Pedals that stack with the ZVEX Fuzz Factory
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All 145 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Behringer UC200 Stereo Chorus
Behringer
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Where this leans bright, ZVEX Fuzz Factory answers back smooth
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Velvet Compressor
Ashdown
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
The Velvet Compressor's smooth squash tames the Fuzz Factory's unpredictable germanium gating before it kicks in.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Aguilar DB316
Aguilar
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run ZVEX Fuzz Factory after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Comes later in the signal chain
Tech 21 Marty Friedman
Tech 21
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Where this leans bright, ZVEX Fuzz Factory answers back smooth
Comes later in the signal chain
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
ZVEX Fuzz Factory leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor Instrument Voicing Preamp
Electronic Audio Experiments
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run ZVEX Fuzz Factory after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Comes later in the signal chain
Morley 20/20 Distortion WAH MTPDW Effetto Distorsione E WAH A
Morley
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Where this leans bright, ZVEX Fuzz Factory answers back smooth
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Ashdown James LoMenzo HyperDrive
Ashdown
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
ZVEX Fuzz Factory leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Canvas Analog Devices The Raven Distortion
Canvas Analog Devices
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
ZVEX Fuzz Factory's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes earlier in the signal chain
MXR M104 Distortion+
Dunlop
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
ZVEX Fuzz Factory's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes earlier in the signal chain
MXR M104 Distortion+
MXR
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
ZVEX Fuzz Factory's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Way Huge Electronics Aqua-Puss MkII Analog Delay
pedal
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
ZVEX Fuzz Factory leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Origin Effects BassRig Fifteen
Origin Effects
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Where this leans bright, ZVEX Fuzz Factory answers back smooth
Comes later in the signal chain
Mythos Air Lane Drive
Mythos
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
What ZVEX Fuzz Factory brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Benson Amps Tap Tempo
Benson Amps
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
ZVEX Fuzz Factory leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Fortin Amplification Grind
Fortin Amplification
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run ZVEX Fuzz Factory after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Comes earlier in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Arrows Pre-Amp Booster
EarthQuaker Devices
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
ZVEX Fuzz Factory's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Ashdown James LoMenzo KegaDrive Bass Distortion
Ashdown
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
ZVEX Fuzz Factory leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Arrows V2
EarthQuaker Devices
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run ZVEX Fuzz Factory after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Comes earlier in the signal chain
CALIFORNIA WUB Continuum EQ
California Wub
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
The Fuzz Factory's glitchy, gated germanium fuzz gives the WUB's resonant EQ real saturation to shape precisely.
Comes later in the signal chain
Bogner Wessex V2
Bogner
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run ZVEX Fuzz Factory after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Xotic ACB-V2
Xotic
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Where this leans bright, ZVEX Fuzz Factory answers back smooth
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Strymon Sunset Dual Overdrive
Strymon
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Where this leans bright, ZVEX Fuzz Factory answers back smooth
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Aalberg Audio Trym
Aalberg Audio
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
ZVEX Fuzz Factory's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes later in the signal chain