Blue FX Devices have announced an upcoming Kickstarter campaign that will fund the production of a new modulated fuzz pedal. Combining an analogue fuzz circuit with three modulation voices, the Fuzz Fields is capable of generating a wealth of new and interesting sounds, and promises to keep users busy exploring new tones for hours on end.
The pedal kits users out with plenty of tonal options, with low- and high-gain modes offering everything from smooth, drive-like sounds to more aggressive fuzz tones. There’s also a Freq mode that allows an internal oscillator to be triggered by one of the Fuzz Fields’ footswitches, causing the pedal to “scream, squeal and growl” — when the mode is active, the pedal runs at maximum gain and the Fuzz knob can be used to determine the oscillator’s frequency.
Next up is Gravity mode, which applies gain reduction to the fuzz engine based on playing dynamics. The feature’s sensitivity is governed by an Envelope control, and facilitates everything from subtle pumping effects to more obvious-sounding signal dropouts. The mode is said to pair brilliantly with the Freq mode, and the company say that combining the two creates a unique screaming effect that they consider to be the spirit of the Fuzz Fields. The pedal also includes an octave effect and Gate parameter that react differently with each of the operating modes, further increasing its tonal range.
Of course, the headline feature of the Fuzz Fields is its built-in set of modulation capabilities. There’s an envelope follower that’s responsible for the aforementioned dynamics-tracking function, as well as a footswitch-operated phase-shifter circuit that opens up a range of phaser and vibrato-like effects. Its intensity can be modulated by the envelope follower, by external devices — the Fuzz Fields is equipped with CV and expression pedal connectivity — or even a mixture of the two!
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