EarthQuaker Devices - Purrows Fuzz Attacker (Barrows B's Music Exclusive)

The Purrows Fuzz Attacker is what happens when a legendary fuzz circuit gets a little weird, a little furry, and completely exclusive to one shop. Built on EarthQuaker Devices' Barrows platform — a MKII-inspired fuzz circuit loaded with a trio of carefully matched germanium transistors — this limited variant swaps the standard graphics for custom cat art by illustrator Avery Worrall. It's a B's Music Shop exclusive. You won't find this one anywhere else. Germanium fuzz has a particular magic that silicon just can't replicate — that slightly saggy, warm, almost vocal quality that breathes with your playing rather than bulldozing over it. The Purrows captures that in spades. Roll the Attack back and you're in singing, touch-sensitive distortion territory: responsive, musical, the kind of tone that cleans up beautifully when you pull your guitar's volume knob back. Crank it forward and the whole thing opens up into crushing, harmonically saturated fuzz with sustain that just refuses to die. It's the kind of pedal where you set a level, start playing, and forget you were supposed to stop twenty minutes ago. The phase-corrected, buffered output means it'll play nice with whatever else is on your board — no signal loss, no weird phase cancellation when it's stacked with other pedals. Level sits at unity gain around noon, so dialing in your stage volume is straightforward. It works with bass too, which is worth noting: germanium fuzz and bass don't always get along, but the Purrows handles low-end input without losing its composure. Avery Worrall's custom cat illustration gives this thing a personality all its own — it's the kind of enclosure that looks at home on a boutique board but also looks like it belongs to someone who actually plays. Compact enough to fit anywhere, weird enough to start conversations. --- **Specifications** - **Brand:** EarthQuaker Devices - **Model:** Purrows Fuzz Attacker - **Variant:** B's Music Shop Exclusive - **Circuit:** MKII-inspired germanium fuzz - **Transistors:** Three carefully matched germanium transistors - **Output:** Phase-corrected, buffered - **Controls:** Level (output volume, unity gain at approximately noon), Attack (distortion/fuzz intensity) - **Tone Range:** Light singing distortion to crushing, harmonically rich sustain - **Instrument Compatibility:** Guitar and bass - **Footprint:** Compact, pedalboard-friendly - **Artwork:** Custom cat art by Avery Worrall - **Availability:** Exclusive to B's Music Shop - **SKU:** PURROWS-EQDBARRV1USA