The Fuzz Thread
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I just ordered one of these:
www.spiralelectricfx.com
From @Tom Von Kramm
I get the impression it might be a Carcosa inspired kind of thing. It sounds great in the videos I've heard!
Demhe Fuzz
A city crouches upon Lake Demhe’s shore, maybe it is Carcosa? Maybe it is Alar? Maybe it doesn’t matter? Once you have peered into Demhe’s cloudy depths, what lies upon the shore ceases to be a concern. The Demhe Fuzz features chunky lows and scintillating highs that can be tamed by the...
www.spiralelectricfx.com
From @Tom Von Kramm
I get the impression it might be a Carcosa inspired kind of thing. It sounds great in the videos I've heard!
SillyOctpuss
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I just ordered one of these:
Demhe Fuzz
A city crouches upon Lake Demhe’s shore, maybe it is Carcosa? Maybe it is Alar? Maybe it doesn’t matter? Once you have peered into Demhe’s cloudy depths, what lies upon the shore ceases to be a concern. The Demhe Fuzz features chunky lows and scintillating highs that can be tamed by the...
From @Tom Von Kramm
I get the impression it might be a Carcosa inspired kind of thing. It sounds great in the videos I've heard!
That sounds great. Gonna need some gut shots after you get it.
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SillyOctpuss
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The budget guitar show needs to budget for a tuner and a power supply that doesn't add that amount of noise. I cant take anyone seriously who doesn't realise their guitar is that out of tune.
Like I said it's a fuzz face with Russia germaniums but I can't tell anymore without better pics of the vero board.
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My envy is not even possible to describe in a human language.
Yes, and more.
But I take pride in having OG Carcosa
Currently every pedal I have is dialed in to accept the Carcosa, it’s becoming my base sound
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I’m thinking silicon, but not too aggressive. Somewhere in the ballpark of the Dunlop teal Hendrix FF is where I’m aiming
SillyOctpuss
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Matched bc108s with hfe between 250 and 300. The unit which was traced by freestompboxes had matching hfes of 261 in each position. Five cats pedals in the UK do a PCB for the JHF1 or it'd be pretty easy to adapt a standard Fuzzface pcb or vero to accept the extra parts.
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Thanks for the info!
SillyOctpuss
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It's done and it fucking kills. Just finished testing but still need to tidy my wiring. Took a pic cause the sun hitting the copper enclosure looked cool
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No problem. Let me know if you have trouble getting transistors. I've got bc108s in the right range.
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This thread inspired me to pull this guy out. I’d totally forgotten I owned this Lovepedal. I think it’s more or less tonebender inspired rather than a faithful recreation, but it sounds great and cleans up way better than any tonebender I’ve played. I’ve been using it though a Bassman head.
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First play through the Gas Giant was a ton of fun. Even on its most diminutive settings, this thing sounds MASSIVE!
The bump & scoop settings are accurately labeled, and activating the gate while maxing the gain led to an inspired riffing session.
The gain at min was still quite fuzzy, but I was playing via a wireless, so I'll have to try again later with a cable to see how it reacts when loading down the pickups.
It's not an everyman fuzz, but definitely a cool addition to the tonebox.
The bump & scoop settings are accurately labeled, and activating the gate while maxing the gain led to an inspired riffing session.
The gain at min was still quite fuzzy, but I was playing via a wireless, so I'll have to try again later with a cable to see how it reacts when loading down the pickups.
It's not an everyman fuzz, but definitely a cool addition to the tonebox.
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Had one for a longer while, and it's a good start into the mkII realm. Sold due to noise issues tho. A bias/starve/gate knob, and I'd probably still have it.
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Interesting discovery tonight. I was having a look at Marcus Reeves page and read the description for his Facet Fuzz Face, specifically the part about the trim control.
Well the smooth control on Thorpy Tacit Blue, Veteran pedals and Analogmans clean trim pot on the sun face seem like they're basically the same control.
Just had a play with my tacit blue clone and the wah is actually pretty usable with the smooth pot knocked back to about 1 o'clock. It's not perfect but it's usable which is certainly better than any other experience I've had of using wah before a fuzz face.
I'm going to try it out at proper volume with my sun face and my thorpy clone at rehearsal tomorrow night. I'll report back
Well the smooth control on Thorpy Tacit Blue, Veteran pedals and Analogmans clean trim pot on the sun face seem like they're basically the same control.
Just had a play with my tacit blue clone and the wah is actually pretty usable with the smooth pot knocked back to about 1 o'clock. It's not perfect but it's usable which is certainly better than any other experience I've had of using wah before a fuzz face.
I'm going to try it out at proper volume with my sun face and my thorpy clone at rehearsal tomorrow night. I'll report back
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By the description, it works the same way as the input trim on the Twin Bender (fully clockwise is "stock" too). Very handy knob, that one.Interesting discovery tonight. I was having a look at Marcus Reeves page and read the description for his Facet Fuzz Face, specifically the part about the trim control.
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Well the smooth control on Thorpy Tacit Blue, Veteran pedals and Analogmans clean trim pot on the sun face seem like they're basically the same control.
Just had a play with my tacit blue clone and the wah is actually pretty usable with the smooth pot knocked back to about 1 o'clock. It's not perfect but it's usable which is certainly better than any other experience I've had of using wah before a fuzz face.
I'm going to try it out at proper volume with my sun face and my thorpy clone at rehearsal tomorrow night. I'll report back
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Never played a twin bender. I've used that control on my sunface to make it work better with humbuckers but never thought to try it with a wah.
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I've only recently started digging into fuzz. I built a few (Tight Fuzz, FZ-2, and Musket), then I bought a Swollen Pickle. I still have a backlog of fuzzes to build, but it'll be a while before I get to them. Thanks to a combination of a price drop and some cash back rewards, I also just bought an OctaPSI for $50!
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