Members mbengs1 Posted May 4, 2017 Members Share Posted May 4, 2017 i read he used the electro harmonix big muff in his early career then a dallas arbiter fuzz face later. that's it? i'd like to get his rock tone. i plan to do a hendrix tribute album, i think getting the right pedals will be the way to get that hendrix style sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted May 4, 2017 Members Share Posted May 4, 2017 He couldn't have used a Big muff before 1970 because the first Big Muff wasn't sold till 1970. Hendrix dies that same year so it seems highly unlikely he used one. Famous musicians often get gear given to them as part of an advertisement endorsement, but I can say, It took several years before they hit music stores. I didn't start seeing them in music stores till around 1974. He didn't change his pedals a whole lot. Maybe because there weren't that many pedals to choose from during the 60's. I know he used Roger Mayer Octavia Pedal later on with the Band of Gypsy's album and the Axis Fuzz was made by Roger Mayer for Hendrix during 1967, just before he records Axis Bold as Love. I suspect some mistake the Axis Fuzz for a Big Muff. The pedal was a prototype and the box shape looks like a Big Muff box as you can see B in this picture. This is what Hendrix used at Woodstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nightraven Posted May 5, 2017 Members Share Posted May 5, 2017 Maestro Fuzz Tone EH/Guild Foxey Lady (similar to a Mosrite Fuzzrite - not a Big Muff) Marshall SupaFuzz (an early version of the Sola Sound build - unless a recording surfaces, or perhaps the pedal itself, it's impossible to know whether this has the Tone Bender MkI or the MkII circuit inside) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheForkWigger Posted May 7, 2017 Members Share Posted May 7, 2017 He also used .10s and tuned down a half step Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IamBurnout Posted June 1, 2017 Members Share Posted June 1, 2017 An octavia type pedal with switchable octave could be a fine addition.Although not Hendrix, Eric Johnson brought up a key point or two in a rig rundown regarding the way the amp is dialed in before adding fuzz at the two minute mark... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikesr1963 Posted June 5, 2017 Members Share Posted June 5, 2017 I think you're going have to start with those big old plexis up there first. It wasn't in that Johnson video but he's got some big amps pumping in that room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted June 6, 2017 Author Members Share Posted June 6, 2017 maestro fuzztone sounds aweful. i like the fuzzface however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axisplayer Posted June 6, 2017 Members Share Posted June 6, 2017 Funny you say that because I just went on a quest for fuzz and the one I really DO want is the Maestro since it is the quintessential FZ-1 circuit. I read that is what the Stones used on Satisfaction, and it sounds a lot like the one in "Born to be Wild" but no idea what Steppenwolf actually used. I wanted to like the Fuzzface, since they are easy to get, but it just doesn't do it for me. I bought a ZVEX Fuzz Factory and am not very thrilled with it. Still looking for THAT fuzz sound in my head.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Funny you say that because I just went on a quest for fuzz and the one I really DO want is the Maestro since it is the quintessential FZ-1 circuit. I read that is what the Stones used on Satisfaction, and it sounds a lot like the one in "Born to be Wild" but no idea what Steppenwolf actually used. I wanted to like the Fuzzface, since they are easy to get, but it just doesn't do it for me. I bought a ZVEX Fuzz Factory and am not very thrilled with it. Still looking for THAT fuzz sound in my head.... You're right - the FZ-1 was what the Stones used on Satisfaction. If you get a Maestro FZ-1, the sustain isn't very heavy or long - that was the main complaint that the English guitarists had and that led to the development of the Tone Bender. Of course, there's a variety of different Tone Bender variations and versions, so there's no single Tone Bender "sound", but it's another family of fuzzes to investigate. The Fuzzface is, in fact a variation on one of the Tone Bender circuits... but again, don't let that dissuade you from investigating the other Tone Bender versions, since they can sound quite different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nice keetee Posted June 6, 2017 Members Share Posted June 6, 2017 was 50 years ago...let it go blah blah blah what Jimi used... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nice keetee Posted June 6, 2017 Members Share Posted June 6, 2017 ask eddie kramer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.