Controls
- Volume
- controls the output volume
- Attack
- controls the amount of fuzz?
Information
Maestro about the reissue
It's been called the "greatest Hippie Rock pedal of all time!" It's the one, the only, the original Maestro FuzzToneTM . And it's back with the nastiest, most in your face FUZZZZZ you've ever heard. • If you were alive in 1965, you probably remember the first time you heard the sound that changed rock music forever. It was the sound of the "Bad Boys of Rock", The Rolling Stones, with their latest song, "Satisfaction". What was that lead guitar sound? It was the Maestro FuzzTone designed and made by Gibson Electronics of Kalamazoo, MI.
And that's how it all began. Sure there were some earlier effects like Reverb, Vibrato, and Tremolo but they were extremely tame compared to this new creation. After all, it was the FuzzTone that allowed young guitar players everywhere to create sonic chaos and finally, REALLY drive their parents and neighbors crazy! Wasn't it great?
Don't miss out on this opportunity to own this Limited Edition FuzzTone FZ-1A Reissue!
The different models were made in different places:
- FZ-1: Kalamazoo, Michigan
- FZ-1A: Kalamazoo, Michigan, later Lincolnwood, Illinois
- FZ-1B: Lincolnwood, Illinois
- FZ-2: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
- FZ-1A reissue: Nashville, Tennessee
Some serial numbers:
- FZ-1 (5461 shipped in 1962?):
- lowest # seen: 135
- highest # seen: 5103
- FZ-1A (1965-1968, schematics: "5101 and above", but 5461 FZ-1 were shipped in 1962???)
- Made in Kalamazoo:
- with 1 battery (under 5906): 5244
- with 2 batteries like the FZ-1: 5906: not original or are there more?
- with 1 battery:
- lowest # seen: 6360
- highest # seen: 43066
- Made in Lincolnwood:
- lowest # seen: 43762
- highest # seen: 44537
- Made in Kalamazoo:
Pedals shipped by year:
- 1962: 5458
- 1963: 3
- 1964: 0
- 1965: 3454
- 1966: 20943
- 1967: 6625
Video
- (2007-06-22) Maestro Fuzz Tone by 2guests
- (2007-06-23) Maestro Fuzz Tone 2 by 2guests
- (2010-02-09) Maestro Fuzz tone 1962 by scott51381
- (2010-02-09) Maestro Fuzz Tone 1962 by scott51381
- (2010-02-09) Maestro Fuzz Tone 1962 by scott51381
- (2010-02-09) Maestro Fuzz Tone 1962 by scott51381
- (2010-02-09) Maestro Fuzz Tone 1962 by scott51381
- (2010-02-09) Maestro Fuzz Tone (1962) by scott51381
- (2010-05-21) MAESTRO FZ-1A FUZZ TONE BY GIBSON AUDIO SAMPLE by Vintage Gear Hollywood
- (2010-08-04) Maestro Fuzz Demo 101 by geopets1
- (2011-02-20) Maestro Gibson FZ-1 Tone Bender tonebender Fuzz Tone by pinstripedclips
- (2011-05-10) 2fz12fz1a.mov by Jerms
- (2011-05-15) Maestro FZ-1B Fuzz by Tone Ranger Effects
- (2011-11-05) jerms FZ-1 clone vs '62 maestro FZ-1.MP4 by Jerms
- (2012-02-02) fz1a's.mov by Jerms
- (2012-05-28) Maestro Fuzz-Tone Fz-1a by blackholeproductions
- (2012-07-04) maestro FZ1-B, 4 transistor version! fuzzy fuzz fuzz.nasty and fun. by Joe Gagan
- (2013-04-12) maestro FZ-1B and FZ-1S by Jerms
- (2013-05-01) Maestro FZ-1a repair by Ghost Effects
- (2013-05-11) 3 Maestro Fuzz-Tone's 2x FZ-1 & 1x FZ-1A by GrahamEGreen
- (2013-05-11) 3 Maestro Fuzz-Tones FZ-1 & FZ-1A with Mk1 Tonebender demo by GrahamEGreen
- (2013-07-12) Jerms FZ-1 - Maestro FZ-1 replica by pinstripedclips
- (2013-07-16) Vintage Maestro FZ-1a repaired by Ghost Effects by Ghost Effects
- (2013-12-02) Maestro FZ-1A Fuzz Tone Restore by Trial
- (2014-06-29) 1968 Mosrite Fuzzrite v2 (si) + 1965 Maestro Fuzz-Tone FZ-1 by devnulljp
- (2015-05-30) 1965 Maestro FZ-1A Fuzz-Tone (guitar) by devnulljp
- (2015-05-30) 1965 Maestro FZ-1A Fuzz-Tone (bass) by devnulljp
- (2015-10-18) Maestro FZ-1B vintage fuzz by Alex T
- (2016-02-20) Maestro / Fuzz Tone FZ-1A feat.??????Co/SS/gZ??Vintage Effector Cafe???????????????????? by digimartnet
- (2016-06-15) Gibson Maestro Fuzz FZ-1B Pedal by reverbmarket
- (2018-05-26) The Father Of Fuzztone - Glenn Snoddy by Frantone Electronics
- (2019-03-07) fz1a mov by Jerms
- (2019-06-27) The First Pedal Demo Ever Made by JHS Pedals
- (2020-02-01) modifying my maestro fz-1b by Petey Twofinger
- (2020-04-18) Pigdog Pedals - Model FZ-1 FuzZ-Zone - Maestro FZ-1 FuzZ-Tone by pinstripedclips
- (2020-04-22) Gibson Maestro Fuzz Tone FZ 1A '66 vs FZ 1 '62 by Soulman Vintage
- (2020-10-23) Maestro Fuzz Tone FZ1B by TonEffects
- (2022-01-05) Maestro Fuzz Tone by Emma Dangers
- (2022-07-14) 1967 Maestro Fuzz-Tone FZ-1A by Happening Effects
- (2023-03-09) It?s hard to imagine a world without pedals. Here?s a brief history of the Maestro Fuzz Tone. by JHS Pedals
- (2023-05-08) Gibson Maestro FZ 1 Fuzz Tone '62 by Soulman Vintage
- (2023-05-29) Do you know what the first guitar effects pedal was?? #Guitar #KeithRichards #Shorts by Singular Sound
- (2023-10-19) Vintage Maestro Fuzz-Tone demonstration. by Mystic Music
- (2024-01-25) 1962 Maestro Fuzz Tone FZ-1 rebuild/makeover by Joe Huber (IoT)
Reviews
myFXDB user reviews
1 review, average score of
Date | User | Version | Score | Positive | Negative |
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2015-02-02 | smnmy | 9/10 | ... | ... |
Documentation
- patent (Google Patents)
- schematics (FZ-1A schematic in store manual)
- schematics available at Schematic Heaven
- schematics available at Schematic Heaven