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| $125.00 USD |
ONE TON BEE
This is a clone of the Mosrite Fuzz Rite v.3 pedal made famous by the 1962 Ventures hit the 2000 Pound Bee. Then of course Iron Butterfly used it on something, but I just can't remember what, lol.
It was available and cheap that it got in the hands of kids in suburbia who formed bands with school friends and out of this came that term Garage Band and this was the 'Sound' of the Garage Band.
This was a very early Fuzz coming out just 2 years after the Maestro Fuzz Tone.
It is no way a clone. It was made originally knowing that basic circuit but simply using parts at hand in the Mosrite shop. There were 3 versions very close together. All were sold knowing the first two would easily shut down or even breakdown, lol. This one grabs the vibe and best of all is much cheaper than any others that have come along.
CONCLUSION ____
At the time this came out when a Fuzz was not cool.
The better players felt it was a cover up for young players that had no talent. I can remember being ridiculed by older players. This was all pre computers and even what few magazines were out leaned towards Jazz Players with full size arch tops. But today a guy that shreds and could blow those guys back then out of the water can get a damn good sound from this pedal. It isn't pretty or has any serious dynamics. It is crude, angry and indeed fat. There are a lot of videos so I picked one from the pedals release and one
from this year.
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