” sound.

Mod Three: (Mix Knob) This is a repeating theme with RML pedals. It provides a mix between the main distortion and a more gentler overdrive signal. This gives you the option to mix in that more solid signal with your fully distorted signal creating a nice pallet of tonal possibilities. If you love the tone of your amp you don’t have to choose between one or the other. This is a highly recommended pedal for recording.

The Mig Fuzz uses a NOS (new old stock) Soviet capacitor at the heart of the tone stack. The parts are pre tested for accuracy and hand selected. Parts like this are not something you will find in other FX pedals, as RML believes the insides should be as unique as the outsides. The Mig Fuzz also uses 2 wire wound thimble resistors in the input and output paths. An Allen-Bradley carbon resistor guides your instruments signal in and through a slightly beefier .22uf capacitor to give a little more oomph on the input.

There’s a lot to explore with the Mig Fuzz Special Edition, and we are still having a great time figuring out new sounds to coax out of it. As with all Retro Mechanical pedals, this one looks as cool as it sounds, designed to look like old test equipment of the 1950’s. IF you haven’t checked out the RML website, do yourself a favor and get over there STAT. Don’t forget to peruse our demo of the Mig Fuzz as well, as we dive deep with the controls and discover new noises around every corner. Thanks to Johnathan and Retro Mechanical Labs once again, too – cheers!!

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