SORTED WTB a fuzz pedal, but...

joetele

LastMantra said:

You want the moon on a stick 

Hah! Problem is I'm not as well versed in fuzz pedals as I am with delays and reverbs. I know what I like when I hear it. It has been a long and frustrating search so far! 

DarnWeight

joetele said:

Probably no so much looking at your muff style pedals, probably more tonebender style but a bit more open 

Maybe look into something based on the Harmonic Percolator.  When you switch/dial the clipping diodes out, it opens up into a sweet fuzzy overdrive sort of thing.  A Catalinbread Karma Suture might be a good shout.

joetele

DarnWeight said:

joetele said:

Probably no so much looking at your muff style pedals, probably more tonebender style but a bit more open 

Maybe look into something based on the Harmonic Percolator.  When you switch/dial the clipping diodes out, it opens up into a sweet fuzzy overdrive sort of thing.  A Catalinbread Karma Suture might be a good shout.

Yeah I've browsed a few, anyone selling anything like that? 

joetele

Also quite like the idea of the Earthquaker Spires 

hubobulous

I might have a Frazz Dazzler to sell. Large array of sounds and also a blend mix to allow the amp sound to also come through which can obviously allow a lot of control over the sound

joetele

hubobulous said:

I might have a Frazz Dazzler to sell. Large array of sounds and also a blend mix to allow the amp sound to also come through which can obviously allow a lot of control over the sound

Shoot me your price via PM dude

Clecko

LastMantra said:

Worth remembering that stacking some fuzz with other pedals can get interesting. An eq before can be good for boosting bass and pushing different harmonics for example. 

Wisdom here. I've said it before etc, but I've not come across a better fuzz tone than a standard Big Muff with a Tubescreamer-type pedal (I use a Vox Valvetone) in front of it. The overdrive opens the sound up so much, makes it feel dirty but controllable at the same time and it cuts through. Cheap, too.

meltedbuzzbox

I really like the katzenkonig.  It's pretty flexible

roberty

meltedbuzzbox said:

I really like the katzenkonig.  It's pretty flexible

+1 this could be what you're after

joetele

I've got a line on a cheap Dusky Hypatia - anyone tried one? I'm liking the few demos I've found so far 

Heel

Sounds like you want the cheapest fuzz you can buy. 

joetele

Heel said:

Sounds like you want the cheapest fuzz you can buy. 

Not really, mate - a "cheap" Hypatia is still £125. I'd been looking at a Hypatia anyway but saw a B stock one on Instagram this morning. 

timbuk02

I just accidentally listened to this, and made me think of this thread...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7X3_cfCeYo
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Heel

joetele said:

Heel said:

Sounds like you want the cheapest fuzz you can buy. 

Not really, mate - a "cheap" Hypatia is still £125. I'd been looking at a Hypatia anyway but saw a B stock one on Instagram this morning. 

Your description makes no sense at all. It sounds like you’ve never tried a series of fuzzies and determined the sound you want. Sticking a load of nouns together and asking ‘WHAT DO I WANT’ is useless. I don’t know what gear you’ve got. I don’t know what sound you want. I don’t know what era of fuzz you want. So get a cheap one and get back to me. 

joetele

Heel said:

joetele said:

Heel said:

Sounds like you want the cheapest fuzz you can buy. 

Not really, mate - a "cheap" Hypatia is still £125. I'd been looking at a Hypatia anyway but saw a B stock one on Instagram this morning. 

Your description makes no sense at all. It sounds like you’ve never tried a series of fuzzies and determined the sound you want. Sticking a load of nouns together and asking ‘WHAT DO I WANT’ is useless. I don’t know what gear you’ve got. I don’t know what sound you want. I don’t know what era of fuzz you want. So get a cheap one and get back to me. 

Or you can fuck off? Seriously, this has been a thread where I describe what I'm after in a light-hearted fashion, ask people what they have, check demos. Seems like entirely your problem here. Don't be a dick. 

merlin

Fat Freak by GimpFX.

Scroll to the bottom. It's basically a Woolley Mammoth clone. Cheap as chips. 

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/163213/pedals-you-want-diamond-keeley-moogerfooger-empress-hbe-sonuus-fulltone-vintage-mxr#latest

here's a demo. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=i1mgNYhDiUc

I also have a triangle muff clone made by Baja Tech called The MOAF, very cool. Also up for grabs. 

Only two available vids that I could find...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k9lMC52S2U

Fishboy7

Fuzz is a hard one to get right for sure.  I've got a EQD Cloven Hoof en route to me. If it doesn't work out it may appear in the classifieds next week. 

joetele

Fishboy7 said:

Fuzz is a hard one to get right for sure.  I've got a Cloven Hood en route to me. If it doesn't work out it may appear in the classifieds next week. 

Too right. I've tried a few different ones before but thought I'd ask an informed bunch for some pointers and through the various suggestions based on my terrible description I've managed to narrow it down far better. So thanks everyone who has contributed, I might yet buy one of yours. 

Bellycaster

I've got a Suhr Rufus for sale. Check out the Prymaxe demo by Mike Hermans. They aren't a typical Fuzz, very versatile.

joetele

Bellycaster said:

I've got a Suhr Rufus for sale. Check out the Prymaxe demo by Mike Hermans. They aren't a typical Fuzz, very versatile.

Someone else recommended this one too. I'm intrigued! Will check out demo.