Velvet Fuzz
With all the character, power, and tone of a classic fuzz – the Velvet offers all this AND the option to tame the beast and bring it back under control.
Available on backorder
“The key to the tone of the Velvet is the voicing switch. In the “big” position, the pedal reacts like a classic fuzz. In the “tight” position, the tone comes in fast!”
Looking back through history of great fuzz tone, there have been some truly outstanding examples - in particular, the tones that have been achieved by running a fuzz into a screaming stack. The kind of tones that are just earth shattering in their depth, aggression and smoothness.
We took the base tones from a very famous Wampler Pedal (one that has the characteristics of a famous stacked, EL34 driven, amp) and decided this was the best foundation to build the perfect fuzz and deliver it in a unit that sounds as good as it feels powerful.
With two completely different clipping options (not just the basic silicon or germanium option like most) you can achieve those classic fuzz big tones that compresses massively across the bottom or you can tighten them up and have it respond more like a distortion. With this you get all of the tone with none of the side effects. Some people say it sounds like a fuzz but feels like a distortion, so yes, you CAN have the best of both worlds.
If you are a fan of the tones of the players like David Gilmour or Eric Johnson (and let’s face it, who isn’t), then it could be that the Velvet Fuzz is the pedal you are looking for. Welcome to a new world of thick as a brick, wall crumbling and window shattering fuzz. Velvet Fuzz.
Original price was: $199.97.$169.97Current price is: $169.97.
Available on backorder
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Not just another clone
How many FF or BM clones are there out there? Lots… with the Velvet we wanted to bring you something different, we took a favorite circuit of ours and smashed the front end to bits to give an awesome full stack fuzz tone that will melt faces.
Velvety Smooth
The Velvet Fuzz is well known as been Velvety smooth… if screaming long notes are required, the Velvet lets you sing them on forever… You can bend a note, have a nap, and it’ll still be wailing by the time you wake up.
Big or Tight
Two clipping modes make the Velvet Fuzz one of the most versatile original fuzz circuits out there… One of them is gives you that beautifully horrible fat width, destroying the first three rows and the other is just sustain… smoothness and, yes, even more sustain.
Built for Forever
Brian Wampler’s attention to detail and commitment to bringing you the best-sounding & most usable Effects Boxes on the market is nothing new. Those qualities are on full display within the Velvet Fuzz. We’re all tone-freaks, and we’re always trying new things, but we hope this pedal finds it’s forever home on your pedalboard, so we built it to last that long.
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Technical Details
- Built in the U.S.A.
- High grade components picked for their superior sound and response
- Relay true bypass with soft switch
- Top mounted input and output jacks
- Battery connection and 9v power jack
- Power draw: 23mA (9v) ONLY (LED will flash 3 times when power from battery is getting low)
- Switchable between two completely independent clipping circuits, pure fuzz or a fuzz like distortion
- 2.5″ x 4.5″ x 1.5″ (63.5mm x 114.3mm x 38.1mm) – height excludes knobs and switches
- Relay True Bypass
- Includes Wampler’s limited 5-year warranty
Plays well with others
Like no other fuzz you have tried, this is smooth and plays real well with other pedals, but it can get heavy real quick when you crank it up
Available on backorder
5 Year Limited Warranty
Each Wampler product that bears the official “Wampler – Built in USA” logo is custom designed and assembled in the USA using premium globally sourced components chosen for superior sound and response. Each pedal comes complete with Wampler’s 5 year limited warranty – we stand by our products so you can stomp on them!
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Holly vom Fastback Tonstudio –
Hi Brian, I#ve played a lot of pedals in my life, some are gone, some are still a keeper. I had many fuzz pedals, but honestly
the Velvet Fuzz is together with the EHX Rams Head Big Muff my absolute favorite pedals in this case. A lot of more
expensive fuzz pedals are “boutiquely”, expensive but no worth better.
The Velvet Fuzz is so much more like a normally Fuzz…This beside the Faux Tape Echo and the unbelieveable EGO COMP..
are my Kings of Sound!!! Thank you Mr. Wampler. Well done, absolute best work… Thanks again that you are a man
of pedal heaven..
Best Regards and Luck is on your side! Holly from Germany
Andreas –
Of all the fuzz pedals I’ve played, this is the most usable. It also works wonderfully for pushing other overdrive pedals. The only thing I’m missing is a mini version of this pedal for my travelling board…
Steve Rockstein –
This is the perfect dirt pedal for me. Thanks Brian for creating it.
Paolo Alpiani –
I have been playing the guitar for more than 40 years and I have made records. I can only say that this is a fantastic fuzz! you can’t explain it with words but only try it. impossible not to fall in love with him.
Zack Rosenberg –
WOW, WOW, WOW! I was 100% sold on this after watching the legendary Andy’s demo of the Velvet Fuzz playing David Gilmour solos. I’ve always aspired to those smooth fuzz tones that he gets on his leads and it immediately clicked when I played it for myself. Works beautifully with modulation or stacked with a Tumnus to cut through a band mix. My favorite settings are fuzz and brightness both at 80%. You can really feel the creamy smoothness when fuzz is turned up all the way. It can be a little noisy (what fuzz isn’t?), but I couldn’t care less because of how amazing it feels and I use a noise gate anyway. Everything from Gilmour to Eric Johnson to White Stripes and anything in between.
Claytrell –
Many fuzz pedals have come and gone, but this is not just my favorite fuzz, this is hands down my favorite pedal. Thank you, Wampler!