fuzz box

See also: fuzzbox

English

Alternative forms

• fuzzbox

Noun

fuzz box (plural fuzz boxes)

1. An effects pedal comprising an amplifier and a clipping circuit, used in music to generate a distorted version of the input signal.
   • 2000, Michael Hicks, Sixties Rock: Garage, Psychedelic, and Other Satisfactions:

     Mayer made over a dozen fuzz boxes for Hendrix, using several different designs customized to the sound Hendrix wanted.