Tone Report Weekly Issue 135 | Page 9

➍ ELECTRO-FAUSTUS AND FUZZROCIOUS TEAM UP ON THE GREYFLY Renowned noisemakers Fuzzrocious and Electro-Faustus have combined two of their most popular pedals into one ultimate noise machine. E-F’s Blackfly is a spring reverb unit with amplified exposed springs, while the Grey Stache from distortion stalwarts Fuzzrocious is a highly tweakable fuzz with plenty of snarl. ➍ ➎ BEETRONIX GETS THE PEDAL WORLD BUZZING WITH THE OCTAHIVE ➎ The Octahive is Beetronix’s take on the classic Octavio circuit, which is a very delicately voiced transformerbased octave fuzz. The Octahive becomes extremely pronounced when played above the 12th fret on the guitar, and the octaves really leap out of the pedal with the guitar’s tone knob all the way rolled off. One striking element of Beetronix’s pedals is the company’s stunning approach to aesthetics, with a beautiful relicked enclosure with a bee-shaped circuit board deep within its hive. ➏ HUNGRY ROBOT UNLEASHES THE KARMAN LINE ➏ The Karman Line is a super versatile delay and oscillation machine that eschews traditional controls in favor of a joystick. Rotating the axes of the joysticks mangles your sound in the most devilishly pleasing ways. The delay line is inspired by low-fidelity recordings and it adds a vinyl recordstyle subtle wobble to the repeats. The Joystick only adds to the fun by manipulating the chip in real time, creating a deep modulation that will stand out at your next show or recording session. ToneReport.com 9