The Roger Mayer Visage 45 is a Roger Mayer overdrive pedal, currently around $406.64. Close alternatives include the TC Electronic Vintage Overdrive and the Orange - Vintage Distortion. It pairs well with the Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble and the Magnatone Twilighter Stereo 22W Head.

Roger Mayer Visage 45

Roger Mayer · pedal

The Roger Mayer Visage 45 is a boutique fuzz pedal from Roger Mayer, the legendary British engineer who built Jimi Hendrix's custom effects. The Visage 45 delivers warm, harmonically rich vintage fuzz character with Roger Mayer's premium hand-built circuit quality.

What stands out

  • “Roger Mayer's Visage 45 fuzz, praised for warm, harmonically rich vintage fuzz with authentic Roger Mayer hand-built quality”

    — from the community notes

  • “The Roger Mayer Visage 45 is a boutique fuzz pedal from Roger Mayer, the legendary British engineer who built Jimi Hendrix's custom effects”

    — from the listing

  • “Build quality is excellent”

    — from the community notes

  • “Vintage fuzz character suits blues, classic rock, and psych applications”

    — from the reviews

  • “Fuzz enthusiasts who want vintage fuzz character with Hendrix-era pedigree find it an exceptional boutique option”

    — from the community notes

  • fuzz
  • vintage
  • harmonically rich
  • classic rock
  • warm
  • british
  • roger mayer
$406.64View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 23, 2026

Genres the Roger Mayer Visage 45 is commonly used in

  • Classic Rock
  • Blues
  • Stoner Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Noise Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Alternative
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Roger Mayer Visage 45

Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble

Boss

17% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)

Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Magnatone Twilighter Stereo 22W Head

Magnatone

16% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)

Magnatone Twilighter Stereo 22W Head stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp

Gibson

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated

Magnatone 510

Magnatone

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Magnatone 510 in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated

Pedals that stack with the Roger Mayer Visage 45

Cordovox PH-8

Cordovox

19% match
$69.99via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)

Keep Roger Mayer Visage 45's fuzzy voice out front: Cordovox PH-8 goes after Roger Mayer Visage 45 in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it

Comes later in the signal chain

Fulltone OF-2 Octafuzz

Fulltone

18% match
$120via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)

Fulltone OF-2 Octafuzz stacks octave on top of the fuzzy already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Beetronics Octahive

Beetronics

17% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)

Beetronics Octahive layers octave onto an already fuzzy signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Pigtronix Echolution

Pigtronix

11% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)

Keep Pigtronix Echolution after Roger Mayer Visage 45 in the signal chain, clear of Roger Mayer Visage 45's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man

Electro-Harmonix

11% match
$171.98via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)

Put Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man after Roger Mayer Visage 45 in the signal chain, clear of Roger Mayer Visage 45's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI

Jackson Audio

10% match

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI leans toward spring, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Subdecay Octave Theory Octave Modulator Synthesizer

Subdecay

tonal match
$199via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Subdecay Octave Theory Octave Modulator Synthesizer belongs in front of Roger Mayer Visage 45, since pitch tracking is cleanest before anything colours the note

EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things

EarthQuaker Devices

$292.17via Reverb

Cheaper alternatives

T-Rex DR. Swamp

T Rex

87% similarity
$279.99via Reverb

Shared character: fuzz, warm, vintage charm

Wren and Cuff Forest

Wren And Cuff

66% similarity
$299.99via Reverb

Shared character: fuzz

Wren and Cuff Hangman 2D

Wren And Cuff

65% similarity
$174.72via Reverb

Shared character: fuzz

TC Electronic Cinders Overdrive

TC Electronic

63% similarity
$32.59via Reverb

Shared character: fuzz, warm, vintage charm

T-Rex FuzzTopia

T Rex

61% similarity
$153.71via Reverb

Shared character: fuzz

Catalinbread Dreamcoat Skewer Special Edition Box

Catalinbread

53% similarity
$279.99via Reverb

Shared character: fuzz, vintage charm, classic rock

Similar character

TC Electronic Vintage Overdrive

TC Electronic

63% similarity

Shared character: warm, vintage charm, classic rock

Orange - Vintage Distortion

Orange

53% similarity

Shared character: warm, vintage charm, classic rock

ThorpyFX The Dane

ThorpyFX

48% similarity

Shared character: fuzz, classic rock

ThorpyFX The Dane MKII

ThorpyFX

46% similarity

Shared character: fuzz

Footloose Effects Red Light

Footloose Effects

43% similarity

Shared character: fuzz, warm

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Roger Mayer Visage 45?+

The closest matches in character are the TC Electronic Vintage Overdrive, the Orange - Vintage Distortion, the ThorpyFX The Dane. Budget picks: T-Rex DR. Swamp, Wren and Cuff Forest, Wren and Cuff Hangman 2D.

What pairs well with the Roger Mayer Visage 45?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble, Magnatone Twilighter Stereo 22W Head, Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp — Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here.

How much does the Roger Mayer Visage 45 cost?+

Around $406.64 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).

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