Tag: Capharnaüm
Behind the Scenes – Capharnaüm – Part 3: How It Works
Capharnaüm was built to create a massive, layered fuzz sound that stays musical and dynamic, avoiding the sudden gating or cut-off typical of extreme fuzz circuits.By blending two very different gain textures and shaping them carefully after summing, it offers an unusually versatile yet chaotic character. Splitting the chaos. After a buffered input stage, the… Read more
Behind the Scenes – Capharnaüm – Part 2: The Sound
Behind The Scenes: The Capharnaüm Sound is built around the tension between chaos and structure.It delivers a dense, aggressive fuzz that feels alive, unpredictable, and raw — yet somehow manages to stay coherent and musical under your hands. Sizzly and biting. At higher settings, Capharnaüm unleashes a wild, chainsaw-like fuzz with an intense sizzle across… Read more
Behind the Scenes – Capharnaüm – Part 1: The Name
From Fuzz Idea to a Sonic Storm When we first started designing what would become Capharnaüm, the goal was clear: create a fuzz pedal that sounds thick, nasty, and raw, with all the visceral punch of classic stoner fuzz—but modernized. We wanted something that would make Fu Manchu sound sick and heavy, but without the… Read more