Overall, this is not the kind of fuzz you simply step on and expect a great sound, you have to learn to tune it. I'm playing this with a Mosrite Ventures and an unknown model Teisco Del Ray with three pu's into a blackfaced vibrolux reverb. A huge range of tones is available including super compressed buzzy square waves, soft, smooth sustainy fuzz, hi-gain punch almost similar to heavy overdrive, and a million others. Rolling up your guitar volume can take it from a fairly clean light fuzz, all the way up to screaming feedback and totally overboard fuzz oblivion. The gate and comp controls tend to make notes decay into grainy pops and sputters, but can dial in synth-like compressed buzzing sounds and work well with muted rhythm work.
Mucho gain is available, the highest settings being well off the average charts.
In that rare case where it actually does break, Mr. Vex will fix it for free. 8 Okay, let me put it this way. I'm pretty sure all electronic communication is routed directly into his cerebral cortex. This pedal suits all those styles just fine, but some require more patient knob twisting. The range of sounds available between the drive setting and your guitar volume is very wide.