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Almonds wrote:sooooo i'm loving all your stuff and will be placing some orders soon. i have a few questions...

1) what's the story with the name donner party? just curious
2) can you explain a little the difference between the donner party and bad mother fuzzer? i'm a sucker for one knob fuzzes...

The Donner Party was named for the group of pioneers - known as the Donner Party. They became stranded in a mountain pass due to an early snow, and as food supplies ran out, they allegedly resorted to cannibalism. When I designed the pedal I didn't have a name in mind. So when I plugged it in, and heard just how incredibly heavy it was, I knew it had to get a name with something as awesome as a cannibal reference.

Here's a bit more info on the actual Donner Party: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Donner_Party

As for the difference between the BMF and Donner Party, the Bad Mother Fuzzer is a more tame, kind of classic fuzz. It's still good and fuzzy, but it's pretty much an "all situations" type fuzz.
The Donner Party, on the other hand, is over the top, and has a sort of "end of the world" type sound. It's massive, has a TON of gain, and will occasionally get hints of sub and upper octaves. That being said, it's not so out of control that you can't use it often. I personally love using it into a heavy reverb for shoegaze tones.

Both are great and really usable fuzzes, and I'd highly recommend them both - it just depends on what you're looking for sound-wise.

We're doing a sale on all standard pedals starting at 12:01AM (MST) on Black Friday, and going all the way until 11:59PM (MST) on Cyber Monday.

All pedals on www.noisemakereffects.com will be 20% off!

Not only does the sale start on 11/25, but so does the annual Noisemaker Effects Christmas Contest! This year, the winner will get to choose any single Noisemaker Effects pedal that they want! Chimera? No problem. Lucky 13? Done. ANY Noisemaker Effects pedal. The winner picks their prize!

All orders placed via www.noisemakereffects.com between 11/25/11 and 12/15/11 will be entered to win. On December 15th I'll do a video drawing showing this year's winner. The winner will be able to choose their Noisemaker Effects pedal, and have it delivered before Christmas.

Full details on the sale and contest are available on www.noisemakereffects.com!

Lucky 13's are now available!

Bump for the Black Friday - Cyber Monday sale starting a bit early! Order some fuzz while waiting on turkey!

$40 pedal?

bob the r0bot wrote:$40 pedal?

Several of them, actually.

Noise... wrote:Bump for the Black Friday - Cyber Monday sale starting a bit early! Order some fuzz while waiting on turkey!

did exactly this. thanks, dude!

Ilikewater wrote:

Noise... wrote:Bump for the Black Friday - Cyber Monday sale starting a bit early! Order some fuzz while waiting on turkey!

did exactly this. thanks, dude!

No - thank you! Having awesome customers who dig my pedals is something I'm definitely thankful for.

And a bump for changes.

The Christmas Contest has ended - thanks to everyone who ordered, and Merry Christmas!

what kind of amp do u use in ur demos?

the Life Aquatic wrote:what kind of amp do u use in ur demos?

I use amp models in Garageband. Usually the AC15 or Deluxe Reverb ones set so that they color the tone of the pedal as little as possible.

I think some of the video demos are a Marshall solid state though.

Any idea on shipping price to Australia please mate?

Pedal-wise, is the Donner Party the heaviest fuzz?
Also does it (or your heaviest fuzz) clip out/splutter at high, high gain?

I've tried a few fuzzes.. am trying to find a fuzz that is heavy and wild but doesn't become 'woofy', muddy and start clipping at high gain.. it needs to remain pure while being fuzzy and heavy as hell..

Does that make sense?
Is it even achievable?

Thanks man!

Tevilspek wrote:Any idea on shipping price to Australia please mate?

Pedal-wise, is the Donner Party the heaviest fuzz?
Also does it (or your heaviest fuzz) clip out/splutter at high, high gain?

I've tried a few fuzzes.. am trying to find a fuzz that is heavy and wild but doesn't become 'woofy', muddy and start clipping at high gain.. it needs to remain pure while being fuzzy and heavy as hell..

Does that make sense?
Is it even achievable?

Thanks man!

Shipping on one or two pedals to Australia (or anywhere outside the US, for that matter) is a flat $15. More than two pedals and it goes up to around $30.

The Donner Party is the heaviest, followed by the Injector - they're close in terms of gain level.

From your description I'd recommend either the Donner Party or the Injector. Either should get you the tone you're going for without the woof/splat that you want to avoid. They both stay pretty clear, yet thick and fuzzy.
It really just depends on your budget and how much versatility you want. They're both great pedals, and I think you'd be happy with either.

$65 for a handmade high output fuzz. Hard to resist!!
Will listen to sound clips after work.

What postage do you use? Standard USPS? How much $ difference is it for UPS/Fedex etc?
I only ask cos I've had a pedal lost via USPS..

Thanks for the quick reply!