Members H.P. Lovecraft Posted June 14, 2011 Members Share Posted June 14, 2011 I really like the sound of that octave squarish warble that some fuzzes have when you hit certain chords or notes together. I hate overly smooth/weak fuzzes that just turn the entire sound into one big mushy mess. I love the FZ-2 but I have to admit that it is quite boomy,bassy, and dark. For what you mentioned, I would look at something like an Expandora in Forbidden Fuzz mode or even a BOSS FZ-3. I doesn't quite have the Octave like the FZ-2 but it has a nice Tonebenderish sizzle and decay to it that makes it quite unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grunge782 Posted June 16, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 16, 2011 Just an update, ended up trading one of my lower end "practice" guitars for a Fender Blender. Works very nicely for the sounds I am going after. I'm surprised fender would make a pedal that sounds as crazy as this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crohny Posted June 16, 2011 Members Share Posted June 16, 2011 devi ever hyperion. under 100 new. depends on the fuzz tone you want. a fuzz factory used or a mastotron used would be good. swollen pickle used. if you want a blend of fuzz/ditortion, look at earthbound supercollider. i run one and a swollen pickle. the sueprcollider is an awesome pedal. there are a lot of pedals out there. start youtubing {censored} and see what fits you best tone wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArrMatey Posted June 16, 2011 Members Share Posted June 16, 2011 I'm trying to sell my fz-2 and I can't shift it. It is a great pedal for doomy sounds. I just don't need it at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prince Squid Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 Get a DIY Fuzz Face kit and have someone assemble it for you with the following changes: - make input and output caps .1uF - change cap from emitter resistor/pot to ground to 10uF (is the big 22uF stock one)* - change both transistors to BC550A - put small 100pF cap from base to collector of first transistor (can be done on solder side of PCB) - put small 47pF cap from base to collector of second transistor (can be done on solder side of PCB) *Lots of people find the fuzz knob to be useless if you use it for maxed out stuff. In this case, the pot can be eliminated altogether - just use a 1K resistor instead. Oh yeah - biasing and output volume level is usually pretty decent with a 5.6K/1K pair coming off of second transistor's collector, 33K from first transistor's collector works well, too. If you need someone to assemble it for you, just print out the above and let them read over it. I promise you that it will provide a fuzz that a metal guy could probably migrate to - decent attack, minimum mush, the nice "crackles" as the notes decay. Fun stuff. Not polite, but not overly buzzy either. Sounds good. I'll try that! Even though I didn't ask... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 Also if you're going from gainy metal distortion to fuzz, you may want re-think your pickup situation depending on what you've got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 11 Gauge Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 Sounds good. I'll try that! Even though I didn't ask... DO try it. Like green eggs and ham, you WILL like it. Others who have built it (who like things heavy) were shocked at how well it worked for them. The metal crowd have special needs when it comes to fuzzes in many cases. That "recipe" will get you there, IMO. The best part is that it is stupid simple for a fuzz, and doesn't require any "mojo" parts (it works BEST with the "modern" BC550A transistors). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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