“All the idiosyncrasies of the original but without the threat of total collapse”: LCD Soundsystem used a ‘one-of-a-kind’ vintage pedal to define their fuzz tones – and now it’s been recreated by EarthQuaker Devices

EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea Low End Fuzz Driver.

EarthQuaker Devices and LCD Soundsystem have teamed up to turn the one-of-a-kind vintage fuzz adored by bassist James Murphy into a production pedal, meaning his used-and-abused stompbox can finally retire.

The result is the Chelsea Low End Fuzz Driver, which has been designed to channel the quirks that have reshaped the (probably) once-standard-issue pedal into a beast unto its own – one that has defined the band’s gnarly, gritty tones record after record.