MathieuTrépanier Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Es 330 with fuzzboxes? How does it feel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Yeah why not.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyBabyBrandon Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Es 330 with fuzzboxes? How does it feel? Probably pretty awesome, although I'm sure it has a lot to do with the pedal. A good pedal vs. a crummy pedal can yield decidedly different results, although it's all up to personal taste. With my 335, although not fully hollow, my old Big Muff pedal sounds awesome, not a ton of feedback unless it's waaaay cranked. I'm sure the feedback threshold on a 330 would be much lower, but I'm sure you can get it to work to your advantage. Also if feedback becomes a big problem and you're set on a using a fuzz, I've heard of people stuffing the body with cotton. I have never tried this, but I hear that it's a feedback dampener and that it doesn't affect the overall tone of the guitar too much. I've heard of guys having the hollowbodies stuffed for decades. That said Steve Howe played his 175 with Yes doing arenas for 40 years! So it can go either way. I think it's just a trial and error thing. Maybe someone else can chime in with some first hand experience, but it seems like not a whole lot of real "rockers" hang out in the ES section, sorry if I'm wrong on that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougg330 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I use a TubeScreamer and it sounds great...but I tried a Marshall BluesBreaker pedal and the feedback howled like a banshee. I imagine the same would apply to fuzz boxes - like the others said, some will work and some won't. Good luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidh47 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Probably pretty awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 As evinced by the Beatles et al... ES 330's and Casinos are tone machines of character Exploring the OD/Fuzz capabilities thereof can be very interesting... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmwrx Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I use my 335 with a Lovepedal "Karl" (Fuzz) and a Tube Screamer 808 all the time. I know it's not a 330, but I would just imagine the drive might needing to be backed off a bit to avoid excessive feedback. But, it should sound pretty raunchy and happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathieuTrépanier Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Thanks for the replies!! Im gasing pretty hard for a 330! Yeah I got a couple good fuzzboxes and I can't wait to feel the guitar in my hand! Tone madness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I regularly play my full-hollow 175 through a French Toast, and it is pretty wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz28 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Es 330 with fuzzboxes? How does it feel? Check out Gary Clarke Jr. I read in an interview somewhere he uses a fulltone octafuzz with his epiphone casinos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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