Is this the fuzz to buy? DOD Carcosa: review and comparison AND FULL SONG!
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
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The DOD Carcosa Fuzz has become a modern legend. It has the ability to be adapted to whatever you need a fuzz to do. From sputtery velcro rips to big woolly chords, it can all be dialled in.
It's so flexible, it can even be used on every single instrument in a rock mix. Yes. Including drums and vocals. I recorded guitars and bass traditionally, with the Carcosa inline. For vocals and drums, I recorded them clean and then used the pedal like a piece of outboard gear; recording a new, fuzzed-up track to replace the clean ones.
Carcosa gets its name from the late 19th and early 20th-century horror writings now considered part of the wider Cthulu Mythos. This song pays homage to the authors Ambrose Bierce and Robert W. Chambers; directly incorporating their words and themes into its lyrics.
This composer/vocalist claims no intellectual rights to the song's lyrics.
Sneak peek: 00:00
Intro: 00:15
Carcosa demo: 01:33
Fuzz Face: 08:07
KMA Fuzzly Bear: 09:28
EQD Park/Colby Fuzz Sound: 10:25
Big Muff: 11:09
"Carcosa" song: 12:18
This video is in no way affiliated with any brand or company. The opinions expressed are of the creators and do not reflect the opinions of any brands or associated employees. 
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i emailed Tom Cram about this song.
Yeah!? Thanks! Man, I'd love for him to hear this. Here's hoping!
@@doctorfuzzzdirtbox Tom will reply back, few months ago emailed, how the Carcosa can do both Maestro & Tonebender, and he liked that idea, and you just nailed it down perfectly.
I see Carcosa, I click like. Simple as that. The Carcosa is one of the greatest fuzzes out there.
Hell yeah!
The absolute best demo on RUclips of an underrated classic pedal! Great tones and what a song... Absolutely beautiful filth!
Thanks, man!
I ran this box on my board for a long time. Sold a bunch of stuff in a purge and have wanted it back ever since. This day I found one on FB market used and I snagged it up. Nice demo showing the versatility of this indispensable tool. Subbed.
Has become my favorite fuzz to play, sick song as well. Thanks
quite nice. have a carcosa and have been using it for years, so just clicked the video out of curiosity. have taken a lot of inspiration and ideas from this for trying out this little dirtbox for different things going forth.
nice job on the song as well!
That's great, dude, I'm so glad it's inspired you to try some stuff! That's what it's all about!
Absolutely fantastic content mate!
Cheers!
Thanks! 🤘
This is so sick man. You deserve more subs by far
Thanks, man! (I agree! 🤣)
Really enjoy these fuzz videos really cool channel
One of my favourite fuzz pedals. Fantastic demo, love the song too!
Cheers dude! Appreciate it!
Great review & song, thanks for showing us the potential of this device both isolated and in context.
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
holy shit dude. That song was amazing. I LOVED IT. Loved the pedal as well, wanted to hear it in a band mix context. Thank you so much for that. Cheers.
Thanks man! 🤘
You are fast becoming one of my favourite music related youtube channels. Every video has decent humour, and the demonstration shows everything.
Amazing! That's great to hear, man. Makes it all worthwhile. Thank you.
@@doctorfuzzzdirtbox you're welcome. BTW that Colby sounded fucking glorious
@@MrCarthus Yeah, man, it's awesome!
Great demo and rocking song.
Thanks! 🤘🏻
Well done sir, great review and song.
Thank you!
Great demo, subscribed! I also very much appreciated the well deserved jab at Tube Screamers. The Carcosa sounds like it would be just perfect for torturing the hell out of a clean(Ish) amp in a noise rock band or something.
Haha! It's an Anti Tube Screamer! Thanks, dude!
Dude, killer video! Good job 12/10
Pedal rocks hard too
Thanks, man! 🤘
your demo song means bizniss ! love it pal . great great demo . now i want one even more than i did ...
Thanks, man!
Great tune at the end! 🔥
Thanks!
INSANE! I believe that this is the first time I subscribed to a channel based on the first video I saw. The review was very thorough and informative (best one I have ever seen for the CARCOSA) and the song is AWESOME! I want to buy the song so I can listen to it more often; hope it's available on ITunes...
Thanks, man! It's not around yet, but I'll be doing it with my band, Ghozer soon and you check out more of our stuff that's out there already if you love some heavy fuzz!
@@doctorfuzzzdirtbox Just purchased Black Lotus from I Tunes - Damn Good Stuff!
I subscribed. I really appreciate videos where one pedal is set to match a number of other well-known pedals to see how close it can get. Josh Scott did this with the Bad Monkey and I think it really creates interest in a pedal if it's known that it can match a number of other pedals, or even if it can do an interesting variation. Even though the Carcosa can't quite do a Big Muff, it does an interesting variation.
This is definitely another “sleeper” pedal. I just sold my WH Swollen Pickle and picked up an EHX Hot Tubes. I ordered a Voodoo Lab Superfuzz as well. Love to see you do a series of sleeper pedals. I’ve been a Muff user since getting my Green Bubble in ‘97 for a whopping $60! Amazing work, completely brilliant. All the best!
Great pedal - great song! Subbed
it's been a long time since i enjoy any metal music as much as i enjoyed that carcosa song, wow. great stuff!
Thanks, man! My band is called Ghozer, if you wanna check out more 😉 Happy New Year!
The song at the end is awesome. Had to rewind and listen to it again. :)
Cheers!
Got mine today 🤘
Looking forward to using the hell out of it. M
Pretty cool. Pedal and song!
Another excellent video! I think this is gonna be the new pedal of mine to be obsessing about. If you would ever get out of ideas for the videos consider a series of putting different fuzz pedals on different instruments and comparing how they sound different. A video about blending distortion and overdrive would be amazing as well!
Thanks, dude! And thank you for the ideas, they're always welcome!
Great vid & demo!
Glad you liked it!
Nice work, mate. Subscribed!
Cheers dude!
One of the best demos of the Carcosa, thank you so much for explaining knobs and letting us hear as you tweaked them! I have a good muff clone (with which I am very satisfied) but I am in search of a fuzz capable of silicon FF-like tones with bias/gate control. Before watching this demo I was considering the JHS Series 3 Fuzz. Now I'm completely sold for the Carcosa, which I find excellent and more versatile (and also 15€ cheaper in my country).
Awesome! Thanks, dude! It's absolute modern legend.
Nice jam, Brother.
Great demo of a great fuzz!
I’ll add that the Carcosa takes boosts really well. I like it dialed in to give a sort of fuzzy distortion sound (‘before’ around 2 o’clock, ‘after’ around 9 o’clock) and hit it with a Tube Screamer. Huge, saturated lead tone. With some reverb/delay it’s a great Gilmour sound.
Again, great demo. Thanks!
Thanks! Yeah man, I stack mine, too. Using only post gain, you can make anything you put into it a sputter monster!
Damn... this is cool demo. I definitely need one.
Thanks! You can't go wrong.
This pedal is insane! Got mine used but like knew for 75€. It is a steal - so versatile 👌🏻
Great Demo 👍🏻
Nice one! Thanks, dude!
Dude that tune was epic!!!
Thanks, man!
Great song, great pedal
Loved it 🤘🏻💚
Thanks!
Dig the song. Production sounded great with the one pedal!!
Thanks, man!
I'm a fuzz fiend, but I believe in balance. The Carcosa seems to generally be more "untamed" in comparison to the other pedals. It's more proud of representing fuzz in comparison ..brilliant idea of a pedal, none the less. Love it! It's my 1st time on this channel, looking forward to checking out more of your content!
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Cheers! 🍻
maaaan!!!! What a blast!!! AWESOME!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! the kind us fuzz nerds love to see lol
came for the demo, but man, that song is great. Been headbanging here in my room to it!
Cheers, man!
that song was quite fun!
I'm just listening to your band and it fu*king kicks ass. You just brought me back to the good old days when I was a doomer. Thank you so much.
Thanks dude! That's awesome. Glad you enjoy it!
I have a clone of this pedal and its such a great fuzz pedal! Son at the end was epic! Loved it 🤘
Thanks!
I bought a Quad Cortex a few years ago and i sold all my "old school" pedals... except for the Carcosa. Its a beast.
Fantastic song at the end. Great playing. Considering this or the electro harmonix satisfaction plus for an all in one fuzz.
Thanks man! I do a review of the Satisfaction Plus. I'd say go for this. Much more versatile.
@@doctorfuzzzdirtbox thanks.
Tom Cram recently sent me a custom Carcosa he put together with NOS Fairchild Silicon Diodes from his personal stash, and I gotta say, it’s the most versatile fuzz I’ve ever seen. The range of sounds you can get from it is unbelievable!
I love the song!!
Thank you!
Great Demo. Probably the best i've seen; you captured every aspect of this pedal really well. Learned a lot about this pedal from you. It's a really saggy fuzz. Also has a supro amp sag like a Bearfoot FX Honey Bee with less mid hum or honk. Love mine. It also imitates a Fuzzrite well but not enough to kick one off my board.
The only downside is that it gets too trebly or shrill, which my wife and cats don't like.
Great work dude, you're an incredibly gifted musician. Subscribed.
Thank you man! Glad you enjoyed this. Sounds like the shrillness is a trend in this style then, if the Honey Bee does that, too...
I bought the Carcosa when it first came out. Sold it when I was broke, but I think I will buy it again. Definately has a JImmy Page vibe at low to mid drive settings. Then it gets insane as you crank it up!~
You probably just convinced me to get one.
One fuzz I'd really like to see compared to this one is the Fender Pelt fuzz... just an idea.... Thanks for the great video!
Great song at the end
Thanks!
Fuck me but that was cool, so much effort put into this, thank you! Also killer tune, going to check your band out now!
Thanks man, really appreciate it! 🤘
I have a lot of different pedals, but Carcosa, it is "something". I liked your accurate rewiew and the playing part, the song that you have made, it's absolutely dope. Bravo!!!!
Thanks, man, glad you liked it!
Wow!!! What a great song! I loved this video, and I believe you sold me on this pedal, it sounds fantastic …but I think you could have used a number of different pedals, and I still would think the song would have been amazing. Cheers
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it.
Man, that tune is killer!
Cheers!
I played one of these the other day. It was ridiculously wild! I just bought a Walrus Audio Eons which gives me so many sounds, but I plan on buying the Carcosa next.
Oh man, I plan on grabbing an Eons, too! What clipping options do you like best?
@@doctorfuzzzdirtbox I really like mode 2 and 3. Mode 2 is much like a big muff style, and mode 3 is a nice hybrid between fuzz and distortion.
Damn that was a killer song my dude
Thanks man, I really appreciate that!
I just picked up a Ginean 'Hairy Show' which appears to be made by whoever assebles DODs. I'll definitely be trying these settings as comparison. Many thanks for a great video and the track sounded huge
Please report back! The components are definitely not 1:1 but painful lack of audio comparisons out there
@@hiroprotagonitis I will when I can. Has been a busy few months
I came for the carcosa review and stayed for the banging tune. I was impressed enough to buy the hairy version (it was a third of the price). Thanks for the inspiration
Thanks for watching, man! Hope you love the pedal when it arrives!
it arrived yesterday, very impressive piece of kit for very little money, quality seems to be very good. Thanks again.
Off topic I watched another if your videos on a heap of big muffs, what do you make of the jhs mufeletta as an alternative to a heap o muffs
Nicely made video! Here is my honest/well meaning critique: I really would have liked to hear a low E since not all of your viewers play solely that power chord stuff (probably in D, right).
That low E is a benchmark so to say for many.
Also SOME of us still play solos with bindings (think Sabbath etc.) and we use the full range of the neck beyond the cowboy chord area ; )
Maybe you would like to include all this in your next video.
Apart from that I really enjoyed your demo. Good idea to compare it to other fuzzes this way.
Rock on! …eh, I mean doom on!
Thanks, man. Feedback noted!
The Carcosa is underrated. But they most versatile extreme fuzz is an NYC big box silver muff, with all the mods. Taking the tone stack out and using an eq pedal after - alone gives you over 80% of all muff sounds. Everything else can ve moded and put on switches, too.
very exelent Good song man!!
Thanks, dude!
It's such a great pedal. If I had to sell all of my Fuzzes bar one or two, I'd seriously consider keeping the Carcosa and maybe one of my favourite Muffs, or my treasured Caroline Olympia. The Carcosa can do most everything from Overdrive, Maestro, Tonebender to Fuzzface tones, but not Big Muff.
I'm curious about the new DOD Cthonic Fuzz. It seems like a companion piece to the Carcosa.
I believe the "before" and "after" controls are designed to work interactively with a clean amp and a driven amp. I forget which is tailored for which.
The Carcosa is a solid Fuzz. Ryan over at 60 Cycle Hum recommends it too.
Kickass song!
Thank you!
😮damn, very nice jam. i might talk to you about this tune later.
Thanks! Anything you wanna know, just ask 👍
Its one of the best fuzz pedals I've found it just has a frequency in the high end that cannot be taken out without another pedal.
I do think you're right. It's a very bright pedal. And frequency is very much on the attack, which can make it sound harsh in some rigs.
That's the exact frequency that cuts in a live mix though. It's not a bad sound, but by yourself it'll be annoying.
Thanks Solomon, it does cut through but I've got other fuzzes that cut live but don't have the fatiguing piercing high end I'm talking about, but it is definitely articulate!
I like how the audio sounds on this video
Killer song!
Thanks, man!
A new day, and I had to listen to "the Carcosa song" again. Liked it even more today. Yes, I am 100% serious.
You flatter me mate, thank you again!
Witches... What a cool slow groove with a nice little hook.
Thanks for listening!
@@doctorfuzzzdirtbox thanks for recording
I need to stop watching product review type videos as can’t afford the products!!! Loved the song at the end and the pedal sounds great!
Cheers dude! Condolences to your wallet 😜
I completely forgot I had commented on this video and just added a new one about a clone I got called the hairy show fuzz by Ginean (Ali express) turns out I enjoyed the song a lot both times lol. Good work man!
The only fuzz pedal I actually like. It's goes from a boost/overdrive which doesn't colour the original sound to full on break up fuzzy goodness. The option to use it on single coils or humbuckers is genius. Only down for me is a constant high pitched whine I get that's always present from mine, but a noise gate takes care of that 🙂...
Good video, that song was the "cherry" on top.
Thanks, man!
@@doctorfuzzzdirtbox Was deserved.
The lack of clean-up is the hard clipping array in the Carcosa. I, for one, LOVE the way diodes hard clip, but it does leave a mark on every note you play.
I have two of these, got them for a good price. The manual says that the two-position toggle switch is intended to set it for a clean amp or a dirty amp. I dislike fuzzes but I love this one.
Really!? That's weird. It's a plain old bass boost (or maybe cut) so not sure what that has to do with clean and dirty! Though I guess the cut could tighten it up? 🤔 Anyway. Thanks for watching!
@@doctorfuzzzdirtbox When you are running fuzz into a dirty channel the lows can get too woofy very quickly. The Demhe/Hali switch is designed to cut the bass to reduce the bass build-up. It can be used as a tone-shaping tool as well, but that wasn't its primary purpose.
That’s exactly it! To reduce flubbiness/mushiness is what’s on the manual or forum lore if I recall correctly
Stunning pedal, I spot Neil Young”s tone. And what a great tune of yours.
Thank you! Yeah, certainly dirty enough for Neil!
I’ve just bought one. Question: is it normal the oscillation/fade out effect with After set at 2 o”clock and more?
No... Sounds like you might be getting some noise down a power supply
@@doctorfuzzzdirtbox Thank you; need to check this out.
Love that it gives some truckfighters vibes
Yeah, that tight squelchy sound is right there
An even classier cork-sniffin' version of this circuit is called the Demhe Fuzz, from same builder Tom Cram's own company Spiral Electric.
My Carcosa rules!
I never listen to presenters songs for more than I get bored, around 12 seconds. I enjoyed all of the Carcosa song. Might listen to it again. Probably had a stroke.
Thanks man! 🤣 Perhaps the difference is I didn't write it just to demo, it was already a full song minus the vocals and will probably become a song for my band down the line. So it's hopefully got a bit more gusto than the equivalent of a Casio keyboard function! 🤣
@@doctorfuzzzdirtbox You should put it in the set. I will listen to it again today. Congrats.
@@Earthstein I will do! Thanks man!
Good video. I used to believe that a Carcosa was a necessity for Fuzz completionists, but after this thorough video, I've decided it's pretty unnecessary if you have a variety of Fuzz already.
It also stacks well and can handle being put about anywhere in the chain. I almost need two on my board. 😂
It stacks REALLY well. I used to use it as a "velcro-ifyer" for anything that went into it with just some post gain up.
@@doctorfuzzzdirtbox the barely there settings can be phenomenal too.
My favourite fuzz! The song is great, is it on any streaming service?
Thanks! Not yet but it's in the pipeline for my band Ghzoer. You can check out more of our stuff via the link in the description if you'd like! 🤘
I mainly wanted to know if it did Fuzz Face. Now I know!
The Carcosa is a bit expensive where I live, and I've been looking for potential cheaper alternatives. There aren't any, there isn't any other pedal that sounds like this. Even more expensive ones. Big Muffs can do one sound well, but only that one sound. The Carcosa can do both Fuzz Face style sounds and still get close to a Muff with a huge low end. Now I decided that no other fuzz will do. I'm going to get a Carcosa, and run a RAT clone next to it. It's going to sound MASSIVE.
That's a shame. There are some DIY kits out there, I'm sure. Or at least schematics online, if you or someone you know are handy with a solder iron!
So Carcossa is Digitech's version of Dwarfcraft The Internet Overdrive?
I've already sell my other ( more expensive ) fuzzes, because I realized that any of them gave me the sounds that the Carcosa does.
A very, very dynamic and versatile fuzz.
If you want ONE fuzz....go take it.
I see that you have the Eisenhower fuzz as well how they compare? What do you like more?
The Eisenhower is basically a Superfuzz/Hyper Fuzz/SF300. It's got the octave vive and the huge scoop of the tone toggle. So not really like a Carcosa at all. They're both gnarly but certainly different vibes.
I think the riff's Foo Fighter's Burn Away.
Not bad, but no cigar!
Barely within my budget, but it's gonna be worth it. I'll get noise gate first, right after that Carcosa.
Hold that thought though because the Carcosa *is* a Boise gate, of sorts. Use a high enough "after" gain and it naturally gates from its bias!
@@doctorfuzzzdirtbox Ok, I'll still get it for other pedals then, but I'll get Carcosa first.
Good idea!
ld love 2 c a shootout vs the satisfaction plus!? 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Where can i get this song!? I love it! 🔥🤘🔥🤘🔥
Thanks! Just here for now though, I'm afraid!
@@doctorfuzzzdirtbox Bummer 😔
Would loved to hear the pedal off to hear what platform was set up. What amp?
I play clean and show the setup at around 02:26
All set up chains are also listed as the song plays at the end.
Funny that you compared the carcosa to a green Russian, i just swapped my carcosa for a green Russian recently. Felt too trebly and not bassy enough, still a great pedal though
Thanks! You certainly went the right direction if that's what you didn't like about the Carcosa! The Russian has HUGE bass!
Not a big fan of the ripped speaker, dead battery sound. I do like them to sound thick and healthy, and the clean up needs to get me to Jimi, Stevie territory...✌️