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Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 11:07 pm
by Achtane
theavondon wrote:univalve wrote:friendship wrote:sylnau wrote: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
Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 11:21 pm
by MEC
Achtane wrote:theavondon wrote:univalve wrote:sylnau wrote:Fuzz pedal are like condoms, CAMERON BAY HAS NEVER USED EITHER.
Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 12:18 am
by Ghost Hip
theavondon wrote:univalve wrote:friendship wrote:sylnau wrote:Fuzz pedal are like condoms, ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BIG MUFF TO PLAY WITH.
Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 12:19 am
by Iommic Pope
ryan summit wrote: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.
Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 1:41 am
by kbit
Jero wrote:kbithecrowing wrote: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.
Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 7:57 am
by 9520575
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Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 10:50 am
by hbombgraphics
Oh and you need at least one dirge fuzz
Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 5:59 pm
by Ro_S
Will the Presciption Experience fuzz do the same jobs as the Foxx Tone Machine?
Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 6:05 pm
by 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.
Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 6:52 pm
by theavondon
Actually, just tried one out today, and yes, it sure is a fine Tone Machine.
Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 7:46 pm
by the Life Aquatic
hbombgraphics wrote:Oh and you need at least one dirge fuzz
I have one fuzz pedal ATM and I'm damn happy it meets this.
Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 7:58 pm
by Jero
Ro_S wrote: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
Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 9:09 pm
by rustywire
hbombgraphics wrote: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"
Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 9:46 pm
by AxAxSxS
Iommic Pope wrote:
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.
Re: How many fuzz pedals is too many? / & 'essential' fuzzes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 11:06 pm
by Mudfuzz
You stop when you end up with ones you can't figure out why you have them or you will never use them.