Californiaman Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 A good fuzz box for your money is the HomeBrew Electronics UFO Ultimate Fuzz Octave. I used mine for a couple hours the other day and really enjoyed the wide variety of tonal configurations I got with it. It also has some great sustain too. With the vintage or modern switch you can really dial in something to suit your needs. The octave switch is a fun effect too. Gearmanndude: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LhuTLav5o4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 My brother is great at soldering and electronics and general technical stuff. Yesterday I asked him if he could put together a pedal based on schematics on the Internet. So he went home later and did some searching on the computer and started looking at Build Your Own Clone (BYOC) pedals. They have kits with everything you need to made an AWESOME pedal. They're pretty expensive for a kit but they have the best components you can get. He's starting off building a simple boost pedal. If he likes it I'm going to buy an E.S.V 2-Knob Bender fuzz kit and have him build it for me. It uses all the best parts. NOS stuff like Germanium transistors etc. I had heard of BYOC but I didn't realize how legit their kits are. Check em out. By the way gearmandude got his start building pedals with BYOC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 The hoof is pretty cool. Earthquaker devices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 My brother is great at soldering and electronics and general technical stuff. Yesterday I asked him if he could put together a pedal based on schematics on the Internet. So he went home later and did some searching on the computer and started looking at Build Your Own Clone (BYOC) pedals. They have kits with everything you need to made an AWESOME pedal. They're pretty expensive for a kit but they have the best components you can get. He's starting off building a simple boost pedal. If he likes it I'm going to buy an E.S.V 2-Knob Bender fuzz kit and have him build it for me. It uses all the best parts. NOS stuff like Germanium transistors etc. I had heard of BYOC but I didn't realize how legit their kits are. Check em out. By the way gearmandude got his start building pedals with BYOC. I need to get one of those to try it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I think gearmandude has a demo for every pedal they offer. I like the ESV fuzz and ESV 2 Knob Bender the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreslauer Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 +1 on BYOC. there are some other good places too if you poke around. I built a tube screamer clone from a kit by General Guitar Gadgets, also good to deal with. But, if you're adventurous, here's a cool article at geofex.com on the actually very simple circuit that is the original fuzz face. the hardest part is sourcing good transistors. Tecnology of the Fuzz Face i built an NPN silicon version based on this article ( because i got a bunch of the transistors really cheap!) :-) another one that's easy to build and sounds great is the Dallas Rangemaster: ridiculously low parts count and in front of a tube amp sounds amazing. a great place to start with effects building. here's a link to the PDF that explains this one in detail. save it and rotate it for easier reading. :D rangemaster PDF link enjoy, Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase1410 Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I'm looking into both of these pedals. Let me know if you get the Fuzzy Lady, and inform how you like it...I have yet to find a pedal as musical and unique sounding as this fuzz. I recently just got a Mahoney Acid Tone, and its a really great fuzz pedal, but just not as versitile and musical as the Fuzzy Lady. But it does have its own flavor witch i really enjoy, and will be using it on a other pedalboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Guitarra Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Let me know if you get the Fuzzy Lady, and inform how you like it...I have yet to find a pedal as musical and unique sounding as this fuzz. I recently just got a Mahoney Acid Tone, and its a really great fuzz pedal, but just not as versitile and musical as the Fuzzy Lady. But it does have its own flavor witch i really enjoy, and will be using it on a other pedalboard. I sent them an e-mail late Friday so I hope to hear from them Monday or Tuesday. I am oerdering the Fuzzy Lady. I checked out a couple of utube vids out on their other products. I kinda like the Squawk too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase1410 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I sent them an e-mail late Friday so I hope to hear from them Monday or Tuesday. I am oerdering the Fuzzy Lady. I checked out a couple of utube vids out on their other products. I kinda like the Squawk too. Funny that you say that, i was just about to bid on a used Squawk for 80$ but just didnt have the money..I really want to get the Head Mutha Fuzz In Charge as well...But plz give us a review when you get the lady of fuzz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Looking for that "Thickfreakness" fuzztone, would USA Big Muff Pi fit that? I'd rather not drop over $100 on a pedal. The Big Muff will nail that tone. Last time I saw them, he was using a Russian Big Muff for fuzz. Sounded HUGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Guitarra Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Funny that you say that, i was just about to bid on a used Squawk for 80$ but just didnt have the money..I really want to get the Head Mutha Fuzz In Charge as well...But plz give us a review when you get the lady of fuzz! will do. nothing from them today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 The Big Muff will nail that tone. Last time I saw them, he was using a Russian Big Muff for fuzz. Sounded HUGE Hey that's what I use too! Well I haven't used it in a while but yeah.. It sounds huge. It's a pretty ridiculous pedal. In a good way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Hey that's what I use too! Well I haven't used it in a while but yeah.. It sounds huge. It's a pretty ridiculous pedal. In a good way. Indeed! It's one of my favorites. I've got 3, and they all sound different.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Three Russian ones or three different models? I just have a Russian one. A couple years ago I was looking for a dirt box and I came across my Big Muff. I played all of the Muffs and I liked the Russian the most. At the time it was about $50 so it was a no brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 A good fuzz sound can be enhanced with a Kazoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Guitarra Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Just ordered my Plum Crazy FX Fuzzy Lady and my Fulltone '69 Fuzz Slight Return. Now it's the waiting game. I should get the Fuzzy Lady first as the Fulltone '69 will be 2-3 months to produce but will be home for Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIANTRobOT42O Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I just ordered this. Cant wait for the madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 That Disaster Fuzz is sweet. I haven't heard of that before. I'm a sucker for anything that does oscillation. Pretty sweet combined with fuzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Just ordered my Plum Crazy FX Fuzzy Lady and my Fulltone '69 Fuzz Slight Return. Now it's the waiting game. I should get the Fuzzy Lady first as the Fulltone '69 will be 2-3 months to produce but will be home for Christmas Gotta give me your review of the Fuzzy Lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkbemb10 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I Like the MXR 108 Classic Fuzz but that's just me... Fender also made a decent Fuzz/wah pedal in one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Guitarra Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Gotta give me your review of the Fuzzy Lady Will do. I got notification that it is shipping out to me Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Guitarra Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I just ordered this. Cant wait for the madness i like the sound of the Disaster Fuzz !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh James Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Little late on this one, but let me chime in if I can! I have a 69 Fuzz and it is very versatile. You want that pedal or the Analogman Sunfance for the Thickfreakness Sound. A Big Muff is basically a distortion pedal yes, try a Fulltone 70 if you want that silicon grind. Just my two cents. Cheers, J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonkers Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 I have a Devi Ever Vintage Fuzz Master I just picked up (used, but like new)that I'd be willing to sell. I recently got the Way Huge Swollen Pickle. Shoot me a message if you're interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vourot Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 As I always do when ever pedals come up in any form. I have a beefed up British Blues Overdrive from these guys.Here are some BYOC links. http://www.buildyourownclone.com/octavefuzz.html http://www.buildyourownclone.com/leeds.html http://www.buildyourownclone.com/fuzz.html This guys sells them pre-built if you prefer. http://axeandyoushallreceive.com/store/page1.html These pedals are awesome, period . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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