In 1961, Grady Martin scored a hit with a fuzzy tone caused by a faulty preamplifier that distorted his guitar playing on the Marty Robbins song "Don't Worry". Later that year Martin recorded an instrumental tune under his own name, using the same faulty preamp. The song, on the Decca label, was called "The Fuzz."
In 1961, Grady Martin had a hit with a fuzzy sound from a faulty preamplifier, which distorted his guitar playing on Marty Robbins's "Don't Worry". He later recorded an instrumental piece under his own name using the same faulty preamp. This song was released on Decca Records and called "The Fuzz."