Electro-Harmonix LIZARD KING – fuzz pedal

Make way for the new heir to the octave fuzz throne, the Lizard King from Electro-Harmonix. Directly inspired by the EHX x JHS collaboration released in 2023, the Lizard King takes the raw and responsive octave fuzz circuit of the Lizard Queen and optimizes it for bass and beyond. With updated tone controls and a new Blend knob, the fundamental tone and low end of the bass are preserved while shaping the high-end of the fuzz tone to fit or dominate any mix!

The EHX Lizard King is a fixed-gain fuzz that is dynamically responsive. Adjustments to your instrument's volume affect the amount of fuzz. Lower instrument volumes create a bright, vague overdrive, while full instrument volume pushes the gain over the top for ripping riffs and searing lead tones. The familiar VOLUME and OCTAVE knobs control the overall output and the volume of the octave mix, respectively. New to the Lizard King, the BLEND knob sets the mix between your clean and fuzz tones to create the perfect balance of fuzz while retaining the attack and low end of your bass. The TONE knob is a low-pass filter that rolls off the high end, while the SUN/SHADOW switch further enhances the tone of the octave fuzz and clean tones. SUN boosts the octave fuzz with a more driving mid-frequency, and the clean tone accessible via the BLEND knob has more high and low frequencies. When the switch is set to SHADOW, the clean tone remains unchanged, and the fuzz tone is tighter.