Lerxst, the new company headed up by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, is back with a real fuzzy ordeal.
Lerxst has just unveiled their limited edition Snow Dog Octave-Fuzz pedal, which Lifeson notes is inspired by his introduction to the effect back in the 1970s. The Snow Dog builds off of a silicon octave fuzz circuit from the early 70s while updating the effect for the needs of the modern player. The fuzz section of the pedal has a wide gain range that runs from kinda muffled to destructive.
The octave section of the pedal combines multiple semitones to create The Snow Dog’s signature upper octave sheen. When used without the fuzz, it can add subtle synthy textures to your sound; and with the fuzz, it get real gritty. Just like By-Tor, the order of the two sections can be changed via toggle switch, resulting in two distinctly different octave fuzz sounds.
“I use distortion, fuzz, and overdrive pedals and plug-ins when I’m looking for that kind of specific sound for the projects I work on and am having fun with both the By-Tor and Snow Dog pedals,” said Lifeson. “But it’s the Snow Dog that really screams. It can produce the most horrific fuzz in the Universe!”
