Founded in 1994, ZVEX has always had a reputation for creating otherworldly effects pedals that will simply transform any anaemic-sounding guitar and amp setup into flourishing sonic nirvana. They have to be heard to be believed!
Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota; ZVEX Effects’ founder Zachary Vex has been often described by his peers as a “mad scientist” who abandons any conventional pedal norms and creates completely original and inspired circuits. ZVEX are most renowned for their diverse range of fuzz, distortion and boost pedals, but the company also produces modulation effects and even step sequencers.
ZVEX Effects arguably made its name with its legendary Fuzz Factory pedal, debuting in 1995. Considered a modern classic, ZVEX’s flagship Fuzz Factory remains incredibly popular for its spluttery ’60s-style fuzz sound that can be twisted and manipulated to offer a multitude of crazy, high-gain textures with glitchy overtones. Muse’s Matt Bellamy loves the Fuzz Factory so much, that he has its circuit fitted in most of his custom Manson guitars!
The ZVEX pedal range is currently split into two. Their USA offerings all feature unique hand-painted artwork, meaning that no two are identical! The ‘Vexter’ series encompasses all of ZVEX’s most famous pedal designs, but these stompboxes feature silk-screened artwork – making them more affordable.
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The ’59 Sound is based on the legendary 1959 Tweed Fender Bassman. The ’59 Sound captures the essence of that magical amplifier. -
Hand painted pedals feature a lifetime warranty. Colors and details may vary. The heaviest-sounding pedal in the ZVEX lineup, the BOM has a massive amount of distortion with great thump and excellent tone control, and includes a very effective noise-silencing gate feature which can be turned off and on with a footswitch. Gain adjusts from hard to harder. -
This Vexter Series Box of Rock features UV printed graphics to commemorate our 25th Anniversary. The parts inside Vexters are identical to the hand painted pedals. -
This Box of Rock™ simulates Zachary’s favorite amp turned up all the way, a 1966 Marshall® JTM45. The tone control adjusts brightness and there’s a high-headroom low-noise boost. -
This Vexter Series Box of Rock features UV printed graphics to commemorate our 25th Anniversary. The parts inside Vexters are identical to the hand painted pedals. -
The Channel 2 is derived from the second channel of our Super Duper 2-in-1 pedal. This is a small footprint pedal that covers the range from unity gain line buffer, to a light transparent overdrive. Think of it as the second channel on your amp, or as a line buffer, or as a boost that adds sparkle. -
This pedal is a modified version of our Box of Rock’s Distortron Engine. The improvements include a gain boost switch for added sizzle and a sub control switch with 3 levels. The amounts were carefully selected to reduce “flubbiness” that occurs when using amps with heavy low-end response. It would be immodest of me to suggest that this ZVEX effect is the greatest distortion pedal of all time, but it probably is. Try it last in your chain, and beat it up with your other effects... it stacks like a dream. -
Vexter Series pedals are lower priced, featuring silk-screened art. The parts inside Vexters are identical to the hand painted models.
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Vexter Series pedals are lower priced, featuring silk-screened art. The parts inside Vexters are identical to the hand painted models.
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Hand Painted pedals feature a lifetime warranty. The color of the lettering varies on the Hand Painted Fat Fuzz Factory, not limited to the examples pictured here. -
This Vexter Series Fat Fuzz Factory features UV printed graphics to commemorate our 25th Anniversary. The parts inside Vexters are identical to the hand painted pedals. -
The Fuzz Factory 7 USA Vexter features UV printed art and hand-painted NOS 1960s GT308 germanium transistors. The parts inside are identical to the hand painted model.
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Hand painted pedals feature a lifetime warranty. Colors and details may vary. -
Packed with knobs that let you control everything from tight, radically fuzzy sounds that gate off instantly when you stop playing, to intermodulating oscillations that fight for control of your guitar as your notes decay, to shortwave radio sounds, ripping velcro and octave-like fuzz. -
This 25th Anniversary Vexter Series Fuzz Factory features UV printed art. The parts inside are identical to the hand painted model. -
Hand painted pedals feature a lifetime warranty. Colors and details may vary.
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Vexter Series pedals are lower priced, featuring silk-screened art. The parts inside Vexters are identical to the hand painted pedals.
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The Fuzzolo is a raging beast of a fuzz. We managed to squeeze this wild thing into a small box to save real estate on pedal boards, and because we could. The Fuzzolo has two controls: Volume (post gain), and Pulse Width. The Fuzzolo is equally devastating on guitar and bass. -
Hand painted pedals feature a lifetime warranty. Colors and details may vary. -
This pedal was designed to emulate the sounds and textures of the Lo-Fi Loop Junky™ in real time, but it goes far beyond that. Click it on and mix your sparkly clear compressed signal with the smashed, lo-fidelity warbled signal and listen to it become a luscious emulsification that can be blended to the most perfect depth. Achieve new haunting chorus sounds and pulsating vibrato. Unusual and fun, you’ve never heard anything quite like it. -
Vexter Series pedals are lower priced, featuring silk-screened art. The parts inside Vexters are identical to the hand painted pedals. -
Hand painted pedals feature a lifetime warranty. Colors and details may vary.
