ZVEX Vexter Fuzz Factory Vertical Guitar Pedal
Product Overview
The Zvex Fuzz Factory has become something of a modern classic, known for its thick fuzz and glitchy, stuttery, feedback-y goodness. Used by countless players including Matt Bellamy from Muse, John Frusciante, and Trent Reznor, this pedal is as versatile as it is popular. Due to its unique set of controls, the Zvex Fuzz Factory can cover a range of fuzz tones, from classically smooth and warm tones to full-on synth-y and experimental, with extreme ease. This pedal invites experimentation and innovation, and is not only a great piece of gear, but an inspiring compositional tool as well.
The Zvex Fuzz Factory is a germanium fuzz pedal, featuring two new old stock germanium transistors from the 1960s. Instead of trying to control and homogenize the behavior of the transistors like his predecessors, Zachary Vex has decided to lean in to germanium’s strange temper by providing the user with a great deal of control over how the circuitry behaves.
The extreme range of possibilities that the controls provide has inspired a host of user generated lists and spreadsheets that catalog various settings. In the same vein, this pedal come packaged with an instruction sheet that provides five example settings that demonstrate some of the different flavors that the pedal can provide. As such, these will give you a good sense of the sonic breadth that this pedal is capable of.
Features
- VOL: controls the pedal’s output level. Turn it to the right for more, to the left for less. Beware: there is LOTS of gain on tap with this pedal, which is good, but consider yourself warned.
- GATE: kind of acts like a noise gate. This pedal can be noisy, and if that is not your thing, just turn the gate knob to the right until the noise is eliminated. You can also use it to “tune” the pitch of your feedback.
- COMP: behaves similarly to how a compressor control would. Turn the knob to the left to increase attack, and to the right to decrease and eventually kind of squeeze the signal. If you are using the pedal to generate feedback, this knob can help you fuzz up your feedback sound.
- DRIVE: typically works like a traditional drive control: turn it to the left for less drive, and to the right for more. This is another knob that can be used to adjust the pitch of your feedback. Note that this knob will basically no longer function when the COMP knob is turned all the way to the right.
- STAB: helps to control the stability of the signal. Turning this knob lower than the 2 o’clock point significantly softens the pedal’s fuzz. This knob can also help to control the pitch of your feedback.
Details
- Brand: ZVex
- Voltage: 9 Volts
- Amperage: 3 Milliamps
- Controls type: Knob
- Signal format: Analog
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- Dimensions: 4.70" x 2.38" x 1.82"
