Members Loobs Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Fripp got some of the gnarliest sounding fuzz tones evar back in the earlier Crimson days. Pictures of a City from The Wake of Poseidon for example: [video=youtube;p6RiMtVOh_s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6RiMtVOh_s Anyone know what he used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 good question.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members udi9 Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Burns Buzzaround Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Fripp has said himself that any fuzz will do. Old interview from the 70s: ......It suffices for what I want, which is not really a lot of echo effects but just a slight edge, because the sound on stage is very dead in a lot of halls I play in. It really doesn't matter what kind of fuzz box you use. It has more to do with the state of mind. But if somebody wanted to obtain the same sound you got, wouldn't it be important to know what type of fuzz you were using? No. I can get that same sound with every kind of fuzz box I've ever used. It's not a question of equipment. If you want to get the right tonality for the sort of fluid lead lines he does, neck pickup and tone rolled all the way off, or nearly so. My Devi Ever Hyperion does the job very nicely, but I'd like to think anything Muff-ish might get you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted December 6, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 It sounds a lot more raspy and buzzy than a Muff to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zetor Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Another vote for the Buzzaround. IIRC he used it on the Giles, Giles and Fripp album, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ghost_effects Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 "The best fuzz-box to use is a Burn's Buzz-around which they discontinued making in England about six years ago" - Robert Fripp 1974. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members english_bob Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Your post reminded me that I hadn't listened to any KC for a little while so I put on ...Poseidon. Listening to the unison riff section I was thinking "that's not that nasty. It might not even be a fuzz pedal". Then the fuzz kicked in under the vocal and I fully agreed with you. That is a top track BTW. The intro riff is funky as hell, and I love the fast section with the guitar orchestration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pulse. Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Burns buzzaround or Guild Foxey lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deeohgee Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Diceworks Muff Diver will get Fripp tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted December 6, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Your post reminded me that I hadn't listened to any KC for a little while so I put on ...Poseidon. Listening to the unison riff section I was thinking "that's not that nasty. It might not even be a fuzz pedal". Then the fuzz kicked in under the vocal and I fully agreed with you.That is a top track BTW. The intro riff is funky as hell, and I love the fast section with the guitar orchestration. Awesome isn't it. Came on shuffle this morning on my morning commute and I nearly messed myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Awesome isn't it. Yeah. The whole album is pretty cool, although I'm not crazy about The Devil's Triangle. Got the urge to pick up a couple more KC albums but thinking I should probably leave it til after christmas as they're all on my Amazon wishlist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted December 6, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Do it. I pretty much have everything I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 [video=youtube;WziHTTy_MCs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WziHTTy_MCs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320807787066&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en#ht_500wt_1287 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Public service announcement: http://www.jimmybehanfx.net/custom/buzzaround Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Do it. I pretty much have everything I think. How's the '90s - '00s stuff? I've got Court, Poseidon and Islands, then the 80s stuff- Discipline, Beat, Perfect Pair- and reckon the later '70s stuff has to be my next stop , but I've never heard any of the later stuff. Any good? IIRC you didn't rate the Scarcity of Miracles album... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 How's the '90s - '00s stuff? I've got Court, Poseidon and Islands, then the 80s stuff- Discipline, Beat, Perfect Pair- and reckon the later '70s stuff has to be my next stop , but I've never heard any of the later stuff. Any good? IIRC you didn't rate the Scarcity of Miracles album... get Red and Larks' Tongues in Aspic. thanks me later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted December 6, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Well, Scarcity of Miracles isn't really Crimson, more Fripp with some Crimson associates - Mel Collins, Jakko Jakszyk (who never was in Crimson). It all sounds a bit cheesy to me. You'd have to listen for yourself. It's not awful but it's very middle of the road especially compared to other KC stuff. 90s/00s stuff - I think Thrak, The Construkction of Light & Power to Believe all have some great stuff on them actually. Definitely worth listening to. Obviously slightly different and more modern sounding. Belew is on them all with Pat Mastelotto on drums. Bruford plays on Thrak (it's the double trio album). I think Three of a Perfect Pair is their weakest album... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amnesiac Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Personally, I think Beat is the weakest of any KC album. I like three of a perfect...and I'm not the biggest Belew fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 get Red and Larks' Tongues in Aspic.thanks me later. Already on my "to buy" list with the rest of the 70s era albums. Only the 90s/00s ones I wasn't sure about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted December 6, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 I think of Beat as Discipline pt. 2 so in terms of originality it's not all that. But I still like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mister Crow Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 You have to have 'Starless & Bible Black'. I think it has Fripps' best composition, 'Fracture.' I've read that he said it is so difficult to play correctly that he still uses it as a practice exercise to this day. This album also has the beautiful song 'Trio' on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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