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Have you a particular fuzz sound in mind? I'd always tend towards buying something better from the second hand market than dropping any money on the Chinese knockoffs (TC Electronic now being owned by Behringer who are king of the knockoffs).
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Most of that tc range are reworkings of Behringer pedals (the companies are owned by the same parent corporation) and, IIRC, part of the idea was to address some of the problems with the Behringers so they should be more reliable than those. The only thing I remember about the Rusty Fuzz is that Pete Thorn gigged one for a while and he has no expense spared set ups so he must have thought it sounded good.
… largely because the Behringers use Boss-type electronic switching and the TCs have mechanical switches.
The weak point on the Behringer pedals is the jacks, although if they’re on a pedalboard it’s not a problem.
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Issues with EHX tends to be for their digital pedals in my experience. The Muffs are fairly bomproof.
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
The only thing I don't like its switch which engages the effect when you step off it instead of when it's pressed.
From my experience, EHX switches are worse than TC Electronic ones. I've had them fail on a few pedals, and my SMMH is lying somewhere dead. I like EHX stuff, but I cannot trust them anymore. I can only hope my East River Drive survives a few years.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg_imQDC4eUOjuBBRl2mBwA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyQgllCIpqY
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Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg_imQDC4eUOjuBBRl2mBwA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyQgllCIpqY
https://rozaliftwave.bandcamp.com/
I think the models that switch on as the switch is released are the very tiny rat and klon clones - a different range. Never tried one.
But the TC Electronic smorgasbord stuff is just fine, and (awaits flaming) might sound just as good as a Boss equivalent.
Discuss.
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Take something like a Polytune. The footswitch isn't a mechanical footswitch like used on a lot of pedals. The system uses a metal footswitch externally that then has a spring that makes contact with a micro switch directly on the PCB. This is used on some Line 6 pedals, some Vox and many others. This system tends to fail.
For a quick and easy repair though you can unbolt the footswitch leaving a round hole. Then get a candle because A it's round and will fit the hole and B because it's soft and won't destroy the micro switch when it makes contact. Drop that in the hole and the pedal will work again. Put a bit of tape over the candle to prevent it falling out and dust getting in there.