1960s Maestro Fuzz-Tone FZ1-A Demo

[@mikedwornik5909]

I bought one around 1965. I found out by accident that if you put a small light bulb several inches away, the temp would increase sustain substantially. You had to be careful, though. My buddy burned his up.

[@lorenzogiani7190]

That's hilarious. And risky

[@ZombieBath]

Yes, germanium transistors increase gain with temperature. Well thought!

[@ZARCOOTER]

The first 30 seconds says it all . It nails that riff

[@percherondrone3516]

By far the best sounding Maestro Fuzz Tone demo out there! All the others I've heard seemed way misbiased, with too much gain and super compressed, nothing like the OG Satisfaction tone. This sounds cleaner, more articulate and dynamic. I've built myself a couple of DIY clones and used this video as a reference to calibrate them. Cheers!

[@1977raider]

"Satisfaction " by the Stones was perfect

[@rhllnm]

Had one in 1964 when I was 12, wish I still did.

[@winstonli8081]

Just curious, was it like an affordable pedal back then?

[@dennymcfastlane8530]

@@winstonli8081 Yes, it was pretty inexpensive. I payed 10 bucks in 1965 for a slightly used one. The kid i bought it off, said his parents were going to destroy it~haha.

[@malaquiasalfaro81]

@@dennymcfastlane8530makes it even better. Love hearing rock history from those who experienced it

[@Vinyl_guy]

@@dennymcfastlane8530so like $90 today?

[@joeyjo-joshabadu9636]

George Harrison got the nastiest sound ever out of this thing for "Happiness is a Warm Gun".

[@davidjameschamberlain]

my grandpa has one

[@recemarkou3223]

Gimme it

[@joeyjo-joshabadu9636]

This is the ultimate grandpa pedal, lol.

[@billyrogers4855]

Your grandpa's a lucky man

[@littlebritain64]

No short sustain weak spitty low resolution fuzz, here. One of the best pedals ever!

[@DeadKoby]

They made a re-issue of this... and I had one. Mine was a sustain killer... and I sold it fairly quickly.

[@Bkayplays4270]

Oh fuck! Eddie Hazel tones man. I need one of these. Does anyone know a good reproduction?

[@stevenimeson902]

Lowdown in the street zz top sounded dope!

[@mikeduganblues]

Right on! Thank you brother.

[@patryckalbert6053]

what a sound with Stones Fuzzy covers !

[@andreasioannou4125]

Great Demos! thank you!

[@drowninginguitars]

Our pleasure!

[@markferguson3745]

Usually, heat is a bad thing with Ge fuzzes,- makes them sound like bad distortion.With the Maestro, it seems to actually add more sustain and harmonic content.Some of the new, cheap copies are much more user friendly.This one sounds pretty nice.

[@fhthbvisjfhfjkf]

I need one!

[@rrrayrrray]

Oh how I love it’s burbling, farty goodness!

[@Dailyvids25]

It is shiti. But god damn ! It really sounds like satisfaction.

[@ChainNonSmoker]

Great distortion pedal, what else would you need.

[@dantemangieri2834]

Does that tune played the second the button is pressed have a name? That da da, dada, dadadadada?

[@drowninginguitars]

That's Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones!

[@zerpaconcept]

What planet do you come from?

[@jackthomson4034]

Really??? 🤮 how do you not know that!

[@iVan123]

Hes probably taking the piss

[@rrrayrrray]

Hmm sounds familiar but I can’t place it. Also, later, some noontime wandering perhaps?

[@777Eliyahu]

What a beefy game changer, if Keith Richard’s knew it would later lead to creation of heavy metal he probably would have never used it 😂

[@yellking]

So dope. What was your setup for this??

[@billyrogers4855]

I can't believe George Martin didn't like the sound

[@mikeduganblues]

I know, the Beatles had some great fuzz!

[@Patsfanx3]

Should have included walk this way

[@dontstop2517]

i cant get no SATISFACTION!!!!!!!!

[@thepolyglotraccoon]

What the hell, sounds the same as the record xD.

[@mikeduganblues]

Ha! Thanks Doge!

[@shokomiya6004]

0:16 made me laugh ! yes perfect

[@WLADESMO100]

Man, i love it!!!!!!! 😜😜😜

[@surf247365]

Sweet!!

[@rrrayrrray]

How about some Norm Greenbaum!

[@lohentzmorfeo1925]

Eddie🙌🏼

[@brownmonkeybananayellow]

what guitar and amp are you guys using? Sounds so goooood

[@TheOldOakSyndicate]

The FZ-1A can still be owned for a semi-reasonable price...I was just looking at some on ebay...Found one for $400...Some new pedals will cost you that much. And $400 is a far cry from the 5 figure numbers I see on most original tone benders (Vox and Colorsound, Sola Sound versions...). Now the original 1962 FZ-1 is another story...I have yet to find that one on ebay, but i'm sure it commands a high price.

[@CTE-6000EagleVeryHeavyFighter]

$400? Why not get a Zoom or a Pod instead?

[@mistermoonlight1719]

TheOldOakSyndicate learn electronics and you could do a diy one for a lot cheaper

[@LochNessAnthony]

Mister Moonlight yeah, $400 isnt a lot. But, there's also not a lot in that box.

[@smradlavejtraby]

Why not build one? It has just 3 transistors and several passive components ;-) Only getting the Ge transistors may be more difficult (fuzz can be made with Si too, but it will be a bit different).

[@thevelointhevale1132]

It's classic ... but it ain't no Tone Bender! :-)

[@_ifstcuvifugig]

What's the riff at 0:16? Sounds like Paul Revere and the Raiders, but I can't remember what it is.

[@Riffmaster227]

Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones

[@carlrudd1858]

I have two. Both DEAD.

[@carlrudd1858]

right... seems to be a huge issue with inaccurate schematics online.

[@havaden96]

+Carl Rudd Schematics are not neccecary for a pedal rebuild this simple. Just trace the circuitboard on a piece of paper and reverse engineer it.

[@carlrudd1858]

Too late... I've already replaced some components and lost track, thanks to inaccurate diagrams.

[@sakitakungtyan]

I'll buy it. Message me if you still have those.

[@Tatopalmett]

i have one !! if are you still interested

[@AllanEvansOfficial]

You all know why we came here

[@orange70383]

I had one and sold it for $10.

[@tonymeman9041]

You probably had the reissue

[@MikeHottVOD]

FUZZTONE!! still have mine... works great!!