{"product_id":"earthquaker-hizumitas-359848","title":"Hizumitas","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Essentials to Know About the EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas Pedal\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMassive \"Muff\"-type fuzz\u003c\/strong\u003e: thick saturation, long sustain, and rough grain, designed for heavy riffs as well as singing leads.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWata (Boris) Signature\u003c\/strong\u003e: faithful recreation of her Elk BM Sustainar, featuring a rare blend of huge low end and surprising clarity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3 controls, huge palette\u003c\/strong\u003e: Volume, Sustain, and an atypical Tone that radically transforms the bass\/treble balance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrue relay bypass\u003c\/strong\u003e: silent switching, but requires power to pass the signal.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrom the Elk BM Sustainar to the Hizumitas: a Cult Fuzz Updated for Today\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hizumitas was born from a simple yet formidable request: to capture the DNA of Wata's personal fuzz, a key figure in the sound walls of Boris. This pedal is inspired by an Elk BM Sustainar, a Japanese variant of the \"Triangle\" spirit popularized by Big Muff-type fuzzes. The challenge is that from one unit to another, these vintage circuits and their derivatives can sound very different.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarthQuaker Devices therefore worked from the original pedal to rediscover what makes its magic: a heavily charged saturation, a grainy quality almost like a speaker on the verge of breakup, a huge low end, while retaining enough mids and highs to cut through a dense mix. The result: a fuzz tailored for heaviness, yet surprisingly clear when you manage the attack and Tone setting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho Is the Hizumitas For?\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hizumitas targets guitarists (or bassists) looking for a fuzz with a strong character, capable of filling space without collapsing into mud. It excels in doom, stoner, sludge, noise, shoegaze, post-rock, alt rock, and any context where you want chords that \"breathe\" while remaining gigantic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt suits both beginners (thanks to an ultra-simple interface) and experienced musicians, who will appreciate its response to dynamics and pickups: it reacts very differently depending on whether you play single coils, humbuckers, neck pickup for creamy leads, or bridge pickup for more biting attacks. In the studio, it fits easily into an arrangement\u0026#59; live, it delivers immediate impact on a pedalboard oriented towards big sound.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSimple Controls, Extreme Reactions\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hizumitas goes straight to the point with three potentiometers, each with a marked influence. The \u003cstrong\u003eVolume\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a large level reserve: volume balance typically sits around 9 to 10 o'clock, and beyond that, the pedal can push an amp or the next stage in your chain very hard. The \u003cstrong\u003eSustain\u003c\/strong\u003e acts as a gain and compression control: small adjustments are enough to change density, hold, and the sensation of a \"wall.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe heart of the model's personality lies in the deliberately atypical \u003cstrong\u003eTone\u003c\/strong\u003e: turning it to the right emphasizes bass and darkens the overall sound, with a thunderous low end\u0026#59; turning it to the left brings out more treble and attack, up to more incisive textures. Combined with Sustain, this Tone allows you to shift from a thick, dark fuzz to a sharper fuzz, ideal for cutting through a busy mix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegarding bypass, switching is handled by a \u003cstrong\u003etrue relay bypass\u003c\/strong\u003e: it's silent and reliable, but the pedal must be powered to pass the signal (even in bypass). It is powered by 9 V DC center negative and must not be used at higher voltages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Sound\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hizumitas stands out with a \u003cstrong\u003eheavy, saturated, and very sustaining fuzz\u003c\/strong\u003e, with an underlying grain reminiscent of a stressed speaker cone, while maintaining an \u003cstrong\u003eastonishing note separation\u003c\/strong\u003e for this gain level. Power chords become immense, open chords retain definition, and single-note lines take on a \"singing\" and thick dimension, especially on the neck pickup.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts sonic signature is particularly appreciated in massive and textured registers, which explains why it is found in genres ranging from experimental rock to atmospheric metal. Among musicians associated with this pedal are notably \u003cstrong\u003eWata (Boris)\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as artists known for their approach to textures and big sound like \u003cstrong\u003eJonny Greenwood\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBuzz Osborne\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNeige\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eFrank Iero\u003c\/strong\u003e. On an already warm amp, it thickens and stretches saturation\u0026#59; on a cleaner amp, it builds an immediately usable fuzz wall. 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