Enduring Audio Fell Runner Unruly Versatile Fuzz

The effects I’ve seen so far from Enduring Audio have been nothing short of impressive, and I’m excited to bring you another one from this Vermont-based pedal builder. Following in the footsteps of the Bad Luck Vintage Overdrive and Charming Voices Analog Chorus, the Fell Runner Unruly Versatile Fuzz brings a bunch of sonic options onto your pedalboard or studio. Taking all you thought you knew about fuzz and building on it in new and creative ways, this pedal is not your ordinary flavor of dirt…

The Enduring Audio Fell Runner is a vintage style silicon fuzz feeding a JFET boost stage. Sporting adjustable bias and a powerful EQ, tones range from super thick and sustaining to broken and ragged fuzz. The original inspiration for Fell Runner was the stinging mode from the Roland Bee Baa but where this mode on the original has basically one extremely mid scooped tone and a vintage amount of volume (ie not enough!) Fell Runner adds a Voice control to go from the original’s extreme scoop to a more mid forward tone as well as a ton of volume and a two band baxandall EQ.

Starting with the Sustain control you can go from mid-high gain fuzztortion up to seriously thick liquid sustain. After setting your desired amount of fuzz, use the texture control to adjust the bias of the second transistor stage. This control allows for broken and ragged tones at low settings up to full saturation at maximum. The Voice control adjusts the midrange character and ranges from an extreme midrange scoop at minimum to a more mid forward tone as you turn it up. There is quite a bit of range in this control, and adjusting this can be the key to having a super thick tone that doesn’t get lost in the mix when playing in a loud band.

The Low and High controls are part of the JFET boost circuit that comes after the fuzz circuit. This boost circuit is a modified version of the Boss FA-1 and serves two purposes. Like a lot of vintage pedals, the Bee Baa is lacking in volume – luckily, this boost circuit is SUPER loud, so this is like having an always on clean boost pedal running after your fuzz. The boost circuit also includes a two band Baxandall tonestack which allows for both boosting and cutting frequency. Like many fuzzes, Fell Runner can be sensitive to being placed after buffered pedals in your signal chain. For best results, place it before your buffered pedals.

Fell Runner definitely falls in the unruly fuzz camp and provides a wide range of nasty sounds for fun exploration. Plus, it’s great for confusing your family and pissing off your neighbors. The lineup of pedals so far from Enduring Audio has been impressive…most impressive, even, and the Fell Runner Unruly Versatile Fuzz keeps that rolling strong, loaded with options and amazing tone. Head to their website for more info and ordering, and check out our demo video to see what this beast can do – cheers!!