Detail 01
Drive/Fuzz switch
Drive disengages the clipping diodes; Fuzz engages them for a more saturated response.
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Electro-HarmonixPercolator Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal - Silver
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Percolator puts a wide gain range under direct pedalboard control, moving from raw transistor-style drive into heavily gated fuzz. Use the Harmonic control to set input gain, then use Bias to steer the circuit toward sustaining, pseudo-octave, or more sharply gated responses. The Drive/Fuzz switch changes the clipping-diode arrangement for two distinct operating modes, while a momentary footswitch option makes brief fuzz accents available during a performance. An internal trim pot adds another gain and low-end adjustment inside the pedal.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Changing from lower-gain drive to saturated or gated fuzz without changing pedals.
- Using momentary fuzz bursts as part of a live performance arrangement.
- Players who want Bias control over sustain, pseudo-octave, and gated response.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Latching and momentary footswitch modes
The effect can remain on after a press or operate only while the switch is held.
Detail 03
Internal trim pot
An internal adjustment can add gain, low-end rumble, and sub-octave content.
Detail 04
Mechanical relay true bypass
The pedal uses a relay-based true-bypass system when disengaged.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01It can run from the included 9V battery or an optional, separately sold power supply.
- 02The sub-octave and added-gain trim adjustment is internal rather than a top-panel control.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Can it be used as an overdrive as well as a fuzz?
Yes. Its gain range runs from transistor-style overdrive to gated fuzz, and the Drive/Fuzz switch changes the clipping-diode configuration.
02What does holding the footswitch do?
In momentary mode, the effect is active only while the footswitch is held.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsSound
- Additional Tones
- Pseudo-octave and sub-octave textures
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Footswitch Modes
- Latching, momentary
- Circuit Design
- Asymmetrical clipping
- Switch
- Drive/Fuzz
- Internal Control
- Trim pot
1 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Silver
1 detailsConnections & power
- Power Source
- 9V battery or optional power supply (sold separately)
1 detailsIn the box
- Battery Included
- ✓ Included
6 detailsOther
- Gain Range
- Overdrive to gated fuzz
- Knobs
- Harmonics, Bias, Balance
- Bypass
- Mechanical relay true bypass
- Product Type
- Fuzz/overdrive pedal
- Harmonic Response
- Enhanced even-order harmonics
- Model
- Percolator
