Rose Electric Audio Modified Console Fuzz

Modified Console Fuzz

£309.00

Highlights

• Versatile three-mode analogue gain pedal replacing your entire drive section
• Covers transparent boost, smooth overdrive, distortion, harmonic fuzz and gated sag textures
• Highly dynamic response, cleans up beautifully with your guitar volume
• Simple Gain, Tone, Volume and three-way toggle for intuitive sound shaping
• Modified clean mic preamp circuit delivering unique harmonic-rich distortion character
• Individually built in the United States by qualified electronics engineer Nick Rose
• Durable all-metal enclosure designed for reliable stage and studio use
• Retro green finish with wooden wrap and vintage console styling
• Illuminated VU meter shows engagement and responds to your playing dynamics
• True-bypass switching preserves your natural instrument tone when disengaged
• Fully analogue signal path with no digital processing
• Standard ¼ inch jacks and 9V DC input for easy pedalboard integration
• Backed by dependable build standards for long-term confidence

Description

The Rose Electric Audio “Modified” Console Fuzz is a complete gain platform designed to take the place of an entire drive section on a pedalboard. Conceived and built in the United States by Nick Rose, a formally qualified electronics engineer with a deep grounding in analogue audio and valve amplifier design, it expands the original Console Fuzz into a three-voice unit covering overdrive, distortion, classic fuzz and gated sag textures. Rather than drawing from familiar circuits, the Rose Electric Audio “Modified” Console Fuzz is based around a clean microphone preamp topology that has been deliberately pushed beyond its intended use and re-voiced for guitar and bass. The result is a highly versatile pedal suited to players who move between articulate low-gain work, driven rock tones and more unruly, experimental sounds.

Sonically, the Rose Electric Audio “Modified” Console Fuzz is balanced and extremely harmonic. Its origins lie in a super-clean mic preamp circuit built around an unusual integrated chip design, originally intended to translate electrical signal into audio with precision and clarity. By effectively driving one side of the circuit into the next, Nick discovered a distinctive distortion character with a pronounced harmonic hump. Notes rich in overtones are enhanced rather than smeared, giving chords dimension and single notes a vocal quality.

In OD mode, the Rose Electric Audio “Modified” Console Fuzz starts as a transparent boost and progresses into thick, smooth overdrive and muscular distortion with an amp-like gain structure that feels neither overtly vintage nor aggressively modern, but distinctly its own. Switching to Fuzz raises the intensity significantly. This is the same core fuzz circuit as the standard Console Fuzz, delivering tight, biting distortion through to thick, square-wave saturation. Importantly, it is carefully tuned so it does not swamp the low end or become overly sharp in the highs, allowing guitar to cut through a band mix without clashing with bass frequencies. The Sag setting shifts the behaviour dramatically, introducing a mis-biased, dying-battery character. Chords tear and splutter, notes gate off abruptly and sustain breaks into a ripping, Velcro-like texture that feels unstable in a controlled, musical way. It captures the sound of a circuit on the edge, where decay fizzles and compresses in an expressive, almost percussive manner. Across all modes, the Rose Electric Audio “Modified” Console Fuzz responds exceptionally well to the instrument’s volume control, cleaning up to near-pristine tones and retaining clarity even at higher gain levels.

In practice, the Rose Electric Audio “Modified” Console Fuzz feels immediate and dynamic under the fingers. Pick attack translates directly into harmonic complexity, and subtle changes in playing intensity are clearly reflected in the output. Rolling back the guitar’s volume produces glassy, preamp-like cleans, while digging in brings out saturation and sustain without flattening the natural character of the instrument. The Sag mode in particular encourages creative phrasing, as the gated response and compressed decay shape the rhythm of riffs and lead lines in a way that invites experimentation.

Control layout is straightforward and purposeful. A three-way toggle selects between Overdrive, Fuzz and Sag circuits. The Gain control spans from pristine clean preamp tones to thick, creamy overdrive and on into heavy fuzz saturation. The Tone control is built around a variable low-pass filter, sculpted to remain sonically balanced and extremely harmonic, allowing players to tame top-end bite without dulling the core voice. The Volume control provides ample output to drive an amplifier’s front end hard when required. A built-in VU meter illuminates when the Rose Electric Audio “Modified” Console Fuzz is engaged and its needle moves in response to playing dynamics, offering a clear visual reference of signal level while reinforcing the studio-inspired design.

At circuit level, the pedal’s foundation in a clean preamp design contributes to its clarity and harmonic detail. By intentionally configuring the integrated circuit outside its conventional application, the design achieves distortion and fuzz textures that differ from traditional transistor-based designs, while maintaining stable performance and consistency. The additional Overdrive and Sag stages are carefully integrated so that each mode retains its own character without compromising reliability.

The enclosure is all metal and built for regular use on stage and in the studio. Each unit is made by Nick Rose himself, and small aesthetic variations are part of the process, giving every pedal its own identity. The retro avocado green finish with wooden wrap and vintage console-inspired control styling reflects classic studio equipment, prioritising function and durability. Control markings are clear and legible, and the VU meter’s illumination improves visibility under stage lighting while confirming engagement at a glance.

True-bypass switching ensures that when the pedal is disengaged, the signal path remains unaffected, preserving the natural tone and integrity of the instrument. Standard jack placement allows straightforward integration into most pedalboard layouts, and the DC input is positioned for practical cable routing, helping to keep setups tidy and manageable.

Rose Electric Audio stands behind its products, and the combination of formal engineering expertise and meticulous analogue design provides long-term confidence in performance and reliability. The “Modified” Console Fuzz stands apart because it is not a reworking of familiar fuzz circuits but a creative adaptation of studio technology into a highly expressive gain tool. For guitarists and bass players seeking a single pedal capable of transparent boost, smooth overdrive, authoritative distortion and characterful gated fuzz, it offers a distinctive voice and a genuinely broad tonal range in one cohesive unit.

Controls

• FOOTSWITCH: True-bypass switching for unaffected tone when pedal is off
• GAIN: Ranges from pristine clean preamp to thick distortion and square-wave fuzz
• TONE: Balanced EQ voice helps guitar and bass cut through mixes
• VOLUME: Delivers ample output to drive your amplifier hard
• TOGGLE SWITCH: OD offers transparent boost through smooth, amp-like overdrive
• TOGGLE SWITCH: FUZZ delivers tight distortion to thick, mix-cutting fuzz tones
• TOGGLE SWITCH: SAG adds gated, Velcro-style spitty textures with dying-battery character

Components and Technical Specifications

• Analogue gain pedal based on modified clean microphone preamp circuit
• Proprietary integrated circuit driven beyond intended application for unique distortion character
• Three discrete gain circuits: Overdrive, Fuzz and Sag modes
• True-bypass switching preserves your guitar or bass signal integrity
• Variable low-pass filter tone control for precise high-frequency shaping
• High headroom design cleans up with guitar volume control
• Low noise analogue signal path for consistent studio and live performance
• Quality resistors and capacitors selected for stable, repeatable tonal response
• Integrated illuminated VU meter driven by signal level
• Powered by standard 9V centre negative supply (not included)
• Battery operation not supported
• Current draw measured using a Truetone 1Spot mA Meter:
• Bypass (minimum): Approximately 10 mA
• Engaged (maximum): Approximately 52 mA

Current draw may vary slightly depending on control settings, circuit behaviour, and active features such as gain stages, modulation, filtering, or reverb tails. For best performance, use a high quality isolated power supply that matches the pedal’s current requirements. Always refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations, as incorrect powering may cause damage.

Enclosure Dimensions

• Depth: 99 mm / 3.9 in
• Width: 119 mm / 4.7 in
• Height: 38 mm to 52 mm / 1.5 in to 2.0 in

Weight

• 403 g
• 0.88 lbs

Official UK Dealers

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