The Roger Mayer Page 1 Classic is a fuzz pedal from Roger Mayer, built with carefully selected germanium transistors and carrying the same distortion section as the original 1964 version of the circuit1. Mayer announced that, after over 40 years, this early fuzz would be available again1.
Where it came from
Mayer designed his first fuzz guitar effects pedal in 19641. That early circuit was used by Jimmy Page and Big Jim Sullivan, and it featured on many early hit records1. The Page 1 Classic brings that distortion section back, using germanium transistors selected for the design1.
Roger Mayer has said, "In 1964 I designed my first fuzz guitar effects pedal," and announced that "after over 40 years this early ground breaking fuzz will be available again"1. The pedal he was describing, the Page 1, was "used by Jimmy Page and Big Jim Sullivan and featured on many early hit records," according to Mayer1.
The Page 1 family
The Page 1 Classic sits alongside the Roger Mayer Page 1 in the maker's range of fuzz designs. Players interested in Mayer's other circuits can compare it with the Roger Mayer Classic Fuzz, the Roger Mayer Stone Fuzz, the Roger Mayer Axis Fuzz and the Roger Mayer Classic-X.
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Sources (1)
- Hot News, Roger Mayer (roger-mayer.co.uk)
