The Keisman Pedals Vulture Fuzz is a fuzz pedal that never reached regular production. Writing at Pedal of the Day in April 2015, reviewer Mike B described it as "a relatively simple fuzz pedal" with "only 2 main controls (Volume and Fuzz), and not much else." Only a handful of these pedals were made, and the project was later shelved or abandoned, so the Vulture Fuzz exists as a small run of prototypes rather than a pedal you would expect to find on a dealer's shelf1.
The Vulture Fuzz was a prototype. Keisman Pedals made only a few of them before going in a different direction, so the pedal is rare and not part of a current product line1.
What it does
The Vulture Fuzz keeps things to two knobs, and its character changes a lot depending on where the Fuzz control sits1:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Volume | Sets the pedal's output level |
| Fuzz | Sets the amount of fuzz, from overdriven break-up at low settings to thick, sustained fuzz past 1:00 |
At lower settings the pedal behaves more like a light drive. With the Fuzz around 10:00 and the Volume at noon, Mike B found "a nice overdriven break-up kind of sound with a bit of squelch and crackle," a territory closer to overdrive pedals than full fuzz1.
Turn the Fuzz knob past 1:00 and the pedal "continually gets crunchier, resulting in some nice, warm, thick fuzz tones" with long sustain, in the reviewer's words1.
Appearance
The pedal came in a bright orange enclosure with what the review calls disturbing graphics. As Mike B put it, "this is not a pedal that's easily missed"1.
Videos
Pedal of the Day
Sources (1)
- Keisman Pedals Vulture Fuzz, Pedal of the Day, 2015-04-27