Unlike any fuzz on the market, the Aquarius instantly stands out amongst the rest.
Affectionately called "the fuzz for guitarists that hate fuzzes" by many of its users,
the Aquarius packs tone by the boatload. All four controls work in harmony providing rich
sustaining tones with beautiful ringing harmonics to all out psychedelic goodness.
The Aquarius Fuzz was developed with a specific idea in mind, to provide both a germanium
and silicon sounding fuzz in one box but use only silicon based transistors. We began the
development of the circuit on a standard fuzz circuit platform and plugged in nearly 100
available transistor combinations in search of "The Tone" but were not completely happy
with any single transistor combination.
Some sounded thin and brittle, others fat but not enough gain. Then an idea struck us, why
not combine a pair of transistors to achieve the correct tone. So back to drawing board we
went and began testing pairs of transistors in parallel to coax the right balance of tone and gain
from the circuit. The result is Aquarius which has a nice balance of gain with a versatility of tones.
The FAT control allows you to mix in just right amount of bass and the IMP control allows you
to adjust the input impedance to the first gain stage which yields a more germanium sounding fuzz with
its control fully counter clockwise or a more biting silicon style fuzz with its control set fully
clockwise and many combination in between.
A nice trick we also found was that pushing the input with our Scorpio Super Boost, the
fuzz tones available from Aquarius are limitless.
The Aquarius is a true bypass pedal and uses no buffers or tone circuits in its design.
It features two pairs of paralleled transistors to achieve its gain. The Aquarius does not
take over your tone but enhances it transparently.
There is very little noise filtering in the circuit which allows your guitar's entire signal
to come through. The Aquarius is extremely touch sensitive and responds beautifully to every
nuance of your guitar playing. The Aquarius also cleans up nicely when you roll back the volume
on your guitar.
Built like a tank using the best components available, including an all metal powder coated enclosure,
CTS pots and Neutrik jacks. Totally hand built, this pedal will keep you rocking for many years to come.
All Celestial Effects pedals are hand built and individually hand tested in Hudson, MA by a
company that cares about quality, durability and value. We back all our products with
our stellar 5 YEAR WARRANTY & 30 DAY NO QUESTIONS ASKED MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
Listen to tracks recorded with the Aquarius Fuzz >>
View and download the Aquarius User Manual
Aquarius Fuzz Demo
Produced by:
Red13 Media Productions
Jet City Music
Gear used in demo:
1974 Princeton Reverb
Fender Stratocaster
Gibson SG
• True bypass switching via high grade 3PDT footswitch
• High grade Panasonic ECQ series capacitors
• CTS high grade potentiometers
• Neutrik input and output jacks
• Wide 2oz. copper PC board circuit etch-line in the signal paths
• PC Board ground plane for superior stray noise reduction
• Battery or +9vdc (only) power jack (Boss type - center negative)
• Controls are Volume, Fuzz, Fat and Impedance (Imp)
• Ultra-bright turquoise indicator LED
• Extremely tone transparent, organic and touch sensitive
• Input impedance: 1 Meg Ohms
• Output impedance: 10K Ohms
• Current draw: Approximately 10 mA at full ON
• Max gain: Approximately 17.6 dB of gain
• Dimm: 4.85"d x 3.88"w x 1.98"h (including switches and knobs)
• Weight: 12.1 oz. (Not including battery)
"With the recent boom of boutique pedal
builders, searching to recreate the classic and expand the vocabulary of tone, very few
examples stand out from the vast amount of background noise (pun intended). The
Aquarius Fuzz from Celestial Effects is such a standout box."
"Giordano Da Silva - The Liquid Kitchen"
"I use my Aquarius Fuzz for a lot of my lead work. It is creamy and tonefull!"
"Ryan Kelly - Ryan Brooks Kelly"
"I LOVE my Aquarius Fuzz!"
"Lydia Warren - The Neurotics"
"Tracked a bass solo using Aquarius. Really shows off the transparency of the unit when I play gently and roars when I dig into it.."
"Nick Ayers - Solo Artist"
"With my Aquarius Fuzz, I can nail tones ranging from Early Billy Gibbons, Cream and Jimi Henrix. It's a very soulful creation"
"Gino Caira - GC Sinner"