FAA - Fuzz Addicts Anonymous

Slimbert

After 25 years as a distortion only junkie, I finally used my ThorpyFX The Veteran in anger a few days ago and instantly fell head over heals in love with it.

A genuinely amazing pedal and it instantly became a keeper. This is one pedal that I'll never sell.

I don't think I'll become a fuzz fanboy any time soon...famous last words!

jonnyburgo

I love fuzz but don’t have one at the mo, I’ve had loads. I really want the third man fuzz from jacky whites third man website it sounds effing brilliant and wait for it- doesn’t have any knobs!

UnclePsychosis

lasermonkey said:

I built myself quite a few DIY fuzz clones over the past few years, including the following:

 modified Monolith Oracle (probably my favourite fuzz of all)
 modified EHX Triangle Muff (another favourite)
 modified EHX V2 violet Muff
 EHX '78 IC Muff
 modified Jordan Creator 6000 (probably more of a distortion than a fuzz)
 Sustain Punch Creamy Dreamer
 Earthbound Supercollider
 Tonebender Mk I
 Tonebender Mk II
 Tonebender Mk III
 modified Retro Channel Fuzz
 D*A*M 1966
 D*A*M Drag'N'Fly
 D*A*M Flesh Head
 D*A*M FZ-673
 D*A*M GB-80 Greasebox
 D*A*M Meathead Deluxe
 D*A*M Meathead Deluxe (dark silicon version)
 D*A*M Meathead
 Shin-Ei FY-2
 Fender Blender
 ZVex Fuzz Factory
 ZVex Woolly Mammoth

 I really need to get my arse into gear and finish off the Buzzaround that I started ages ago. I've built a few for others and like the sound a lot. I've got a whole load of various Muff clones in various stages of completion, a couple of D*A*M clones I never got around to finishing, plus a fair few others.

-quite the collection! 

Do you not find that after a while they all begin to sound the same? Maybe it's the way I use fuzzes but beyond the major circuits I find the subtleties sometimes get lost quite easily. 

TeeByrd

Moe_Zambeek said:

TeeByrd said:

My current fuzzy hoard, including a couple of Ge Boosts and a Germanium overdrive (low gain fuzz). 

https://imgur.com/a/Ja07Y

How do you like the Wizard @TeeByrd ?

It’s the next best thing to getting Tony’s amp and treble booster if you want that Sabbath sound. Really does nail it, though only Tony really sounds like Tony! Needs a loud and very clean amp, though, to really sing. My two both start getting dirty at decent volume, so the Wizard doesn’t get used as much.

TeeByrd

samzadgan said:

TeeByrd said:

My current fuzzy hoard, including a couple of Ge Boosts and a Germanium overdrive (low gain fuzz). 

https://imgur.com/a/Ja07Y

loving those colourful EFE pedals man. 

That pigdog space face is awesome...a friend on mine got one of the blemish ones Steve was selling a few months ago.

i've heard good things about those Maxon's too...what do you think of it??

My Space Face is from the first run and has the brace of NKT275s. Sounds awesome, especially as I’ve  changed to running a Germanium Booster before fuzz as an alternative to amp gain and, imho, it brings out the harmonics more.  

I got the Maxon used for pretty cheap. It’s proper brilliant! Best pronounced, punching Octave I’ve used on a fuzz. Only problem is that I now want the whole Fuzz Elements set. 

lukedlb

Hello, my name’s lukedlb and it’s been two days since I last bought a fuzz. I thought I was getting better last week when I grabbed the opportunity and sold a vintage silicon fuzzface. Then a veteran came up and well, I just couldn’t help myself.

Slimbert

For the last 25 years I've exclusively used distortion as my dirt sound, however I recently bought a ThorpyFX Veteran and am now a complete convert to Fuzz. It's an amazing pedal and has literally made three amp heads redundant. I can see my pedal collection start growing again sooner rather than later!

Next stop: Fallout/Muffroom Cloud!

Fez

Thorpy Fallout Cloud is all the fuzz I need.

TTBZ

Been listening to a shit load of Elder recently and thus when pay day comes I think I'm going to have to order the fuzzdogs Pharaoh kit to see if that'll get me close to that tone! If I like it I'll prob get the real thing or a supreme

lukedlb

The thorpy veteran has surpassed expectations and will now take over fuzz duty from Sonus. 

Paul_C

Having avoided using fuzz (or distortion) for a while, I've started having fun with a few recently.

From @VJIves I acquired a very pink TAFM, which makes some great noises, and after putting my old L6 DM4 on the "board" (3 out of 4 patches are varieties of fuzz plus the glorious MT-2 ) and adding a fuzz patch to my Tonelab ST, I've been messing around with the fuzz side of one of my BitQuests, the ability to add bitcrushing, flanger, reverb etc. makes a couple of hours woosh by

Rather than spending large amounts on more expensive pedals (no doubt this will change) I've been thinking about picking up a kit or two and making some (details to follow).

Slimbert

lukedlb said:

The thorpy veteran has surpassed expectations and will now take over fuzz duty from Sonus. 

I've never been bowled over by a pedal like I was by the Veteran. Adrian should be very proud of himself!

VJIves

Paul_C said:

From @VJIves I acquired a very pink TAFM, which makes some great noises

Aside from 'woo, money!', I was pleased you bought that as I figured something with such a severe gate would work better with your setup than something relentlessly noisy. I'm quite temped by that new Rainger FX gated reverb/distortion for the same reason.

Paul_C

The gate is very useful and better than the gate on the DM4.

I've just placed an order for a Parasit Studios Into The Unknown kit - which includes theramin fuzz

glynes

The smellier the better

lasermonkey

glynes said:

The smellier the better

Sometimes the Wow button seems wholly inadequate.

wesker123

Anyone tried/own a Solid Gold FX 76 Fuzz?
Would be interested on opinions. Sounds good on Youtube vids.

jacksparrow

@glynes  ; wow some vintage collection that. What circuit is in the gold tonebender?

TeeByrd

jacksparrow said:

@glynes  ; wow some vintage collection that. What circuit is in the gold tonebender?

Looks like a transition MK1.5 but im probably way off

mr-mac

Had to sell it years ago as was in the crapper but I did love my Roland Bee Baa AF100.  if demonic fuzz is your thing