VOX VFZ-1 Fuzz Pedal| Gear Club Direct

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Description

Capture the rare and iconic sound of the legendary MK 1.5 from the '60s with the VOX VFZ-1, a vintage-style two-transistor fuzz pedal featuring silicon transistors voiced to deliver germanium tone without the instability. With precisely targeted biasing, the VFZ-1 delivers an expanded sweet spot with natural cleanup, enabling the expressive breakup that has inspired generations of players.

Two premium silicon transistors are used in the VFZ-1 fuzz circuit—one for the high-impedance input that is designed to play well with complex modern pedalboards and preserve your tone, and a second transistor for shaping the fuzz breakup. Controls include Volume, Fuzz, and two switches: a Tone Cut switch for rolling off high frequencies at the output, and a Bass Cut switch for defining how much low-end tone enters the gain stages. Despite all the vintage warmth and tone, the VFZ-1 is designed to improve on its inspiration with low-noise operation. The VFZ-1 has been engineered for modern guitarists, supporting the typical 9V power supplies found on modern boards (power supply sold separately).

The Sound of Classic Fuzz aend Mor

The VFZ-1’s carefully biased first transistor offers unusually high input impedance for a vintage-style fuzz, preserving your guitar’s natural harmonics and enabling full compatibility with buffered pedals and wahs. This solves a major limitation of classic fuzz designs and makes the VFZ-1 dramatically more flexible on modern boards.

The second transistor shapes the fuzz’s breakup character, recreating the smooth compression and rich overtone saturation reminiscent of an overdriven vintage valve amp. Together, the two stages deliver an expressive, musical fuzz with excellent cleanup and touch sensitivity.

Shape Your Fuzz and Your Voice

Once you’ve set the amount of fuzz via the main Fuzz control, the VFZ-1 offers expanded tonal tools designed for modern players:

Bass Cut: adjusts how much low end enters the gain stages. Perfect for humbuckers, neck pickups, or tightening up the fuzz for rhythm work.
Tone Cut: rolls off high frequencies at the output, great for smoothing harshness or dialing in the iconic violin tone.
Crunch switch: Instantly produces the classic low-gain overdrive tones that vintage fuzzes create when the guitar’s volume is rolled back, without touching your guitar’s controls.

Tradition, Perfected

Inspired by the classic Mk 1.5 and early two-transistor fuzzes, the VFZ-1 captures their liquid sustain, mid-rich presence, and dynamic feel but with lower noise, rock-solid stability, and greater flexibility. It delivers the organic breakup that made early fuzz tones so captivating while solving the usability issues that limited original units.

Legendary Fuzz Within Reach

Authentic Mk 1.5 fuzz tones have become rare, expensive, and inconsistent. The VFZ-1 brings that unmistakable character to today's players, with modern enhancements that make it easier to integrate, easier to control, and far more reliable—without sacrificing the soul of the originals.

Features

Based on MK 1.5 Fuzz from the '60s
Highly Stable 2-Transistor Fuzz Design
Silicon Transistors w/ Germanium Voicing
Precise Biasing for Expanded Sweet Spot
Crunch Switch for Lower Gain Overdrive
Bass Cut and Tone Cut for Tonal Shaping
High-Impedance Input for Big Pedalboards
Exceptionally Low-Noise Performance
Compact, Rugged, and Vintage Styled

Tech Specs

Audio I/O:	1x 1/4" TS Hi-Z/Instrument Input 1x 1/4" TS Line Output
Power Source:	AC Adapter with Power Brick (Not Included)
DC Input Power:	9 VDC

Delivery & Returns

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