Low gain fuzz.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Thu May 26, 2011 9:48 am

I'm sure a lot of people on here will be aware of my tendency to buy and sell lots of OD/Fuzz/Dist pedals in my seemingly fruitless quest for my ideal tone. However I have now found a pedal I genuinely love (I know i've said this before), it's an EQD Tone Reaper which I believe is a version of the Tone Bender Mk III. I'm also using a Hoof which I also really like. One downside of the Tone Reaper is the level of sustain and lack of getting a lower level of fuzz which I need for some songs that I play.

What i'm looking for is a pedal with a lower level of fuzz but still with a gritty and full sound, maybe something that crosses the OD or Dist/Fuzz border would be good - but the emphasis on the fuzzy-ness of the sound is what I want. One pedal that I have been thinking about is a Harmonic or Utility Percolator, which I remember being quite fuzzy but really more of a OD/Dist, but i'd like to know if anyone has any more suggestions.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu May 26, 2011 10:06 am

You really, really need to try a Rangemaster: I know it's a treble booster, but it does exactly what you're after - I love mine. It was the first pedal I ever made, and it's a mess, but if I think it'll survive the trauma of postage, I'll lend it you.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Thu May 26, 2011 10:09 am

Thanks Benecol. Does it distort the signal itself or will it need to overdrive my amp to dirty up the sound?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu May 26, 2011 11:33 am

Signal itself - it's like a fuzz that only fuzzes certain parts of your signal, almost in the same way that a wah accentuates them. It's dead good.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Thu May 26, 2011 11:36 am

That sounds interesting, if you don't mind lending it to me i'd like to borrow to see what it's like. I'll PM my address.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu May 26, 2011 11:50 am

Let me check it's not too delicate (I repeat - I made this) then I'll post it out.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu May 26, 2011 7:25 pm

johnnyseven wrote:What i'm looking for is a pedal with a lower level of fuzz but still with a gritty and full sound, maybe something that crosses the OD or Dist/Fuzz border would be good - but the emphasis on the fuzzy-ness of the sound is what I want.

DS-1/2?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu May 26, 2011 8:35 pm

BOSS HM-2.

dorfmeister · Post by **dorfmeister** » Thu May 26, 2011 8:51 pm

From what you describe you want the J. Everman Fuzz Drive G2 is worth a look (though it is a bit expensive).

http://www.jeverman.com/FDG2.html

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu May 26, 2011 10:44 pm

At the risk of another flaming, sounds like your after a danelectro cool cat fuzz to me. I was given a V2 as a birthday present and Iâ€™m pretty sure you could get the sound your after by tweaking the dip switches in the battery compartment.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu May 26, 2011 10:45 pm

Fran wrote:BOSS HM-2.

classic pedal... sounds great with single coils but shit with humbuckers

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Thu May 26, 2011 11:22 pm

Fran wrote:BOSS HM-2.

I have two of these, hehehe.

dezb1 wrote:classic pedal... sounds great with single coils but shit with humbuckers

Psssh, sounds killer with good humbuckers.

24HRS2MDNT · Post by **24HRS2MDNT** » Fri May 27, 2011 2:42 am

Edit:

The fuzzes I've liked the most dial out nicely with the guitar's volume knob. The ones I like the least seem to mask the guitar sound. Lately I've been thinking of just getting a couple good boost pedals. Not even using a compressor anymore.

I just bought a HoofReaper ... total fuzz pedal using hypocrite ... me.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Fri May 27, 2011 9:30 am

dezb1 wrote:At the risk of another flaming, sounds like your after a danelectro cool cat fuzz to me. I was given a V2 as a birthday present and Iâ€™m pretty sure you could get the sound your after by tweaking the dip switches in the battery compartment.

I used to have one of these and, although it was really good, the level of fuzz is more than what i'm after. Thanks for all the suggestions but I think i'm going to give the Harmonic Percolator another go, hoping to pick one up for cheaps.

Post by **Doog** » Fri May 27, 2011 9:35 am

Have you thought about using a booster in front of your higher-gain boxes, but setting it CUT rather than BOOST?

It's generally more effective than just rolling down your guitar's volume, because it doesn't fuck with your tone.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Fri May 27, 2011 9:37 am

In a word, no. But i'll give it a try and see what happens.

Low gain fuzz.

Low gain fuzz.

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