FUZZ

[Versatile]

I too enjoy the Fuzz lifestyle and ethos....

 

IMX many 'Heavy Metal' hi gain pedals can provide a smooth, long sustain fuzz-type sound

 

The EHX Big Muff suits many people...although I find it too 'grainy' so post-add an EQ pedal to scoop the mids and smooth it out....

 

I read somewhere that the 'Satisfaction' fuzz has been re-issued...

 

V

 

[Karloff]

I've always had a love hate affair with Overdrive / Distortion pedals. preferred to just let the amp do it. always had a wah, maybe a chorus. but i'm really looking forward to the fuzz. between trying a few out locally & talking with you guys.

[Dub-T-123]

I too enjoy the Fuzz lifestyle and ethos....

 

IMX many 'Heavy Metal' hi gain pedals can provide a smooth, long sustain fuzz-type sound

 

The EHX Big Muff suits many people...although I find it too 'grainy' so post-add an EQ pedal to scoop the mids and smooth it out....

 

I read somewhere that the 'Satisfaction' fuzz has been re-issued...

 

V

 

You're right I love the Boss HM-2 as a fuzz

 

Satisfaction was recorded with a Maestro FZ-1, which was the first fuzz pedal available on the market. The EHX Satisfaction fuzz is a completely different circuit with silicon transistors based on the Jordan Bosstone.

 

Here's a pic of my Maestro FZ-1A, the model which came after the FZ-1. These are cool pedals, they really sound good with humbuckers and work in a band pretty nicely (aside from the horrible bypass which let's fuzz bleed into the bypass signal)

 

[surfpup]

... (aside from the horrible bypass which let's fuzz bleed into the bypass signal)

 

That part actually sounds pretty cool to me...

[Dub-T-123]

That part actually sounds pretty cool to me...

And the hard-wired input cable is just another bonus huh?

 

Gibson made a couple faux paxs but who can blame them.. There was no preexisting idea to draw from.

 

Hit me up if you need any parts for that MKII build!

[american cheez]

ignore everyone else's suggestions for a fuzz pedal and get the best one you can buy here on planet earth.

if you don't buy this one first, you'll end up not being quite satisfied with several others until you get this one

 

[fretplay]

What fantastic information Guys.

 

I find the whole thing of boxes bewildering so only use a Chorus Box but I would love to make that sweet dry sound that John Mayer gets. Any advise on that?

[Dub-T-123]

What fantastic information Guys.

 

I find the whole thing of boxes bewildering so only use a Chorus Box but I would love to make that sweet dry sound that John Mayer gets. Any advise on that?

I've never heard of John Mayer using a fuzz. I think you could do that with just an amp or maybe an overdrive or compressor

[Versatile]

Regarding Fuzz and other similar tonal objectives....

 

May I introduce the Boss ME multi pedal range...

 

In one convenient floor box with 4 foot-switches and a volume/effect swell pedal

 

It has fuzz and several more o/d and distortion effects

 

Chorus,Delay,Phase,Flange,Compressor,Octave,Harmoniser.....

 

And a very decent Rotary and Uni-Vibe...

 

Solid pro build quality....I recently picked up an as new used ME70 for £100....

 

V

 

[sparquelito]

 

I find the whole thing of boxes bewildering so only use a Chorus Box but I would love to make that sweet dry sound that John Mayer gets. Any advise on that?

 

 

John Mayer's tone is in his hands mostly, but after that it gets complicated.

 

Here's a pedal-by-pedal breakdown:

http://www.johnmayergear.com/pedals/

 

 

 

And here also is an older 'rig rundown' including frame freezes that substantiate much of what was described in the top link.

http://www.effectsbay.com/2011/09/john-mayer-pedal-line-breakdown/

 

In most of the larger venue concerts, John Mayer has the soundboard technicians doing most of the switching for him.

I did witness a John Mayer Trio show however where he did everything for himself onstage, and did a lot of fiddling with the parameters on a variety of pedals in between songs.

 

:)

[sparquelito]

Can't let this die.

 

One of the original fuzz guitar songs I was raised on.

 

The Chi-Lites, Have You Seen Her.

 

Such vocals.

So good.

 

 

:unsure:

[Karloff]

Can't let this die.

 

One of the original fuzz guitar songs I was raised on.

 

The Chi-Lites, Have You Seen Her.

 

Such vocals.

So good.

 

 

:unsure:

 

One of my all time favorite songs.

[Karloff]

got the Moen Fuzz Moo pedal the other night. initially tried it with my Firebird & Traynor combo. didn't like it at all. thought "well, i'll hold onto to it for a bit then sell it". hooked up the Orange & my old Strat this morning. thats it ! thats that sound ... so I'm sure before, the Traynor didn't have much to do with it not sounding like I wanted. somewhat close to the Band of Gypsies tone Hendrix had. The fuzz, with the MXR Uni-Vibe & my Strat. i like it !

 

[Dub-T-123]

Can't let this die.

 

One of the original fuzz guitar songs I was raised on.

 

The Chi-Lites, Have You Seen Her.

 

Such vocals.

So good.

 

 

:unsure:

That's sweet. Sounds like a Maestro FZ-1

[jdgm]

I too enjoy the Fuzz lifestyle and ethos....

V

 

 

Hmm...."the Fuzz lifestyle"...sounds good!

 

I have 9 'dirtbox' pedals but only one of them is a true fuzz (Foxrox CC2).

My modded Rat and DS-1 both come close though.

[Dub-T-123]

This sounds pretty cool

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHg-b2hunVE

[Karloff]

This sounds pretty cool

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHg-b2hunVE

 

Very cool

[Versatile]

Summer Breeze

 

V

 

[surfpup]

This sounds pretty cool

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHg-b2hunVE

 

For an interesting comparison... here it is without the fuzz. Don Rich was amazing either way - so tasty!

 

[surfpup]

Just for fun I got my fuzzes together for a group shot... A lot of them I built myself.

 

 

The Live at Leeds is the first pedal I ever built. It's a BYOC copy of the SuperFuzz Pete Townsend used on the Leeds album, so I made the enclosure accordingly.

 

The red one is called a Red Hot Cilicon. Not sure what it's supposed to be, but it's a super high gain silicon fuzz for sure. I built it from a kit.

 

Next to it is an Octavia clone I built from a General Guitar Gadgets board. Sounds good as a fuzz, but the octave is the magic in this one for sure.

 

The Big Muff... GGG 1970 triangle era Muff kit. More mids than a modern one, but still a Muff so it's pretty scooped.

 

Lower left is a DAM Meathead I built. A very cool fuzz with a cocked wah sound - and very high gain and one of my swirly enclosures.

 

The purple one may be my favorite... it's a four-knob Fuzz Face clone I built on a GGG board. This one is positive ground, so it doesn't work as well on a pedal board - but stick it in front of a Marshall and you really don't need anything else... very Hendrixey.

 

The last two I did not build... the silver one is a Colour Jumbo (74 era Tonebender clone) from Big Knob pedals - they do great stuff and it plays nicely with others since it's negative ground.

 

Same for the last one - a black Fuzz Face built by our own Dub. Like the purple FF, put this one in front of a Marsahll is all you need (well maybe a Vibe too) This one also is negative ground so it works fine on a power supply and it sounds way better than production Fuzz Faces... I owned them and there is no comparison!

 

 

Together they can really pile on the fuzz!

 

[Karloff]

Nice collection. I'm a newbie as far as fuzz pedals. Feel stupid that it's taken me so long to get one.

[surfpup]

Nice collection. I'm a newbie as far as fuzz pedals. Feel stupid that it's taken me so long to get one.

 

How's the Fuzz Moo?

[Karloff]

How's the Fuzz Moo?

Really like it. Gonna use it at a gig this Saturday for some Hendrix stuff. Really love it's sound along with the univibe.

[Dub-T-123]

Just for fun I got my fuzzes together for a group shot... A lot of them I built myself.

 

 

The Live at Leeds is the first pedal I ever built. It's a BYOC copy of the SuperFuzz Pete Townsend used on the Leeds album, so I made the enclosure accordingly.

 

The red one is called a Red Hot Cilicon. Not sure what it's supposed to be, but it's a super high gain silicon fuzz for sure. I built it from a kit.

 

Next to it is an Octavia clone I built from a General Guitar Gadgets board. Sounds good as a fuzz, but the octave is the magic in this one for sure.

 

The Big Muff... GGG 1970 triangle era Muff kit. More mids than a modern one, but still a Muff so it's pretty scooped.

 

Lower left is a DAM Meathead I built. A very cool fuzz with a cocked wah sound - and very high gain and one of my swirly enclosures.

 

The purple one may be my favorite... it's a four-knob Fuzz Face clone I built on a GGG board. This one is positive ground, so it doesn't work as well on a pedal board - but stick it in front of a Marshall and you really don't need anything else... very Hendrixey.

 

The last two I did not build... the silver one is a Colour Jumbo (74 era Tonebender clone) from Big Knob pedals - they do great stuff and it plays nicely with others since it's negative ground.

 

Same for the last one - a black Fuzz Face built by our own Dub. Like the purple FF, put this one in front of a Marsahll is all you need (well maybe a Vibe too) This one also is negative ground so it works fine on a power supply and it sounds way better than production Fuzz Faces... I owned them and there is no comparison!

 

 

Together they can really pile on the fuzz!

 

Nice collection man. I must have forgotten about the DAM Meathead clone. I got a couple DAM pedals and I love em

 

What transistors do you have in the 4 knob FF?

[Dub-T-123]

Here's one that I just finished soldering up last night. This one is basically a clone of the Italian Vox Tone Bender with an OC75 and an OC84 like the Sola Sound El Diablo. Wooooo can't wait to get back from work and rock out!