Fuzz Pedals
 

I would like to know ur recomendations on fuzz pedals

I am currently looking into the Swollen Pickle MKII by Way Huge electronics
which sounds amazing!

but I don't buy it on impulse knowing that there was something better

what do u guys reccomend?

Never used a bad one, very durable, sound great. Doesnt have to be this model exactly, because frankly I havnt tried them all, but of the 3-4 I have, all sounded great.
http://www.promusicaustralia.com/gui.../FZ-5-FUZZ.jpg

http://guitart.ru/blog/wp-content/up...01_bigmuff.jpg
You can never go wrong with a big muff...

http://www.jedistar.com/images/amp/maestro_fuzztain.jpg
I'm saving up for a Maestro Fuzztain to go along with my Proco Rat... they can be quite expensive, but they have a very unique 60's/70's vibe to them and I've heard nothing but good things.

Word up with the Big Muff. I've been using it since 2003, the only pedal I still have and I use to have an amazing collection of them too.

How are the others. I own the one pictured (Biff Muff Pie) and love it. Built like a tank and sounds great. Now definitely thinking of trying there phasers and delay pedals as well.

Personally I'd go for the Swollen Pickle simply because I hear they are great and are very similar to Big Muffs but with a larger tonal range. That being said, I am a fan of the Big Muff but, having tried both the Russian and NYC version, I'd go for the Russian (Black one with yellow script). The ZVEX fuzz factory is another popular choice and wouldn't mind having one myself.

I was a little unclear in my post last year, I have only ever owned one fuzz pedal but I've owned dozens of other stomp boxes. That said in my 2004 quest to make my rig sound like Billy Corgan's I tested at least 10 fuzz pedals before settling on the Big Muff, some of which include the Zvex Fuzz Factory and the a Boss FZ-5 as you pictured awhile back. I also tested out a Russian Muff (lol!) and found it to be a little too abrasive for what I was going for. Apparently though the Big Muffs from the '90's are the ones to get, but tracking them down is difficult and they run the gauntlet of a couple hundred bucks.

I enjoyed the Zvex Fuzz Factory pedal, but the price on it is kind out outrageous because of the custom paint color. I would like to see them introduce a plain model at a lower price and let the user decorate as they see fit.

There actually are some cheaper versions from the vexter series simply because it doesn't have the custom paint job.

like this
http://www.musictoyz.com/Merchant2/g...1/zvexavff.jpg

Still kind of pricey but about $80-100 cheaper.

Huh... perhaps I mind beamed them the idea to do it? Anyhow the only other pedal I'd want to get right now is a Marshall Shredmaster but those things are waaay to expensive.

Buuuut, isn't that more of an overdrive pedal with EQ knobs?

Time to resurrect this thread. SOooo who hear likes crazy off the wall fuzz? I do. I have a Devi Ever Disaster Fuzz, which kicks ass.

Delay is the best EVER. Go for that one.

Also, Big Muffs are the ****.

God I love that first one I think I want that

The Devi Ever Karaoke Party is an extremely versatile little fuzz pedal with an overdrive type of feel. The Devi Ever Karaoke Party works well with the volume knob and picking dynamics as well as.

Loose lIps I must agree then disagree with you. While that second fuzz does produce a basterdly wall of mega fuzz nothing does wall of fuzz better than you first post...Big Muff Pie.

Turn sustain to full, tone all the way down, and crank the volume while running into your dirty channel and you can get the heaviest dirtiest sound with even single coils and a fender amp.

(My thinline tele on the bridge pickup into a Fender amp can sound downright filthy) People wonder how I get that huge sound and I just tell them to go buy a full sized reissue big muff.

In my opinion the only fuzz pedals one will ever need is a big muff and a fuzz face. Once I get a working computer I will record the tone I get from the setup and post it here just to further prove my point.

I'm not really talking about crazy, dirty fuzz, but I'm talking about fuzz that has really crazy properties. The disaster fuzz can oscillate, the sound wave break down is unpredictable and gives you squeals and feedbacks at different settings.

the mac daddy of all fuzz pedals



I think it sounds best on a strat


masters of the big muff

Gilmour masters the **** out of the Muff Pi.

I saw some people talking about Zvex before. I picked up the Mastotron fuzz pedal a while ago since it was cheap and I'm a big fan of Zvex, and at first I loved it. Then I hated it for a little while. But I'm back to living it again. The reason I hated it was because I couldn't get that "Billy Corgan tone" out of it, but really this pedal isn't for that. It's really good if you want great thin, piercing crunch but you can also dial some pretty smooth, bottom-end-y sounds into it too. I like using it with a dirty channel and an octaver to make it SUPER heavy.

That Billy Corgan tone comes from an IC Big Muff. They're pretty damn rare, but there are some great copies out there. It sounds a bit different from a standard big muff because the ic big muff uses a special chip. Here, I'll pull up a video.

Ah, okay. That's pretty awesome! I'll have to look around for those. Do you know if you can mod a regular Big Muff with the special chip?

I perfer the big muff over fuzz pedals