Glaive

FUZZ

The Electronic Audio Experiments Glaive is the most dangerous gain device in our lineup. This discordant yet deceptively versatile op amp fuzz is capable of over +80dB of gain. The Weight knob adjusts a lightly resonant high pass filter at the input, for tones ranging from tight, ripped- speaker grind to bass-rich sludge. Texture blends in a full-wave rectified analog signal, producing an octave up that gets fed into the fuzz input. Use it for subtle scrambling, or to generate piercing intermodulation products and sub-bass artifacts with a synthesizer-like attack. The LPF toggle can focus harsh overtones or unleash a full-spectrum cut through any mix. Finally, the Squelch toggle enables a brute-force, highly effective bias gate that can temper even the most fanatical gain levels and impart a crumbly, ripping quality to the note decay.

The whole package is rounded out with a robust, high-headroom 24V internal power supply and quiet buffered bypass with intelligent momentary/latching functionality. Indeed, despite its belligerent nature, the Glaive possesses a deadly finesse.


• Level: Output volume level.

• Fuzz: Controls the signal flow into the primary gain stage. Increase to add gain, up to an irresponsible +80dB.

• Weight: Changes the cutoff of a high pass filter at the input to alter the attack and thickness of the fuzz. Decrease for a tight attack, increase for crushing bass frequencies.

• Texture: Turn clockwise to blend in an analog octave up at the input of the fuzz circuit. Low settings add subtly broken harmonics, high settings add a strong 2nd harmonic with
extended overtones and sub-bass artifacts.

• LPF (left toggle): 3-position tone switch. Center = no high cut, down = moderate high cut, up = strong high cut.

• Squelch (right toggle): 3 position controlling bias/gate behavior. Center = off, down = mild gating, up = strong gating.

• Footswitch: Activates the effect with intelligent momentary/latching behavior.