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Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 10:28 pm
by the5chord
I really like this track on the new JW record. I apologize in advance to all of you who don't share my taste in music. I was working out the song earlier and felt like my analogman peppermint fuzz sounded pretty close. Anyone want to offer an opinion on how to get that fuzz sound?
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 11:22 pm
by D.o.S.
Link to track?
I know Jack White uses a big muff a lot.
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 11:55 pm
by the5chord
http://youtu.be/sRbnAxrS3EM
There is the link. Not sure how to embed.
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 12:03 am
by Chankgeez
the5chord wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRbnAxrS3EM[/youtube]
There is the link. Not sure how to embed.
Like that.
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 12:04 am
by neonblack

I didn't even do it right, AND you beat me to it.
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 1:56 am
by Fuzz_Pi
Well that doesnt sound like a big muff to me
EQD Terminal, from my experience, could get you there
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 2:49 am
by Jero
Not sure about the song. He def had big muff at some time. Whatever it is, at parts of course were in conjunction with the pog or whammy.
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 2:52 am
by GardenoftheDead
He has a sorta custom made pedal called the Black Bumble Buzz that you can hear in this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpK0CTEZGe8#t=118
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 3:21 am
by van_muddlestein
Pretty sure it's a Wooly Mammoth, but it could easily be the TMR Bumble Buzz.
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 4:46 am
by Ro_S
Yeah, something gated. ZVex F/Factory or Mastotron maybe? Or Big John Lil' John Fuzz.
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 5:50 am
by Achtane
I just want a fuzz called the Ball Stepper.
Ball Stomper, even. Ball Stompbox.
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 11:50 am
by Jero
Achtane wrote:I just want a fuzz called the Ball Stepper.
Ball Stomper, even. Ball Stompbox.
http://ballseffects.com/
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 11:52 am
by Chankgeez

Dr. Tony Balls
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 12:02 am
by the5chord
I think you are right. Must be the bumble fuzz. $300 is a lot of $$ for something with no knobs. I could get a seriously special twosome for that price which I am seriously thinking about doing right now.
Re: Jack White - high ball stepper fuzz
Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 6:51 am
by frigid midget
Plenty of affordable sputtery gated fuzzes out there that should be able to get that tone, and more.
Maybe try something like a Mastotron, wooly mammoth, red witch fuzz god II, zoom uf-1, Dwarfcraft Shiva, DE Godzilla,...ect?