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3 unusual facts about Univox Super-Fuzz


Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles

The album is named after the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi and the Univox Super-Fuzz fuzzboxes, (the title also being a play on words) which gave the band their signature dirty sound.

Univox Super-Fuzz

Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys uses the Ibanez Standard Fuzz, a nearly identical circuit in an altered housing.

For the Italian film, see Super Fuzz


Chris Kibble

Chris has also gigged with the following bands on the London music scene: Robin Jones Latin Jazz Sextet, Ricardo de Santos, Charlie Palmieri, Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers, Gordon Smith, Fuzz Against Junk, Terry Callier, Don Rendell, and King Salsa.

Chucklehead

Songs from Fuzz were featured in the 1994 film Sleep with Me and in the 2000 film Love & Sex.

Fuzz-wah

Jerry Garcia, guitarist of the Grateful Dead, used a Morley Fuzz Wah during that band's 1973-74 tours.

LeSportsac

Diane Von Furstenberg, Jonathan Adler, J. Mendel, The OC, Gwen Stefani L.A.M.B., Kat Reeder, Tokidoki, Stella McCartney, Paper Magazine, Lily Pulitzer, Joyrich, Covergirl, Fafi, BFree, Fifi Lapin, Matsu, Sara Schwartz, Amy Davis, AVAF, Katharina Leuzinger, Piano Fuzz, Jeremyville, Marisabel, Manoush, Disney "It's a Small World"

Maori i Crni Gonzales

Some of the lyrics and music inspired by Dr Fuzz, Pekinška Patka, Deep Purple, Obojeni Program, Eddy Grant, Lazar Stojanović, Vranešević.

The Laundronauts

Prior to the formation of The Laundronauts, bassist Wynne and guitarist Horak played in the seven-piece sixties garage-rock band, Captain Cook and the Nootka Sound, which broke up in 1998 and who performed at Fuzz Fest ’98 and toured with El Vez.

Vintage musical equipment

Seattle grunge rockers Mudhoney celebrated these roots on their 1988 EP Superfuzz Bigmuff, named for two of the band's favorite guitar effects pedals: the Univox Super-Fuzz and the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, which helped to provide the band's signature "dirty" sound.


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