Show me Your Fuzz

ok forgot 1, I have a Tonebender also, it's heading back to Greece for repair, came DOA 2nd hand.
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Oldiemurphy said:
I currently have a Wampler Velvet and a Catalinbread/Moseley FuzzRite. The Wampler is supposed to emulate a Fuzz Face into a Plexi... it's a nice, smooth sound but a bit on the dark side. The FuzzRite does the 60's raspy garage sound pretty well.
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Nice! I've also got a Fuzzrite. I'm still trying to find a way to make it work with some of my songs.
 
Been looking for a fuzz to replace the one my cousin took back excited to try one of these
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Imagine having your favorite pitch-shifter, octave generator, and analog fuzz all in one pedal. A dual effect designed to inspire musical adventuring. That's what the new Octa Psi Transfigurating Fuzz is all about.
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The all-analog fuzz and distortion features a powerful transistor design that will make any bass or guitar pickup sound massive. The fast tracking polyphonic pitch-shifter offers a symphony of sounds to explore. Drop tuning, familiar and new pitch-shifting combinations, and even unexpected chorus-inspired sounds just to name a few.
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Why settle for static Fuzz into Pitch Shift or Pitch Shift into Fuzz settings? With the Octa Psi, you don't have to be binary. On-the-fly commands include switching the effects order, going all-wet, and even True bypass to Buffered Bypass modes. Plug in for Remote use or use a TRS Expression Pedal to control the pitch bending parameters and dive-bomb your heart out. The Octa Psi delivers mind-blowing sounds and visual impact in a newly designed aluminum enclosure with the quality you would expect from Robert Keeley. Welcome to a new era of Keeley Electronics.
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9/24/2024 cant wait to see the video from mr Keeley today he said 3 years in the making
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4406Pack said:
Been looking for a fuzz to replace the one my cousin took back excited to try one of these
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9/24/2024 cant wait to see the video from mr Keeley today he said 3 years in the making
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Are you gonna pull the trigger on one of these? I watched the Andy demo the other night. Monster sound but Andy can make anything sound good. I've always had good luck with Keeley pedals. I'm tempted to get one but I'm not allowing myself any more pedals for a while.
 
Oldiemurphy said:
Are you gonna pull the trigger on one of these? I watched the Andy demo the other night. Monster sound but Andy can make anything sound good. I've always had good luck with Keeley pedals. I'm tempted to get one but I'm not allowing myself any more pedals for a while.
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Very close still watching demos was hoping our local shop would get one in to test drive
 
Oldiemurphy said:
I've always had good luck with Keeley pedals.
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Same here!
Wampler also ... i've always been able to get great sounds out of their pedals.
That being said, at the moment i've got 3 different Dunlop Fuzz Face Minis out:
an FFM1 silicon, an FFM2 germanium, and an FFM3 'Jimi Hendrix'.
i'm generally more about overdrive than distortion or fuzz though.
 
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I haven't been getting along with fuzz pedals lately. They seem to make my amp act weird, like volume drops and farty bass. I would think I might have a tube issue with my Harvard clone, but it's only when I'm using fuzz.
 
DirtySteve said:
I haven't been getting along with fuzz pedals lately. They seem to make my amp act weird, like volume drops and farty bass. I would think I might have a tube issue with my Harvard clone, but it's only when I'm using fuzz.
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Have you tried?…
Amp set fairly clean, like ac/dc early stuff with the guitar volume set around 7-8…think “Jailbreak”. Set the fuzz volume to boost the amp volume. Adjust fuzz to desired thickness…while balancing level…
Works with a lot of amps, but not all…too dirty results in a messy wash. That’s why Gilmour liked HiWatt headroom.
 
Thatbastarddon said:
Have you tried?…
Amp set fairly clean, like ac/dc early stuff with the guitar volume set around 7-8…think “Jailbreak”. Set the fuzz volume to boost the amp volume. Adjust fuzz to desired thickness…while balancing level…
Works with a lot of amps, but not all…too dirty results in a messy wash. That’s why Gilmour liked HiWatt headroom.
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I'm playing the amp totally clean, no breakup, and then adding fuzz.
 
Thatbastarddon said:
Have you tried?…
Amp set fairly clean, like ac/dc early stuff with the guitar volume set around 7-8…think “Jailbreak”. Set the fuzz volume to boost the amp volume. Adjust fuzz to desired thickness…while balancing level…
Works with a lot of amps, but not all…too dirty results in a messy wash. That’s why Gilmour liked HiWatt headroom.
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I've been reading up on Beck's "Heart Full of Soul" sound. Unsure if it was a Meyer "One Off" pedal or a Colorsound Tonebender. But it was a loud amp with the fuzz on full, and guitar volume rolled off. I keep experimenting with all of mine before I dump any more money into more pedals. A Tonebender or early Analogman Sun Face might be something I'd go for next. Otherwise, most of my dirt comes from overdrive pedals. I just can't find the right pedal for the fuzz sound I'm hearing in my head.
 
DirtySteve said:
I'm playing the amp totally clean, no breakup, and then adding fuzz.
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Okay…do you find the result to be a bit tighter than you had expected?
If yes…maybe try adding some grit from somewhere…I use a “Red Llama” set at nearly zero gain, and volume around 9-10 o’clock. I would imagine you could try any OD pedal, set to “near zero” gain/breakup…but a bit of boost and grit.
 
SG John said:
I've been reading up on Beck's "Heart Full of Soul" sound. Unsure if it was a Meyer "One Off" pedal or a Colorsound Tonebender. But it was a loud amp with the fuzz on full, and guitar volume rolled off. I keep experimenting with all of mine before I dump any more money into more pedals. A Tonebender or early Analogman Sun Face might be something I'd go for next. Otherwise, most of my dirt comes from overdrive pedals. I just can't find the right pedal for the fuzz sound I'm hearing in my head.
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Yeah, I built a silicon fuzz that I liked, for filling that “envisioned” fuzz sound… but it didn’t last long, as it was in a multi-boost/distortion build that proved unworthy of mobile use…I still haven’t found “that sound” since.
It was truly interactive with the guitar volume, over the traditional volume sweep.
 
SG John said:
I've been reading up on Beck's "Heart Full of Soul" sound. Unsure if it was a Meyer "One Off" pedal or a Colorsound Tonebender. But it was a loud amp with the fuzz on full, and guitar volume rolled off. I keep experimenting with all of mine before I dump any more money into more pedals. A Tonebender or early Analogman Sun Face might be something I'd go for next. Otherwise, most of my dirt comes from overdrive pedals. I just can't find the right pedal for the fuzz sound I'm hearing in my head.
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See the first reply…pretty much my experience.

Super Drive 70's, anyone build it?

Super Drive 70's, anyone build it?
www.madbeanpedals.com

But it did sound pretty glorious, to me, when I had it in front of my 18watt, low gain, build.
 
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