Members *PiP* Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 To the OP.. Is the FF you are using now a germanium one or silicon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teahead Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 ... I don't know if I could ditch the wireless though. It's not even so I can go run around in the crowd, it's just... so liberating. And reduces the chance of fatal electric shocks in some of the shocking venues we've graced. It's a matter of what you find more liberating and empowering when playing live, fuzz face versus wireless? To me, plugging straight into a fuzz face, tonebender or rangemaster and on into a Vox is the most liberating playing experience I can have. The dynamic interaction between guitar and pedal is what makes it work, I would not sacrifice that for any wireless or buffer system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted September 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 It's a matter of what you find more liberating and empowering when playing live, fuzz face versus wireless? At the moment, it's about what I need to play the songs we've written; If I used a rat, I'll have a rat on my board. If it was an AC30+clean boost, I use that. There's no songs we're playing live that I'd need a FF for at the mo, but that might change once we've recorded an album of new stuff and start playing live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 I'd be afraid to ask on TGP - there's been enough "you need to buy a..." on this thread, imagine the thread on TGP: Reply 1: "Oh, just buy a klon to use as a buffer." Reply 2: "No, you need a sporktastic Buffibulator, I got one AND NEVER LOOKED BACK." Reply 3: "Your problem is that your Chinese AC30 isn't a real AC30." Reply 4: "Don't waste your time on anything else: Get a Trapesoidal Transformer Buffer, you'll have tone for days!" Fair comment, although you underestimate your rig's inadequacy. I can guarantee they'll want to know what Strat and what pickups, and I can guarantee that that they won't be good enough. Once you upgrade to the Cornish wireless system, Analogman Sunface and a real AC30 you'll also need hand-rolled directional cables, preferably with dinosaur feather insulation for ultimate vintage toan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members christianatl Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 Love the MJM London Fuzz! My lady friend almost got me this one, but she settled on the Musket due to all the hoopla on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 Also this. I would say this is my favourite FF except that it doesn't sound a whole lot like a fuzz face IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cougar Hunter Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 Duct tape the fuzz to the guitar so that it's before the buffer in the wireless unit. James Iha used to tape pedals to his Flying V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aedes Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 this was my first and only fuzz face, courtesy of fuzzface71 soooooo goooood. i'm using it with a strat and a jazzmaster into a fender amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 Duct tape the fuzz to the guitar so that it's before the buffer in the wireless unit. James Iha used to tape pedals to his Flying V. actually a good idea, or DIY a tiny little FF board and switch right into your favorite guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted September 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 That's actually brilliant! I could get two FF's taped to my ass and call myself Coco the Baboon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members *PiP* Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 except that it doesn't sound a whole lot like a fuzz face IMO I agree it is different, but that is probably why I like it, it is very versatile and has a lot of different sounds. It doesn't really clean up like a fuzz face though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 Buy a clone, ditch the wireless, and rock the strat. This. And wireless? Are you in U2?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 DIY a tiny little FF board and switch right into your favorite guitar Not impossible, and probably the simplest practical solution to incorporating it in to your existing rig. Despite the size of the pedal itself, the fuzzface circuit is very simple and only needs a small PCB. It's pretty much a set-and-forget effect, so you wouldn't need external controls. It doesn't need a massive amount of battery power either, so building one in to a guitar wouldn't be the beginning of an endless ball-ache of battery changes either. You might even be able to wire it to a push-pull pot and avoid the need to drill any holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted September 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 Not impossible, and probably the simplest practical solution to incorporating it in to your existing rig. Despite the size of the pedal itself, the fuzzface circuit is very simple and only needs a small PCB. It's pretty much a set-and-forget effect, so you wouldn't need external controls. It doesn't need a massive amount of battery power either, so building one in to a guitar wouldn't be the beginning of an endless ball-ache of battery changes either. You might even be able to wire it to a push-pull pot and avoid the need to drill any holes. I sense a project coming on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aedes Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 Could be, what of it? Don't tell me you're one of those who looks down on guitarists that move around when playing? jazz players sit on stools only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 I sense a project coming on. Do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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