The Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz is an Ashdown fuzz pedal, currently around $64.61. Close alternatives include the Ashdown MAS Vintage-Fuzz and the Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive. It pairs well with the Traynor SB106 and the Marshall Super Bass.
Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz
Ashdown · pedal
The Ashdown ASH-PFX-FUZZ-U is the US-market variant of the Ashdown Pro-FX Vintage Fuzz, a compact bass fuzz pedal from the Pro-FX 9V effects range. Built on a classic square-wave fuzz circuit, it delivers boxy, aggressive vintage fuzz character with a two-knob Volume and Gain layout. The simple control set rewards players who want a straightforward vintage fuzz without a complex tonal stack. Designed in the UK by Ashdown for bass players, it produces sustain-heavy fuzz with a raw, vintage character suited to rock and heavy blues.
- fuzz
- sustain
- vintage
- bass
- soul
- rock
- aggressive
- organic
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz is commonly used in
Amps that pair well with the Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz
Traynor SB106
Traynor
17% matchWhere this leans warm, Traynor SB106 answers back bright
Marshall Super Bass
Marshall
16% matchMarshall Super Bass leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp
Gibson
tonal matchGibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp layers modulated onto an already fuzzy signal
Pedals that stack with the Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz
Walrus Audio Julianna Deluxe Chorus/Vibrato
Walrus Audio
23% matchRun Walrus Audio Julianna Deluxe Chorus/Vibrato after Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz in the signal chain, clear of Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz's own gain stage
Paul Cochrane Timmy
Paul Cochrane
21% matchPaul Cochrane Timmy layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal
Death By Audio Octave Clang
Death By Audio
21% matchDeath By Audio Octave Clang layers octave onto an already fuzzy signal
Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI
Jackson Audio
14% matchWhat Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI brings here leans toward spring — that's worth building a pairing around
Strymon blueSky Reverberator
pedal
13% matchKeep Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz's fuzzy voice out front: Strymon blueSky Reverberator goes after Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Pigtronix Echolution
Pigtronix
13% matchPut Pigtronix Echolution after Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz in the signal chain, clear of Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Friedman Buxom Boost
Friedman
tonal matchAshdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz leans into a high-gain amp's front end, precisely the platform Friedman Buxom Boost wants
TC Electronic Spark Booster
TC Electronic
tonal matchTC Electronic Spark Booster stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
Boutique & premium upgrades
Mad Professor Blueberry Bass Overdrive
Mad Professor
67% similarityShared character: bass, natural, warm
Carl Martin Bass Drive
Carl Martin
65% similarityShared character: bass, warm, blues_players
Electronic Audio Experiments Greathammer Bass Driver
Electronic Audio Experiments
63% similarityShared character: bass, warm, natural
Similar character
Ashdown MAS Vintage-Fuzz
Ashdown
72% similarityShared character: bass, soul, fuzz
Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive
Ashdown
68% similarityShared character: bass, aggressive_playing, warm
Electro-Harmonix Blogger
Electro-Harmonix
67% similarityShared character: bass, fuzz, classic_rock
Fuzzrocious Pedals Baby Furnace
Fuzzrocious
66% similarityShared character: bass, attack, fuzz
Mad Professor MP-Aod
Mad Professor
66% similarityShared character: bass, warm, natural
Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass
Roger Mayer
65% similarityShared character: fuzz, bass, warm
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz?+
The closest matches in character are the Ashdown MAS Vintage-Fuzz, the Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive, the Electro-Harmonix Blogger. Boutique upgrades: Mad Professor Blueberry Bass Overdrive, Carl Martin Bass Drive, Electronic Audio Experiments Greathammer Bass Driver.
What pairs well with the Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Traynor SB106, Marshall Super Bass, Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp — Where this leans warm, Traynor SB106 answers back bright.
How much does the Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz cost?+
Around $64.61 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).