Pete Thorn: THE SECRET to INCREDIBLE STRAT CLEAN TONES!

TTBZ

Branshen said:

Now does anyone have any suggestions for a good germanium fuzz that doesn't cost an arm and a leg? 

Mooer grey faze?

Wazmeister

tone1 said:

This is the only pedal I’m using....

https://i.imgur.com/5NhwV5i.jpg

Tone, a bloody GREAT pedal that !

tone1

Wazmeister said:

tone1 said:

This is the only pedal I’m using....

https://i.imgur.com/5NhwV5i.jpg

Tone, a bloody GREAT pedal that !

Living so near to Joe’s Pedals isn’t helping my addiction 

Sassafras

Silicon Fuzz Face works just as well.

ThePrettyDamned

Sassafras said:

Silicon Fuzz Face works just as well.

Indeed. I like the Roger mayer axis. 

https://shop.pedalparts.co.uk/Axis_Fuzz/p847124_6532845.aspx

Gain on max, then drop it a smidge so it's not noisy. Crystal clean through to mayhem on volume pot. Easy. 

Germanium ain't all that. I think this is the best fuzz face I've used. 

Trude

Some questions for those who use this approach:

- What happens in between those two extreme settings.  Can you also get a nice bitey crunch going on with a slight rolloff?  

- I only ever hear about this method applied to Strats - how would humbuckers fare?

- Does this only work with Germanium fuzzes?

Corvus

Yes it goes from mayhem to clean or hairy clean with degrees of filth along the way. I don't use overdrive much on it's own, most of the time it's a base for fuzz, do everything on the vol pot. Depending on your vol pot taper it can be a bit quick going from full-on to drive-ish sounds. But that's ace in itself.
Si fuzz works just fine.

Humbuckers can be fine though more chance of flabbing out, depending on pickups and the fuzz itself etc

paulnb57

Wazmeister said:

tone1 said:

This is the only pedal I’m using....

https://i.imgur.com/5NhwV5i.jpg

Tone, a bloody GREAT pedal that !

A significant investment.....
http://www.joespedals.com/cgi-bin/sh000011.pl?REFPAGE=http://www.joespedals.com/cgi-bin/ss000011.pl?page=search&SS=tone face&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=ACTION&PR=-1&TB=A&WD=face tone jimi&PN=Bullitt_Fuzz_Jimi_Face.html#a369#a369

Trude

Corvus said:

Yes it goes from mayhem to clean or hairy clean with degrees of filth along the way. I don't use overdrive much on it's own, most of the time it's a base for fuzz, do everything on the vol pot. Depending on your vol pot taper it can be a bit quick going from full-on to drive-ish sounds. But that's ace in itself.
Si fuzz works just fine.

Humbuckers can be fine though more chance of flabbing out, depending on pickups and the fuzz itself etc

Great info - thanks!

tone1

paulnb57 said:

Wazmeister said:

tone1 said:

This is the only pedal I’m using....

https://i.imgur.com/5NhwV5i.jpg

Tone, a bloody GREAT pedal that !

A significant investment.....
http://www.joespedals.com/cgi-bin/sh000011.pl?REFPAGE=http://www.joespedals.com/cgi-bin/ss000011.pl?page=search&SS=tone face&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=ACTION&PR=-1&TB=A&WD=face tone jimi&PN=Bullitt_Fuzz_Jimi_Face.html#a369#a369

It did cost me a few nice pedals in trade....but Joe is great for trades..

tweedphan

barnstorm said:

It's a cool sound – if the video sets anyone off on a shopping trip, I'd highly recommend Joe Gore's Cult pedals (germanium OD rather than fuzz) for a similar sort of effect.

Oh dear - your comment has just cost me a small investment........

Kittyfrisk

Branshen said:

Now does anyone have any suggestions for a good germanium fuzz that doesn't cost an arm and a leg? 

Read your comment & thought, I have a really nice boutique germanium fuzz pedal that was a great price a few years back, I'll share my good luck & wisdom here 
So I searched for DHA amps 'Fuzzy Feeling' only to find that Dave Hall died suddenly last year 
http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/dha#

Hope you find your tone.

timbuk02

Trude said:

Some questions for those who use this approach:

- I only ever hear about this method applied to Strats - how would humbuckers fare?

- Does this only work with Germanium fuzzes?

MI Audio Neo Fuzz here with a semi-hollow/humbuckers in this way and sounds brilliant. Is my main clean to hairy tone.

Have read that the Mad Professor Royal Blue Overdrive retains the highs with vol roll off in the same way as a germanium fuzz (think Matt Schofield references this in one of his demo's), but is more of an overdrive sound if you're looking for that rather than fuzz.

Trude

timbuk02 said:

MI Audio Neo Fuzz here with a semi-hollow/humbuckers in this way and sounds brilliant. Is my main clean to hairy tone.

Interesting - I already use a MI Blues Box deluxe and a Crunchbox, so I might keep an eye out for a Neo Fuzz too

Moe_Zambeek

tweedphan said:

barnstorm said:

It's a cool sound – if the video sets anyone off on a shopping trip, I'd highly recommend Joe Gore's Cult pedals (germanium OD rather than fuzz) for a similar sort of effect.

Oh dear - your comment has just cost me a small investment........

Joe Gore's Duh! fuzz is also exceptional. Silicon but very cool.

TTBZ

Zvex pedals like the Super Hard On and Distortron do this sort of thing as well for anyone who wants that clean up sparkle without fuzz.

Voxman

munckee said:

Haven't watched the whole video yet but Strat into fender amp with compressor makes the strat clean sound in my head.

Yup, I like that too...what I'd call the Mark Knopfler 'Sultans' tone. But  I also like the slightly edgier glassy tone from using some form of distortion or overdrive and rolling off the guitar volume just as Pete Thorn was doing. Interestingly I can get that same glassiness using my Behringer TO800 Vintage Tube Overdrive pedal that you can buy for under £25.  

joeyowen

Out of interest,

If I was to build a Fuzz Face clone, with a pre volume knob, and post volume knob, could I essentially get this in a pedal in a single click?

I fancy a project