Why I made the Mythos Hephaestus Variable Voltage Fuzz.

www.mythospedals.com/hephaestus
For this episode of "Why I Made This" Zach talks about the Hephaestus Variable Voltage Fuzz. The new standard/mini version is far and away one of our favorite fuzz circuits ever. Learn about why we decided to make this a standard part of the Mythos Pedals lineup.
#mythospedals #guitarpedals #fuzzpedal
00:00 Intro track
01:14 Why I made the Hephaestus
03:00 What's the sound?
04:24 Who is this for?
05:27 Caveats?
06:40 Full demo

[@eastsidekoolaid]

Sooooo happy this came back. Been at this top of my wish list.

[@JoshMetcalfe]

This pedal is sooo fun! And so simple. Congrats Zach! Cool looking guitar too!

[@craigoriopequeño505]

Just ordered from ur site thank u Zach!

[@joelhabrial3897]

I love this pedal! It reacts so well to changes in the guitar’s volume and tone knob! It also has an inspiring reaction to harmonics! So much fun!

[@vinivola]

Killer playing and awesome job representing the pedal.

[@GuitarsOK]

Very cool! We would love to try it

[@ctsguitar]

Sounds crazy - love it! I’d really like to try one.

[@musiccreation1198]

Thanks Zach!

[@scottketterer1672]

This is a stupid amount of fun. I love it.

[@marcusthemonkey]

I just bought one and it is just a blast! I do find myself wishing that there was a master volume on the outside because I love to tweak it, but not having it makes me get creative!

[@Prettynoise]

Love my first edition!!!!

[@sexyrotekatze]

thanks for sharing

[@EJ_Crough]

That's super cool! gonna have to get one of these, I have a soft spot for this circuit as it's the first pedal I ever put together via a kit

[@MythosPedals]

Sick!

[@stanislavmigra]

There are positions that highly reminds me of ZVex Wolly Mammoth, but others, that are very different.
"It lives inside your guitar" thats a sign of great fuzz.

[@PaterCap330]

Mine is very fun. When I turn it to about 2 O’clock and pluck the string with a light touch from my finger, it does a distorted octave down. It is a cool pedal and doesn’t overlap with any over the other fuzzes I have…

[@g_and_kikos_homestudio]

This was my first mythos pedal. The Rhett one. It really does pull a different style out of the player

[@vintagesounds5150]

I love this got to get me some of that stuff 🎉🎸🔊☮️

[@Sailor_Man_Music]

I had no clue about that internal volume pot. That made so much difference for my pedal. Omg it is a main stay from here on out.

[@tone1798]

Sounds deluxe! Great playing Zach!

[@MythosPedals]

Thanks a lot!

[@daneaton2230]

Badass guitar

[@bla_blub]

I think an expression control for Warning would be amazing!

[@mikesalmo]

I’ve been wanting a boss tone and have been staring at the myriad of options or making my own clone. Measuring transistors for these finicky circuits is painful. I really need something better than the HFe thing on my multimeter. I’ve conditioned myself to avoid the frustration of simple fuzz circuits.
But Lord, this is a simple beautiful design. A minor tweak on a classic circuit that gives it a magnitude more utility. One knob.
[cue Office Space Lumbergh voice] So yeaaah. I’m going to need you to make sure Eastside has these in mid August when I’m in town.
I want to get it from some dudes and not the man, man.

[@nigel_tufnell]

got mine, so fun and unpredictable. You have a quite unique left arm position while playing.

[@MythosPedals]

Broke my left wrist as a kid. Only have about half rotation

[@nigel_tufnell]

Wow! Glad you make it work that well despite it. ✌️

[@backlinebeat]

The fuzz I've been waiting for...just keep 'em around. The penny's are being saved for a needed new lens. ;)

[@mistergoat7357]

Mine arrived today. Will have to wait until tomorrow when baby is awake

[@henrikkegyes6976]

Is that work with overdrive and other fuzz pedals well (in sub octave setting not as fuzz) like the Argonaut, or it is an alone usable pedal ?

[@MythosPedals]

Best by itself IMO

[@henrikkegyes6976]

@@MythosPedals I get it. I am sad about this. I liked the anti argonaut idea through. A dirty, weird, fuzzy, sub octave thing what it stackable with any gain pedal like the argonaut (I have one and I love it). I wanted to use this pedal just an attitude pedal like the argonaut.

[@mykhedelic6471]

That 10/11 o'clock spot was some busted grill madness. Ugly, deathwish, scoundrely pirate tones. These are good things, by the way.

[@orryfishburne5326]

Came for the pedal, but that Squire really caught my attention. What is that Squire?

[@MythosPedals]

What Squier? The guitar is a Swope.

[@hendanine]

Great video! Love the "why I made it" "why I bought it" series. I know this is completely not the point of the video, but what was that bass?

[@MythosPedals]

Just a Mexican standard P-Bass. Its a 60th anniversary I think, has a cool silver-y finish

[@belo1971]

Please make a silent fuzz with a tone knob !!!!! 🙏

[@MythosPedals]

A what?

[@bonOhm]

@belo1971
So basically a Tone knob 😂
Fuzz = Noise. Unless it’s a gated fuzz, in which case it is intermittently quiet…
you need to embrace the chaos.
@MythosPedals
I’m really digging the Argo Fuzz. It’s brilliant. This one sounds nasty (in a good way). Keep them coming!

[@MarshallAmpMan]

Zach you are a great player but why do you hold the guitar like you do, you make my wrist hurt

[@MythosPedals]

Left wrist was broken as a kid. Didn’t heal properly so I only have half rotation in my left hand.