The Fuzz Thread

[Sascha Franck]

Where is the buffer in your chain? Up front after the guitar or further back?

Guitar is running straight into a buffer. In fact, it's even "worse", all my dirt pedals sit in a GT-1000 loop (so there's even ADDA conversions going on before I'm hitting anything), but then, all the ones I own and tried do sound pretty good in that loop.
And yeah, I'm quite aware that a post buffer usually isn't much of an issue. But I simply won't place any pedals outside that GT loop, so there's always gonna be a pre buffer.

 

[DrewJD82]

That's good description of the EJ. I found mine to be really dark as well. I definitely preferred the blue hendrix version they did, it had a really nice top end and cleaned up really well for a silicon FF.

Yeah, all the clips I’ve heard of the Hendrix sound far closer to how I’d prefer a FF sounds. And I prefer the color by a large margin!

 

[dk_ace]

Awwww... The TZ2, is that the little raunchy bastard that sounds very much like a Superfuzz?

Yeah sorta but it’s got a little different thing going on with it. It’s raunchy and has some octavey stuff going on, but it seems a little different to me than a super fuzz. I think I once read that it was closer to a foxx tone machine circuit, but I’m not sure. I can tell you this much, run it through a big power section and an oversized 4x12 and it’s a thing of beauty.

D

 

[la szum]

That Fuzz Thread at TOP is one of the best threads there. It was my
main hangout when I was in my 40s.

Lot of cool peeps in that one.

 

[greatmutah]

Since I got some new stuff over the last few months…

EQD Grim Reefer - Based on the old FM-2 octave fuzz but has a tone pot instead of a two way switch for more blends of EQ flavor. Can be scooped, middy or anywhere in between. It’s awesome. Does the octave thing super well too on the neck pickup with tone rolled back.

I also got my 3 Christmas fuzz pedals but I haven’t delved too deep yet on those. The Octapussy is cool albeit a little more subtle on the octave part than the EQD. It likes to be upfront with no buffer into it so that’s how I’m running it. The Cats Reunion with the boost and muff circuit in parallel with a blend is super cool and I like that a lot from first listen. Really dig that. The Hello Kitty fuzz has some gated splatty thing going on there too so that’s fun to have.

Next up will be a bender. And a silicon fuzz face. And maybe the OBNE Alpha Haunt. And a SUF Bucket of Blood or Alabaster or Silverfish…

 

[Dave Lewis]

This Hiwatt arrived earlier this morning from Andertons.