24

Sonic obliteration and general loudify-er

Somehow what’s old is new again. But smaller. And possibly more refined? At the very least slightly more adapted to my current aesthetic and current need for optimized space usage in and around the house. Ladies and germs, the new and improved VauxFlores Number 24 – A high-gain, three-transistor fuzz originally designed to utilize components common to San José, Costa Rica, yet equally common over a decade later in Ithaca, NY. Looking for a compact effect capable of going from a slight buzz to full-blown insanity with the turn of a knob? Look no further, this one’s for you.

Originally introduced as a guitar pedal in early 2012, the 24 boasts a variety of features, including:

• Individual transistor bias control for maximum versatility, ranging from a mild overdrive to bit-reduced chainsaw madness.
• Tone switch providing two separate tone paths, making this box equally suited for guitar, as well as bass, tuba, alpenhorn, synthesizer and amplified whale bones.
• Also sounds great on x0x sounding bass drums for those into the whole hardcore gabber thing. Or so I’ve been told.
• Voltage sag for those into sputtering weirdness and energy conservation.
• Artwork derived from data-bent imagery and audio signals, including sounds produced by the 24 itself – so in a way, this pedal had a hand in generating it’s own artwork. Because why not?

However, as this is some sort of European rack-based thingy, there are features that is doesn’t have, namely control voltage. It’s a distortion. Or maybe a fuzz. Either way, it makes things loud and unwieldy. You… don’t control that. If you need some sort of dynamic pumping or hyper-specific squirrel sounds, use an external VCA or a compressor. It’s modular, man – you piece it altogether instead of searching for some sort of robotic holy grail that will grant you total power over your sound. Also, don’t go down that rabbit hole. These are instruments intended for having fun and making music. If you’re doing this out of some sort of plea for control over an aspect of your life, therapy is probably cheaper now once you factor in the tariffs.

Regardless, sounds pretty good.

https://vauxflores.com/electronics/24euro/