Fuzz Factory Tones

willlin · Post by **willlin** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:58 pm

Hey all.

A friend just lent me his Fuzz Factory which is really cool, but I'm struggling to find a really useable tones in it, only crazy oscillation madness. Any users got recommendations for cool tones?

First post so be gentle with me...

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:01 pm

glad you asked actually, cos i've just bought hurb's and was hoping he'd made a note of some useful settings...

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:06 pm

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willlin · Post by **willlin** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:07 pm

Wo... That gives me something to be going on with...

Ta muchly

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:08 pm

Noirie. wrote:
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Fuzz factory settings
G C D S
60's Fuzz 2:00 8:30 3:00 5:00
Arpegio 12:00 3:00 3:00 3:00
Bonkers Fuzz (1) 2:00 2:00 11:00 3:00
Bonkers Fuzz (2) 1:00 1:00 11:00 3:00
Clean Fuzz 5:00 2:00 11:00 5:00
Clean to OD 5:00 2:00 10:00 5:00
Fizzy Fizz 10:00 1:00 11:00 12:00
Fuzz Bright 1:00 12:00 1:00 4:00
Fuzz Distortion 12:00 12:00 3:00 9:00
Fuzz Mellow 1:00 12:00 1:00 9:00
Fuzz Splutter 3:00 12:00 3:00 9:00
Fuzz Squeal 9:00 12:00 3:00 9:00
Hi-Compression 3:00 9:00 5:00 5:00
Hi-Octane 2:00 to 3:00 7:00 7:00 5:00
IYW 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00
Juice Face 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00
Mellow Mud 2:30 7:00 7:00 9:00
Metal Distortion 4:00 10:30 7:00 5:00
Modulated Mud Fuzz 12:00 11:00 5:00 7:00
Modulated Sticky 12:00 1:00 5:00 7:00
Modulated Sticky Fuzz 9:00 3:00 9:00 3:00
Muse-esque 2:30 3:15 5:00 5:00
No-Name Fuzz 1:00 11:00 2:00 7:00
No-Name Fuzz 10:00 7:00 12:00 5:00
OD / Fuzz 7:00 7:00 7:00 5:00
OD Squeal 7:00 12:00 3:00 3:00
Pitch Drop 7:00 12:00 5:00 7:00
Please Fuzz 12:00 7:00 3:00 2:00
Punky 2:30 - 3:30 7:00 7:00 5:00
Random Fuzz 1:30 7:00 5:00 4:00 (approx)
Resonant Fuzz 7:00 7:00 12:00 4:00
Smashing Pumpkins-esque 2:00 9:00 5:00 10:00
Soft Fuzz 1:00 7:00 7:00 Variable
Spastic Muff 5:00 7:00 5:00 5:00
Squaler 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00
Squealer Fuzz (2) 7:00 8:00 1:00 7:00
Static / Low 12:00 12:00 5:00 7:00
Stooges Fuzz 3:00 7:00 3:00 5:00
Super-Heavy 3:00 9:00 5:00 5:00
Sweet Sustain 1:00 7:00 10:00 1:30
Traditional Fuzz 9:00 7:00 11:00 to 1:00 11:00 to 1:00
Traditional Fuzz (1) 9:00 7:00 1:00 5:00
Traditional Fuzz (2) 2:00 7:00 3:00 5:00
Velcro 7:00 5:00 5:00 2:00
Weezer-esque 2:30 7:00 7:00 5:00
Whale 7:00 1:00 5:00 9:00
What the Fuzz? 7:00 7:00 5:00 5:00

Wow!

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:08 pm

the wonders of google....

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:29 pm

Spastic Muff has always been my favourite.

willlin · Post by **willlin** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:37 pm

othomas2 wrote:Spastic Muff has always been my favourite.

Said the vicar to the nun.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:33 pm

othomas2 wrote:Spastic Muff has always been my favourite.

Thatâ€™s the answer most men who become social workers give as the reason for their career choice (perks of the job)

Post by **Mike** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:40 pm

If you're looking for a standard Fuzz sound to start with, use these settings:

Comp, Gate - Off
Drive, Stab - Full

And volume to taste.

Comp will add softness to the attack when increased and eventually splattiness
Gate adds splatty/velcro nature as you increase it.
Decreasing Stab makes oscillations occur.

That's pretty much it.

Johno · Post by **Johno** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:46 pm

I thought Hurb made a videmo with setting suggestions?

Post by **Mike** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:50 pm

He made an excellent demo, yus.

[youtube][/youtube]

kim · Post by **kim** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:08 pm

i don't understand people buying pedals and not being able to find fun settings themselves.
why do you wanna copy someone else's setting ? i don't get it.
don't be so lazy, mess around and find your own, setting, your own sound etc, it's more fun that way.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:50 pm

kim wrote:i don't understand people buying pedals and not being able to find fun settings themselves.
why do you wanna copy someone else's setting ? i don't get it.
don't be so lazy, mess around and find your own, setting, your own sound etc, it's more fun that way.

This.

When I got my fender blender from mike it started driving me crazy because I couldn't recreate certain sounds with it. So I put it away for a while, then I decided to just spend a few hours finding "my" sound with it. And I did, this crazy airplane taking off fuzz that's different then anything I've ever heard before. Now it's my go to pedal for trebley dirt while my Thunder is my go to for bassey dirt. I couldn't live without either.

willlin · Post by **willlin** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:29 pm

I'm not really interested in 'copying' someone else sound, it's just a new pedal to me (with seemingly endless sounds) and I was interested in seeing what anyone else gets from it.

Shaguar · Post by **Shaguar** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:23 pm

Whale? Pink Floyd Echoes whale?

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:35 pm

Shaguar wrote:Whale? Pink Floyd Echoes whale?

Unless they mean this.

[youtube][/youtube]

Unlikely.

ambientnoize · Post by **ambientnoize** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:33 pm

Mike wrote:If you're looking for a standard Fuzz sound to start with, use these settings:

Comp, Gate - Off
Drive, Stab - Full

And volume to taste.

Comp will add softness to the attack when increased and eventually splattiness
Gate adds splatty/velcro nature as you increase it.
Decreasing Stab makes oscillations occur.

That's pretty much it.

THIS

brianeharmonjr · Post by **brianeharmonjr** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:24 am

I don't think there's a setting on a Fuzz Factory that I don't absolutely love. It may be the perfect fuzz for me, and I know many don't feel the same way, but I love it. The possibilities are endless. The info posted already is a great starting point. The best is to just play around with it a ton, but having suggestions definitely helps you find a starting point.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:49 pm

mine arrived on monday and within 5 minutes it was love. i found it really user friendly.