Ongoing History Daily: The birth of the fuzz pedal
Before the middle 60s, the preferred sound for electric guitars was clean and pure. Sure, there were exceptions–Link Wray, Dick Dale, the Kinks–but they were the crazy ones, people who
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Let’s give credit to three unsung pioneers of music.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca and was adapted from the much more in-depth Ongoing History of New Music program/podcast on the subject. Check out Unsung Heroes of Music
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RIP Glenn Snoddy, the inventor of the guitar fuzz pedal
For the first dozen years of the electric guitar’s life, the emphasis was on clear, loud, pure tones. That was fine for most, but a few players discovered the power
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Worst-Looking. Guitar Pedal. EVER.
Before you ask, this is a real, working guitar pedal. The manufacturer is Dr. No Effects and yes, they do know what it looks like. In fact, they call it
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