I am always on the hunt for interesting variations of distortion. Recently I have gotten really into distorting my distortion pedals, meaning multiple distortion circuits in a row. I have found by doing this I am able to achieve incredibly unique distortion tones I could never obtain from using one standalone pedal or amplifier. One pedal that is incredibly close to my heart is the Z.VEX fuzz factory. I remember when I got it my 9th grade year of high school and how long it took me to save up for it. It was the first fuzz pedal I ever owned and completely changed the way I perceived sonic limitations for the rest of my life. This is not a normal one trick pony fuzz. This circuit has a life of its own and many people are turned off by it due to its sporatic and at times uncontrollable nature. It brings out so many amazing qualities of my other pedals when used together and also totally changes the way I play guitar while using it. Today I started using it as simply as oscillator. It can go into pure self-oscillation and be used as a tone source! I have found it to be incredibly cool to have an oscillator I can modulate with my guitar and THEN SOME. I pulled the fuzz factory out for the first time in months today and had a great reunion with it. Everytime I pull it out I never get the same sound twice and it always inspires me to pursue sonic annihillation to a new level. Zachary Vex is one of the few TRUE wizard amongst humans today. Cherish his babies.
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