O.C.E. Pedals Wrench Fuzz | Humbucker Tones
The Wrench Fuzz with humbuckers — and a very different pairing than the first demo. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
In this episode the O.C.E. Pedals Wrench Fuzz returns for a second look — this time featuring the Frank Brothers Ultralight with Lollar Low Wind Imperial Humbuckers, into the Benson Amps Monarch and Benson 2x12" cabinet via the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander. Watch the first Wrench Fuzz demo with the Giordano single coils here: [LINK TO PREVIOUS DEMO]
The Wrench is Chris Evans' (@o.c.e.pedals, Burbank CA) Fuzz Face-topology silicon fuzz built around 2N2222A transistors with an internal bias trimpot set at 4.5V by default. Two knobs: Volume and Fuzz. The defining characteristic is the guitar volume cleanup — from full-range silicon destruction at guitar volume 10 down to glassy, wiry, harmonically rich lead tones as you roll back.
What the Lollar Low Wind Imperials bring to this circuit that the single coils don't: a wider low-midrange foundation that makes the Wrench feel bigger and more sustaining at full fuzz. The humbuckers' higher output pushes the fuzz input harder, which on a silicon Fuzz Face-style circuit means the transistors saturate earlier and more completely. The result is a slightly more compressed, thicker version of the Wrench's character compared to the single coil demo. The Tone knob becomes more critical here — with full humbucker output the top end can get congested, and rolling it back finds the sweet spot fast.
The cleanup behavior differs meaningfully from the single coil demo too. The Lollar Low Wind's Alnico 2 neck and Alnico 5 bridge have different cleanup curves — the neck in particular rolls off very musically, while the bridge stays tighter through the sweep. Middle position gives a blended character that's explored in the cleanup sections.
🎛️ O.C.E. Pedals: https://ocepedals.com
🎸 Frank Brothers Ultralight: https://www.frankbrothersguitars.com
🎸 Lollar Low Wind Imperial: https://www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-pickups
🔊 Benson Amps: https://www.bensonamps.com/guitar-amplifiers
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🎸 Frank Brothers Ultralight | Lollar Low Wind Imperial Humbuckers
🎛️ O.C.E. Pedals Wrench Fuzz | 2N2222A Silicon | Fuzz Face Topology | Internal Bias Trimpot
🔊 Benson Amps Monarch | Benson 2x12" | Boss Waza TAE
Recording: Royer R121 & R10 + SM57
