The Fuzz Thread

[FuzzyAce]

Sure. Already on my "this should be among the first to try" list.
I was just completely blown away by Posen's tone yesterday (and what a player, really, should've recorded the last 2 minutes of the last tune - that was just an incredible blast of him and the band. Preferred to rather just enjoy, though...), that was quite the benchmark for me.

Glad you enjoyed yourself. I know of him but only in passing videos, I should listen some more though. I did look up something posted on his tour schedule page, a video clip. I feel like the Carcosa can cover that tone he was using. Although fuzz is a personal taste thing for sure and totally amp dependent.

 

[Chocol8]

Well, I'd be fine running it as the first thing in the chain at home, but for live usage, it had to be in a loop (not gonna sacrifice switching comfort).

Why? If it's first in the chain, when off it should not impact anything downstream (if true bypass) and when on, well that's what you want. The only issue is you will have to step on it, it can't be programmed. Is that too big of a deal for your workflow?

 

[dronerstone]

Sure. Already on my "this should be among the first to try" list.
I was just completely blown away by Posen's tone yesterday (and what a player, really, should've recorded the last 2 minutes of the last tune - that was just an incredible blast of him and the band. Preferred to rather just enjoy, though...), that was quite the benchmark for me.

Regarding a Kingtone alternative, you could reach out to JDM, if he's in Berlin shipping is a breeze. He's got quite the array and will even do custom at reasonable prices.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Why? If it's first in the chain, when off it should not impact anything downstream (if true bypass) and when on, well that's what you want. The only issue is you will have to step on it, it can't be programmed. Is that too big of a deal for your workflow?

Yes. Because I actually want a wah and a boost in front of anything dirt.

 

[Chocol8]

Yes. Because I actually want a wah and a boost in front of anything dirt.

Then you really don't want a fuzzface.

 

[greatmutah]

Then you really don't want a fuzzface.

This. Fuzz faces need to be 1st. Otherwise they don’t work right at all.

 

[Grumms]

This. Fuzz faces need to be 1st. Otherwise they don’t work right at all.

You would put a POG after ? I found the POG working good with the Muffuletta after it.

 

[dronerstone]

You would put a POG after ? I found the POG working good with the Muffuletta after it.

POG definitely after fuzz.

Matter of taste.

My taste is superb, of course.

 

[greatmutah]

A FuzzFace is very different from a Muff. I have several of each. Muffs work great down chain and near the end after certain effects. FuzzFaces want to see low out/low impedance pickups with nothing between the guitar and the fuzzface except the cable.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Glad you enjoyed yourself. I know of him but only in passing videos, I should listen some more though. I did look up something posted on his tour schedule page, a video clip. I feel like the Carcosa can cover that tone he was using. Although fuzz is a personal taste thing for sure and totally amp dependent.

Having had both (carcossa and tone king mini) I wouldn’t try to sound like the latter with the former. Carcossa can’t get anywhere close to as creamy sounding.

Ariel Posen is constantly adjusting his volume knob with the fuzz, which is why it sounds so dynamic. To the extent any of those transformer-based things work to make a fuzz face kinda work after a buffer, there is no way it can allow you to do what Posen does with the fuzz face + volume knob.

Saw him last fall and was also blown away. Bass player is IN.credible.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Having had both (carcossa and tone king mini) I wouldn’t try to sound like the latter with the former. Carcossa can’t get anywhere close to as creamy sounding.

Ariel Posen is constantly adjusting his volume knob with the fuzz, which is why it sounds so dynamic. To the extent any of those transformer-based things work to make a fuzz face kinda work after a buffer, there is no way it can allow you to do what Posen does with the fuzz face + volume knob.

Saw him last fall and was also blown away. Bass player is IN.credible.

I agree the Carcosa is no FF, but I was referencing the clip on his tour page. I think you can get close enough to that tone with the Carcosa. Amp is a big part of it too. A FF or Carcosa can sound like poop through the wrong amp.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Bass player is IN.credible.

Absolutely. But the entire band is.

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As far as the fuzz-after-buffer thing goes: As said, I'd be willing to sacrifice some goodness live and would run straight into it at home.
In case I'd feel fancy one day, I might even slap it in front of my live rig, but I don't need to think about that for now.

Guess I need to order a Carcosa just to try it out one day. And then see whether it might be fine already.

Fwiw, for my "getting kinda close to fuzzy territory", I really love the TC Magus. It just cleans up very differently. In fact, it cleans up incredibly well, but there's some mid focus lost or so.