I need a "lighter" fuzz that plays nicely with chords

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Re: I need a "lighter" fuzz that plays nicely with chords

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Teej212 wrote:rats definatly cu through the mix. the muff does not at all, but when you use the rat>muff it gets some glorious wall of sound sounds and some amazing heavy fuzzs. again, rat would be best for this

or if you are looking for more lo fi, i think the TP does a good job at really trashy OD

Rat > Muff is my favorite combo! Hands down...


Also, I'd check out this guy:
http://www.blackcatpedals.com/pedal_od_1.html

Seems to have that fuzz (with clarity) thing going on. It's top notch build quality as well. They're $150.
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Re: I need a "lighter" fuzz that plays nicely with chords

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I also vote Rat.
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Re: I need a "lighter" fuzz that plays nicely with chords

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+1 for TAFM...not the fuzziest of fuzzes, but it does lower-gain stuff very nicely and at high-gain settings, the clean blend allows you to dial in the perfect amount of clean(ish) tone so you can have the gain all the way up and still have transparency.

also, as PP mentioned, the US can give you nasty velcro fuzz with a surprising amount of transparency when the texture knob is to the left.
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Re: I need a "lighter" fuzz that plays nicely with chords

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newer TAFM has an extra built in boost for more gain now, too! ...fwiw
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Re: I need a "lighter" fuzz that plays nicely with chords

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NewarkWilder wrote:A lot of the stuff mentioned in this thread is the sort of thing I'm working towards... I can't say I've perfected anything yet, but I'm gonna be tinkering until I'm as close as I think I can possibly get. Lush, airy fuzz is my favorite kind of fuzz :love:


Hurry up and get the SD finished..I want one. :thumb:
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Re: I need a "lighter" fuzz that plays nicely with chords

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Astrotone / Sam Ash Fuzzz Boxx
Analogman is even making a clone now.
Light, airy fuzz.
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Re: I need a "lighter" fuzz that plays nicely with chords

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the bjfe folk fuzz I built was very loose and worked great for chords, had this nice blur to it but was super dynamic and maintained chord clarity, surprisingly dreamy
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