R2R Electric MK-1Z Fuzz | The secret to Jimmy Page & Keith Richards guitar tone!
The R2R Electric MK-1Z Fuzz gets a dedicated deep dive — Chris Vincent's genre-blending merger of the Tone Bender MKI and the Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
The R2R Electric MK-1Z Fuzz pairs with the Giordano Guitars Veloce (Serial #001) — Sunbear '62 SB-PAT# Humbuckers, Emerson Custom Treble Bleed — into the Cunningham Amps Custom 35 2x12" with Scumback H75-PVC speakers, across both Tweed and Plexi channels. Effectrode Tube Vibe joins from 08:09.
The MK-1Z is a genuinely original circuit concept from Chris Vincent — not a straight recreation of any single vintage pedal, but a deliberate merging of two distinct fuzz lineages. The Tone Bender MKI brings its snarling aggression and gated quality, the earliest British fuzz character that predates the Fuzz Face circuit entirely. The Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone — the first fuzz pedal ever commercially produced, famously used on the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" — brings its own sharp, cutting, more silicon-adjacent edge into the mix. The result sits somewhere between both worlds: feral and aggressive like a Tone Bender, but with an edge and cut distinct to the FZ-1 lineage.
The Sunbear '62 SB-PAT# Humbuckers in the Giordano Veloce — short-length Alnico V magnets referencing the brief Gibson transitional era between the PAF and Patent Number decal — bring a bright, spanky character reminiscent of the best vintage SG pickups. Bridge 7.7K / Neck 6.8K. The Emerson Custom Treble Bleed keeps that clarity intact through the volume knob sweep, giving the MK-1Z's saturated sustain and chewy midrange plenty of room to develop without turning to mud.
Explored across a genuine range of amp settings: cleaner Tweed channel tones from 00:34, higher gain Tweed from 06:04, and higher gain Plexi channel from 07:01 — showing how the MK-1Z's character shifts as the amp itself contributes more gain and compression.
🎛️ R2R Electric: https://www.r2relectric.com 🎸 Giordano Guitars: https://www.instagram.com/giordanoguitars/ 🎸 Sunbear Pickups: https://www.sunbearpickups.com 🔊 Cunningham Amps: https://www.cunninghamamps.co.nz
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🎸 Giordano Guitars Veloce (#001) | All-Mahogany | Sunbear '62 SB-PAT# (AV Bridge 7.7K / AV Neck 6.8K) | Emerson Custom Treble Bleed 🎛️ R2R Electric MK-1Z Fuzz | Tone Bender MKI + Maestro FZ-1 Hybrid Circuit | NOS Ge | Effectrode Tube Vibe 🔊 Cunningham Amps Custom 35 2x12" | Scumback H75-PVC
