Valeton Lazaro Modern Fuzz

The Valeton Lazaro Modern Fuzz is a compact fuzz pedal, one of the many designs covered in our guide to Fuzz Pedals. Valeton describes the Lazaro as a Modern Fuzz, and MusicRadar's reviewer Trevor Curwen summed it up as "a compact fuzzbox that will cover a lot of options for your preferred sound"¹.

What it does

Curwen calls it "a pretty versatile fuzz with tone knobs that can make things sound nasty if that's your thing"¹. The circuit is its own design rather than a copy: "it's not a slavish clone of a vintage classic," he writes, "although we have to say that it can sound a lot like a Big Muff on certain settings"¹.

How it behaves depends heavily on where the controls are set:

• Fuzz up full, tone controls fairly neutral: the tone is "fat and squidgy but with a nice crisp edge: great for single note solos that sustain for ages"¹
• Lower Fuzz settings: "harder fuzz sounds suitable for taut riffing and chording"¹
• Guitar volume rolled back: "it'll seem more like overdrive," bringing it into territory shared with Overdrive Pedals¹

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