silicon fuzz

[gwEm]

I've been looking at some fuzz clips on youtube. its funny, but i definitely prefer the silicon fuzz tone. any recommendations for a good silicon fuzz? the mi audio ge looks good, for example. it'd be nice to use one as a fuzzy overdrive, with some bite, rather than a full on fuzz.

Thanks!

[Denim n Leather]

Check out the Durham Electronics Crazy Horse, the Fulltone Ultimate Octave, the SkinPimp Mk III, and the Death By Audio Fuzz War.

[gwEm]

the crazy horse seems pretty good. i should try some out - youtube has appalling quality

[Denim n Leather]

DO NOT GO BY YOUTUBE!!

I can get you good quality clips of the Fulltone and Fuzz War if you want, because I own those.

[tomjackson]

MI Audio?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrPgp77lGFs

[d1dsj]

I like the Keeley Fuzz Head, very tweakable too.

[gwEm]

MI Audio?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrPgp77lGFs

yeah it does looks good doesn't it.. do you have experience of it?

[Denim n Leather]

I was reamping a song demo with the Fuzz War today and thought you might wanna check it out.

http://soundcloud.com/phantomisle/exhortation-of-the-heights-demo

All of the guitar parts are the Fuzz War aside from the 2nd solo, which is the Fulltone Ultimate Octave. It'll be REALLY obvious when the UO kicks in!

[HTH AMPS]

gwEm, since you're a bit handy with a soldering iron, just make one - there is a guy doing repro PCBs for all the classic guitar effects for under a tenner.  parts will then cost you under £20.00 inc the enclosure and stomp switch.

[MrBump]

Have you checked out Devi Ever pedals?  Fuzz for all occasions...

Mark.

[gwEm]

gwEm, since you're a bit handy with a soldering iron, just make one - there is a guy doing repro PCBs for all the classic guitar effects for under a tenner.  parts will then cost you under £20.00 inc the enclosure and stomp switch.

well HTH, I was thinking of it since its a relatively simple effect. the thing is, theres a certain fuzz tone which i like, and alot which i don't like.. its a sort of light silicon fuzz, which is almost a bit overdrive like, or treblebooster-ish maybe...

when i hear a silicon fuzz face, and the player rolls back their guitar volume down a few notches - thats the tone i really like.

so anyway, knowing me if i start this project it will turn into a largeish R&D exercise I'm sure.

[gwEm]

I was reamping a song demo with the Fuzz War today and thought you might wanna check it out.

http://soundcloud.com/phantomisle/exhortation-of-the-heights-demo

All of the guitar parts are the Fuzz War aside from the 2nd solo, which is the Fulltone Ultimate Octave. It'll be REALLY obvious when the UO kicks in!

you're really getting the 70s thing going on there Ben! even your solos sounds more old skool.

i like the track alot, but it might be a but too much fuzz for the tone i'm thinking of.

the problem i see with a fuzz, is you can turn down the effect, but then the apparently can get quite dark

[HTH AMPS]

gwEm, since you're a bit handy with a soldering iron, just make one - there is a guy doing repro PCBs for all the classic guitar effects for under a tenner.  parts will then cost you under £20.00 inc the enclosure and stomp switch.

well HTH, I was thinking of it since its a relatively simple effect. the thing is, theres a certain fuzz tone which i like, and alot which i don't like.. its a sort of light silicon fuzz, which is almost a bit overdrive like, or treblebooster-ish maybe...

when i hear a silicon fuzz face, and the player rolls back their guitar volume down a few notches - thats the tone i really like.

so anyway, knowing me if i start this project it will turn into a largeish R&D exercise I'm sure.

ok, thats easy peasy - if you like the sound of a silicon fuzz with the guitar's volume turned down, you just need to add some series resistance at the input of the effect - that is all you're doing when turning the guitar's volume down.  start with a 100k pot and play with it from there.  there are LOADS of websites showing how to tune in a fuzz face, its really one of the simplest effects out there, but one with LOTS of mileage in it once you get started.

[gwEm]

gwEm, since you're a bit handy with a soldering iron, just make one - there is a guy doing repro PCBs for all the classic guitar effects for under a tenner.  parts will then cost you under £20.00 inc the enclosure and stomp switch.

well HTH, I was thinking of it since its a relatively simple effect. the thing is, theres a certain fuzz tone which i like, and alot which i don't like.. its a sort of light silicon fuzz, which is almost a bit overdrive like, or treblebooster-ish maybe...

when i hear a silicon fuzz face, and the player rolls back their guitar volume down a few notches - thats the tone i really like.

so anyway, knowing me if i start this project it will turn into a largeish R&D exercise I'm sure.

ok, thats easy peasy - if you like the sound of a silicon fuzz with the guitar's volume turned down, you just need to add some series resistance at the input of the effect - that is all you're doing when turning the guitar's volume down.  start with a 100k pot and play with it from there.  there are LOADS of websites showing how to tune in a fuzz face, its really one of the simplest effects out there, but one with LOTS of mileage in it once you get started.

in fact i might give it a go after all.. i just saw this on ebay and it looks entirely reasonable:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Fuzz-Face-Circuit-Board-Clone-Kit-/140422300165?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item20b1d24205#ht_2053wt_930

[Denim n Leather]

I was reamping a song demo with the Fuzz War today and thought you might wanna check it out.

http://soundcloud.com/phantomisle/exhortation-of-the-heights-demo

All of the guitar parts are the Fuzz War aside from the 2nd solo, which is the Fulltone Ultimate Octave. It'll be REALLY obvious when the UO kicks in!

you're really getting the 70s thing going on there Ben! even your solos sounds more old skool.

Thanks; It's a lot harder to do than it might seem. I've had to change my playing style quite a bit in terms of how I approach a song.

i like the track alot, but it might be a but too much fuzz for the tone i'm thinking of.

I'm totally NOT surprised to hear this. The Fuzz War is  LOT of fuzz!

FYI, that's with the fuzz only half way up; so you can still get a very subtle fuzz (why would you want that?? lol) to an even more saturated tone than what's on that song.