Beetronics Vezzpa vs Tru-Fi Super Fuzz Version 2

The Beetronics Vezzpa and the Tru-Fi Super Fuzz Version 2 are both pedals sharing octave, modulated, harmonically rich. The Beetronics Vezzpa leans sustaining and aggressive.

Similarity
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45% somewhat different

Shared tone character
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  • octave
  • modulated
  • harmonically rich
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Price

$199.95via Reverb

Description

The Beetronics Vezzpa Octave Stinger is a handmade analog octave fuzz from Portland, Oregon combining an op-amp-based high-gain fuzz circuit with a switchable upper octave called Stinger mode. In standard Fuzz mode the pedal produces a dense, wall-of-fuzz character suited for heavy riffs and power chords, with a sustain control that ranges from spitty and poppy at low settings to gated super-high-gain saturation at full. Stinger mode adds an aggressive high octave that cuts through dense mixes with harmonically rich intensity, described by players as harmonics on crack. Top-mounted jacks and controls make it pedalboard-friendly. Part of the Beetronics boutique Babee Series.

The Tru-Fi Super Fuzz Version 2 is a hand-built USA clone of the Univox Super Fuzz, using two germanium diodes for octave fuzz generation and square-wave clipping, with full-wave rectification producing both upper and lower octave harmonics plus natural compression and a mild ring-modulator-like effect. Version 2 adds a switchable octave mode, letting players choose between the classic Super Fuzz octave-and-ring-modulation tinge or flip to a tighter, nastier fuzz voicing with no octave artifacts. As with the rest of the Tru-Fi Super Fuzz line, it solves practical vintage-unit issues like a lack of master volume and a noisy underlying circuit. Reviewers call it one of the most musical takes on the Super Fuzz circuit available, with substantial grit and girth on tap. Suited to players wanting the distinctive vintage Univox octave-fuzz sound with the option to switch to a more conventional tight fuzz voicing.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Indie
  • Rock
  • experimental
  • stoner rock
  • alternative
Tonal lean
  • sustaining
  • aggressive
  • fuzzy
  • analog warmth

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