How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes

[Achtane]

Fuzz pedal are like condoms, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE I'VE JERKED OFF IN THEM JUST FOR KICKS AND THEN FELT TERRIBLE ABOUT IT SECONDS LATER

[MEC]

Fuzz pedal are like condoms, CAMERON BAY HAS NEVER USED EITHER.

[Ghost Hip]

Fuzz pedal are like condoms, ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BIG MUFF TO PLAY WITH.

[Iommic Pope]

if theres ones you dont like
and dont get used
but are collectors items
getem to someone thatll fall in love
you could change someones life

You talking about pedals or rubbers there, summit?

Dude, sell all that shit, get an Ape Blaster. You don't need variety when you can just blow people's heads up.


Sorry...I'm somewhat utilitarian in my tastes. My principles tell me that the more gear and textures and blah, blah you can get, the better...but my financial situation tells me to find the one awesome thing and stick with it.

[kbit]

1. big / thick / lots of lows
2. trashy / dis-harmonic - octave up is a plus here
3. something in between the above / something biting and definitive without being too over the top
4. gated / textural / weird
If you've never tried a Tone Machine, do it.
It can cover 2 & 3 above quite well.

I think it can cover the first three pretty well. The octave also works pretty well up the entire fretboard.

Yeah, I was going to say that, but the one I've had in the past wasn't ridiculous on the low end like some other fuzzes I've played. & yeah I love how the octave works everywhere, it gives open strings and power chords such a nasty vibe.

[9520575]

36

[hbombgraphics]

Oh and you need at least one dirge fuzz

[Ro_S]

Will the Presciption Experience fuzz do the same jobs as the Foxx Tone Machine?

[kbit]

It seems to be a Tone Machine clone with that swell feature added, so probably yeah.
Certainly seems to have that mechanical sound on power chords that I love so much.

[theavondon]

Actually, just tried one out today, and yes, it sure is a fine Tone Machine.

[the Life Aquatic]

Oh and you need at least one dirge fuzz

I have one fuzz pedal ATM and I'm damn happy it meets this.

[Jero]

Will the Presciption Experience fuzz do the same jobs as the Foxx Tone Machine?

Seems so. The HBE Ufo will too and I have one for sale

[rustywire]

too many doesn't exist

as far as essentials I guess it depends on preference

but I think you need
Muff
Face
Bender
Something glitchy
something that oscillates

I guess what you can afford without going into debt and what you need to make the music that you can hear in your head

Best (serious) answer in thread.

My own list, at least 1 each using:
2 transistors
3 transistors
4 transistors

at least 1 of each type transistor:
germanium
silicon
hybrid

at least 1 from each decade:
the 60s
the 70s
the 80s
the 90s
the 00s
the 10s

at least 1 fuzz with modulation
at least 1 octave fuzz
at least 1 IC based fuzz


The best is when you find pedals that meet criteria from multiple categories.
So there is in fact, no static number for "too many"

[AxAxSxS]

Dude, sell all that shit, get an Ape Blaster. You don't need variety when you can just blow people's heads up.


Sorry...I'm somewhat utilitarian in my tastes. My principles tell me that the more gear and textures and blah, blah you can get, the better...but my financial situation tells me to find the one awesome thing and stick with it.

Semi agree. I think if I HAD to go down to one, that'd be the keeper. But Pharaoh set to low gain setting into the Ape Blaster gets even more low end and just so fucking heavy sounding. Then I kick the oath on at the end of the chain and try not to ejaculate.

[Mudfuzz]

You stop when you end up with ones you can't figure out why you have them or you will never use them.