Analogman!!! I’m a true fuzz junkie have owned over 20 fuzz pedals and my board has his Sunlion, astrotone, and mk 1.5 sun bender, I love them all dearly for different situations. The rca/nkt transistor surface is my #1, it is life changing. I truly believe analog mike knows more about fuzz circuits than anyone else alive. The options, features and tone are second to none and worth the wait for your own build. I’ve never felt more connection with a builder or product
Thanks for the help in finding the perfect fuzz for me!!!! The Walrus Audio Kangra does it all and then some. With great fuzz tones, filter sweep, auto wah, ring mod, mid boost, plus everything else on this pedal, it becomes endless. In a single pedal you almost get a multi-effects unit without the headache of hidden menus. The Kanga is a secret weapon for funk and cutting through the tones in a large ensemble. Thanks for making the Kangra known to me, Rhett! I truly appreciate it. Looking forward to getting one ASAP
I bought my first fuzz a few months ago after watching a video of yours talking about fuzz pedals, so I think it's only fitting for us to start referring to you as Brother Fuzz.
Back in the 70s, I had the muff fuzz that plugged directly I to my amp, peavey backstage. It lasted about 3 months and cramped out, then bought another, same thing happened. Looking for a good fuzz, glad to see this, learning alot.
You could also try a vick audio 73 rams head if you wanted to give the big muff circuit a try again. The big muff is a great circuit in general, but vintage era muffs are known to have issues. The vick audio will be much more reliable and have a lot less noise. It's fairly inexpensive at 140 new. I would go with it over the reissues from ehx.
I have another shout for "under the radar fuzz", from Sitek its Fuzzie. Even its Germanium fuzz, it is build to be placed anywhere in signal chain and retain the extreme dynamics of Fuzz. Can go from clean boost, thru broken Tweed sounds to sustaing saxophone tones just by rideing volume on guitar and pick dynamics. And dont cost arm and leg ;).
I just got my 62nd fuzz pedal, in honor of the first fuzz pedal, the 1962 Maestro Fuzz-Tone: FZ-1. Itching for more... from A to ZZ. Notable: Solidgoldfx 76plus, Way Huge Atreides, Lunastone Red Fuzz 1, Danelectro Eisenhower, EHX Big Muff Pi Triangle. Best "Affordaboard" fuzz: Musiclily Fuzz. The expensive ones, the cheap ones, the midline ones-- they're all good. I've got wacky like the Fuzz Factory or Swarm or Data Corrupter and I've got yer basic Germ Fuzzface-- they all have something going on. I second that JHS 3 Series as a good starter or mainstay. Fuzz is!
For those who want to tentatively make the jump from overdrives, three gateway fuzzes for me were the MXR Super Badass Variac Fuzz, the Basic Audio Scarab Deluxe (my favorite of the three), and a good ole Rat. You can dial up overdrive-like tones for comfort, but they all enter the fuzz realm as well.
My absolute favourite fuzz is the Odin Fuzz by Fjord Fuzz (I have the mk 1 with only a volume knob). And it's gorgeous! It's basically a modded foxx tone machine. But it does some of the nastiest (vintage) octave fuzz tones I've ever heard and cleans up lovely with the volume knob on the guitar.
All these fuzz pedals eq top end out. Its low mids. With no top end midrange. Jimi also used his with 100 watt plexi amps clean uncompress sounds. With cleaner alnico 5 strat pickups. Foxy lady is the hands down best fuzz pedal example.
I'm using a Wampler Fuzztration. It has two fuzz styles, octave (before or after) with bass, mid, and treble. I can usually dial in a decent tone for the song under assault. Cheers.
Catalinbread Giygas is awesome. Lots of great Fuzz tones but its best feature is the serious tunability. LOVE the EQ and Mid knobs for infinite tonal adjustability.
Fuzz was my first pedal 12 years ago, NYC Big Muff, till this day I have around 10 fuzz pedals, it’s my favorite type of sound. Just bought that Kangra yesterday, it’s texture I didn’t have allready so now I do.
Wasn't aware of the Kangra... it'll be my next purchase. After watching a couple of videos from Sweetwater, including "Walrus Audio Kangra Deep Dive With Jared Scharff" I'm sold. Hope you're enjoying yours!
The Kingtone Vintage Fuzz by Jesse Davies is very cool you have two matched pairs of transistors that you can toggle between along with a bias control. Highly recommend! I also love the Fuzz in my Automatone especially once I adjusted the internal trim pots. I just love Fuzz! I've even built a couple which really taught me alot about the circuits and what they are doing
Big fan of the DOD Carcosa It does a lot. It will do a great volume clean up with low “before” settings. Also dig the Fulltone 69 and 70 All three are reasonably Priced
Have you tried the Hudson broadcast? Don't think you have mentioned it in your videos. It is the pedal that got me into fuzz and it is absolutely beautiful!
Great show your the reason I bought my first fuzz pedal last year. The pedal is a deluxe big muff pi I love the pedal and look forward to my next fuzz pedal.
I just found a Germanium Big Muff by EHX. It's a dual pedal, OD and Dist., but all fuzzy. It is not a standard pedal. It cost me $130. and it is fabulous. Rhett. You would love this pedal and it can't be beat on price.
I have several vintage fuzz boxes that sound good by themselves, but do not play well with other pedals. My favorite right now is the Wampler Velvet Fuzz. Great pedal Brian! BTW The Boss ME100 has some good fuzz models. The EJ fuzz face is great with a boost or od pedal in front or in front of a distorted amp. My humble opinion
I got the Russian Muff first and a week later I bought the Pumpkin OP-Amp Muff which I both liked. Afterwards my third was the DOD Carcosa which is really great for the money and very versatile but yu need to spend some time on that due to the strange knob-describtion :-) Afterwards I got the JHS 3 Series Fuzz which is really amazing and now is my go to Fuzz. Thanks to you I am now thinking of many more pedals... I am addicted to Fuzz and you are totally responsible for that!
Hi Rhett- really enjoy your channel. I am a fairly new guitar player (2.5 years) and could use advice of what fuzz to start with. I assume I need to match my OD with the pedal? My gear is simple - Am Prof strat, Boss Katana 50 (modeled to fender reverb type for pedals) and a Strymon sunset OD. While the sunset touches on fuzz, watching these videos makes me think I’m missing something. What type of fuzz would add to what I have? Advice on direction (as it is hard during the pandemic to try before you buy) is appreciated. Again, your channel is very inspiring!!
Big muff isn't really a fuzz, but IMO is better than any other fuzz. It's got a lovely tone. The notes are clear and concise while still having a hefty amount of distortion. The tone is amazing, especially when added to a non intrusive, low repeat tape style or binson style delay so it cuts off some of the high end harshness and smooths it out.
@@marksargeant1019 yes, and are you informing me or making a point? Just curious. Also, a big muff doesn't always have transistors, it also can have an opamp, like the famous opamp big muff.
@@juicyyy5765 I'm not an expert by any means, I just know what sounds the best to me. I am currently using the fuzz and delay from the keeley darkside, but that is kinda a different animal, because it pairs the delay or modulation with the fuzz. The fuzz side is a slightly tweaked op amp big muff. The triangle, rams head, op amp, and Russian are considered great options. Do you like pink floyd at all? If you do, a vick audio 73 rams head would be a good choice. It's a high quality clone that can be found for around 120 used on reverb and 145 new. Most of the reissues by Electroharmonix are also good, but spending a little more for the vick audio one is probably worth it. It's just coincidence the keeley darkside uses the opamp big muff. Gilmour never used one, but it sounds great on that pedal. A great resource for big muffs is the gilmourish website, and the article on big muffs. It is more oriented for pink floyd fans, but the guy writing the articles(Bjørn) knows his stuff. My suggestion would be try some out at a shop near you if there is one close by. Remember, part of the magic is the delay. Preferably a emulation of tape delay or binson type delay. It would be good to test the big muff and the delay at the same time. I would personally stay away from the new big box Electroharmonix. It is not really a great rendition of the circuit.
23:55- the Jext ring modulates when pushed. I love that characteristic in a fuzz, especially on 2 note bends. I have an old Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face- it does that, too.
Rhettttttt, also turn down the resonance and turn off the envelope sometimes to get great filtered, less squelchy tones on the Kangra! That reverb thing was insane tho!
Noone, and I mean noone uses the fender pelt fuzz. At least, that's how it feels, yet it sounds amazing! I run either a color box or a klon with it, and it f'ing rips my soul out!
there's an old video with James Santiago from UAD, suggesting to backoff the Fuzz knob just a bit (9:30). This makes a huge difference in high end frequencies and volume knob cleanup.
I got a warm audio foxy tone box, clone of foxx tone. The octave part is definitely a departure - I'll try it with the rolled-off bridge pickup; thanks for the idea! I like the wide range of the tone knob.
I have lots of fuzz pedals, but my current favourite is Joe Gore "DUH Remedial Fuzz" -- one knob to rule them all! Seriously, it sounds fu(*!ng amazing!
Damn Rhett- you like fuzz huh? I want that Beetronics pedal, but I want all the Beetronics pedals, my own hive. Everything they make is not just good, it's crazy good. Not just the tones but the features, the aesthetics- they've got it all going on. But it may "bee" awhile bee-4 I can make that happen. They're not cheap- I wonder if they would trade for home grown honey... I keep bees. My dad got me started when I was growing up- if you've ever bought Henson Spring's Pure Honey- that came from our farm. My dad ran a business selling honey on the side- his primary employment was drafting and machining parts for industrial mining equipment. Once the computers took over that work, he retired and started building guitars and mandolins. But he always kept bees as well, and I still keep a few hives for personal consumption. Only got one right now though- mites killed two hives last season. Where I live though- all I have to do is set a hive out with a starter comb and some honey in it- and a new hive will eventually move in. Life is good in the Appalachians.
I’ve never been able to get a good sound out of a fuzz. But you make them sound killer !! This year I’m going back to Georgia to pick up some of my stuff I left in storage when I moved to Europe. I could use some recommendations on used Fender guitars since they’re a lot cheaper in the States. What are today’s best stores in Georgia ?
I don't live in Georgia but Rhett highly recommends Atlanta Discount music and Righteous guitars. The Made in Mexico (not the player series) and Made in Japan fender guitars are great for the money. they run about $400 at the lowest. I think there like early to mid 2000s, don't quote me.
If I am thinking about a Fuzz Pedal, I just have AnalogMan on my mind! I tried many different alternatives but in my opinion the SunFace is definitely the HolyGrail, no matter which spec in germanium or silicon you take!
The Electroharmonix Ripped Speaker Fuzz is STILL my favorite fuzz of all time. Despite me owning more Electroharmonix pedals than any other companies pedals, I'm not crazy about the Big Muff. Just not my thing.
FUZZ harmonics and octave are dependent on the frequencies going into it. Especially octave fuzz pedals. You can really accentuate it by putting an EQ pedal in front of the FUZZ.
This is a recommendation and a question. Im fairly new to fuzz butbi found myself getting great tone from a big muff pi deluxe, its exremely versatile. My question is, is there somethimg as versatile but better? Love the show, plz and ty
Hey Rhett, I missed you stream unfortunately. I am searching forever for a fuzz that stacks well with other overdrive pedals and effects pedals for an ambient/drone soundscape. Do you have any recommendations for that ? Thanks
Big muff. Rams head preferably. David Gilmour certainly didn't do drone music, but he did pair his pedal with many many effects, so the big muff has to work well with other modulation pedals. It's pal is the overdriver or powerbooster. It's just a boost pedal that pairs well with a big muff.
For me it’s a full tone 69 But it is a very personal journey. And if you are looking for a fuzz. Seriously just try as many as you can grab. Forget about hype, price, or secret chips. Use your ears. If you dig it? Then you found it!
If you like that one you might truly love the analogman surface, I’ve had both and the fulltone is nice, but the analogman can change your life. Cheers!
Using a Fuzz/Sustain by Schaller, from the late 70s. (The plastic version) Nothing subtle about it, but very very good. P.s. If it needs to sound broken, nothing beats a fuzz.
After buying the Fultone 69, which has awesome adjustability, is hand made, and is very cool, I sort of decided fuzz is too far for most of my applications. The Way Huge Fat Sandwich distortion ended up being nicely in the middle of mad fuzz and big drive. Very adjustable as well. Both great pedals.
Did you try setting it up so that your default is with the gtr volume rolled pretty far down? The 69 works great for that. Then you have a great clean(ish) tone, and roll the volume up for a range of fuzzy goodness
@@marcsullivan7987 funny u say. I've recently adopted that amp vol way up and guitar vol down philosophy. Also, playing softer with bigger vol. Getting better tone from amps and pedals. Falling in love all over again...ha ha...
@@jeremydahm2124 Same here. I setup a new pedalboard with Strymon Sunset into an Iridium. Finding the volume knob the easiest way to go from nice smooth cleans to full on fat breakup. Always thought it was pedals, but volume control is where it’s at. Maybe that means I’m getting better at guitar but I doubt it lol.
I wonder about fuzz into a compressor. I put fuzz into a distortion pedal and rather liked the way it compressed the sound into something that sounded, I guess, bigger. More alive. This was me in my den with the amp at low volume just liking the way it responded with all of that gain. I think the thing the distortion pedal was doing, that I liked, was compression.
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Analogman!!! I’m a true fuzz junkie have owned over 20 fuzz pedals and my board has his Sunlion, astrotone, and mk 1.5 sun bender, I love them all dearly for different situations. The rca/nkt transistor surface is my #1, it is life changing. I truly believe analog mike knows more about fuzz circuits than anyone else alive. The options, features and tone are second to none and worth the wait for your own build. I’ve never felt more connection with a builder or product
It’s funny what Rhett considers “edge of breakup”. Usually seems past that point to me.
I just got the Earthquaker/Park Fuzz Sound. The first tonebender style pedal I’ve had, and i don’t think I’ll ever go back.
Thanks for the help in finding the perfect fuzz for me!!!! The Walrus Audio Kangra does it all and then some. With great fuzz tones, filter sweep, auto wah, ring mod, mid boost, plus everything else on this pedal, it becomes endless. In a single pedal you almost get a multi-effects unit without the headache of hidden menus. The Kanga is a secret weapon for funk and cutting through the tones in a large ensemble. Thanks for making the Kangra known to me, Rhett! I truly appreciate it. Looking forward to getting one ASAP
The Wampler Velvet is a fantastic pedal!!
I highly recommend it to everyone!🔥🤘🏻
I finally like fuzz pedals .. partly thanks to you, Rhett. It's exciting. Cheers
Same here 🙂
I bought my first fuzz a few months ago after watching a video of yours talking about fuzz pedals, so I think it's only fitting for us to start referring to you as Brother Fuzz.
I use the keeley fuzz bender i find it’s very versatile
Back in the 70s, I had the muff fuzz that plugged directly I to my amp, peavey backstage. It lasted about 3 months and cramped out, then bought another, same thing happened.
Looking for a good fuzz, glad to see this, learning alot.
You could also try a vick audio 73 rams head if you wanted to give the big muff circuit a try again. The big muff is a great circuit in general, but vintage era muffs are known to have issues. The vick audio will be much more reliable and have a lot less noise. It's fairly inexpensive at 140 new. I would go with it over the reissues from ehx.
My second favorite is the JHS Crayon. I know it's more of a preamp but, i use it as a fuzz, and it's incredible.
I love my analogman sun bender mk1.5! It’s perfect and I couldn’t be happier 😎
Good point showing that it is okay to turn a pedal all the way up sometimes.
I absolutely love the intro track when this starts up, it's a great groove.
Love the Boss FZ-1W. Merry Christmas to me.
I have another shout for "under the radar fuzz", from Sitek its Fuzzie. Even its Germanium fuzz, it is build to be placed anywhere in signal chain and retain the extreme dynamics of Fuzz. Can go from clean boost, thru broken Tweed sounds to sustaing saxophone tones just by rideing volume on guitar and pick dynamics. And dont cost arm and leg ;).
I just got my 62nd fuzz pedal, in honor of the first fuzz pedal, the 1962 Maestro Fuzz-Tone: FZ-1. Itching for more... from A to ZZ. Notable: Solidgoldfx 76plus, Way Huge Atreides, Lunastone Red Fuzz 1, Danelectro Eisenhower, EHX Big Muff Pi Triangle. Best "Affordaboard" fuzz: Musiclily Fuzz. The expensive ones, the cheap ones, the midline ones-- they're all good. I've got wacky like the Fuzz Factory or Swarm or Data Corrupter and I've got yer basic Germ Fuzzface-- they all have something going on. I second that JHS 3 Series as a good starter or mainstay. Fuzz is!
For those who want to tentatively make the jump from overdrives, three gateway fuzzes for me were the MXR Super Badass Variac Fuzz, the Basic Audio Scarab Deluxe (my favorite of the three), and a good ole Rat. You can dial up overdrive-like tones for comfort, but they all enter the fuzz realm as well.
There's a variac on craigslist right now for $90. Should I get it?
My absolute favourite fuzz is the Odin Fuzz by Fjord Fuzz (I have the mk 1 with only a volume knob). And it's gorgeous! It's basically a modded foxx tone machine. But it does some of the nastiest (vintage) octave fuzz tones I've ever heard and cleans up lovely with the volume knob on the guitar.
So true. Love the Odin 👌🏻
All these fuzz pedals eq top end out. Its low mids. With no top end midrange. Jimi also used his with 100 watt plexi amps clean uncompress sounds. With cleaner alnico 5 strat pickups. Foxy lady is the hands down best fuzz pedal example.
I’m working through a paul David’s next level playing course . When I finish I am excited to try one of your courses!
“… you don’t want it to sound like your amp is going to explode… at least not yet.” 😂🤙
I'm using a Wampler Fuzztration. It has two fuzz styles, octave (before or after) with bass, mid, and treble. I can usually dial in a decent tone for the song under assault. Cheers.
Have the Wampler Velvet fuzz and I love it!
Was curious how it plays with different guitars and amps… mostly guitars
Does it like humbuckers?
I literally just bought this yesterday. I love it!
Anyone who doesn’t like fuzz, enjoy your Martin. (They are great).
Catalinbread Giygas is awesome. Lots of great Fuzz tones but its best feature is the serious tunability. LOVE the EQ and Mid knobs for infinite tonal adjustability.
Fuzz was my first pedal 12 years ago, NYC Big Muff, till this day I have around 10 fuzz pedals, it’s my favorite type of sound. Just bought that Kangra yesterday, it’s texture I didn’t have allready so now I do.
Wasn't aware of the Kangra... it'll be my next purchase. After watching a couple of videos from Sweetwater, including "Walrus Audio Kangra Deep Dive With Jared Scharff" I'm sold. Hope you're enjoying yours!
I played the Royal Jelly once and it was really awesome! I definitely want to own one.
The Kingtone Vintage Fuzz by Jesse Davies is very cool you have two matched pairs of transistors that you can toggle between along with a bias control. Highly recommend! I also love the Fuzz in my Automatone especially once I adjusted the internal trim pots. I just love Fuzz! I've even built a couple which really taught me alot about the circuits and what they are doing
Totally in love with the kingtone as well..own it since a year and never been outside my pedalboard 😍
Finally got to see this through to the end!
Big fan of the DOD Carcosa
It does a lot. It will do a great volume clean up with low “before” settings.
Also dig the Fulltone 69 and 70
All three are reasonably Priced
Just ordered the JHS series 3 as my first fuzz, can't wait to dig in.
How’s it been man?? I’ve been considering a beetronics Vezzpa, MXR La machine, Or a JHS cheeseball but can’t decide
Have you tried the Hudson broadcast? Don't think you have mentioned it in your videos. It is the pedal that got me into fuzz and it is absolutely beautiful!
Fuzz makes the music sound bigger, snd that's inspiring.
Great show your the reason I bought my first fuzz pedal last year. The pedal is a deluxe big muff pi I love the pedal and look forward to my next fuzz pedal.
I just found a Germanium Big Muff by EHX. It's a dual pedal, OD and Dist., but all fuzzy. It is not a standard pedal. It cost me $130. and it is fabulous. Rhett. You would love this pedal and it can't be beat on price.
I have several vintage fuzz boxes that sound good by themselves, but do not play well with other pedals. My favorite right now is the Wampler Velvet Fuzz. Great pedal Brian! BTW The Boss ME100 has some good fuzz models. The EJ fuzz face is great with a boost or od pedal in front or in front of a distorted amp. My humble opinion
my favourite fuzz tone from a song is "time" by pink floyd, that tone is incredible
I got the Russian Muff first and a week later I bought the Pumpkin OP-Amp Muff which I both liked. Afterwards my third was the DOD Carcosa which is really great for the money and very versatile but yu need to spend some time on that due to the strange knob-describtion :-) Afterwards I got the JHS 3 Series Fuzz which is really amazing and now is my go to Fuzz.
Thanks to you I am now thinking of many more pedals... I am addicted to Fuzz and you are totally responsible for that!
just chillin with a dumble in the background!
Hi Rhett- really enjoy your channel. I am a fairly new guitar player (2.5 years) and could use advice of what fuzz to start with. I assume I need to match my OD with the pedal? My gear is simple - Am Prof strat, Boss Katana 50 (modeled to fender reverb type for pedals) and a Strymon sunset OD. While the sunset touches on fuzz, watching these videos makes me think I’m missing something. What type of fuzz would add to what I have? Advice on direction (as it is hard during the pandemic to try before you buy) is appreciated. Again, your channel is very inspiring!!
Big muff isn't really a fuzz, but IMO is better than any other fuzz. It's got a lovely tone. The notes are clear and concise while still having a hefty amount of distortion. The tone is amazing, especially when added to a non intrusive, low repeat tape style or binson style delay so it cuts off some of the high end harshness and smooths it out.
The Big Muff uses 4 transistors in it's fuzz circuit
@@marksargeant1019 yes, and are you informing me or making a point? Just curious. Also, a big muff doesn't always have transistors, it also can have an opamp, like the famous opamp big muff.
100% agree. For Gilmour one, a Hizumitas gives all that thick singing sustain and add a bit if delay and Time is yours.
What would you consider to be the best kind of Big Muff?
@@juicyyy5765 I'm not an expert by any means, I just know what sounds the best to me. I am currently using the fuzz and delay from the keeley darkside, but that is kinda a different animal, because it pairs the delay or modulation with the fuzz. The fuzz side is a slightly tweaked op amp big muff. The triangle, rams head, op amp, and Russian are considered great options. Do you like pink floyd at all? If you do, a vick audio 73 rams head would be a good choice. It's a high quality clone that can be found for around 120 used on reverb and 145 new. Most of the reissues by Electroharmonix are also good, but spending a little more for the vick audio one is probably worth it. It's just coincidence the keeley darkside uses the opamp big muff. Gilmour never used one, but it sounds great on that pedal.
A great resource for big muffs is the gilmourish website, and the article on big muffs. It is more oriented for pink floyd fans, but the guy writing the articles(Bjørn) knows his stuff.
My suggestion would be try some out at a shop near you if there is one close by. Remember, part of the magic is the delay. Preferably a emulation of tape delay or binson type delay. It would be good to test the big muff and the delay at the same time. I would personally stay away from the new big box Electroharmonix. It is not really a great rendition of the circuit.
I like the outlaw effects 5’o’ clock fuzz. Has a nice range from smooth to Velcro and takes a boost compression well.
Sparkly clean kind of edge of break up sound :-D
This is the exact thing I was searching for
23:55- the Jext ring modulates when pushed. I love that characteristic in a fuzz, especially on 2 note bends. I have an old Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face- it does that, too.
I landed on 108BC Si Fuzz Faces. My fave is a Moollon Fuzz 14 MkII.
Volume knob turned to throttle.
Rhettttttt, also turn down the resonance and turn off the envelope sometimes to get great filtered, less squelchy tones on the Kangra! That reverb thing was insane tho!
Cool! You inspired me to pull out my Kangra which wasn't getting much love lately.
Just got my jdf2 fuzz face, it’s my favorite fuzz ever :)
Putting an OBNE Expression Ramper on that Kangra makes for some fun.
Rhett rocking some Collective Soul! Awesome brother, my favorite youtuber playing my favorite band. Appreciate all the great content, thank you!
Woaw, that Royal Jelly sounded great.
Noone, and I mean noone uses the fender pelt fuzz. At least, that's how it feels, yet it sounds amazing! I run either a color box or a klon with it, and it f'ing rips my soul out!
A 'Fuzz Evangelist' T-shirt would be cool. Maybe a stained glass theme?
there's an old video with James Santiago from UAD, suggesting to backoff the Fuzz knob just a bit (9:30). This makes a huge difference in high end frequencies and volume knob cleanup.
Sorry I missed the live stream. Been having a blast with a Catalinbread Katzenkonig lately...
I got a warm audio foxy tone box, clone of foxx tone.
The octave part is definitely a departure - I'll try it with the rolled-off bridge pickup; thanks for the idea!
I like the wide range of the tone knob.
I have lots of fuzz pedals, but my current favourite is Joe Gore "DUH Remedial Fuzz" -- one knob to rule them all! Seriously, it sounds fu(*!ng amazing!
Deep Trip fuzz all the way! Did you ever try them Rhett?
@54:47 Ringing endorsement...🎸🔥😆
Damn Rhett- you like fuzz huh? I want that Beetronics pedal, but I want all the Beetronics pedals, my own hive. Everything they make is not just good, it's crazy good. Not just the tones but the features, the aesthetics- they've got it all going on. But it may "bee" awhile bee-4 I can make that happen. They're not cheap- I wonder if they would trade for home grown honey... I keep bees. My dad got me started when I was growing up- if you've ever bought Henson Spring's Pure Honey- that came from our farm. My dad ran a business selling honey on the side- his primary employment was drafting and machining parts for industrial mining equipment. Once the computers took over that work, he retired and started building guitars and mandolins. But he always kept bees as well, and I still keep a few hives for personal consumption. Only got one right now though- mites killed two hives last season. Where I live though- all I have to do is set a hive out with a starter comb and some honey in it- and a new hive will eventually move in. Life is good in the Appalachians.
Really happy with my King Tone fuzz Si. Have you played any of the King Tone stuff? Really nice pedals.
I No Need
A ring modulator is the key to my sound. I leave it on the whole time
Love mics too. And recording too.
I’ve never been able to get a good sound out of a fuzz. But you make them sound killer !! This year I’m going back to Georgia to pick up some of my stuff I left in storage when I moved to Europe. I could use some recommendations on used Fender guitars since they’re a lot cheaper in the States. What are today’s best stores in Georgia ?
I don't live in Georgia but Rhett highly recommends Atlanta Discount music and Righteous guitars. The Made in Mexico (not the player series) and Made in Japan fender guitars are great for the money. they run about $400 at the lowest. I think there like early to mid 2000s, don't quote me.
My dream fuzz is the Vemuram Myriad Josh Smith Signature fuzz pedal. Too expensive but I'll have one some day.
Please do a fuzz episode with Bliss Factory! I saw the thumbnail and was psyched for some BF content. It doesn’t have enough coverage in my opinion.
Super Fuzz, Fuzz Face, Tone Bender, and Big Muff.
The new reissues of the maestro fz-1 sounds really good too
If I am thinking about a Fuzz Pedal, I just have AnalogMan on my mind! I tried many different alternatives but in my opinion the SunFace is definitely the HolyGrail, no matter which spec in germanium or silicon you take!
In 3rd place is the Electroharmonix Satisfaction Fuzz Plus. If it doesn't have a bias control, it doesnt go on my board.
The Electroharmonix Ripped Speaker Fuzz is STILL my favorite fuzz of all time. Despite me owning more Electroharmonix pedals than any other companies pedals, I'm not crazy about the Big Muff. Just not my thing.
Cool show covered all the ground! Thanx
Have you tried any of the Beetronics Fuzz Pedals? I am in love with the Octahive
FUZZ harmonics and octave are dependent on the frequencies going into it. Especially octave fuzz pedals. You can really accentuate it by putting an EQ pedal in front of the FUZZ.
Cute Crowbar ;)
Have you tried a univox style super fuzz yet
That jex fox gave me a bit of sound from the mxr la machine. Just super fizzy
This is a recommendation and a question. Im fairly new to fuzz butbi found myself getting great tone from a big muff pi deluxe, its exremely versatile. My question is, is there somethimg as versatile but better? Love the show, plz and ty
Big fan of the color box or crayon
Scott from Rival Sons gets great fuzz tones
I am looking for a pedal to give me the tone of "Hello I Love You" by the Doors and "Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones. Any suggestions?
Would love a Microphone/recording session!
Hey Rhett, I missed you stream unfortunately. I am searching forever for a fuzz that stacks well with other overdrive pedals and effects pedals for an ambient/drone soundscape. Do you have any recommendations for that ? Thanks
Big muff. Rams head preferably. David Gilmour certainly didn't do drone music, but he did pair his pedal with many many effects, so the big muff has to work well with other modulation pedals. It's pal is the overdriver or powerbooster. It's just a boost pedal that pairs well with a big muff.
What pedal 9v power cables are on the board in this video? and the cable routing clips as well? many thanks!
For me it’s a full tone 69
But it is a very personal journey. And if you are looking for a fuzz. Seriously just try as many as you can grab. Forget about hype, price, or secret chips. Use your ears. If you dig it?
Then you found it!
If you like that one you might truly love the analogman surface, I’ve had both and the fulltone is nice, but the analogman can change your life. Cheers!
Using a Fuzz/Sustain by Schaller, from the late 70s. (The plastic version)
Nothing subtle about it, but very very good.
P.s. If it needs to sound broken, nothing beats a fuzz.
What about Fizz head from Keeley .....I tried so many fuzz and find them too wooly finally. So sold them all ! HELP for OD/FUZZ PLEASE
After buying the Fultone 69, which has awesome adjustability, is hand made, and is very cool, I sort of decided fuzz is too far for most of my applications. The Way Huge Fat Sandwich distortion ended up being nicely in the middle of mad fuzz and big drive. Very adjustable as well. Both great pedals.
Did you try setting it up so that your default is with the gtr volume rolled pretty far down? The 69 works great for that. Then you have a great clean(ish) tone, and roll the volume up for a range of fuzzy goodness
@@marcsullivan7987 funny u say. I've recently adopted that amp vol way up and guitar vol down philosophy. Also, playing softer with bigger vol. Getting better tone from amps and pedals. Falling in love all over again...ha ha...
@@jeremydahm2124 Same here. I setup a new pedalboard with Strymon Sunset into an Iridium. Finding the volume knob the easiest way to go from nice smooth cleans to full on fat breakup. Always thought it was pedals, but volume control is where it’s at. Maybe that means I’m getting better at guitar but I doubt it lol.
Zvex Mammuth Woolly 🖤
Rhett, what is your favorite Big Muff?
I think they call that spitty sound "gated"
Have you ever played with the JHS kilt?
I wonder about fuzz into a compressor. I put fuzz into a distortion pedal and rather liked the way it compressed the sound into something that sounded, I guess, bigger. More alive. This was me in my den with the amp at low volume just liking the way it responded with all of that gain.
I think the thing the distortion pedal was doing, that I liked, was compression.
Thanks again for some great content. I play around on bass guitar and electric guitar.. and have a Keeley Fuzz Head
Is that similar to a Fuzz Face?
You didn't play the Tonebender?
“High-impedance air gap”: because “dangit” just doesn’t sound as cool 😂
You should talk about the nu-33 doesn’t that get that old time record vibe? I think I’ve seen it on your board?
ZVex Woolly mammoth / Cuvave Fuzz all day, every day
Big muff. That was easy.
now i am a believer ;)