MXR® SUPER BADASS® VARIAC FUZZ
M236
The Super Badass Variac Fuzz is aggressive, biting, and highly versatile, featuring a Variac control to change the pedal's voltage from 5V to 15V for a range of fuzz tones. Go from vintage saggy saturation to wide open transparency with the twist of a knob.
This pedal can be powered by a 9-volt battery, a Dunlop ECB003 9-volt adapter, or the DC Brick™, Iso-Brick™, and Mini Iso-Brick™ power supplies (not included).
- Fuzz pedal with a rare vintage circuit for a unique-sounding distortion effect
- Variac control adjusts from 5 to 15V to simulate a dying battery
- Tone, Output, and Gain controls provide plenty of sound-shaping options
- True bypass switching preserves your guitar's tone
Achieve aggressive, biting distortion effects with the MXR Super Badass Variac Fuzz pedal!
THE LONG STORY
The Super Badass Variac Fuzz is a dream come true for guitar players chasing vintage fuzz tone. This tasty fuzz is aggressive and biting, and with the twist of a knob, you can drag it into that dying battery territory much prized by tonechasers-no need to manage a collection of half-dead batteries.
To create the Super Badass Variac Fuzz, the MXR design team dusted off a rare vintage silicon circuit, tuned it up, and added a Variac control so you can set the pedal's voltage anywhere from 5 to 15V. For that wonderful saggy fuzz effect you get as a 9V battery loses its power, just lower the voltage by turning the Variac knob counterclockwise. Increasing the voltage raises the effect's headroom, opening up the fuzz for a more transparent sound at 15V.
The Super Badass Variac Fuzz's simple interface is rounded out with Tone, Output, and Gain controls, and it all comes in a road-ready housing with true bypass switching.
CONTROLS
- VARIAC knob controls voltage level
- TONE knob cuts high frequencies
- OUTPUT knob controls overall effect volume
- GAIN knob controls amount of fuzz
- FOOTSWITCH toggles effect on/bypass (red LED indicates on
DIRECTIONS
- Run a cable from your guitar to the M236’s INPUT jack and run another cable from the M236’s OUTPUT jack to your amplifier.
- Set OUTPUT, GAIN, and VARIAC controls to their 12 o’clock positions, and set the TONE control fully clockwise.
- Turn effect on by depressing footswitch.
- Rotate GAIN knob clockwise to increase amount of fuzz or counterclockwise to decrease it.
- Rotate OUTPUT knob clockwise to increase overall effect volume or counterclockwise to decrease it.
- Rotate TONE knob counterclockwise to cut high frequencies for a darker fuzz sound.
- To simulate the voltage sag of a dying battery, rotate the VARIAC control counterclockwise. For higher headroom and a clearer and more transparent sound, rotate the control clockwise.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Input Impedance 300 kΩ
- Output Impedance 120 kΩ
- Variac Range 5 to 15 V
- Noise Floor* -98.5 dBV
- Current Draw 17 mA
- Power Supply 9 volts DC
- Fuzz pedal with a rare vintage circuit for a unique-sounding distortion effect
- Variac control adjusts from 5 to 15V to simulate a dying battery
- Tone, Output, and Gain controls provide plenty of sound-shaping options
- True bypass switching preserves your guitar's tone
Achieve aggressive, biting distortion effects with the MXR Super Badass Variac Fuzz pedal!
