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Bee Baa

Review By:
Steve -JMBns on 9/12/99 1:00 AM

Reviewer Background:
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Price:
$250.00 USD
Features:
Sound Quality:
Guitar Player called this "the most wicked, demonic sounding fuzz around", and I would agree. I use mostly vintage Fenders and Gibsons through various vintage Fender amps, also a Fernandes Decade Sustainer. I first plug into a TS-9, then into the Bee Baa, a Roland CE-1, and finally a tube Echoplex. No more noise than any othe fuzz I've used, and the full-range fuzz sounds INCREDIBLE! I don't reaaly use the midrangey fuzz or the treble booster. The only thing about it I don't like is that the bypass level is significantly louder than when the thing is on, even with a new battery and all the levels cranked up. Sounds much better than my Roger Mayer Axis Fuzz, Classic Fuzz, or Voodoo 1, although it was more expensive. Gave it a 9 only because of the level drop when effect is on.
Reliability/Durability:
I've only had it a couple months, but it's around 20 years old and still sounding great. Wouldn't play a gig without it.
Ease of Use:
Pretty straight forward fuzz, with two types of fuzz. One is full range, the other kind of midrangey. There is also a switch to select treble boost, like an overdrive, and a bypass switch. There are controls treble boost level, fuzz tone, fuzz level, and sustain (amount of fuzz). Turning the Sustain knob all the way down, the potentiometer clicks the thing off! Kind of wierd.
Customer Support:
Never had to deal with them.
Overall Rating:
If you need a serious Fuzz, and you're a serious musician, this is the fuzz to invest in. I've been playing for almost 14 years, never heard anything like this, nothing sounds even close. If it were stolen, I would have to get another one.
Tags: brand#roland tax#aqb

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