All user reviews for the Zvex Fuzz Factory

I purchased this unit new on eBay for $224 shipped. I bought this unit because I was looking for a flexible, frankly crazy, fuzz/sound generator.

My question is, what's not to like? Mr. Vex's claim is that the Fuzz Factory helps the user to shape his/her own personalized fuzz. My problem is that I don't have a personalized fuzz. Indeed, this unit is the quintessence of experimentation. The tones that one can get with this unit seem limitless, from overdrive that cleans up well (despite complaints to the contrary from naysayers) to Atari/synth randomness. Really, there is nothing this cannot do.

I have no complaints with it personally, but I do some have caveats for those who are thinking about purchasing one:

1) The price. This unit is not cheap. I had a tough time deciding to purchase it, then a tough time justifying its purchase. Not that it's bought and paid for, I'm glad I did it.

2) It's not subtle. Yes, one can set it for a nice overdrive - a pretty nasty one. Again, I'm not complaining - I knew what I was getting because I tried one beforehand. I recommend that potential buyers do the same. It's not for everyone, but everyone should try one anyway.

3) One must purchase a Zvex power plate if he wants AC power. Here, I would be remiss if I did not mention that the battery life is said to be at least three years! This may render this caveat moot.


They don't come better made; plus, Mr. Vex guarantees the unit for duration of HIS life. If it breaks, he will fix it, free.

Again, the Zvex Fuzz Factory is not everyone. Instead, it is tailor made for the experimentally minded, and those who want to add a touch of zaniness and unpredictability to his rig. That said, I give it my highest, most enthusiastic recommendation.

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Germanium Fuzz
1 volume knob, output level
Gate 1 button, level of feedback
Comp 1 button, attack level
1 buoton Drive, level of fuzz
Stab a button, the signal level of stability

UTILIZATION

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SOUND QUALITY

Well there it is ultra space as Fuzz, nothing to do with vintage Fuzz as the Fuzz Face or Tone Bender, this is really something else we are in the modern Fuzz sound is very sharp and clean it lacks bass, use alone is not his strong it must be coupled with an overdrive to give the body if it sounds a bit empty
For the fact that the Muse by severe against the plans for the Hendrix Fuzz I prefer my Red and plans Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stone I Stone Bender

OVERALL OPINION

Super expensive in nine to 299 € so there is no ... in secondhand to 180 € here OK why not, if one seeks a good fuzz and modern for that she gets it
I think it's a good addition and it puts a little fantasy in a very conventional effect today
To try it anyway because it may be surprising at first

It's a fuzz pedals.
format is relatively small.
Genre boss pedals but thinner.

UTILIZATION

There is a small manual that provides some configurations of knobs.
Comprhension the influence of some knobs asked me quite some time.
It is simple to use, it supports diverse it with his foot ....
In fact if you use it as a fuzz pedals is that I defines a thanks to its knobs, I play with and that's it.
It is rather unfortunate ....
See below why.

SOUND QUALITY

The effect of fuzz is really terrible. In little more tweaking.
The knob "stab" Defines a certain stability of the effect.
It's really hard to explain because it is a sound ever heard.
SETTING THE following the knob that, when you lock the strings of the guitar, this one gnre feedback. Ms. trs low volume. Then you can modulate the level of feedback. You CRER a kind of whammy, feedback.
Listen to the song muse "new born" APRS keyboard is the sound you hear.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had three months, I rgale.
In order to use against the modulation must turn the stab.
So I spend my time on the floor. I installed a switch on the footswitch instead.
I fix the fuzz on my guitar. And have fun.
The pedals can not be found in France.
States only.

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UTILIZATION

Magistral you press the button you rules and you get superb sound good ... I still have a little trouble using it but there's so many sounds possible that you're doing not last lol she's great it is not like other pedals or you one of the fun you can really find a sound that suits you

SOUND QUALITY

Superb!
its really a nag that will delight fans of the distortion and this feedback is absolutely terribleca something like fffffffffffffiiiiiiiiizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

OVERALL OPINION

To buy directly if you like the big sound
if you're a fan of Lara Fabian on your way

Fuzz effect very particular but terrible!
Each Fuzz Factory is assembled by hand and painted by hand. You can find the name of the guy who assembles and date ... Cool right?

UTILIZATION

Beginners to use quite complex but it is super cool. We can not say that this is easy to use but which foot once masters!

SOUND QUALITY

Exellent! A superb fuzz effect rather special. You have to love. In fact, it's pretty hard to explain, that the lighter, it makes a hissing sound (like GBF) that can rgler for diffrent frquences -> Ca is quanbd you do not play. After playing the first note, it's just fte. For fans of Muse, like me, I had to know the version of Radio 5 Plug in baby: that's exactly what the rule when the knobs to beginners ... Something crazy!
For those who like a little less, but who knows Muse New Born, that's exactly the sound of the main riff, the one just after the end of the 1st verse (end of the piano). HUGE as its what ...

OVERALL OPINION

Fan of Muse or its Fuzz, skip it. It really is exellent but hard enough to master the very beginners.

As the name Indicator and its a FUZZ More precisely a fuzz factory. Indeed the pedals offers, through its rglages many fuzz DIFFERENT!
The technology used is analog. The saturation is made by two germanium transistors, which gives her a good vintage fuzz.
If you have two hands and you know how to use dacheter not need the power plate to score some dollars quon Obviously not! Just solder two small son and a hole for passing. But good for the price they could have done in Z-Vex dorigine Grrrr

UTILIZATION

Its not as simple quune fuzz pedals common! There are five of potentiomtre rglage and apart from the volume knob, each of the four potentiomtres interact (lexplication Klawn by the knobs is not bad). But all this makes Careers News quite complex but if you know you have a pen and a sheet of paper dune should go.
If ever there is a Z-Vex site that helps a lot for the comprhension bte, if not my personal jai reu an A4 sheet with explanatory pedals nicely packaged.

SOUND QUALITY

In my opinion the highlight of cest this! Cest every imaginable kind of fuzz quon comes out of this little box!
Obviously some rglage sound and just dcouter Muse Origin of symmetry to give an ide, but also throw a "coup Doreil" Summertime Janis Joplin. I think like ay, even if its not this effect is used I think is something quil ...
Aside from all that can be filled with things else, you can really get his own fuzz suited to our style DTRE just a little curious and not be afraid to dfoncez eardrums in seeking rglage!

OVERALL OPINION

Amateur or fuzz-rock fan, you dont try your luck never heard such a fuzz! Linkinpark fan, or worse Limpbizkit avrillavigne go your way, and I know not ask mom and dad pay you dernire mtal the death zone that kills Acesta Good rant of useless but good cest euhhh to say what a mean!
Bon ben cest Voil trs really good effect and easier to procure EST to order at musictoyz.com, cest delivered within 5 days by UPS.
If you have any questions nhsitez not amcrire!

Well, as the name suggests is a factory Fuzz, so it's a fuzz that can provide thousands of different colors and sounds ...
It's analog, it's craft, that transistors ...
next editions, yeah, it's even the highlight of the machine (or the weak point as it will) ...
Simply connect a jack input, an output jack ... nothing to tread a neuron that side.
It's a pedal enough space, it is made of handcrafted and decorated well. As a result, no two similar models or on the decor or the sound ...

UTILIZATION

Configuring crazy! It really is a beast to make a sound, not just a pedal ... it works much like the analog synths of yesteryear ... The most complex is that it affects a knob, all other config change ... impossible to find a sound if not by accident with that thing ... obviously there are presets on the manufacturer's website, but the fun thing is to make its own sound ... and it is not easy easy!

SOUND QUALITY

Then, I must admit having heard very little Fuzz also have a special sound and friendly ... on this side and the understanding that once the crackling, hissing and other buzzzz the part of the sound of the box, you can really have fun ...
I am the main branch on my Les Paul and my Triple XXX, sometimes I put the whammy ahead to make more noise ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few days, I like the system of "I make my fuzz," I do not exaggerate the price for a single germanium fuzz which was added an external bias (hee yes is nothing else), I do not like the gate that closes too quickly and cut the notes in delirium ...
I tried several Fuzz (hand made, Dunlop, Electro Harmonix ...) but none had the system fun to make weird sounds ...
So getting back to the price, it is exaggerated, even highly exaggerated! We should be able to make a fuzz house that will have the same capacity for € 50 ... short, apart from being a fan of muse and wanting to pay for all the stuff from Bell (good luck) or take the offer (like me), forget it! It's too expensive for what it is!
Question choice, I would not change my big muff for any Zvex the world, but it was nice to try this toy ...

- Volume knob
- Gate knob
- Comp knob
- Drive knob
- Stab knob
- LED
- 9 Volt adapter requires modification or replacement bottom plate.
- Hand painted enclosure
- True bypass

UTILIZATION

With the Gate, Compression, and Stability knobs, this is far from an easy fuzz pedal to get to know. In fact, I found it quite difficult to find good, usable settings on my own. Luckily, the ZVex website has a few sample settings to try. Those work fairly well. Still, tweaking can be hard to do on the fly.

SOUND QUALITY

How does one rate the sound of something designed to sound, well... like a fuzz pedal? The interesting thing it, this pedal tends to be more raunchy and nasty than most. There are many noise type players who would absolutely love this pedal. There are many other players who are looking for a classic fuzz sound that would be left scratching their heads and cleaning their ears after playing this one. Consider yourself warned.

OVERALL OPINION

It seems there are as many fuzz pedals available as there are stars in the sky. Everyone makes a fuzz pedal. This one is slightly unique as it doesn't appear to be based on a Big Muff. Again, that will be great to some and displease others. If you like a smooth, refined fuzz tone, this is not the pedal for you. If you like whacked out sticky gooey fuzz overload, this is one you might want to try out.

As all things ZVex, the price is up there. Most times I find that the price is not justified. This pedal, due to its unique sound might be. I still think it's a bit too highly priced, but if it's a sound you like it will probably be worth it. It's probably better to stick with the less expensive Vexter series to save a few bucks since I believe them to be the same thing, just with a non-hand painted enclosure.

Fuzz powerful and devastating that stains the walls and ears of your neighbors and relatives.
Purely analog, which explains the price, made by our friend al AMAIN Zvex the states.
Volume manages the output level (very high) gate has two functions: tuning a feedback to the left and right serves as a noise gate. Comp manages the compression level, drive the level of distortion, and uses envellope stab and make feedback in conjunction with the gate comp and stab.

UTILIZATION

It must be clear in the early trial and error, but once comprsi operation, it literally explodes ..

SOUND QUALITY

The sounds it produces are devastatuer and you can even believe that a dog is a bestiolle in your amp (this is for fun !!!). The are reminiscent of his muse necessarily but can go further and you can experiment at will. This pedal is really terible and could be untilisé in all circumstances if they are ready to rock, metal, punk, metal (do not need but why not jazz, inova need in life ...) in short, a fuzz as it should be oily, muddy and beautiful ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 6 months and I even know if he has other distortion on my Peavy was lights. a beautiful fuzz ...
Certainly the price is quite high but it is hand assembled by hand to states but you can buy that version esta serie 200euros
How does you not buy? what are you waiting?

Fuzz Effect of hand made and painted by hand. They are numrotes. See below for the rest

UTILIZATION

Be careful, do not expect plug and play clean at once. Each is knob dpendant other. They interact together. We must spend time to find his or her sound. Zvex provides examples but do not trust our ears hsiter.

SOUND QUALITY

Fuzz pedals of (Anloga) quite versatile: It passes easily between classic Fuzz Hendrixien a Smashing Pumpinesque ending with the Muse, or even more twisted. Quite simply, I cover on this pedals. It allows for all sorts of innovative sound.

OVERALL OPINION

I for a month and I do not really regret my purchase. The PDAL is a real gem, one of my MOST pdalier. It guitarists salivating all my friends. has been a while since I wanted one and dad has ammen Nol in its aute. Sure, it's a bit expensive for the components is in it, but the quality and llok priceless.

Pigale tried in stores.

Muse is the pedal (on some songs) And it moves! Overall, it sounds Fuzz, filthy and nag ... difficult to draw "a distortion clinic" ... So it sounds Muse, Hendrix, The Floyd (Time) ... The nice overdrive at the Stones ... not know it right away ... pretty nasty, we're going to sound like metal zone ... What great with this pedal is the extreme versatility of the settings ... it has hundreds of different colors that are combined in 4 settings ... more interactive ... they are all in a move changes the color assigned to another ... a real mess but really fun for those who want to spend the tps .... So it was not a pedal, but 50! Should be a piece of absolute control!

QLQ faults, however:

- The button is bad flight tune, in 3 / 10 was already a support her too hard, the blow the adjustment range is 0 to 3, the 4-10 is useless.
- When COMP is at the bottom: More sound! a series resistance on the knob would have been sufficient to avoid this problem as is the case on many pedals as the TS example in the loop of the PDO. Indeed I take this opportunity to clarify that this setting is not a COMPRESSION in the strict sense. Zvex recognizes it himself, he gave the name according to its faders of the line sound that came out after the fact. On the electronic point of view it is a second drive ... .
- No dial tone on on Start or Tele is too much treble ... Moreover Muse adds a great EQ to correct color.

UTILIZATION

Super Fuzz pedal with very very different colors you can create a custom .... Going to make noise if set to automatic: feedback ... parasite ... buzz ...

SOUND QUALITY

Very good analog sound ...

OVERALL OPINION

Excellent pedal, but very typical

Everything has been said below.

It's the same model as the Vexter but it is painted by hand ... This gives an authentic artistic side

This painting is fragile ..

Fuzz pedal with AC128 Germanium transistors. In the distinction of having a button which makes the pedal STAB unstable and generate feedback.
No tone knob .. ale that is a major weakness.
Made popular thanks to Bellamy of Muse.

UTILIZATION

Complicated but that's what's funny. All settings are interraction ..
The volume is very poorly staged: 3 is much too strong, the rest of the race of the button serves no purpose except to his amp Bouzille

SOUND QUALITY

His heavy powerful, but very acute and criada. Bellamy uses large corrections EQ. It is a shame ... where is the TONE knob sniff

OVERALL OPINION

Original pedal, but its unusual with large faults I love her anyway because it kills.
There are some very good alternatives to this pedal in the same spirit (the Devil Inside by jmb experience with a tone knob and a more bold): http://jmb.experience.free.fr

Zoom UF-01:

This is a fuzz stompbox made by Zvex. It has 1/4" input and output jacks and can be used with a 9V battery or a standard boss style power adaptor. It's true bypass and has five controls, which are: Volume, Drive, Stab (stability), Comp (compression) and Gate.

The difference between this model and the vexter series is just cosmetic. This model is hand painted where as the vexter is screen printed.




UTILIZATION

This pedal is simple to set up, just plug your amp and guitar in and put a battery inside and you're ready to roll. The five controls on this pedal are very interactive and can react strangely in certain settings and produce feedback. It can be quite difficult to get a traditional fuzz tone out of this pedal I find, but then again if you want a traditional fuzz sound then you're probably not going to be buying a fuzz factory.

One thing I dislike about the utilization of this pedal is that due to the small enclosure and high amount of knobs it's quite easy to knock your settings when engaging the bypass footswitch.


SOUND QUALITY

I really love the sound of this pedal the germanium transistors sound amazing. The range of sounds you can get out of this pedal are ridiculous. My personal favorite is a heavily gated "velcro-fuzz" sound. Like I mentioned previously in certain settings this pedal can be prone to produce wild feedback and oscillations, I really like this feature of the pedal but a lot of people can be put off by it. I enjoy using it to produce a huge wall of fuzz sound that trails into oscillation. The pitch of the oscillation can be changed by the volume and tone controls on some guitars I found so there is possibility for new creative aspects which aren't available with other traditional fuzz boxes.

OVERALL OPINION

Overall I think this is a great pedal but I can't justify the price of owning a real one and despite building more than five clones I haven't managed to get the right sound yet. I think if you're considering this pedal you should try it before you buy it as it isn't for everyone.

I think that that this model is ridiculously priced compared to the vexter series considering the only difference is the paint work on it, this is why the overall opinion score is low on this pedal.

Very beautiful piece hand painted and comes in a small red cloth with an elastic closed and dice colored porcelain.

It looks like a toy until we branch ...

So far I have pedals and I tried, did qu'alterer sound, this one, it will set up the sound! Even with the guitar volume to 0, it spews evil overtones and whistles incredible! It's great!

UTILIZATION

Settings interact with each other, and you really experience it. What is funny it's still possible to vary the current settings of games. No wonder some are what the effect is integrate directly into the guitar.

By combining it with other effects, notament a wah wah, you can really put the guitar and create sounds just by playing with the settings. She is very sensitive to changes in tone.

SOUND QUALITY

It is very rich, very full, very fat, but it is a part of all the fuzz I've tried, this one stands out completely I think.
I find it sounds really interesting.
In my tests, so I fired my vox wah wah and my Whammy in addition to the fuzz, and without touching anything, pedals or guitar, I had a car engine in full acceleration that was changing. I tell you me, this pedal is alive!
And beyond the experimentation, it creates fuzz that I find unique and again very nice to play.

OVERALL OPINION

Well, as everyone over the years, I tried playing with a bow to Jimmy Page, the cordless drill near the microphones to Van Halen, a wah wah blocked half race for Zappa, the Whammy in all directions to Tom Morello, the Frampton talk box to ... But I must say that this pedal fascinates me, it has a soul.
I've had two weeks and I keep using it, and to discover new sonic possibilities.
I do it again this choice without problems

Pedals to "plant a Fuzz"
Analog technology.
For a connection between an output jack & 6.35
A switch and a conventional 9V power jack on the cot

UTILIZATION

The PDAL has 5 buttons "flight" "comp" "gate" "drive" "stab"
Hsiter not have the turn in every sense the magic sound of fuzz factory apparatra fairly quickly.
I do not find it complicated unlike other opinions just take a quarter of an hour it is rgl!

SOUND QUALITY

Undoubtedly the highlight of the pedals.
Literally making the fuzz factory!
It produces an excellent record for the most fuzz lgre most DLIR most psycadelic!
A superb pedals.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for six months, it did not default
I tried other fuzz, but nothing compares to the fuzz factory. The quality-price ratio hardly fort.Mais with exprience I would do the same choice.

Rod Barthet
http://www.rodbarthet.com