FUZZ ...the granddaddy of distortion
The first commercially available stomp box
GIBSON MAESTRO FZ1 FUZZ 1962
WHAT DID IT SOUND LIKE ?
Well check out the video. If You are not too Stoned!
almost no sustain !
It was the first pedal I ever bought.
...used $15.00
Like the few Fuzz pedals that followed it. The transistors were Germanium...they had a distinct sound that is very full and warm. The low end is very deep and at it's lowest seems to fade away.The highs are there...but unlike a silicon fuzz..it does not have a crisp tight defined edge on either the top end or the bottom.
The Geranium Fuzz is not suited for mass production because the transistors had to be matched...and checked for leaks..this took someone to test ever one and group them in pairs to make a Fuzz. So when the silicon transistors became affordable....bye bye Germanium.
THE BEST SILICON FUZZ
Silicone does not sound worse...or better...just different. The 'Big Muff' was not the first of the silicone Fuzz pedals.
But it is still available and still the basis of most Fuzz boxes, It is also the most cloned,
Biyang do a perfect clone in their FUZZ FZ-7
BIG MUFF Current Price $82.00 USD
One reviewer said if the FUZZ A7 was painted a crazy colour and had a silly name it would easily pass as one of the better gourmet pedals.
.
Fuzz is great to have as a distortion option.
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Fuzz is great to have as a distortion option.
Many of the gourmet pedals sound damn good. BUT...besides the price they often end up turning them into an actual distortion pedal....and for that just buy one of the better distortion clones.Considering everything...the Fuzz A7 is a no brainer.
That said, there are a lot of used Muffs out there. lol
Speaking of Muffs...check on these
YES.... THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME IN THEIR PLAIN UNPAINTED BOX
-The Sovtek Green...made in Russia model .... the tear your face off model. Unusually tight.
.
-The NYC standard new model fuzz....Fat lots of bass and highs...smooth
-Ram's Head the best of the early issue fuzz pedals....medium between the NYC & Green. My personal fav.
- The Triangle the first ever Big Muff....surprisingly articulate and controlled. Almost overdrive in character.
OK...this all about spending a little more and get a part for part copy of one of 4 Big Muff classics?
I am talking gourmet style mini clones.
First BIYC stands for Build It Yourself Clone
BUT!!!
You can buy one already made for $85.00 USD...a part for part clone of the 3 most famous oldies...or the current model. Check out the vids to hear the originals. I can not find vids on the BIYC...but...
Axe and You Will Receive.....the exclusive source of prebuilts...have a great reputation for selling the best for fair prices.
After a lot of research...I found that most of the old pedals varied in the choices of parts...enough to keep their pedals in the same ballpark of sound...but enough that 3 or 4 pedals made over one year would sound at least a little different. Sooo I expect that BIYC will be dead on with schematic with the correct parts...but could sound different. Let me put it this way...if a schematic tells you to use.... a #2 Cola transistor..fine...but some pedals then came with Coke transistors and others Pepsi.
One nice feature is they have drastically cut down on the noise the originals made
.
In short...I believe you can get a great pedal for a reasonable price. A good clone is a keeper. You could add a second gourmet fuzz later...but no need to get rid of your BIYC.
SOLASOUND MKII TONEBENDER 1966-1968
That said, there are a lot of used Muffs out there. lol
Speaking of Muffs...check on these
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$24.00 USD |
ROWIN LEF-606 FUZZ
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$65.00 USD |
I owned a Big Muff Nano that I sold. It was not even close to sounding like the standard full size Big Muff as seen in the video.The resonance point in the Rowin is slightly higher ...higher but not too high otherwise the difference is inconsequential. Rowin is a Mooer Triangle Fuzz rebrand. The video speaks for itself.
The triangle name is associated with v.1 of the first Big Muff. The space between the 3 knobs creates a triangle.
I bought one. A no brainer ...small/cheap/classic...
and it sounds as good as any fuzz I have ever owned!!! ...NO BULL!!!
The triangle name is associated with v.1 of the first Big Muff. The space between the 3 knobs creates a triangle.
I bought one. A no brainer ...small/cheap/classic...
and it sounds as good as any fuzz I have ever owned!!! ...NO BULL!!!
The truth is that every time a competitor brought out a new fuzz.that caught on EH would tweak the v.1. There are over 30 different big Muff pedals.So if someone says the v.1 was the ultimate. Ask them which one. LOL
B.I.YC Li'L BEAVER Fuzz (Prebuilt)
Yes... nice little mini pedals with a parts perfect clone of one of 4 different ....Big Muff Fuzz pedals.YES.... THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME IN THEIR PLAIN UNPAINTED BOX
-The Sovtek Green...made in Russia model .... the tear your face off model. Unusually tight.
.
-The NYC standard new model fuzz....Fat lots of bass and highs...smooth
-Ram's Head the best of the early issue fuzz pedals....medium between the NYC & Green. My personal fav.
- The Triangle the first ever Big Muff....surprisingly articulate and controlled. Almost overdrive in character.
OK...this all about spending a little more and get a part for part copy of one of 4 Big Muff classics?
I am talking gourmet style mini clones.
First BIYC stands for Build It Yourself Clone
BUT!!!
You can buy one already made for $85.00 USD...a part for part clone of the 3 most famous oldies...or the current model. Check out the vids to hear the originals. I can not find vids on the BIYC...but...
Axe and You Will Receive.....the exclusive source of prebuilts...have a great reputation for selling the best for fair prices.
After a lot of research...I found that most of the old pedals varied in the choices of parts...enough to keep their pedals in the same ballpark of sound...but enough that 3 or 4 pedals made over one year would sound at least a little different. Sooo I expect that BIYC will be dead on with schematic with the correct parts...but could sound different. Let me put it this way...if a schematic tells you to use.... a #2 Cola transistor..fine...but some pedals then came with Coke transistors and others Pepsi.
One nice feature is they have drastically cut down on the noise the originals made
.
In short...I believe you can get a great pedal for a reasonable price. A good clone is a keeper. You could add a second gourmet fuzz later...but no need to get rid of your BIYC.
I must admit I always wanted the Green Sovtek
...it is actually one of the rarest to find...as it was
unique in it's over the top rip your face off aggression!!!
I actually have a single space on my board...and it will just fit! Decisions? Decisions?
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| Current Price used $ 500.00 USD |
THE BEST GERMANIUM FUZZ
The best Germanium Fuzz... was a third generation design based on
the Gibson Maestro Fuzz..
The Solasound MkII ...discontinued ...a victim of the silicon transistor.
the Gibson Maestro Fuzz..
The Solasound MkII ...discontinued ...a victim of the silicon transistor.
How did it sound??? Led Zeppelin... Jimmy Page used it until it died.
Cream... Disraeli Gears LP
.SOLASOUND MKII TONEBENDER 1966-1968
Current Price $1065.00 USD (used) OUCH !!!
UPDATE:
The original Tonebender was a Fuzz tone that a London session man brought to Gary Hurst the repair guy at Macri's Music store in London's West End....to see if they could mod it for some sustain. He did it and very shortly word of mouth created many orders. He tried to sell his design...but no takers. So with the help of the Macari family they set up their own pedal biz. The store is now run by the second generation who as a surprise for their dad had a hundred pedals made for his birthday...to exact original spec. The idea was they would sell these for about $600.00 each...to pay for the costs. They figured it would take awhile but they could recover the costs. All 1oo sold out in less then 48 hours!
In short...they are now back in business. There is a long waiting list.
the price is a cool...$565.00 USD
There are several clones...all are pricey and are gourmet pedals. They are close but not the same.
EXCEPT.... TONE HUNGRY
HUNGER BENDER
Current Price $155.00 USD
EXCEPT.... TONE HUNGRY
HUNGER BENDER
Current Price $155.00 USD
...rumour has it that Tone Hungry is a one man operation...with the owner/builder making the pedals one at a time
so....stock goes quickly
What a very unusual situation...relative to getting the $565.000 reissue....or another gourmet copy
that costs more and is not as good as the Hunger Bender....
AT $155.00 USD THIS IS ACTUALLY A BARGAIN.!!!
Make a list of what you think a great Fuzz will do. SURPRISE! This won't do any of them!
BUT...
...............It has a reasonable sustain.(not amazing sustain)
..... .........It does have a great tone BUT.....(other Fuzz units although they are silicone Fuzz boxes have great tone too)
SO WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL !!!
It is amazing for real chord playing...not just power cords. Listen to ZEP! All the notes have great definition. To say the sound is fat...is misleading...as we all have a similar idea of what the term means when talking distortion.
The best word to describe the sound is...FULL....really really FULL...and that overused word warm.
It sounds very organic and natural sounding. Flat out it has a lot of bite...easily soften it by pulling back a bit of the highs on the guitar. On the early Zep records...I thought the guitar sound was just an over driven amp.
So if you are like me and use mostly distortion sounds behind the vocals....and we all know that backing vocals is 90% of what we do all night at a gig. Having a pedal like this is a must.
Speaking of Zep...Page always used a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster.teamed with a Tone Bender...check out the Treble Booster Post
There is the original Tone Bender...the Mk2...a Mk2.5....that was still sold as a MkII...and finally a MKIII. All are slightly different....all have their fans. The MKIII tried to capture some of one and some of two. It also included a tone control. The MKII is probably the most popular. It is definitely an improvement over the first one. It is a case of if it is not broke don't fix it
I think this all a little too precious. The 3 gives you more...and you can easily adjust the controls to get so close to a two...that the difference is negligible.
Ok cheer up. I won't let you down.
Once again...the germanium fuzz that was the biggest seller was the first generation of the
.....Arbiter Fuzz Face
It came out very shortly after the first Tone Bender with virtually the same spec. Note the same spec
...Dunlop do a very good job of it..... BUT
why not check out the Mooer clone?
MOOER GREY FAZE
Current Price
$55.00 USD >>>
The rebranded
TOM'SLINE G-FUZZ
Current Price
$45.00 USD
I like this better then my Muff....I am disappointed with the Muff....it sounds too much like another distortion pedal rather then a Fuzz. My memory is short...as I owned one the minute they came out...back when they only ran on a battery. If you push it very hard it howls and/or makes horrific noise. I like to cover all the bases...so it's a keeper...and as I have mentioned before I have 48 pedals on my board. They are in loops...and my loops have noise gates...I have a gate on the input as well.
The loops with overdrives have a noise gate set up as a 'hard gate' ...deliberately set to chop off the end of the signal so I can stack or drive anything very noisy into something usable
.
MOOEN MOO FUZZ
This is a modern Fuzz...I was tempted to put it on the Dream Fuzz List but it is cheap enough to be here. First Mooen have a rep of being about 20 percent higher then other Chinese pedals.This puts a lot of people off. It put me right off. But I have since learnt it is because they are using high end parts. In some ways they are a pioneer of trying to be a Chinese Gourmet pedal.
This has been perhaps their best seller since the beginning. They have recently offered it in a smaller box (MXR type/size).
This is the one that is presently at a good price.
So what is the big deal. Well it basically has one defining sound...a huge fat mid range..lots of lows...not muddy but not to much highs. The big selling feature is the sustain.
A TEAR YOUR FACE OFF FUZZ ...WEE BEAVER FUZZ
EL MUSICO LOCO
WEE BEAVER FUZZ Current Price $149.00 USD (for either size)
El Musico Loco is in Spain.. the company's focus was to make high quality pedals that did a single function. No bells no whistles no gimmicks. In spite of that they do get carried away with the finish. The labeling is engraved and then the pedals are highly polished. The parts are the best of the best...Nasa spec Neutrik quarter inch input jacks. The overkill on the finish is a needless excess...and since most players are going to stick this on a pedal board and not be pulling the cords in and out daily...then this makes the jacks another needless overkill. So this all adds to the price.
Ok...What about the Fuzz?
Well this one has a story. A musician had a friend that gave him a home made germanium fuzz. It was most likely an on-line design taken from an early Fuzz Tone or Fuzz face schematic. The first fuzz face was made of 7 parts. Anyhow the guy loved the fuzz but it was wired full on and did not have any EQ. So he brought the pedal to El Musico. So as a place to start...they threw in the EQ design of a Big Muff (an obvious way to start as right from the get go this is what separated the Big Muff from it's competition.)
Plugged it in and.....WOW!!!!
If it's not broke don't fix it!!!! This is the pedal you get.
The trouble with the modern fuzz is that they have been refined and refined until they are no longer a rough, crude tear your face off pedal. In fact they are really just a mildly buzzy overdrive.
Not this one!
Play every gourmet fuzz in a row twice and try and pick one that stands out. NONE!
But this one stands out big time...what is more...there are at least 4 sweet spots on the distortion dial...not just one. Although most will set it near 9 o'clock.
This is definitely a splurge. BUT! It will only leave your pedal board to be moved to your next pedal board ...the really big one....only to be moved to the next one...the one that has to have wheels to move it...LOL.
One last thing. It comes in 2 sizes. The price is the same for either one. They both have the same circuit. The larger one simply has a battery compartment. Trust me....you will buy more pedals. I recommend the mini one.
UPDATE: The company was a one man operation...and he has died. The site is still up...but
with a notice...that things may get back on stream. BUT...it is over a year.
The guy died! What a drag!!!
This guy was destined to bring us all some great stuff!
Used they go for big bucks even $300.00. Not a surprise!
I got the bigger one just recently for the new price. It is in mint condition!
But I waited about 2 years give or take!
RAINGER FX
DR. FREAKENSTEIN'S DWARF & DWARF BITCH
So NOT CHEAP...but incredibly useful. lol
A total wall of sound...verging on out of control...at times breaking up and even disintegrating.
A bit loud and it would stand out like a tsunami.
It comes with a little foot operated device that opens the filter. You can hit a power chord or a long note in a solo and give it a bit of a 'swisssssh'. NICE! Or you can make some really weird noises. The best thing about the squashes and squeals you can make they are unusually effective and musical...not just a gimmick. It works best sticking to power cords. I will write a song around it. It forces you to think different and be creative.
The down side is that it is really a one trick pony...and not cheap. Most will rather have a classic but heavy duty fuzz with the standard tight muscle sound. I have such a Fuzz...so this appeals to me mainly for its big 'wash' sound. I think it may stack well...put it with a really great overdrive and it becomes a whole new sound as it would make a very exciting dirt pedal you already have...absolutely massive.
Yup! I got one.
The vid gives you all the what where and how...Playing around with the touch sensitive pressure controller is great fun...after an hour or so I could easily control the squeals and buzzes. You can stack just about anything in front of it ...it can hold it's own...other pedals just change the colour a bit...and add even more sustain.
Give it a thought. It's not for everyone.
But...if it appeals to you...I do not think you will be disappointed.
Current Price $159.00 USD
DEATH BY AUDIO
APOCALYPSE FUZZ
Current Price $ 270.00 USD
Insanely huge sounding Fuzz....
It is actually 5 fuzz pedals in one box. BUT...you can not stack them...poo!
I treated myself to one.
I love it.
BUT
I would not recommend it...the only big deal is it's bigger than GREEN sound.
A Big Muff on steroids.
But give it a listen...If you are a Fuzz Nut...it is at least worth that.
I use it a lot for big long sustained power chords in a Chorus. It is perfect for that.
prefer my overdrives and my 3 metal distortions for other things.
Every year when the reviews of the "BEST FUZZ BOXES OF THE YEAR" come up from both critics and consumers ...some new pedals are included and older ones dropped this pedal is ALWAYS THERE WITH THE BEST.
THE THORPY FX
FALLOUT CLOUD FUZZ
Formally Known as the 'Muffroom' Cloud...until they had a 'Fallout' with EH wanting to sue them over it being too Big Muff like sounding. LOL...groaner
Thorpy has successfully reinvented the OD by creating 2 EQ filters both a High and Low that sound and act exactly like a tube amp. The pedal does not try to emulate any brand of amp. It maintains the voice of both the guitar and amp you are using.This you need to know to understand how this fuzz works.So...they put that EQ in their Fuzz. Now a fuzz by nature will disguise your guitar and amp sound...but this EQ makes the fuzz respond like an amp.The pedals parts are all state of the art. Even the housing is a heavy gauge stainless steal. The noise floor is as quiet as humanly possible.The pedal is a totally unique fuzz.
The tone borders on one of the better Metal sounding Amps with a 2 cab stack.The point is it sounds amazing and is as responsive as a state of the art tube amp.
Is this the state of the art Fuzz pedal? I don't know. I think realistically it is not. Since it is a cross between an extremely high gain amp pedal and a fuzz. Traditionally a fuzz does not actually have an EQ...just a passive tone to cut the highs. It is to the fuzz what an Electric car is to the automobile
So ....very cool ...very unique ...not cheap and I do not think it replaces a classic Fuzz.
Worth a listen at the very least.
One of the fattest guitar distortion devices on the plant !!!
Nothing has a low end that is as low as this gets ....and is even half as tight...note on the vid...it is also dead quiet the honk , hus and hum is just not there.
This is pedal is spectacularly HUGE sounding
If you love this pedal...join the line...it gets longer every day !!!
IBANEZ
FZMINI
850 FUZZ
In the mid 70's Ibanez brought out their overdrive. In reality it was a silicone fuzz ...a damn good one and it sold well.
Awhile ago it was rereleased in it's original case.
This year it is available as a mini pedal.
I have decided to sell my apocalypse to get back the real estate for
a M.I. Audio Megalith Delta high gain pedal.So if I do i will not have a silicone style fuzz on my board. I thought i might squeeze in a mini pedal.There are not a lot of choices. I stumbled on this one and was knocked out. Aggressive and with a wonderful nasty growl in the low end.More balls then a Big muff and much longer sustain.
It is quite simply one of the best out there so at $90.00 usd its a SBS.
so....stock goes quickly
What a very unusual situation...relative to getting the $565.000 reissue....or another gourmet copy
that costs more and is not as good as the Hunger Bender....
AT $155.00 USD THIS IS ACTUALLY A BARGAIN.!!!
Make a list of what you think a great Fuzz will do. SURPRISE! This won't do any of them!
BUT...
...............It has a reasonable sustain.(not amazing sustain)
..... .........It does have a great tone BUT.....(other Fuzz units although they are silicone Fuzz boxes have great tone too)
SO WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL !!!
It is amazing for real chord playing...not just power cords. Listen to ZEP! All the notes have great definition. To say the sound is fat...is misleading...as we all have a similar idea of what the term means when talking distortion.
The best word to describe the sound is...FULL....really really FULL...and that overused word warm.
It sounds very organic and natural sounding. Flat out it has a lot of bite...easily soften it by pulling back a bit of the highs on the guitar. On the early Zep records...I thought the guitar sound was just an over driven amp.
So if you are like me and use mostly distortion sounds behind the vocals....and we all know that backing vocals is 90% of what we do all night at a gig. Having a pedal like this is a must.
Speaking of Zep...Page always used a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster.teamed with a Tone Bender...check out the Treble Booster Post
There is the original Tone Bender...the Mk2...a Mk2.5....that was still sold as a MkII...and finally a MKIII. All are slightly different....all have their fans. The MKIII tried to capture some of one and some of two. It also included a tone control. The MKII is probably the most popular. It is definitely an improvement over the first one. It is a case of if it is not broke don't fix it
I think this all a little too precious. The 3 gives you more...and you can easily adjust the controls to get so close to a two...that the difference is negligible.
THE SECOND BEST GERMANIUM FUZZ
Ok cheer up. I won't let you down.
Once again...the germanium fuzz that was the biggest seller was the first generation of the
.....Arbiter Fuzz Face
It came out very shortly after the first Tone Bender with virtually the same spec. Note the same spec
as the original...not the famous MKII
...Dunlop do a very good job of it..... BUT
why not check out the Mooer clone?
MOOER GREY FAZECurrent Price
$55.00 USD >>>
The rebranded
TOM'SLINE G-FUZZ
Current Price
$45.00 USD
I like this better then my Muff....I am disappointed with the Muff....it sounds too much like another distortion pedal rather then a Fuzz. My memory is short...as I owned one the minute they came out...back when they only ran on a battery. If you push it very hard it howls and/or makes horrific noise. I like to cover all the bases...so it's a keeper...and as I have mentioned before I have 48 pedals on my board. They are in loops...and my loops have noise gates...I have a gate on the input as well.
The loops with overdrives have a noise gate set up as a 'hard gate' ...deliberately set to chop off the end of the signal so I can stack or drive anything very noisy into something usable
.
MOOEN MOO FUZZ
This is a modern Fuzz...I was tempted to put it on the Dream Fuzz List but it is cheap enough to be here. First Mooen have a rep of being about 20 percent higher then other Chinese pedals.This puts a lot of people off. It put me right off. But I have since learnt it is because they are using high end parts. In some ways they are a pioneer of trying to be a Chinese Gourmet pedal.
This has been perhaps their best seller since the beginning. They have recently offered it in a smaller box (MXR type/size).
This is the one that is presently at a good price.
So what is the big deal. Well it basically has one defining sound...a huge fat mid range..lots of lows...not muddy but not to much highs. The big selling feature is the sustain.
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Current Price $33.00 USD |
....it sustains foreve
\THE DREAM FUZZ LIST
EL MUSICO LOCO
WEE BEAVER FUZZ Current Price $149.00 USD (for either size)
El Musico Loco is in Spain.. the company's focus was to make high quality pedals that did a single function. No bells no whistles no gimmicks. In spite of that they do get carried away with the finish. The labeling is engraved and then the pedals are highly polished. The parts are the best of the best...Nasa spec Neutrik quarter inch input jacks. The overkill on the finish is a needless excess...and since most players are going to stick this on a pedal board and not be pulling the cords in and out daily...then this makes the jacks another needless overkill. So this all adds to the price.
Ok...What about the Fuzz?
Well this one has a story. A musician had a friend that gave him a home made germanium fuzz. It was most likely an on-line design taken from an early Fuzz Tone or Fuzz face schematic. The first fuzz face was made of 7 parts. Anyhow the guy loved the fuzz but it was wired full on and did not have any EQ. So he brought the pedal to El Musico. So as a place to start...they threw in the EQ design of a Big Muff (an obvious way to start as right from the get go this is what separated the Big Muff from it's competition.)
Plugged it in and.....WOW!!!!
If it's not broke don't fix it!!!! This is the pedal you get.
The trouble with the modern fuzz is that they have been refined and refined until they are no longer a rough, crude tear your face off pedal. In fact they are really just a mildly buzzy overdrive.
Not this one!
Play every gourmet fuzz in a row twice and try and pick one that stands out. NONE!
But this one stands out big time...what is more...there are at least 4 sweet spots on the distortion dial...not just one. Although most will set it near 9 o'clock.
This is definitely a splurge. BUT! It will only leave your pedal board to be moved to your next pedal board ...the really big one....only to be moved to the next one...the one that has to have wheels to move it...LOL.
One last thing. It comes in 2 sizes. The price is the same for either one. They both have the same circuit. The larger one simply has a battery compartment. Trust me....you will buy more pedals. I recommend the mini one.
UPDATE: The company was a one man operation...and he has died. The site is still up...but
with a notice...that things may get back on stream. BUT...it is over a year.
The guy died! What a drag!!!
This guy was destined to bring us all some great stuff!
Used they go for big bucks even $300.00. Not a surprise!
I got the bigger one just recently for the new price. It is in mint condition!
But I waited about 2 years give or take!
RAINGER FX
DR. FREAKENSTEIN'S DWARF & DWARF BITCH
So NOT CHEAP...but incredibly useful. lol
A total wall of sound...verging on out of control...at times breaking up and even disintegrating.
A bit loud and it would stand out like a tsunami.
It comes with a little foot operated device that opens the filter. You can hit a power chord or a long note in a solo and give it a bit of a 'swisssssh'. NICE! Or you can make some really weird noises. The best thing about the squashes and squeals you can make they are unusually effective and musical...not just a gimmick. It works best sticking to power cords. I will write a song around it. It forces you to think different and be creative.
The down side is that it is really a one trick pony...and not cheap. Most will rather have a classic but heavy duty fuzz with the standard tight muscle sound. I have such a Fuzz...so this appeals to me mainly for its big 'wash' sound. I think it may stack well...put it with a really great overdrive and it becomes a whole new sound as it would make a very exciting dirt pedal you already have...absolutely massive.
Yup! I got one.
The vid gives you all the what where and how...Playing around with the touch sensitive pressure controller is great fun...after an hour or so I could easily control the squeals and buzzes. You can stack just about anything in front of it ...it can hold it's own...other pedals just change the colour a bit...and add even more sustain.
Give it a thought. It's not for everyone.
But...if it appeals to you...I do not think you will be disappointed.
Current Price $159.00 USDDEATH BY AUDIO
APOCALYPSE FUZZ
Current Price $ 270.00 USD
Insanely huge sounding Fuzz....
It is actually 5 fuzz pedals in one box. BUT...you can not stack them...poo!
\
I treated myself to one.
I love it.
BUT
I would not recommend it...the only big deal is it's bigger than GREEN sound.
A Big Muff on steroids.
But give it a listen...If you are a Fuzz Nut...it is at least worth that.
I use it a lot for big long sustained power chords in a Chorus. It is perfect for that.
prefer my overdrives and my 3 metal distortions for other things.
Every year when the reviews of the "BEST FUZZ BOXES OF THE YEAR" come up from both critics and consumers ...some new pedals are included and older ones dropped this pedal is ALWAYS THERE WITH THE BEST.
THE THORPY FX
FALLOUT CLOUD FUZZ
Formally Known as the 'Muffroom' Cloud...until they had a 'Fallout' with EH wanting to sue them over it being too Big Muff like sounding. LOL...groaner
Thorpy has successfully reinvented the OD by creating 2 EQ filters both a High and Low that sound and act exactly like a tube amp. The pedal does not try to emulate any brand of amp. It maintains the voice of both the guitar and amp you are using.This you need to know to understand how this fuzz works.So...they put that EQ in their Fuzz. Now a fuzz by nature will disguise your guitar and amp sound...but this EQ makes the fuzz respond like an amp.The pedals parts are all state of the art. Even the housing is a heavy gauge stainless steal. The noise floor is as quiet as humanly possible.The pedal is a totally unique fuzz.
The tone borders on one of the better Metal sounding Amps with a 2 cab stack.The point is it sounds amazing and is as responsive as a state of the art tube amp.
 |
Current Price $290.00 USD |
So ....very cool ...very unique ...not cheap and I do not think it replaces a classic Fuzz.
Worth a listen at the very least.
One of the fattest guitar distortion devices on the plant !!!
Nothing has a low end that is as low as this gets ....and is even half as tight...note on the vid...it is also dead quiet the honk , hus and hum is just not there.
This is pedal is spectacularly HUGE sounding
If you love this pedal...join the line...it gets longer every day !!!
IBANEZ
FZMINI
850 FUZZ
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$90.00 USD |
In the mid 70's Ibanez brought out their overdrive. In reality it was a silicone fuzz ...a damn good one and it sold well.
This year it is available as a mini pedal.
I have decided to sell my apocalypse to get back the real estate for
a M.I. Audio Megalith Delta high gain pedal.So if I do i will not have a silicone style fuzz on my board. I thought i might squeeze in a mini pedal.There are not a lot of choices. I stumbled on this one and was knocked out. Aggressive and with a wonderful nasty growl in the low end.More balls then a Big muff and much longer sustain.
It is quite simply one of the best out there so at $90.00 usd its a SBS.
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