fuzz box

noun

An effects pedal comprising an amplifier and a clipping circuit, used in music to generate a distorted version of the input signal.

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Meanings

nounfuzz box (plural fuzz boxes)

plural fuzz boxes · alternative fuzzbox

  1. An effects pedal comprising an amplifier and a clipping circuit, used in music to generate a distorted version of the input signal.

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

    2000, Michael Hicks, Sixties Rock: Garage, Psychedelic, and Other Satisfactions
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APA

fuzz box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuzz%20box

MLA

“fuzz box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuzz%20box. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fuzz box,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuzz%20box.

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