Versatile Fuzzes - what do people like? Thorpy FX Veteran content inside

JohnCordy

Evening all. I've had the ThorpyFX Veteran for a while now, and it strikes me as a pretty versatile fuzz, with the Smooth and Bias controls and the boost in front making it possible to dial in a whole range of stuff from your more typical aggressive tones to smoother tones that I wouldn't necessarily associate with a fuzz pedal..

So what do you like?

slacker

I've had a fuzz factory for 20 years. It's the most versatile fuzz ive tried. It's very difficult to use at first but after the first 10 years you get used to it.

Zoolooter

Is that silicon or geranium Veteran? Cheers

benmurray85

I too have a Veteran (Si version) and concur that it is bloody brilliant and extremely versatile. At first I never really used the treble boost side, just wasn't my thing but pairing it with the fuzz and using both together is bloody superb. I stack it into a Duellist and its cutting but fuzzy and thick at the same time. 

I also have a Ge Kingtone Mini Fuzz for shits and giggles, it does something completely different to the Vet, between them I have all my bases covered!

Lebarque

Magnetic Effects Black Moon here. Germanium goodness, but with extra control and versatility. 'Vintage modified' I guess. Not that I really use fuzzfaces anymore though tbh. I do fancy trying a tonebender-type though.

Neilybob

I'm currently falling in love with fuzz currently. First fuzz pedal was the Suhr Rufus reloaded octive fuzz. Only chose this one as it was nearby and a fair price. Wow amazing with a strat and the octive is great fun. I think it's based on a fuzzface. 

Then I got the Thorpyfx Veteran Si. Really a wonderfully veritable pedal with the built-in rangemaster boost which sounds great by itself into an amp on the edge of breakup. 

Recently I've picked up a Digitech Jimi Hendrix experience pedal which has digital fuzz and it's fun but not quite the same tone as the pedals above. 

I have another fuzz on the way. Details to follow. 

merlin

Veteran Si is superb. I also have a Field Marshal which is kind of mind-blowing for different reasons. I love Ge and have a MJM London Fuzz (which may be for sale sometime soonish) and a swarm of other fuzzes including a completely bonkers noise making Beetronics Swarm (which may be for sale too if I decide I need more cash....)

BDJohnston

One of the more versatile I've come across is the Nemesis+ by DPFX (Greece).  I'm doing a review, but below is a demo.  It's long at 10-min, since there's so much to it... but if you skip to the 6-min mark I do some knob tweaking and then use an expression pedal for some freaky stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUAiXDz8XU0&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUAiXDz8XU0&feature=youtu.be

MagicPigDetective

Got hold of a Dod Carcosa last week. Very versatile, and 'After' and 'High-cut' control gives a wide range of sounds, from low end doomy to more cutting velcro type sounds. The low gain sounds are also impressive. Great fuzz.  

fatherchewielewie

Skreddy LMMD and Dr Scientist FD v2.

Crazed_Fandango

Mojo Hand FX Zephyr

If you can find one!

merlin

I have a White Atom and a King Tone mini Ge. I've had a Fuzz Factory in the past and I do think they're amazing but I have everything covered with the two above...

I have a very useable Russian Muff style made by JAM Effects....the Red Muck v2. It's for sale in the classifieds btw. 

JohnCordy

@Zoolooter it was the silicon! 

I've more recently settled on a Pete Cornish NG2, which if nothing else is expensive enough that you'll never be able to justify having another fuzz lol..

@merlin I also had a fuzz factory but I found there was quite a lot of settings that were pretty.....experimental...? And not terribly useful? 

The Kingtone stuff is great

JonHosker

Love the Veteran Si, but really can’t fit it on my board. Currently for sale in the classifieds here. 

tone1

I’ve had the both the SI & GE Veteran (twice) but currently only have the GE #51…It’s very old school and I’ve heard people say they’d like more aggression. 

It’s so 3D & majestic, and has great clarity…but it’s not until you A/B it with something else that you really appreciate it. 

The sound reminds me of Jeff Beck or Beano driven tone, Early ZZ top or Led Zep….

vasselmeyer

I really love the Magnetic Effects White Atom. It's got an awesome feature which can dial down the internal voltage to give a nasty spitty effect to the sound. That's nasty on a good way.

monquixote

The FZ-1W is very versatile provided you don't want any super crazy, spitty feedback stuff. It just has a big range of easy to dial in classic fuzz sounds.

The FZ-2 is by contrast completely bonkers, but versatile in the sense that it has two kinds of doomy, spitting insanity and also a really flexible clean boost.