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frontpage Posted by jk6812 | Staff • Jun 19, 2025

Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen Octave Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal

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Sweetwater has Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen Octave Guitar Fuzz Effects Pedal on sale for $39.60. Shipping is free.

Note: Backordered but still available for order.

Musician's Friend has Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen Octave Guitar Fuzz Effects Pedal on sale for $39.60. Shipping is free.

Note: Backordered but still available for order.

Thanks to Deal Hunter jk6812 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Designed by Josh Scott of JHS and artist Daniel Danger; produced by stompbox legends Electro-Harmonix
  • Aesthetics inspired by Electro-Harmonix's early '70s heyday
  • Fixed-level fuzz circuit
  • Analog octave-up knob allows you to blend in everything from all-out octave madness to no octave at all
  • Unique Balance knob sweeps between 2 distinct tonal voices: the smooth Shadow and the aggressive Sun
  • Nano-sized enclosure saves space on a busy pedalboard
  • True bypass design keeps your tone clean when the pedal is disengaged

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Sweetwater has Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen Octave Guitar Fuzz Effects Pedal on sale for $39.60. Shipping is free.

Note: Backordered but still available for order.

Musician's Friend has Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen Octave Guitar Fuzz Effects Pedal on sale for $39.60. Shipping is free.

Note: Backordered but still available for order.

Thanks to Deal Hunter jk6812 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Designed by Josh Scott of JHS and artist Daniel Danger; produced by stompbox legends Electro-Harmonix
  • Aesthetics inspired by Electro-Harmonix's early '70s heyday
  • Fixed-level fuzz circuit
  • Analog octave-up knob allows you to blend in everything from all-out octave madness to no octave at all
  • Unique Balance knob sweeps between 2 distinct tonal voices: the smooth Shadow and the aggressive Sun
  • Nano-sized enclosure saves space on a busy pedalboard
  • True bypass design keeps your tone clean when the pedal is disengaged

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by jk6812 | Staff

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rage4order
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Do I need one? No. Did I order one? YES! 😁
lewiscypher
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So say we all.

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NavySardine761
Jun 20, 2025
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Quote from metlfan2003 :
This thing seems to be quite polarizing. Could either of you elaborate on why you arrived at this conclusion?
I'm not the previous poster but have extensive guitar gear experience for decades. Not only is octave fuzz a very niche and limited effect this one also has a fixed level which means the adjust of gain will come from your guitar volume knob which most people these days don't have a clue how to use.

This is more of an occasionally fun to use vs always on the board effect. Price is right but depending on the player might not really see much use.

I'd personally watch some videos on octave fuzz and see if you think you would get enough use out of it, and because of the fixed level might need to narrow down the scope to this particular pedal as that isn't always the case for other designs.
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TealSpaniel3837
Jun 20, 2025
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Quote from NavySardine761 :
I'm not the previous poster but have extensive guitar gear experience for decades. Not only is octave fuzz a very niche and limited effect this one also has a fixed level which means the adjust of gain will come from your guitar volume knob which most people these days don't have a clue how to use. This is more of an occasionally fun to use vs always on the board effect. Price is right but depending on the player might not really see much use. I'd personally watch some videos on octave fuzz and see if you think you would get enough use out of it, and because of the fixed level might need to narrow down the scope to this particular pedal as that isn't always the case for other designs.
I have a ZVEX Fuzz Factory which is difficult to use and gets a ton of hate, but I get some amazing sounds out of it. I pair it with a BOSS DS-1 and/or my black Russian Big Muff.
I have never been able to match the fuzz from Music Is My Radar by Blur as Graham Coxon uses a vintage Japanese pedal no longer in production that I cannot recall the name of.....
Jun 20, 2025
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lylerasputin
Jun 20, 2025
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Quote from TealSpaniel3837 :
I have a ZVEX Fuzz Factory which is difficult to use and gets a ton of hate, but I get some amazing sounds out of it. I pair it with a BOSS DS-1 and/or my black Russian Big Muff.
I have never been able to match the fuzz from Music Is My Radar by Blur as Graham Coxon uses a vintage Japanese pedal no longer in production that I cannot recall the name of.....
The zvex fuzz factory gets a lot of hate? I guess I've been out of it, that was always a favorite back when.....

I've got the one with the capacitance control, but granted, I haven't used it in awhile either as in storage...
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TenseRiver647
Jun 20, 2025
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Quote from lylerasputin :
The zvex fuzz factory gets a lot of hate? I guess I've been out of it, that was always a favorite back when.....

I've got the one with the capacitance control, but granted, I haven't used it in awhile either as in storage...
Same. I always thought of the fuzz factory as a highly regarded pedal and zvex's flagship...have 3 fuzzes coming in this week so im super excited to compare them (this, sunlion bart, and a eqd park)
Jun 20, 2025
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NavySardine761
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Quote from TealSpaniel3837 :
I have a ZVEX Fuzz Factory which is difficult to use and gets a ton of hate, but I get some amazing sounds out of it. I pair it with a BOSS DS-1 and/or my black Russian Big Muff.
I have never been able to match the fuzz from Music Is My Radar by Blur as Graham Coxon uses a vintage Japanese pedal no longer in production that I cannot recall the name of.....
I was thinking he use the Shin Ei Fuzz on that, but I never really follwed them so not sure.

I'm glad the Zvex hype died off years ago. I owned a few of his pedals (including a Fuzz Factory) and found them to be over rated by the standards we are at today. They had a lot of novelty ~15 years ago.

Fuzz Factory you can certainly get odd things out of it, but I'd agree with some of the hate. It is overly complicated - fuzz is traditionally a couple knob trick and a fuzz factory it was easy to nudge something on the board to make it unusable and then have no idea how to get the combo of knobs back to something that is usable.

I only ended up using it in the studio because of this. I prefer something like a ToneBender MKII, and honestly even a boutique rat like the Landgraff MOD is far more usable as it can get just fuzzy enough for me but still cuts in a mix and doesn't need another pedal paired with it to sound decent. Teh Tone Bender when I need legit Fuzz.
Jun 20, 2025
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NavySardine761
Jun 20, 2025
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Quote from TenseRiver647 :
Same. I always thought of the fuzz factory as a highly regarded pedal and zvex's flagship...have 3 fuzzes coming in this week so im super excited to compare them (this, sunlion bart, and a eqd park)
Sunlion is a cool pedal but I haven't tried the newer ones after all the OG parts dried up.
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TealSpaniel3837
Jun 21, 2025
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Quote from NavySardine761 :
I was thinking he use the Shin Ei Fuzz on that, but I never really follwed them so not sure.I'm glad the Zvex hype died off years ago. I owned a few of his pedals (including a Fuzz Factory) and found them to be over rated by the standards we are at today. They had a lot of novelty ~15 years ago. Fuzz Factory you can certainly get odd things out of it, but I'd agree with some of the hate. It is overly complicated - fuzz is traditionally a couple knob trick and a fuzz factory it was easy to nudge something on the board to make it unusable and then have no idea how to get the combo of knobs back to something that is usable. I only ended up using it in the studio because of this. I prefer something like a ToneBender MKII, and honestly even a boutique rat like the Landgraff MOD is far more usable as it can get just fuzzy enough for me but still cuts in a mix and doesn't need another pedal paired with it to sound decent. Teh Tone Bender when I need legit Fuzz.
Shin Ei sounds familiar and correct😅

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mydogisarobot
Jun 22, 2025
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Quote from mathematical :
...but fuzzes never sound all that great as the only effect in the chain.
lies!
Jun 22, 2025
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lunr313
Jun 22, 2025
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Quote from MatrixClaw :
I bought one on Musician's Friend when I first saw it for sale. Probably the worst fuzz I've heard. Save your money and buy a Chinese knockoff of something else.

Mosky is nice! 3 voices, 2 chip switch + boost mode
Jun 25, 2025
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sve
Jun 25, 2025
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Good deal. It was out of stock but i ordered and was told 2 weeks.
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rage4order
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Got email that mine shipped today.
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Just got mine…..today!
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how do you guys like it so far?
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Quote from jplee3 :
Are these going to be the 'normal' prices moving forward or is this some limited-time special sale that EHX is pushing for whatever reason?
the sale price hasn't changed for almost a month. I guess it's the normal price now.

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