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Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:13 am
by Jenesis
Thanks man, bought it.
And I got a
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Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:11 am
by Wes Mantooth
Holy Schnikes wrote:Wes Mantooth wrote:Well for now my Fuzz War will serve me, but when I have my recording stuff set up sometime this fall, I'm doing one guitar track Fuzz War and one Pharaoh. Should sound beastly!
The Pharaoh stacks somethin' fierce too. I run an Algal Bloom into mine and it's one of the heaviest tones I've ever heard. The Pharaoh just maintains it's thick low end, so running an edgier, nastier fuzz into it produces some great results. I love the Fuzz War too.
Well I will definitely be running my Phantom Ring into it too

Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:46 am
by Baxandall
Holy Schnikes wrote:Wes Mantooth wrote:Well for now my Fuzz War will serve me, but when I have my recording stuff set up sometime this fall, I'm doing one guitar track Fuzz War and one Pharaoh. Should sound beastly!
The Pharaoh stacks somethin' fierce too. I run an Algal Bloom into mine and it's one of the heaviest tones I've ever heard. The Pharaoh just maintains it's thick low end, so running an edgier, nastier fuzz into it produces some great results. I love the Fuzz War too.
Last night I was running a Plimsoul in front of mine and it was mean as hell. Then I got out my Trifecta and did the same thing and made noises from hell for a while.
Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:32 pm
by mathias
Does running a compressor in front of any of these beef up the tone? I ask because most of the fuzzes are already compressing a signal a lot in the way it is distorting / amplifying the signal. I imagine in some cases there's a use for a compressor in front of a fuzz..
Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:11 pm
by davedeath
just picked one up through jax music, would of gotten it through prymaxe but i didnt want to pay sales tax... i cant wait!
Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:31 am
by midi_in
Confused. Does the standard pharaoh have two switches or are one of the two the germanium option?
Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:42 am
by Gunner Recall
midi_in wrote:Confused. Does the standard pharaoh have two switches or are one of the two the germanium option?
The standard has 2 toggles (hi/low input and diodes in/out). The germanium option adds a 3rd position to the diode toggle.
Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:41 am
by midi_in
Gunner Recall wrote:midi_in wrote:Confused. Does the standard pharaoh have two switches or are one of the two the germanium option?
The standard has 2 toggles (hi/low input and diodes in/out). The germanium option adds a 3rd position to the diode toggle.
Just so it's clear, You don't lose any of the standards tone/options, it only adds an extra setting? For an extra $10 it sounds like something I should add, yeah?
Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:20 am
by Holy Schnikes
midi_in wrote:Just so it's clear, You don't lose any of the standards tone/options, it only adds an extra setting? For an extra $10 it sounds like something I should add, yeah?
Correct. Def worth the the extra $10! The germ setting can really walk the line between huge sounding distortion/fuzz. Add that to the standard silicon or No Diode settings and you just get more versatility.
Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:53 am
by SpaceFlunky
FYI Black Arts toneworks is now on facebook.
Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:37 pm
by DuoSonicII
Took the plunge on a Pharaoh (w/ germanium option) after seeing this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeQ_ZwpMjssCan't wait for my
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Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:10 pm
by Baxandall
Sweet dude! I made that video. I twisted the knobs while my friend played the RATM riff.
Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:06 pm
by Holy Schnikes
DuoSonicII wrote:Took the plunge on a Pharaoh (w/ germanium option) after seeing this clip:
No "plunge" involved, the Pharaoh doesn't disappoint. You'll be happy you ordered it!
Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:04 pm
by DuoSonicII
Baxandall wrote:Sweet dude! I made that video. I twisted the knobs while my friend played the RATM riff.
Nice! It definitely convinced me that the Pharaoh could be up my alley - sounds like it has nice low-end retention. I am usually scared off when a fuzz is described as "muff-based" too, but there seems to be quite a bit more to it than that.
Re: Black Arts Toneworks -_-_- Pharaoh -_-_-
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:03 pm
by Jenesis
Mine arrived today...

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