Scar Fuzz
Early 2000 NYC Big Muff (Frantone) with Bias starve, clean blend, and mids toggle. Frusciante's Scar Tissue tone.
The Scar Fuzz is a faithful reproduction of the early 2000 NYC Big Muff, often called the Frantone Big Muff after the builder who wound custom transformers for those pedals. This short-lived variant (2000-2006) is known for being more muffled, less gainy, and more trebly than other Big Muffs—the violin-like sound John Frusciante used on "Scar Tissue" and throughout the Californication era.
Standard Big Muff controls include Fuzz (output), Sustain (gain), and Tone. The Scar Fuzz adds extended features: a Bias control (fully clockwise for original Frantone circuit, counter-clockwise to starve transistors for dying-battery sounds), Clean blend to mix dry signal, and a three-position Mids toggle (STD for original mid-scooped, FLAT for flat EQ, MID+ to boost mids).
Handmade in Italy by Will Galluccio, the pedal uses period-correct components to capture the specific NYC circuit that was abandoned in 2006 when EHX changed the design. The extended controls transform it from a clone into a versatile fuzz that can do standard Big Muff scooped mayhem or boosted-mid lead tones.
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