MXR M 236 Super Badass Variac Fuzz

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Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar

Fuzz
Vintage Silicon Fuzz circuit
Controls for Tone, Variac, Output and Gain
Variac regulates the input voltage between 5 V-15 V for the sound of a "dying" battery
True bypass
Status LED
Metal housing
Bypass foot-switch
6.3 mm Mono jack input/ output
Power supply via 9 V battery or 9 V power supply (not included, suitable power supply available under Article Nr 409939)
Power consumption: 17 mA
Dimensions (L x W x H): 111 x 64 x 49 mm
Weight: 220 g

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Available since February 2017

Item number 396269

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Overdrive No

Distortion No

Fuzz Yes

Metal No

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MXR M 236 Super Badass Variac Fuzz

Yury Phil 10.07.2019

Он действительно Super Variac! Обилие получаемых вариаций звука потрясает. Можно использовать его как клин буст, как овердрайв, как фузз - от мягкого до рычащего. Изменение вольтажа - это уникальная фишка!
Лучше всего фузз звучит вкупе с овердрайвом (у меня - EHX Soul Food).
Сравнивал его с другими фуззами, и звук их всех он смог повторить. Универсальный солдат!

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Nice fuzz for an overly bright sound

wristblade 29.10.2024

It is a band of gypsies fuzz with a bias and a tone control. Very dynamic. The sound is thick at lower to unity volumes, and the tone control cannot bring back the lost high frequencies. In short it may sound a bit woofy.
The unit has tons of output, so it is very easy to overdrive the amp by using the unit volume knob alone. But YMMV depending on the amp headroom.
The unit got brighter at very high volumes, and given the huge amount of output it is not practical to leave the volume of the pedal close to max and use the volume control of your guitar, because the unit has too much output for a good control on the guitar. Less is more in this case.
Keep in mind that "band of gypsies" fuzz is an approximation of what the pedal was done by MXR, since the pedal Jimmy used has never been recovered from theft/loss.
To conclude, it is a very versatile unit, with many possibilities but sound is always subjective.

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Ne manque pas de mordant !

ALXFR 02.11.2017

Voici une fuzz vintage surexcitée !
On dirait que les contrôles ont été poussés jusqu'à 11 : la plage de gain est énorme et exploitable d'un bout à l'autre, le volume (output) peut à lui seul pousser votre ampli dans ses retranchements, et le "variac" permet une variété impressionnante de saturations. Seul le tone est là pour rendre le son moins agressif en atténuant les aigus.

Tous ces potentiomètres sont assez interactifs, surtout le variac et le gain. À 5V, le son est plus crade et plus compressé, surtout si l'on monte le gain, ça va avoir tendance à écraser le son, la pédale ne pouvant fournir assez d'énergie (effet pile morte). En revanche, à 15V, le son est beaucoup plus ouvert et dynamique. Entre les deux, ça donne un son fuzz plus traditionnel, avec dans tous les cas un bon "sustain" et une bonne réactivité au potard de volume de la guitare pour retrouver un son plus propre et moins compressé.

Je dirai, pour finir, qu'il faut prendre un peu le temps de tester différents réglages et qu'il n'est pas nécessaire d'aller dans les extrêmes pour trouver ceux qui nous conviennent.

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Viele Option. Etwas harsch

Eike Eik 19.02.2022

Die Variac Funktion ist super! Leider ist der Sound immer sehr gain-y. Egal bei welcher Einstellung. Und zudem recht hart und schrill. Da konnte auch der Tonregeler nicht helfen. Wer an Vintage Fuzz möchte ist beim M236 nicht ganz zu Hause. Eher was für harten Stoner Rock.

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