![]() ![]() As they say,"It has more fuzz than a moldy peach". ![]() It has quite a range of tonal filth to satisfy any fuzz freak. ![]() Think Smashing Pumpkin's Cherub Rock or some of the most corpulent fuzz by Hendrix. Among all the fuzz pedals this one can created quite a sound. One pedal has achieved a sort of cult-status among collectors. He still owns the name of his company Way Huge but has partnered up with Dunlop to resurrect some of the more popular designs and even create a few new models. As he put it,"Okay, maybe I should get a real job". By the time he had just gotten started, another company by the name of Line 6 snatched him up with his reputation in the electronics industry. Unfortunately, it was very short-lived much like another famous boutique builder Lovetone but that's what makes them much-desired collectibles today. They were not only quirky pedals, they used great electronic designs and developed a cult-following very fast. He wanted to just have fun by making these unique and quirky pedals because he knew most musicians are well. He came up with quirky names like Aqua Puss, Red Llama, Purple Platypus, Saffron Squeeze, Blue Hippo, Tone Leper, Piercing Moose, Foot Pig, Camel Toe, Sasquatch, Super-Puss and Swollen Pickle. Jeorge Tripps came up with the name "Way Huge" when he was 18 working at a music store in Monterey California. ![]() There was Prescription Electronics, Fulltone, Voodoo Labs and a handful of other builders like Analog Mike making a name for themselves. Guitarists are infamous for wanting to alter or tweak their tone and they can never "leave well enough alone". Sure there were a few Basic Electronic's Handbooks but not many geared towards musicians. There wasn't all the information accessible as there is today on the Internet. Before there was "Boutique", there were a handful of people tinkering with electronics in the early 90's as a hobby. ![]()
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