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[[File:Fuzz Factory.jpg |thumb | right | Z.Vex Fuzz Factory]]
fuzz pedal used for the intro in plug in baby.
The Z.Vex Fuzz Factory is the flagship pedal for boutique effects company Z.Vex. Each one is hand-made by Zachary Vex and as with all Z.Vex products, it comes guaranteed ''"for as long as [Vex] is on the planet"''<ref>[http://www.zvex.com/website/repairs.htm Z.Vex website]</ref>. Whilst the standard Fuzz Factory is hand-painted, the budget Vexter series is silk-screen printed.
 
It has five pots (from left to right: volume, gate, compression, drive and stability) which are used to change the tone and depth of the effect.
 
==Use by Muse==
[[Matthew Bellamy]] first came across the Fuzz Factory in Japan, and has made heavy use of it since. Most notably, it has been used for the intro to [[Plug In Baby (song) | Plug In Baby]], and the "siren" sound before the solo of [[Blackout (song) | Blackout]] live. It was also the primary distortion effect used during the [[Origin of Symmetry (album) | Origin of Symmetry]]/[[Absolution (album) | Absolution]] eras. It has also been used to create background noise in various Origin of Symmetry era songs, including [[Micro Cuts (song) | Micro Cuts]] and [[Hyper Chondriac Music (song) | Hyper Chondriac Music]].
This effect is used certainly for [[New Born (song)|New Born]], Plug In Baby, [[Citizen Erased (song)|Citizen Erased]] (solo), [[Dead Star (song)|Dead Star]], [[Eternally Missed (song)|Eternally Missed]], [[The Groove (song)|The Groove]], [[Can't Take My Eyes Off You (song)|Can't Take My Eyes Off You]], and [[Please Please Please, Let Me Get What I Want (song)|Please Please Please, Let Me Get What I Want]].
 
Some of his [[Manson Guitars | Manson guitars]] have this effect built in to them, but with only the stability and compression controls on the front. The remaining controls are mounted on the back, usually set at the same position throughout their gigs.
 
==Guitars with effect built in==
*[[Delorean Manson | Delorean]]
*[[007 Manson | 007]]
*[[Lazer Manson | Lazer]]
*[[Chrome Bomber Manson | Chrome Bomber]]
*[[Mirror Manson | Mirror]]
 
The [[Rust Relic Manson | Rust Relic]] also had this effect built in.
 
==See also==
*[http://www.zvex.com/fuzz.html The Z.Vex page on the effect]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf-Zck7YURs Short demonstration]
 
==References==
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{{Backto | guitar effects}}
 
[[Category:Gear]]

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fuzz pedal used for the intro in plug in baby.

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