FuzzHugger(fx) tone descriptions, differences... (and vids!)
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:37 pm
Algal Bloom - harmonic full-range/all-around fuzz...back off to some nice mellow and gritty overdrive tones...thick-but-balanced, loves complex chords. At its higher gain settings, searing with a hearty dose of gain. A more open all-around tone. Controls designed to alter texture and response. With the Bloom set to full, it's got an over-enunciated roar tone that (I think) sounds great for leads. Not related to either, but some have called it middle-ground between--or alternative to--a Big Muff Pi and a Fuzz Face.
-Algal Bloom vids: Video, Video 2, Bobby D's demo.
Algal Bloom reviews: Frugal Guitarist Review, WTDP review.
AB-Synth - higher gain than the Algal Bloom with light-labery sear decay overtones. With the gain cranked, it's compressed (from focused to splattery with the Texture knob), 9 o'clock and below it opens up. It's got about the craziest oscillation mode imaginable--anything goes, from blips, to filtered-synth-tones...but my favorite thing in oscillation mode is rolling back the guitar volume knob for some really stable and thick synth bass.
-AB-Synth vids: Video, Video 2, Proto Vid, AB-Synth Dual Footswitch vid, user vid part I, user vid part II (oscillation), Bobby D's demo, crxshdxmmy's demo, Ateah's demo.
User sound clip - on bass guitar!
Great Wall - A seriously huge, high-gain fuzz. Like a Bigger Big Muff (not related at all, circuit-wise)! Gained-up from the Algal Bloom, with fuzz packed twice as dense, and a big helping of bass. Volt Reducer allows for different textures and responses, and the Voice Toggle lets you add even more bass into the mix. Standard version has 3 controls: Fuzz, Volt, Level and is in a small enclosure. Several custom options are available, from 4-knob with Tone control, to a dual footswitch Deluxe Great Wall with 5 knobs!
-Great Wall vids: Video, Agreed's guitar+bass jam, Agreed's bass jam, Ateah's demo.
Arc Flash - 2 knobs, 1 mode toggle, as versatile as a 4 or 5-knobber, in an XS enclosure. From super transparent overdrives, to cutting distortion, to thick muffy fuzz, to grindy, to scrambled! From cleaner drives than any fuzz I've used to freakier than any non-oscillating fuzz I build. It's a super versatile secret weapon!
-Vids: Demo- guitar!, Demo - bass!.
-Algal Bloom vids: Video, Video 2, Bobby D's demo.
Algal Bloom reviews: Frugal Guitarist Review, WTDP review.
AB-Synth - higher gain than the Algal Bloom with light-labery sear decay overtones. With the gain cranked, it's compressed (from focused to splattery with the Texture knob), 9 o'clock and below it opens up. It's got about the craziest oscillation mode imaginable--anything goes, from blips, to filtered-synth-tones...but my favorite thing in oscillation mode is rolling back the guitar volume knob for some really stable and thick synth bass.
-AB-Synth vids: Video, Video 2, Proto Vid, AB-Synth Dual Footswitch vid, user vid part I, user vid part II (oscillation), Bobby D's demo, crxshdxmmy's demo, Ateah's demo.
User sound clip - on bass guitar!
Great Wall - A seriously huge, high-gain fuzz. Like a Bigger Big Muff (not related at all, circuit-wise)! Gained-up from the Algal Bloom, with fuzz packed twice as dense, and a big helping of bass. Volt Reducer allows for different textures and responses, and the Voice Toggle lets you add even more bass into the mix. Standard version has 3 controls: Fuzz, Volt, Level and is in a small enclosure. Several custom options are available, from 4-knob with Tone control, to a dual footswitch Deluxe Great Wall with 5 knobs!
-Great Wall vids: Video, Agreed's guitar+bass jam, Agreed's bass jam, Ateah's demo.
Arc Flash - 2 knobs, 1 mode toggle, as versatile as a 4 or 5-knobber, in an XS enclosure. From super transparent overdrives, to cutting distortion, to thick muffy fuzz, to grindy, to scrambled! From cleaner drives than any fuzz I've used to freakier than any non-oscillating fuzz I build. It's a super versatile secret weapon!
-Vids: Demo- guitar!, Demo - bass!.