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Since 1962, when the Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone pedal was released to imitate the sound that session guitarist Grady Martin created for Marty Robbins’ 1961 hit song “Don’t Worry,” fuzz effects have been a mainstay of pedalboards. The BOSS FZ-1W Waza Craft fuzz pedal pays homage to original fuzz circuit designs while resolving some historical effects’ drawbacks and offering contemporary versatility. You may access a variety of fuzzy tones with the Boss FZ-1W’s vintage and contemporary modes, from glitched-out sputters and raspy fuzz grind to singing, string-like sustain. With more amplitude and a wider expressive range when in vintage mode, the Boss FZ-1W mimics traditional fuzz circuits, and a tilt-EQ-style knob concurrently modulates the high and low frequencies to create the ideal vintage fuzz tone for any situation.
In Vintage mode, The Boss FZ-1W emulates classic fuzz circuits, but with more volume and a wider expressive range. A tilt-EQ-style knob concurrently modulates the high and low frequencies to dial in the ideal vintage fuzz tone for every circumstance. Modern mode is made to create a cutting, modern sound with considerable fatness and even more gain available. You may shape the high end without diminishing the middle when the tone knob is set to modern mode; you won’t ever get buried in the mix! The Boss FZ-W1 Waza Craft fuzz pedal from BOSS gives you access to the entire history of fuzz in a single, Waza Craft-caliber stompbox!
The moniker “Waza” (which means art and technique in Japanese) is a fitting one for BOSS’s high-end series of newly designed guitar effects pedals. Waza Craft pedals have the same sonic character that made the originals recognizable but with less noise and a more consistent tone, even in its Standard modes. And the contrast between the Standard mode and the Custom mode is nothing short of astounding.
