Error State

Unpredictable glitch fuzz inspired by the ZVex Fuzz Factory — sputtering, gated, and beautifully broken.

Error State is NOKILL's chaotic tribute to the legendary ZVex Fuzz Factory — a pedal designed for those who find "perfection" boring. This isn't just a fuzz; it's a living, breathing malfunction. From velcro-ripping gated textures to infinite, screaming feedback loops, Error State is built to push your signal past the breaking point and into beautiful, sonic instability.

Engineered for the sonic saboteur, Error State gives you total control over the collapse. Manipulate stability and compression to find sweet spots where notes bloom into radio-interference squeals or collapse into a lo-fi, 8-bit sputter. It's a boutique fuzz pedal that demands you play the knobs as much as the strings.

If you're tired of safe, predictable dirt, plug in, dial up the chaos, and embrace the glitch.

Controls

• Vol — pedal output level
• Gate — sets the noise gate threshold; lower for sputter, higher for clean tails
• Comp — compression and feedback character
• Drive — input gain and overall saturation
• Stab — stability of the oscillation; pushes the circuit into and out of self-oscillation

Technical specs

FAQ

How is this different from a Fuzz Factory? Error State takes the same gated, oscillating concept and rebuilds it with NOKILL's own component choices. Same family, different attitude.

Is it hard to dial in? It rewards exploration. There are sweet spots all over the knobs, but the pedal is designed to be unstable — that's the point.

Will it work on bass? Yes, though you'll want to spend time finding the right balance with the Gate to keep the low end intact.

What power supply do I need? Standard 9V DC center-negative. Isolated supplies are recommended for low-noise glitch behavior.

Handbuilt in Portland, OR by NOKILL Pedal Co.