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ZVex Fat Fuzz Factory Vexter guitar pedal settings

Stock Sounds

"It's a little stock"
— Lars Ulrich

Nickname Gate Comp Drive Stab Personal Comments
Mellow Mud 2:30 7:00 7:00 9:00 Wall of fuzz with a little bite.
Tone Bender Fuzz 2:00 8:30 9:00+ 9:15 Cleans up with guitar volume.
FuzzFaze Jimi Hendrix 10:00 7:00 12:00 5:00 Tight middle.
Punchy Fuzz 2:30 7:00 7:00 9:00
Big & Thick 11:00 11:00 5:00 5:00 Nice. However amp hiss with volume off.
Gas Channel Fuzz 5:00 8:30 10:00 5:00 Warm, slightly punchy.
Bonkers Fuzz (1) 2:00 2:00 11:00 3:00 Very fuzzy. Slight break-up.
60's Fuzz 2:00 8:30 3:00 5:00 Full.
Old school 2:30 8:00 9:00 5:00
Classic Fuzz Fat 9:00 7:00 1:00 5:00 Wall of fat fuzz.
Intermodulation 2:00 7:00 7:00 5:00 Extra Punchy. Kinda whiny.
Big Muff Pi Sustain 3:00 9:00 3:00 9:00 Rich. Non-active playing squeals.
Smooth Sustain 2:00 9:00 5:00 10:00
What the Fuzz? 7:00 7:00 5:00 5:00 Super fuzzy. Noisy with no input.
Clean Up Fuzz 7:00 7:00 2:30 5:00 Rich & punchy. Cutting for fuzz.
Metal Distortion 4:00 10:30 7:00 5:00 Very Stock. Very tight.
Tight and Sweet 12:00 8:00 8:00 5:00 Very nice. Very playable.
Weezer-esque 2:30 7:00 7:00 5:00 Very playable.
Punky 3:30+ 7:00 7:00 5:00 Bad religion-ish / ZZ-top
Soft Fuzz 1:00 7:00 7:00 10ish
Traditional Fuzz 9:00 7:00 11-1 11-1 Fun. Screaming squeal when not playing!
Tiny 10:30 12:00 12:30 9:30 Noise when not play. Smooth.
Smashing Pumpkins-esque 2:00 9:00 5:00 10:00 Wall of noise. Play on top off.
Clean Fuzz 5:00 2:00 11:00 5:00 Punchy, thick
Big Muff Pi Box 7:00 12:00+ 12:00 5:00 Rich and woolly
Metal Fuzz 10:45 2:00 5:00 1:30 Do a "ghost bend" pinch harmonic around 12th fret.
Resonant Fuzz 7:00 7:00 12:00 4:00 Resonant with a little bite

Hi-Octane 2:00 to 3:00 7:00 7:00 5:00

Not Stock Sounds

Nickname Gate Comp Drive Stab Personal Comments
Arpegio 12:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 Not too wild but interesting.
Siren Fuzz 12:00 12:00 12:00 8:30 Siren when not playing. Play volumne knob.
Random Fuzz 1:30 7:00 5:00 4:00 Wild!
Psychedelic Crackle 1:00 8:00 3:00 3:00 Volume knob dependent. Automatic feedback when not playing.
Fuzz Squeal 9:00 12:00 3:00 9:00 Respectful squeal. Only play volume knobs.
Pitch Drop 7:00 12:00 5:00 7:00 Strong glitch when not playing.
Fuzz Mellow 1:00 12:00 1:00 9:00 Wall of fuzz. squels when not playing
Dead Quite Ripper 9:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 Repeative glitch sound when not playing

OD Squeal 7:00 12:00 3:00 3:00 Not Stock. High squeal. Play volume knobs and use open string drones.
Whale 7:00 1:00 5:00 9:00 Not Stock. Makes noise with no input, thus play off the gaps.
Bonkers Fuzz (2) 1:00 1:00 11:00 3:00 Not Stock. Very squeally.

To be Process

Crazy Clean: Gate: 1:00 Comp: 9:00 Drive: 9:45 Stab: 2:45 Notes: turn down guitar volume for sparkly clean.
Big Muff Pi Tone 5:00 7:00 5:00 5:00
Big Muff Pi Tone off 2:00 12:00 3:00+- 9:00
Big Muff Fuzzy 12:00 12:00 3:00 9:00
Atari 7:00 3:00 5:00 8:00
Clean to OD 5:00 2:00 10:00 5:00
Dummy Fuzz 11:00 11:00 5:00 5:00
Electric BeaNot Stock 7:00 5:00 7:00 5:00
Fizzy Fizz 10:00 1:00 11:00 12:00
Fuzz Bright 1:00 12:00 1:00 4:00
Fuzz Distortion 12:00 12:00 3:00 9:00
FuzzFace71 (1) 12:00 12:00 12:00 5:00
FuzzFace71 (2) 3:00 7:00 12:00 4:30
FuzzFace71 (3) 7:00 12:00 1:00 5:00
FuzzFace71 (4) 12:00 7:00 12:00 5:00
Fuzz Splutter 3:00 12:00 3:00 9:00

Hi-Compression 3:00 9:00 5:00 5:00

Interference 7:00 3:00 12:00 5:00
IYW 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00
Juice Face 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00
Krackle Fuzz 1:00 4:00 10:00 2-5:00
Modulated Mud Fuzz 12:00 11:00 5:00 7:00
Modulated Sticky 12:00 1:00 5:00 7:00
Modulated Sticky Fuzz 9:00 3:00 9:00 3:00
Muse-esque 2:30 3:15 5:00 5:00
No-Name Fuzz 1:00 11:00 2:00 7:00
No-Name Fuzz (2) 10:00 7:00 12:00 5:00
OD/Fuzz 7:00 7:00 7:00 5:00
Please Fuzz 12:00 7:00 3:00 2:00
Prickly Vexter 8:45 12:15 2:00 4:45 1:30
Radio Fuzz 7:00 10:00 12:00 5:00 (play A, lower to taste)
Range 7:00 12:00 3:00 12:00
Smooth Fuzz 7:00 3:00 5:00 5:00 (lower to mellow)
Soft Fuzz 1:00 7:00 7:00 10ish
Spastic Muff 5:00 7:00 5:00 5:00
Squealer Fuzz 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00
Squealer Fuzz (2) 7:00 8:00 1:00 7:00
Static / Low 12:00 12:00 5:00 7:00
Stooges Fuzz 3:00 7:00 3:00 5:00
Stylo Fuzz 12:30 12:30 7:00 7:00
Super-Heavy 3:00 9:00 5:00 5:00
Sweet Sustain 1:00 7:00 10:00 1:30
Traditional Fuzz (1) 9:00 7:00 1:00 5:00
Traditional Fuzz (2) 2:00 7:00 3:00 5:00
Ugly Fuzz 2:00 8:30 3:30 2:00
Velcro 7:00 5:00 5:00 2:00
60’s Fuzz 2:00 8:30 3:00 5:00
Arpegio 12:00 3:00 3:00 3:00
Bonkers Fuzz (1) 2:00 2:00 11:00 3:00
Bonkers Fuzz (2) 1:00 1:00 11:00 3:00
Clean Fuzz 5:00 2:00 11:00 5:00
Clean to OD 5:00 2:00 10:00 5:00
Fizzy Fizz 10:00 1:00 11:00 12:00
Fuzz Bright 1:00 12:00 1:00 4:00
Fuzz Distortion 12:00 12:00 3:00 9:00
Fuzz Mellow 1:00 12:00 1:00 9:00
Fuzz Splutter 3:00 12:00 3:00 9:00
Fuzz Squeal 9:00 12:00 3:00 9:00
Hi-Compression 3:00 9:00 5:00 5:00
Hi-Octane 2:00 to 3:00 7:00 7:00 5:00 IYW 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 Juice Face 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 Metal Distortion 4:00 10:30 7:00 5:00 Modulated Mud Fuzz 12:00 11:00 5:00 7:00 Modulated Sticky 12:00 1:00 5:00 7:00 Modulated Sticky Fuzz 9:00 3:00 9:00 3:00 Muse-esque 2:30 3:15 5:00 5:00 No-Name Fuzz 1:00 11:00 2:00 7:00 No-Name Fuzz 10:00 7:00 12:00 5:00 OD / Fuzz 7:00 7:00 7:00 5:00 OD Squeal 7:00 12:00 3:00 3:00 Pitch Drop 7:00 12:00 5:00 7:00
Please Fuzz 12:00 7:00 3:00 2:00
Punky 2:30 – 3:30 7:00 7:00 5:00
Random Fuzz 1:30 7:00 5:00 4:00 (approx)
Resonant Fuzz 7:00 7:00 12:00 4:00
Soft Fuzz 1:00 7:00 7:00 Variable
Spastic Muff 5:00 7:00 5:00 5:00
Squaler 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00
Squealer Fuzz (2) 7:00 8:00 1:00 7:00
Static / Low 12:00 12:00 5:00 7:00
Stooges Fuzz 3:00 7:00 3:00 5:00
Super-Heavy 3:00 9:00 5:00 5:00
Sweet Sustain 1:00 7:00 10:00 1:30
Traditional Fuzz 9:00 7:00 11:00 to 1:00 11:00 to 1:00
Traditional Fuzz (1) 9:00 7:00 1:00 5:00
Traditional Fuzz (2) 2:00 7:00 3:00 5:00
Velcro 7:00 5:00 5:00 2:00
Whale 7:00 1:00 5:00 9:00

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