Members duderanimous Posted February 22, 2012 Members Share Posted February 22, 2012 oh heck, I don't come in to read this thread often enough... sorry Gilmour / Floyd fuzz? New v2 Monsterpiece PUMA Fuzz This thing will cop all of the Floyd, Hendrix, Zep tones you'll ever need, and then some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted February 22, 2012 Members Share Posted February 22, 2012 ^sweet. what does the little switchy do? and why's it called puma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duderanimous Posted February 22, 2012 Members Share Posted February 22, 2012 it's a battery on/off switch. I put them standard on all of my pedals. helpful for the pedal board guys who use batteries and don't like to have to unplug from the input jack It's called the PUMA as my tribute to Lance Berkman (aka - the Big Puma). I'm a huge baseball fan... specifically the Cardinals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members jiveturkey Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 I haven't been here in a loooooong time... just wanted to put a shout out and give an update on my '09 (i think) NPN. After finally getting a truly quality amp. I had a Blues Jr., AC4tv, and a Marshall C5. Sold them all and got a Phaez SIBLY. This amp caused me to sell over half the pedals I had on my board.... guess what? The MP NPN stayed! My chain now is wah>tuner>fuzz>carbon copy>amp. The amp sounds awesome straight in, but I use the NPN to give it a mild boost and the tone is incredible!! I pretty much leave it on all the time and control the level with dynamics and guitar volume. Not to mention this is by far my favorite more-fuzzy tones you can dial in. Thanks Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members neckred Posted March 19, 2012 Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 figured I'd post my three Monsterpiece fuzz pedals! tons and tons of sounds between these 3 in my rig 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrentMpls Posted March 19, 2012 Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 Originally Posted by neckred figured I'd post my three Monsterpiece fuzz pedals! tons and tons of sounds between these 3 in my rig 8-) Nice collection! http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0...b1qio1_400.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted March 19, 2012 Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 nice bump. and love the hammered finish on all of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members neckred Posted March 19, 2012 Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 me too! also really like those newer Monsterpiece box designs, just look at that smaller GE, it still has all the same functionality, with the voice switch now being a toggle. but really, they sound even better than they look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted March 20, 2012 Members Share Posted March 20, 2012 duderanimous, I think it's time for you to post a current run down of your fuzz lineup.There's like a ton of them. I am confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members neckred Posted March 21, 2012 Members Share Posted March 21, 2012 I have been addicted to the GE lately, hitting the spot just right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzzio Posted April 25, 2012 Members Share Posted April 25, 2012 Is the NPN crackle OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duderanimous Posted June 3, 2012 Members Share Posted June 3, 2012 Originally Posted by Zappa74 duderanimous, I think it's time for you to post a current run down of your fuzz lineup. There's like a ton of them. I am confused. I am in the process of (slowly) revising the lineup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duderanimous Posted June 3, 2012 Members Share Posted June 3, 2012 like holy zep fuzz batman! straight up Sola MKII Pro clone (except one internal trimmer & battery on/off mini toggle) - Monsterpiece style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted June 3, 2012 Members Share Posted June 3, 2012 noice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WildBilly Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 Just got an NPN 3 knob in a trade, really liking it! Curious though, the fuzz only engages hard around 2 or 3 oclock. It does depend on the bias knob position but goes from very light fuzz to thick meaty stuff very quickly.Am I not doing it right?I love it when it gets going, just trying to figure it all out.Thaaaaaaanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 i dont recall my 3 knob npn being like that, it was smoother transition but i duno ymmv. if it soudns good thats all that matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 Originally Posted by WildBilly Just got an NPN 3 knob in a trade, really liking it! Curious though, the fuzz only engages hard around 2 or 3 oclock. It does depend on the bias knob position but goes from very light fuzz to thick meaty stuff very quickly. Am I not doing it right? I love it when it gets going, just trying to figure it all out. Thaaaaaaanks Had an NPN for years. I miss it Bias all the way to the left (counter clockwise) gets you the thickest, fuzziest tones. As for the fuzz knob, around 2 o'clock is when you get the really saturated fuzz. Most people tend to run fuzz faces with the fuzz cranked to get that full sound and then just use their guitar's volume to ease up. That's how I always did it with the Monsterpiece. Yours sounds like it's working fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WildBilly Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 I need to play with it some more I was only able to get it going for a few minutes and had to leave.It seemed like it would only get fuzzy when bias was all the way left anything past 11 o'clock and it would sound more like a light OD.I will try some more, thanks fellers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 If it's an input bias pot that is the way the pedal should behave. Think of input bias as a second guitar volume control, when it's turned down it limits the maximum guitar output thus limiting fuzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FuzzDog Posted September 1, 2012 Members Share Posted September 1, 2012 My Mk II has stayed on my pedalboard through thick and thin and actually kicked off my Hermida ZenDrive 2, the one with the tube. That Mk II Pro looks sweet but I didn't see pricing on your price guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OnWingsOfLead Posted September 1, 2012 Members Share Posted September 1, 2012 How much for the MKII?? Also, how much would it take to bribe you to do a Univox Superfuzz clone?Also I am digging the STUD. Has quickly become indispensable on my board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McQ7 Posted September 20, 2012 Members Share Posted September 20, 2012 Hard to believe that in my 20th year playing I just got my first fuzz pedal! I recently acquired a Monsterpiece HB, which Richard has said is basically a PNP (HB was for "hybrid"). It has a tone toggle switch on the side of the pedal rather than a switch on top like the current ones. But it does have the Transistor and Input bias knobs. It's all that I hoped it would be. I'm playing humbuckers through a Supro Comet 5W, and it sounds amazing with this amp. It does just what it claims to do on the Prymaxe site: "near clean boost, to gritty overdrive, to crunchy distortion, to all out fuzz mayhem." I'm really glad I picked up one of these that has the bias knobs--it's definitely where the versatility lies.One thing I was a bit nervous about was using it with my wah pedal. Often with the humbuckers, I'll just engage the wah with the toe down to thin the tone a bit, making it a little more like single-coils (also has always seemed to be a good path toward a Page tone). I've got a Vox V847 (battery only) that I've modded to more vintage spec according to the Castledine website recommendations and some other resources. It's true bypass, but has no fuzz-friendly buffer. Reading all the fuzz+wah threads on various forums I assumed I would need a buffer, but I am thrilled to report that these guys are very friendly with one another. I've got my wah first, then fuzz, and I am not hearing anything objectionable--it's business as usual. Maybe it has something to do with where I've got the bias knobs, but they're both at about 10:00 or 11:00, which seemed just right for the classic FuzzFace tones I've heard. But yeah, toe down, throughout the sweep, etc, no issues whatsoever. Rolling off the guitar volume is still effective--I can get a beautiful sort of "Castles Made of Sand" thing that I couldn't get before.The tone toggle is such a great idea. For humbuckers, the brighter/treble setting seems to be where it's at. A strat might be in my future, and I imagine it will get along perfectly with the full/bass setting.So thank you Richard for an awesome, wah-friendly, versatile (but still classic sounding) fuzz! I know the NPN gets rave reviews and a lot of attention, but this hybrid is totally doing it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted September 20, 2012 Members Share Posted September 20, 2012 monsterpiece! give us a rundown of your current lineup plz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McQ7 Posted September 20, 2012 Members Share Posted September 20, 2012 Originally Posted by Zappa74 monsterpiece! give us a rundown of your current lineup plz. This may help in the meantime: I found the most comprehensive lineup here: http://www.prymaxevintage.com/brands...iece-Fuzz.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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