Earthquaker Devices Hizumitas Sustainar Fuzz Pedal

£169.99

Earthquaker Devices Hizumitas Sustainar Fuzz Pedal by Earthquaker is part of our Guitar Pedals selection. See the current Andertons listing, specification and availability below.

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The Earthquaker Hizumitas Sustainar Fuzz is a faithful recreation of the Elk BM Sustainar, the go-to distortion pedal for Japanese guitarist Wata. As one third of the genre-bending Japanese experimental band Boris, Wata has made a career or mixing killer riffs, searing melodic leads and controlled walls of feedback for almost three decades.

The Hizumitas delivers crushingly heavy distortion and fuzz tones with a smooth sustain and an underlying grit that sounds like the speakers are about to blow up! With incredible clarity and note definition, the Hizumitas is dynamic and versatile and responds to your playing excellently. Featuring an all-analogue signal path and true bypass circuitry, the Hizumitas is aggressive, yet articulate and is guaranteed to add a uniquely different dimension to your setup.

Controls

The Sustain control has a wide range of saturation, meaning even small changes will significantly affect the overall tone. Hizumitas responds excellently to all types of pickups and playing dynamics. Your power chords will sound huge and heavy, while open chords will be dynamic with fantastic note separation, and single note leads will come across smooth and powerful, especially with the neck pickup.

The Tone control can drastically change the character of the distortion in conjunction with the tone. Bass frequencies are boosted clockwise, and treble frequencies are boosted counter clockwise. The tone control can go from an aggressive mid-range grind to piercing highs as you turn it anti-clockwise. As you turn it clockwise, the mids become less present, the highs are tamed, and a humongous, thundering low end comes to the forefront. The Volume control offers massive output gain with unity at around 9-10 o'clock and beyond that, prepare to hear and feel the power of Hizumitas!

Features

  • Faithful sonic recreation of Wata from Boris’ crushing go-to fuzz: the Elk BM Sustainar 
  • Offers loads of heavy distortion and smooth sustain with an underlying grit 
  • Excellent response to different pickup types and playing dynamics 
  • Unique Tone and Sustain controls greatly impact the distortion’s character 
  • Offers plenty of output Volume – unity is around 9-10 o’clock; everything above that is set to destroy 
  • All-analog signal path 
  • True bypass 
  • Silent relay-based switching
  • Powered by regular 9 V DC PSU (centre -, 2,1 mm, ~10 mA current draw)

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Distortion pedals create a heavier, more aggressive gain sound than most overdrive pedals, giving guitarists the sustain, bite and saturation needed for rock, punk, metal and hard-hitting lead tones. They can turn a clean amp into a high-gain platform or add an extra layer of intensity to an already driven sound.

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Distortion

Distortion pedals and related effects are commonly used by guitarists looking to shape their tone in a more focused and creative way. Different designs offer their own response, feel and tonal character depending on the style of music and the type of amplifier or guitar being used.

Many players build pedalboards gradually over time, combining different effects and utilities to create a setup that suits their own sound and workflow. Distortion related gear can play an important role in both live performance and studio recording.

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Different fuzz designs respond very differently to pickups, guitar volume and playing dynamics, allowing players to move between smooth sustain, gated textures and aggressive spluttering tones.

Guitar Pedal

Guitar Pedal pedals and related effects are commonly used by guitarists looking to shape their tone in a more focused and creative way. Different designs offer their own response, feel and tonal character depending on the style of music and the type of amplifier or guitar being used.

Many players build pedalboards gradually over time, combining different effects and utilities to create a setup that suits their own sound and workflow. Guitar Pedal related gear can play an important role in both live performance and studio recording.