Rainger FX Microphonic Fuzz

The Rainger FX Microphonic Fuzz is a groundbreaking hybrid pedal that combines a perfectly-behaving, high-gain analog fuzz with a fully-controllable, digitally managed internal microphone. Generally, when audio equipment goes "microphonic," it is a sign of failure—but this pedal harnesses that phenomenon on purpose. It allows you to capture amazing acoustic feedback, magnify room ambience, and make your tone sound incredibly live and exciting. When you want a standard tone, simply switch the microphone off to return to a massive, non-saggy, un-gated fuzz.

Beyond traditional fuzz capabilities, the built-in microphone picks up the sound of your amplifier and the room, feeding it back to create a spatial, fast echo effect based on your physical distance from the amp. The pedal also features a subtle flanging effect on the mic to add variation to feedback notes, and a squarewave tremolo to dynamically chop the mic signal. With dedicated hi-pass and lo-pass filters to shape feedback, and the ability to plug in an external mic or even sing directly into the pedal, the Microphonic Fuzz opens up entirely new creative dimensions for your pedalboard.

Key Features

• Hybrid design featuring an analog high-gain fuzz circuit and a digitally controlled internal microphone.
• Switchable internal mic thickens your sound, captures room ambience, and creates highly controllable acoustic feedback.
• Three unique fuzz tone profiles: a mid-frequency heavy tone (bypassed tone circuit), an ultra-scooped setting, and a massive full-range tone.
• Built-in chopped squarewave tremolo exclusively on the mic circuit, adjustable from very slow blocks of sound to a fast buzz.
• Subtle flanging effect applied to the microphone signal to prevent static, piercing feedback screams.
• External microphone input allows you to mic other acoustic sources (like a drum kit) and run them through your pedalboard effects.
• Turn down your guitar volume to clean up the fuzz organically.

Product Specifications & Warnings

• Controls: Mic Level, Filter (hi/lo pass), Rate, Volume, Hi Freq, and a 3-way Tone switch.
• Power: 9V DC Power Supply (PSU) or 9V PP3 battery. Unplug the output cable to save battery life if the PSU is unplugged.
• Headphone Compatibility: Using headphones removes the feedback loop, allowing the mic to pick up acoustic string and plectrum noise for a unique textural effect.
• Visuals: Features a strong white light display that actively illuminates your mouth when singing into the pedal, and flashes during feedback and tremolo activation.
• Safety Warning (Hearing): Contains an open mic with massive amounts of gain; this can easily produce loud feedback that may damage hearing if not carefully balanced.
• Safety Warning (Photosensitive Epilepsy): Bright white LEDs flash rapidly during feedback and tremolo. Looking directly into them can trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy and cause dizziness, nausea, or headaches in the general population.[cite: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]