Welcome to the Fuzzboxes.org blog!
The various articles on this page all relate in some way to the development of the fuzz-guitar sound in the 1960s.
I hope you’ll find something interesting to read or to look at. Feel free to get in touch with any comments or criticism, and also if it turns out that I borrowed one of your photos that you’d prefer credited (or removed for any reason).
![Sam Ash 'Astrotone' Fuzzz Boxx.](https://fuzzboxes.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Ashstrotone-1.webp)
Featured fuzz: Astrotone
Technical analysis of the vintage Astrotone & Fuzzz Boxx pedals, which were among the earliest overdrive pedals.
![1965 Tone Bender MKI.](https://fuzzboxes.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/mki-tiny.jpg)
Tone Bender ‘MKI’ players list
A comprehensive list of artists and groups who were all photographed, filmed, or otherwise documented having used the 1965 Tone Bender ‘MKI’.
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Spotlight: The Beatles
An in-depth look into the various different fuzz boxes that were used by the Fab Four during their rehearsals & recordings in the 1960s.
![1960s "Anglo" fuzz](https://fuzzboxes.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/anglo.jpg)
Boutique pedals of days gone by, 1964-1968
A glimpse of the boutique and custom-built fuzz boxes that were being sold in the UK, during the 1960s.
![Fuzzrite advertisement (edited version)](https://fuzzboxes.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fuzzriteicon.jpg)
Mosrite Fuzzrite: A detailed history
A detailed history and analysis of the vintage Mosrite Fuzzrite fuzz box, as well as some of its distant cousins & ancestors from the 1960s & 1970s.