The Bliss Factory is a collaboration between Chase Bliss Audio and Z.Vex: an evolved, digitally controlled version of the Fuzz Factory, the fuzz pedal Z.Vex founder Zachary Vex conceived in the 90s. It is a five-knob, two germanium transistor fuzz, with a digital control and a low pass filter designed by Joel Korte for extra harmonics and texture1. Guitar World described it as Chase Bliss's spin on Z.Vex's classic Fuzz Factory pedal1.
What it does
At its core the Bliss Factory is a germanium transistor fuzz in the Fuzz Factory lineage, a circuit type known for sounds that range from conventional fuzz to unstable, oscillating textures. What sets this version apart is the digital control layer and the Korte-designed low pass filter, which Guitar World reported adds extra harmonics and texture to the fuzz1. For a player, that means the classic Fuzz Factory behavior with additional shaping and control that the original analog circuit does not offer.
A limited collaboration
The pedal was a first-time collaboration between Chase Bliss Audio founder Joel Korte and Z.Vex founder Zachary Vex1. It was made in strictly limited numbers: 1,000 units only, sold via Reverb.com2. A purchase also included priority access to The Pedal Movie upon its release the following year1.
With only 1,000 units made for sale via Reverb.com2, the Bliss Factory was a limited release rather than a standard catalog pedal. Availability after the initial run depends on the secondhand market.
Where it sits
The Bliss Factory belongs to the broader family of Fuzz Pedals, but it is specifically a descendant of the Fuzz Factory, the pedal Guitar World traced back to a single feverish night in the 90s in its history of the circuit1. Players who know the original will find the same germanium transistor fuzz at its heart, wrapped in Chase Bliss's digitally controlled approach1.
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