AN ANALOG HOLIDAY
We’re celebrating An Analog Holiday this season, a reminder to unplug, make something real, and share it with your people. Enjoy 12% off with code "ANALOG" (gear and TSATS excluded), and jump into our holiday Giveaway Bundle happening now on social.
AN ANALOG GIVEAWAY
Celebrate An Analog Holiday with us and take a shot at our holiday giveaway bundle (valued at $350), happening now on social.
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Description
We teamed up with the legends at EarthQuaker Devices for a hands-on in-store at our shop inside Salt Shed, featuring founders Jamie Stillman & Julie Robbins. To celebrate our first in-store with EQD, we created a custom art edition of their legendary HOOF Fuzz.
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THE FRET12 CUSTOM HOOF PEDAL – 50 Units Made
The String Thing, born from discarded strings and the echo of notes once played, meets Octoskull, the emblem of tone, chaos, and creation. This limited-edition fuzz is their fusion:a hybrid lifeform that mirrors the Hoof’s dual-transistor heart. Germanium and Silicon. String Thing and Octoskull. A visual and sonic experiment that brings new life to your pedalboard.
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NOTES FROM EARTHQUAKER DEVICES
Our flagship fuzz pedal can be found on thousands of pedalboards around the world and has rocked countless stages from stinky suburban basements to Madison Square Garden. Twice.
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TECH SPECS
– Dimensions: 4.75 x 2.50 x 2.25 in. (121 x 64 x 57 mm) with knobs
– Current Draw: 15 mA
– Input Impedance: 130 kΩ
– Output Impedance: <10 kΩ
– Switching: This device is true bypass and uses electronic relay-based switching. Audio will not pass without power.
- Power: This device takes a standard 9 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated wall-wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra noise if there is ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies, daisy chains and non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as well and let through unwanted noise. DO NOT RUN AT HIGHER VOLTAGES!
The Hoof is loosely based on the classic green Russian fuzz circuit and features a hybrid Germanium/Silicon design, pairing maximum tone with maximum temperature stability not found in finicky and expensive vintage units. We hand-match our NOS Germanium transistors to exacting specifications for pedal-to-pedal consistency, taking the guesswork out of your fuzz purchase, and guaranteeing that your Hoof delivers the same smooth, natural, and harmonically-rich sustain as all your friends’ Hoofs. All your friends have Hoof fuzzes, right?
- Russian muff-inspired fuzz effect for guitar
- Hybrid germanium/silicon circuitry with hand-tested NOS germanium transistors
- Germanium/silicon transistors deliver beautifully dirty, organic-sounding fuzz
- Combines the best elements of a fuzz effect and overdriven amplifier
- Tone and Shift controls provide tone-boosting and mid-shaping options
- Silent soft-touch switching
- True-bypass operation keeps your tone pure
- All-analog dry signal path
- Handmade one at a time in Akron, Ohio
FRET12 x EARTHQUAKER DEVICES COLLECTION
As part of the collaboration we also designed:
-T-Shirt [View]
-Art Print [View]
Death By Audio
Death By Audio hand-builds mind-bending effect pedals in Queens, NYC—pushing sonic boundaries with bizarre tech and a lifetime guarantee.
Gamechanger Audio
Gamechanger Audio redefines music-making with radical, high-quality effects—merging daring engineering, originality, and cutting-edge design.
Earthquaker Devices
EarthQuaker Devices builds handcrafted pedals in Akron, Ohio–infusing experimental sound with analog soul for tone chasers, noise freaks, and sonic explorers alike.
Death By Audio
Death By Audio hand-builds mind-bending effect pedals in Queens, NYC—pushing sonic boundaries with bizarre tech and a lifetime guarantee.
Gamechanger Audio
Gamechanger Audio redefines music-making with radical, high-quality effects—merging daring engineering, originality, and cutting-edge design.
Earthquaker Devices
EarthQuaker Devices builds handcrafted pedals in Akron, Ohio–infusing experimental sound with analog soul for tone chasers, noise freaks, and sonic explorers alike.
Our Shop
1357 N Elston Ave Suite 165, Chicago, IL 60642
Shop Hours
Fridays and Saturdays 12pm - 8pm. And most Salt Shed events.
