Up for sale, a 2023 Ear Fuzz Effects Baptista in near-mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with the box and paperwork. This finely crafted, hand-wired fuzz pedal was designed by Ear Fuzz founder Jason Zachman to recreate one of the circuits created by Cláudio César Dias Baptista for his brother Sérgio Dias Baptista, the lead guitarist of pioneering Brazilian psychedelic rock/Tropicália band Os Mutantes. The original circuit, the 8th pedal Baptista built for the band, was coined Regulus VIII; it’s a high-gain silicon fuzz, just as aggressive and splatty as one could want, with a Gate control for stop-and-start sputtery sounds. The point-to-point circuit features a pair of BC109C silicon transistors, and the Baptista does not utilize an independent fuzz control, relying instead on input signal to clean up, ensuring full-on, ripping tones as soon as it’s engaged.

There is no wear of note on the enclosure, and the silkscreen graphics are pristine. The inside of the baseplate is dated 6/23 and signed by Zachman.

The box and paperwork are included.