Vintage MXR Blue Box Fuzz | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 28
In this episode of Golden Age of Gear, Joey takes us on a trip to one of Canada’s most legendary guitar shops, Capsule Music in Toronto, for a day of crate digging and unexpected discoveries. Fresh off a Soul Coughing show (hence the now well-worn band shirt he refuses to wash), Joey, his brother, and his dad explored the shop’s walls of vintage guitars and stumbled onto something special: an original MXR Blue Box fuzz pedal from around 1980, complete with the original box, warranty card, and typewritten manual.
What started as a casual visit turned into scoring a rare piece of gear that’s probably worth way more than the price on the tag. Joey shares the story behind the pedal, why old gear was so expensive even decades ago, and how he lucked into finding it after years of seeing it in the display case.
Then, it’s time to finally plug it in and hear the gnarly fuzz tones and glitchy octave-down sounds that made this pedal a cult classic. If you’ve ever dreamed about stumbling across hidden gems in a dusty guitar shop, you’ll appreciate this one.
Let us know in the comments what your coolest guitar store find has been, and don’t forget to subscribe and ring the bell so you never miss an episode. Thanks for hanging out with us!