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  1. #26

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    MY rig not that I've actually used it yet;

    Boss RV 6 reverb. EHX Pog. Fulltone Deja-Vibe. Mimi Tube Screamer. Hotone wah/volume. Dunlop blue Fuzz Face.
    I'm not thrilled with the Dunlop. I might try a germanium Fulltone 69'.
    VooDoo Labs board.

    It's pretty self-indulgent since I just play with a clean sound most of the time. I'm trying to ween myself off the DAW (FL Studio) and I settled on an MPC Live.
    That's what I got the Pioneer RMX 1000 for.

    I don't know what I'm going to do with all this but I'm going to get a house, build a studio and do something.

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  3. #27

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    I should take this opportunity to sing the praises of the El Pescadoro by the Nocturne Brain, hipped to me by our friend neatomic of blessed memory. Basically a Jr. Barnyard octaloid pre-amp paired with a bunch of pre-spring reverb echo and reverb simulations from the always-golden past. Warmth and depth at flick of a switch and or the press of a button for tasteful tone enhancements in multiple tweakable flavors. Well worth the time, effort, and outlay. Just the ticket for your lightweight Class D amps or your classic tube favorites.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stevebol
    Dunlop blue Fuzz Face.
    I'm not thrilled with the Dunlop. I might try a germanium Fulltone 69’.
    Fuzz is a very fickle and difficult search... there are manny different takes on how to get a fuzz sound (square wave or a wave that clips to a square wave)... a lot of fuzzs fall into two camps: big muff, or fuzz face. Big muff tend to lack mid range, fuzz face tend to be bright... when I say tend, I mean there are a lot of pedals out there that tweak things. For example adding mid range into a muff type pedal. Often fuzz pedals are just changed a little bit to run in different harmonic areas. Another thing to take in account, is that some are seriously influenced by the ambient temperature. I think there are typical germanium types, but I need to double check that.

    I tend to really like being able to add in the clean sound a little to get some definition on the notes. The fuzz I end up using the most is a VFE Alpha Dog. That pedal is just a Rat, with the three most done mods, and an ability to mix back in the clean sound. Wampler also has a Rat pedal. It has the Rat sound but no clean blend. I also tend to really like my bigsoundsmallsound ... team awesome. It has a clean blend and a mid boost.

    If you are going for a germanium type sound. Analogue Man Sunface is a good pedal to look at.

    Fuzz is a crazy personal journey into a madness of choices that have to match the guitar and amp, to really sound best.

  5. #29

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    What camp is this?


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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
    What camp is this?

    From the demo, I would say this is of the Fuzz Face school of germanium mayhem. I like mine siliconic, if you please.*

    * FWIW, my Fulltone FullDrive 2V2 is set for Flat Mids/Wide and is fed by a Hot Tubes Nano for singing sustain, enhanced by a Keely Omniverb's mild plate setting.
    I'm setting up my other FTFD 2V2 (VIN/STD) with the Fuzz Face Jimi Hendrix Mini feeding it for less jangle, more tangle, potentially in stereo.

  7. #31

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    The Strymon El Capistan is a wonderful delay pedal that emulates the sound of old tape delays and also does a great amp reverb sound. Might be worth checking out?

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    Quote Originally Posted by st.bede
    Fuzz is a very fickle and difficult search... there are manny different takes on how to get a fuzz sound (square wave or a wave that clips to a square wave)... a lot of fuzzs fall into two camps: big muff, or fuzz face. Big muff tend to lack mid range, fuzz face tend to be bright... when I say tend, I mean there are a lot of pedals out there that tweak things. For example adding mid range into a muff type pedal. Often fuzz pedals are just changed a little bit to run in different harmonic areas. Another thing to take in account, is that some are seriously influenced by the ambient temperature. I think there are typical germanium types, but I need to double check that.

    I tend to really like being able to add in the clean sound a little to get some definition on the notes. The fuzz I end up using the most is a VFE Alpha Dog. That pedal is just a Rat, with the three most done mods, and an ability to mix back in the clean sound. Wampler also has a Rat pedal. It has the Rat sound but no clean blend. I also tend to really like my bigsoundsmallsound ... team awesome. It has a clean blend and a mid boost.

    If you are going for a germanium type sound. Analogue Man Sunface is a good pedal to look at.

    Fuzz is a crazy personal journey into a madness of choices that have to match the guitar and amp, to really sound best.
    A Fuzz pedal is a whole instrument in itself!
    The way they react to your volume & input impedance, your amp etc....so much tonal space. I end up playing it as much as the guitar.
    Don't leave Tonebenders out of the Muff or Fuzzface dynasties.

  9. #33

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    Quote Originally Posted by blue_lu
    Did you try this one? Do you like it? Seems like it's a real popular pedal with many modern jazz players. I am not too fond of the soundbits I've heard... Too shimmery for me I think.
    Soundbites of the dispatch master or the older brother (Avalanche Run?) I've often seen these vids posted together.

    I personally prefer the darkness of analog delays- I find digital delays too clean and perhaps- intrusive in their repeats? Especially if I don't have much sustain going on.
    But TBH, I haven't spent too much time trying to get digital to fit.

  10. #34

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    Quote Originally Posted by st.bede
    Fuzz is a very fickle and difficult search... there are manny different takes on how to get a fuzz sound (square wave or a wave that clips to a square wave)... a lot of fuzzs fall into two camps: big muff, or fuzz face. Big muff tend to lack mid range, fuzz face tend to be bright... when I say tend, I mean there are a lot of pedals out there that tweak things. For example adding mid range into a muff type pedal. Often fuzz pedals are just changed a little bit to run in different harmonic areas. Another thing to take in account, is that some are seriously influenced by the ambient temperature. I think there are typical germanium types, but I need to double check that.

    I tend to really like being able to add in the clean sound a little to get some definition on the notes. The fuzz I end up using the most is a VFE Alpha Dog. That pedal is just a Rat, with the three most done mods, and an ability to mix back in the clean sound. Wampler also has a Rat pedal. It has the Rat sound but no clean blend. I also tend to really like my bigsoundsmallsound ... team awesome. It has a clean blend and a mid boost.

    If you are going for a germanium type sound. Analogue Man Sunface is a good pedal to look at.

    Fuzz is a crazy personal journey into a madness of choices that have to match the guitar and amp, to really sound best.
    The Fulltone germanium bias can be adjusted internally easily.



    I don't play song. I just want the unique capabilities that some fuzz pedals offer. The Analogman sounds great but they're pricy.

  11. #35

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    Quote Originally Posted by citizenk74
    From the demo, I would say this is of the Fuzz Face school of germanium mayhem. I like mine siliconic, if you please.*

    * FWIW, my Fulltone FullDrive 2V2 is set for Flat Mids/Wide and is fed by a Hot Tubes Nano for singing sustain, enhanced by a Keely Omniverb's mild plate setting.
    I'm setting up my other FTFD 2V2 (VIN/STD) with the Fuzz Face Jimi Hendrix Mini feeding it for less jangle, more tangle, potentially in stereo.
    I think the germanium might be more of what I'm looking for in a fuzz pedal.
    The most important element might turn out to be the speakers. Jensen's have a unique sound. I play clean most of the time but want to go all out with fuzz.