The VOX Tone Garage Pedals

Vox has added the Tone Garage series of guitar pedals to its lineup. The series is comprised of five effects units that feature all-analog circuitry. The Flat 4 Boost, the V8 Distortion, and the Straight 6 Drive all feature a carefully-matched, high voltage VOX 12AX7 tube. All four pedals are powered by six AA batteries or an optional 9-volt DC adapter. The reason a standard 9-volt battery is MIA for the series is because three of the pedals—the Flat 4 Boost, the Straight 6 Drive, and the V8 Distortion—are driven by 12AX7 tubes, and Vox’s propriety Hi-Volt technology needs the AAs in order to run the tubes at 200 volts for optimum performance. (By the way, like a guitar amp, you need to wait for the tube to warm up before you’ll hear sound from the pedal.) The Trike Fuzz possess the same see-through tube chamber as their tube-powered siblings, but the view here is of an LED-illuminated circuit board. SHOP NOW: FOLLOW US ON: