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Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:56 pm
by sonidero
HAIL DAS GERMANIUMS!!!
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 11:38 pm
by zRobertez
Casavettes wrote:sonidero wrote:zRobertez wrote:I've only had it for a month or two and its like totally balls awesome for everything
THEY ARE... I have a 5 way diode selector on mine and the Germanium option is PURE TITS!!!
Also watch out 1000 posts man, almost there just a lil more Noodly and some Poodly...
I'm starting to realize how much I love germanium dirt. I ended up pulling the trigger on the crimson drive
I wish I could listen to your demo on my phone robs, I'll have to wait until I get home
You'll have to let us know what you think! I almost took the leap and got one when the new version came out in like... December?
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 12:49 am
by Casavettes
sonidero wrote:HAIL DAS GERMANIUMS!!!
And will do rob. I almost did as well back when but I opted with the mini at the time
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 6:48 am
by Butch1970
Casavettes wrote:sonidero wrote:HAIL DAS GERMANIUMS!!!
And will do rob. I almost did as well back when but I opted with the mini at the time
I'll be very interested to hear how you think the Crimson Drive compares to the Mini. I know that a lot of pedals are billed as "such and such amp in a box...." but the CD does remind me of my old JCM 800 or a vintage-y Marshall (I'm running mine into an early Carr Slant 6V through the clean channel).
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 9:07 am
by Casavettes
Yeah I've heard of that comparison before, I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much but I think I'm going to dig it.
It seems to really clean up well with the volume knob and being as its germanium based, I'd like to think it'll stack with my TAFM like family.
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:37 am
by goroth
5 pages and no mention of the Arc Flash?
Seriously?
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 10:55 am
by Casavettes
zRobertez wrote:i know im late buuuuuut
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/zrobertez/the-algal-bloom-overdrive[/soundcloud]
So here is the algal set pretty overdrive-y. In person it sounds fairly similar to my amp. My amp gets brighter as it overdrives and the algal has a little more "texture" to it so that's most of the differences. I usually run it with more gain than that but I tried to set it close to my amp. And they sound totes boss together. idk. It's a shitty demo cause I had to use my iphone (i normally do direct in if I want to be not lofi)
and both run great with flanger btw
i prefer the algal to the amp OD!
ah fuckk
i've always had the bloom on my list of fuzzes to get but i just never got around to it.
good demo
and very good point goroth.
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 11:19 am
by bigchiefbc
sonidero wrote:HAIL DAS GERMANIUMS!!!
I know it's lame to recommend EHX nowadays, but the Germanium OD is actually a fantastic pedal that skirts the line between fuzz and overdrive really well. The starve and bias knobs lets you get all kinds of crazy gated and pinched fuzz sounds, too.
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 1:16 pm
by hollowhero
Casavettes wrote:i've always had the bloom on my list of fuzzes to get but i just never got around to it.
good demo
The algal bloom, crimson drive, and demo tape fuzz are all on my need to play list. Want to try a doomidrive sometime too, but those are harder to find
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 12:32 pm
by Casavettes
Hmmm, crimson drive before or after my TAFM.
Indecisions
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 12:34 pm
by Grrface
Casavettes wrote:Hmmm, crimson drive before or after my TAFM.
Indecisions
Before. TAFM loves having dirt in front thanks to the blend.
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 1:04 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
Yeah, lower gain dirt -> TAFM is awesome. Never liked stacking it much the other way round.
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 1:20 pm
by Casavettes
yeah i did the same with the blunderbuss.
seemed to lose some balls when an OD was after it but added this odd compression to it that was kinda cool
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:42 pm
by Casavettes
did a quick demo of the crimson drive
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/casavets/grime-1[/soundcloud]
ive yet to try in a band setting but just plugging direct and recording on ableton, every setting sounds fucking great
maxing the gain is just
Re: fuzz for overdrive
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:58 pm
by big jilm
Nice demo! Sounds midrangey, which is good for a band setting
