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Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:41 am
by washer
Well, you can't have too many fuzzes, right? I know four isn't extreme at all, but, I like the idea about keeping it minimal and not too much overlap. What I've got:
Fix'd dlx, Algal Bloom, Pharaoh, Blunderbuss
and for boost/od: Timmy and Brown Rabbit.
I will probably keep 3 or 4 of these and still have a wide range of sounds. Playing a Jazzmaster with standards avri pups + various amps. What do you think?
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:49 am
by goroth
Pharaoh and Blunderbuss are easy to pare down to one, as they are both Muffish. Which one is a tougher question, but they should be one. The Fix'd gives you a couple of fuzzes for the price of one, so that'd give you a lot of variety. As for ODs, the Timmy covers different territory than the Brown Rabbit, which is a RAT. When it's working hard it's also kinda saturated, like the muff, whereas the Timmy is stuck more in OD territory. That's my 2c.
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:00 am
by theavondon
>keep three or four
>list five
Just keep them all?
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:47 am
by washer
One of the muff-types will probably have to go ...it's probably best to keep playing and see what's not getting used so much. I like them all, though.
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 8:16 am
by hazelwould
If you decide to sell the blunderbuss give me a shout. I've been meaning to try one of those.
It's the only one on your list I haven't owned. If I had to pair down to 3 based on your list. I'd say... Either Timmy or Brown Rabbit (whichever you prefer more for low-mid gain), then Fix'd for the flexibility then pharaoh because it stacks well and blows shit up with the lowls.
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:25 am
by Chankgeez
theavondon wrote:Just keep them all?
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:06 am
by kbit
theavondon wrote:>keep three or four
>list five
Just keep them all?
Yeah, just keep some off your board, maybe come back to them after some time has passed to change things up a bit.
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:45 am
by washer
Yeah, there are endless ways of combining them. But in short, I need a od for the clean sound, one fuzz for nasty lower gain fuzz and one for the screaming high gain.
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:46 am
by bronzetalon
Out of those I would do blunderbuss > fixed > timmy. I've played all you have listed and that would be my pick though I think a fuck overdrive would be better than the timmy at the end.
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:59 pm
by modernage
I'm pretty sure the world wouldn't end if you were to keep them all.
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:12 am
by Bassus Sanguinis
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 10:15 am
by DarkAxel
Fix'd and Blunderbuss for the Blackout power
nice selection
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:49 pm
by washer
bronzetalon wrote:Out of those I would do blunderbuss > fixed > timmy. I've played all you have listed and that would be my pick though I think a fuck overdrive would be better than the timmy at the end.
Looks like the Fuck OD can do a lot of good sounds. But does it also have the same transparency on low gain and eq possibilities as Timmy?
Edit: ...well if it did, they probably wouldn't call it Fuck Overdrive, or?
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:24 pm
by fungalattack
No such thing as overdosing on fuzz! Keep em coming and use them for different projects and different sound.
Re: Overdosed on fuzz
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:00 pm
by Ghost Hip
washer wrote:bronzetalon wrote:Out of those I would do blunderbuss > fixed > timmy. I've played all you have listed and that would be my pick though I think a fuck overdrive would be better than the timmy at the end.
Looks like the Fuck OD can do a lot of good sounds. But does it also have the same transparency on low gain and eq possibilities as Timmy?
Edit: ...well if it did, they probably wouldn't call it Fuck Overdrive, or?
It has excellent low gain sounds, EQ is only controlled by a hi-cut control. However it is a very full sound with equal hi's and lows from my experience. The beauty of the fuck overdrive is the ability to go from a low gain ballsy clean tone to a super heavy fuzzy rhythm tone. And on top of that it has a momentary switch to make it sound broken.
