The Peach Custom Fuzz

Demos

This first sample was recorded with my 88 Les Paul in the bridge pickup position with the tone at 10.

http://www.railheadeffects.com/sounds/The-Peach-001.mp3

More to come...

Gallery

Details

The Peach Custom Fuzz represents my tip-of-the-hat to the classic Fuzz Face sound from the 60s — but I've tweaked the circuit to sound the way I like fuzz to sound: extra fat, rich, thick, and ragged.

The Peach has two controls: Juice and Fuzz. Juice controls the effect's output volume, Fuzz controls the amount of fuzz you hear. How simple is that? I will say, though, that I like to keep Fuzz maxed-out and use my guitar's volume control to fine-tune the amount of fuzz I have. One of the great things about the fuzz circuit is that it's remarkably interactive with the input signal you send it, so cutting back on your guitar's volume even as little as 5% to 10% will give you a totally different sound.

The Peach is NPN silicon-based, and the transistors are carefully selected to give the Peach the awesome tone it has. And of course, I custom bias each Peach before shipping to ensure you're getting the fuzz sound you expect.

The Peach Custom Fuzz comes in two flavors: Etched and Hand-Painted. The etched finish is hand sanded and polished, and sports metallic black paint in the recesses. The Hand-Painted versions are all unique, and meticulously painted by my wife — and no two are alike.As with all my effects, only the finest quality parts are used: cast aluminum shells, Switchcraft jacks, individually selected transistors, carbon resistors, high-end capacitors, and personally designed plate-through PCBs. The Peach is true bypass, sports a 9-volt center pin negative (BOSS style) DC jack, and an internal battery clip. Made by hand, one at a time, here in the USA.

You can read more about etching here.

Recent User Comments

• What a bunch of thick, nasty fuzz! The Peach LOVES my humbuckers, man!
• I was skeptical about yet another fuzz, but the Peach's edge made me a believer. Fuzz onward!
• The one of a kind artwork is just gorgeous. Your wife did an AWESOME job!

Documentation

• RAILhead Effects Peach Manual

Pricing and Availability

Ordering will reopen March 1, 2012. I am on sabbatical until then. Read more about it here.

The Peach Custom Fuzz is only $110 (Etched) or $160 (Painted) plus $7 shipping and handling (within the US), and has a current lead time of 1-3 weeks (painted versions are 2-4 weeks). I also ship Internationally, but please email me your full shipping address before ordering to discuss shipping costs.

Options:
Etched (no battery included) $110.00 Etched (with battery included) $111.50 Painted (no battery included) $160.00 Painted (with battery included) $161.50
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