Fuzzbox is a distortion effect used the create warm & fuzzy sounds through an electric amplifier. Also referred to as gain. One of the earliest recorded examples of distortion in rock music is the 1951 Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm song "Rocket 88". Early fuzzboxes include the Mosrite FuzzRITE and Arbiter Group Fuzz Face used by Jimi Hendrix, the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi used by Hendrix and Carlos Santana, and the Vox Tone Bender used by Paul McCartney on "Think for Yourself" and other Beatles recordings.
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