JHS Pedals has done something rare in the guitar world: brought impossible-to-find vintage fuzz tones back into production at a price anyone can afford.
The Legends of Fuzz Collection
For $89 per unit, JHS has recreated some of the most sought-after fuzz pedals in music history. These aren't just clones — they're careful replicas of specific, hard-to-find vintage gear that defined legendary tones for decades.
Josh Scott, founder of JHS Pedals, walked viewers through each model in a recent livestream. The collection includes recreations of the Super Fuzz (the same pedal John Mayer used for his signature solo tone), the Tone Bender (the original that inspired countless modern fuzz designs), and the Crimson — a replica of an early Soviet-era Big Muff that became a cult classic.
The most intriguing entry might be the Mary Kay. It's based on a Japanese-made fuzz from the 1970s that was so fragile, it literally fell apart during normal use. "They got toasted and crunched," Scott explained. "There's a reason these just don't exist anymore." At $89, bringing this piece back is remarkable.
A Pandemic Project
The Legends of Fuzz launched in May 2020 — literally at the front of the pandemic. The original batch was built during lockdown. Workers assembled pedals in their homes, documenting the process with photos of cats perched on workbenches and kits being prepared for builders who took supplies home.
"We had to shut the actual business doors down but we continued to build pedals in our homes," Scott said. "It's a cool piece of history."
Since then, JHS has sold approximately 20,000 units across two releases — the original batch in 2020 and a second release in 2023.
What's Available Now
The current inventory is shifting fast. As Scott gave live updates during the stream, he noted that Mary Kay units were nearly gone. The Supreme (based on the Super Fuzz) had about a thousand remaining at $89. The Bender and other models were moving quickly too.
"We wanted to build a bunch of old weird fuzz pedals that typically get overlooked by companies who could produce more of them."
The collection represents eight distinct designs, each with its own history. The Plugin recreates an old Boss tone. The Berkeley is a fresh fuzz based on the Seaoon design. The Classic Smiley is a silicon-era Fuzz Face from the early 1970s — one of the most sought-after vintage fuzz tones in guitar music.
Bottom Line
This collection succeeds where boutique builders often fail: it makes rare, historically significant fuzz tones accessible at mass-market pricing. Scott's goal was to reach people who could never find these original pedals — and at $89, he's succeeded. The vulnerability? These are limited runs. When they're gone, they may actually go away forever. If you've been waiting for a chance to own one of these historic designs without paying collector-level prices, the window is closing.