GRAN FUZZ / PROTOTYPE NO.3

PABLO VAN DE POEL
GRAN FUZZ / PROTOTYPE NO.3

Prototype 3 is in good hands with Pablo van de Poel. We've met several times now and put the Gran Fuzz through its paces, both in the studio and on large stages. He's very happy with it. He now uses it at every show. "It sounds fantastic! Damn! Really cuts through a mix like not many other fuzzes do. It growls and it spits, but it can also sound clean and sweet!"

 

Pablo is a Dutch guitarist, singer, and producer, best known as the frontman of the Limburg psychedelic blues-rock band DeWolff, which he founded in 2007 with his brother Luka van de Poel (drums) and Robin Piso (keyboards).

 

With DeWolff, he achieved early success with the national finals of 'Kunstbende' and quickly performed in venues like Paradiso and at festivals, after which he toured internationally. DeWolff played the legendary Pinkpop festival in 2025. Their club tour was completely sold out. Next year, they will be opening for none other than The Golden Earring.

 

Pablo has been recognized several times in polls for Best Guitarist in the Benelux and also works on solo and production projects, including his solo album, Americanalog.

 

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The Gran Fuzz is a hand-built analog fuzz pedal based on a 1,5V 1960s circuit, modified for use with modern 9V power supplies. It produces a thick, mid-focused fuzz tone that reacts strongly to playing dynamics and volume changes on your instrument. The Gran Fuzz features a modified filter and an added gain stage. This gives it enormous headroom and allows it to also be used as a booster. The pedal works well with both guitar and bass.

 

Controls are simple and effective:

  • Fuzz adjusts the amount of gain and saturation.

  • Tone shapes the brightness and bite of the fuzz.

  • Volume controls the overall output level.

 

Each pedal is built in a custom metal enclosure, manually assembled, and fitted with selected components. Because every build is done by hand, no two units look or sound exactly the same. 

 

Power: 9V-12 DC, center negative
Bypass: True bypass switching
Input/output: Standard ¼" mono jacks