Added: Sep 7, 2008
From: bloodySunday77
Duration: 6:56
This is a brief roundup of almost all Z Vex pedals (by Mr. Vex himself) taken from the NAMM exhibition at 2006 by gearwire.com. Mr. Vex keeps his usual humour and good mood (I love that!) despite the fatigue of the show... My favourite, of course, is the Wah. Beautiful handcrafted (and handpainted, too!) pedals, but some of them a bit overpriced - even above usual boutique pedals' prices - and a bit small to be used easily on stage (unless you tape it down and use your finger to switch it on/off to avoid stepping on the knobs as well...) To Mr. Vex's immense credit, they are really advanced in terms of electronic design, and not a copy of anything else (a refreshing move in today's world of pedal clones).Described by some snobbish people as "gimmicks", it is true that some of them are too strange for more than one song, and too unpredictable to get a constant sound from, but sometimes today's music desperately needs to be less predictable... Of course, there are the "normal" ones such as the Box Of Rock, the Super Duper etc. but most of them are completely crazy!Oh, and by the way, my all time favourite fuzz for my electric guitar would be the Woolly Mammoth - a fuzz initially designed for bass - if it didn't sound so muffled and so uncontrollable. In reality, it sounds much different than the wonderful clip at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XW8-9P_FFw .
Channel: Music
Tags: 2006 effects electric guitar namm pedals review roundup test vex zvex
Rating: 4.64 (90 ratings) Views: 59340' favoriteCount='260 Comments: 70
bloodySunday77 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - "Worst in the market"? Worse than Chinese no-names, Behringers, Artecs, Onerrs, Arions and Digitechs, then... You are entitled to your own opinion, but then I am also entitled to say that everybody can tell it's pure trash. How old are you, by the way? 12? Have you ever played one yourself?
whourdaddy Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - LOL i am 41 yrs old , been playing for more than 22 yrs. have had almost every pedal under the sun . tried BOUT 5 of Zeeshit pedals . bottom line they are useless junk. !
bloodySunday77 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Yes, "anyone who buys them is truly a fool", like the thousands of players (famous and not) who swear by them. (I am not one of those, btw.)Yes, you've had almost every pedal under the sun, that's why you are kind and clever enough to be able to appreciate different and innovative designs when you bother to see further than your nose.And yes, you are truly 41 years old, even though your channel suggests you are only 12, as I said earlier.
whourdaddy Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - whatever you say ... your the man , you got it all figured out . LOL its a free country brother. all entitled to there own opinion.
bloodySunday77 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Like you, as I said earlier... but apart from that, a visit to Basic Spelling 101 would come in handy (even at the difficult age of... 41).
R4v1nc3 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Depending on your country, yes, however this is the internet. Feel free to troll around and pose as "LOL ASL? M/41/IOWA HERE." The pedals are merely a work of art through electronics and sound manipulation. To call it 'shit' is merely a low thought input into the use and manipulation these pedals have. Perfect range of pedals to try and find "that sound" you're looking for.
telemaster1988 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - I think everyone got the point that, you don't like their pedals. cool man, awesome. i doubt too many people care...so why spend your time trashing this man's video? why don't you go and make the worlds greatest pedals yourself, since you know what sounds good, and what doesn't.
davididutdacoon Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - I like all you guys. sept the narrow minded poor spelling one. nice pedals. really. the fuzz probe is likely my favourite.
enjoyincubus034 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - i honestly dont see how you cant like these. i got turned on to ZVex by Trent Reznor (not personally of course) anyways, the johnny octave is probably the best octave pedal ive ever heard. hopefully getting the fuzz factory soon just like trent. but to whourdaddy's credit most of these arent practical like the wahs, the tremelo and the probes and the ringtone are just rediculous but are still far from trash and are probably some of the best built pedals in the world
tonkoisafatmess Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - i like that octave pedal :)
bigman1225 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Man, those are really cool.
classifiedmyass Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - tiny little head !! awwsome.. xD
ttoxin23 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Those were oool, it would be funny if they stringed em all
Musefan1992 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Absolute Genius .. i Want The Fuzzzzzzzz
Funkshake Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - both zachary vex and eric are wel cool!
jerktrucker Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Why?
Broodkill Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - this guy sounds like brian from family guy
Bigdeezy74 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - I hate whammmy pedals you can't control
familydude10 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - were can i go to get one of thoses wha wha things :P sounds sweet
229Mafia Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Super Hard On....lol
sondrevett Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Who Is this "Erik" XD
bloodySunday77 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - If they were starring in the 60's series, ZVex would be Batman and Erik would be Robin. :-D
vincymon Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - These are the sort of effects i'm looking for. I'm not much of a distortion fan.
bloodySunday77 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - He has distortions... the Box of Rock, the Box of Metal... the Fuzz Factory, while not distortion, is pretty mean too...
whourdaddy Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - z vex pedals are the worst in the market , anyone buys them and pay that much money is truly a fool when you can find pedals that sound way better for less than half the price.