The Caroline Guitar Company Hawaiian Pizza in its limited Hammered Blue finish delivers a chaotic fusion of gain staging and voltage manipulation in a compact fuzz/drive circuit. This analog transistor-based effect offers three external controls that interact dynamically to produce everything from tight overdrive to sputtering, low-voltage chaos.

The Input control (pig) sets the gain at the front end, ranging from mild grit to saturated transistor overload. Voltage (pineapple) manipulates the pedal’s internal power, allowing for full-headroom clarity at maximum or compressed, gated textures at lower settings—ideal for octave-rich fuzz and glitchy artifacts. Finally, the Output (pizza) sets the overall signal level and compensates for gain staging across the other two controls.

Internally, a slide switch enables a guitar pickup simulation circuit. Keep it engaged when the pedal follows active pickups, wireless units, or buffered pedals. If placing the Hawaiian Pizza first in the signal chain, the simulator can be switched off for direct, unfiltered interaction with your instrument’s natural tone.

Hand-assembled and built for experimentation, the Hawaiian Pizza thrives in unconventional rigs and rewards nuanced input control with a wide spectrum of fuzz and distortion flavors.