Members hangwire Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 Blue box before rat, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urinate Forever Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nankuamedha Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 I bet that would get you pretty damn close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted January 3, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 Just couldn't remember if it was blue box before or after the eat for the king buzzo tobe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tsunamijesus Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 I feel like after would be cooler, it would get that splatty, compressed, kind of mistake tone that he has. SO square wave too. Just noisy as hell though. Try it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members less_cunning Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted January 4, 2011 Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 its a Boss BD-2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members conky Posted January 4, 2011 Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 its a Boss BD-2? I thought it was this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wiklund87 Posted January 4, 2011 Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 The FX33 Buzz Box was DOD's attempt to emulate the guitar sound of Melvins guitarist/singer King Buzzo (a.k.a. Buzz Osbourne; basically a ProCo Rat distortion driving a vintage MXR Blue Box) in a single pedal. Using the FX69 Grunge circuit in place of a Rat, the FX33 goes far beyond the unpredictability of a Blue Box. Although we have never seen ad copy to corroborate this claim, the FX33 was supposedly marketed with the tagline, "It's not broken, it's supposed to sound like that." The FX33 Buzz Box was released in early 1994 and advertised as early as mid-1994, and serial number data imply it was available until sometime in 1996 (although production of circuit boards may have ceased in 1995). Because of its limited production and subsequent popularity among noise artists, the FX33 now routinely sells for over $100 in the used marketplace. Controls: Heavy (distortion/octavized signal blend), Buzz (distortion gain), Saw (high e.q.), Thrust (overall output level) From the manual: "The FX33 Buzz Box is known as 'the mother of all distortion pedals.' Inspired by the legendary Melvins guitarist, King Buzzo, the FX33 takes its incredibly nasty distortion to new and dangerous depths by adding an octavizer. This octavizer takes the distortion signal and drops it doewn two octaves -- producing an out-of-control chainsaw growl -- and allows you to mix this with the regular distortion sound." Historical context: The Melvins are widely cited as the favorite band of a young Kurt Cobain. It is unclear when the FX33 was first developed, relative to Kurt's death in April 1994 and relative to the Dunlop reissue of the MXR Blue Box. However, given the success of the FX69 Grunge pedal, DOD management may have perceived that a pedal associated with the Melvins might likewise become desirable, even if King Buzzo never officially endorsed it. King Buzzo's reaction: (Guitar World, February 1995) "I had nothing to do with it. I mean, does my guitar really sound that bad? ... The guys at DOD are kind of crazy; I have to give them credit for that. A guy there was always bugging me at shows about how we got the sound on the Eggnog record. I used this thing called a Blue Box, an octave divider from the early Seventies. So this guy says, 'I want to design a pedal; we'll call it the Buzz Box and get that sound out of it.' But it wasn't so much that he wanted to do an endorsement or anything. I think he just likes the sound of it. So he came to one of our shows and looked inside the Blue Box. He kind of duplicated it and combine it with the Grunge Pedal in a new pedal. I have to admire DOD for putting out something that insane. Yes, the Buzz Box is totally worthless. It sounds like a vacuum cleaner." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Harry_Manback1 Posted January 4, 2011 Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 "Yes, the Buzz Box is totally worthless. It sounds like a vacuum cleaner." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T ned Posted January 4, 2011 Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 Last time I saw them Buzz was using two Boss bass ODs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WeStartToDrift Posted January 5, 2011 Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 Get a Boss Powerdriver, I don't know when they made them, but they can be had for cheap and you can totally cop a Melvins/Karp tone. I've gotten some Matt Pike-ish sounds out of it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted January 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 ^ soundtank powerlead clone... No joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WeStartToDrift Posted January 5, 2011 Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 ^ soundtank powerlead clone... No joke. Really? Damn, I could have picked up a bunch of them and rehoused them. At the very least the boss is a bit more durable. I use it a lot, its kind of my go-to big man distortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted January 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 Yup there were a few: Cyberdrive = xtortion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members less_cunning Posted January 5, 2011 Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 ^ soundtank powerlead clone... No joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheStallionMang Posted January 5, 2011 Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 I read the blue box was only used on a couple of songs. I love my Melvins, and when I was piecing together my DIY blue box I did some research on the Buzzo connection. I'm pretty sure his sound has a lot to do with his Gibson LP and solid state Sunn head. Edit: Well more than a couple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheStallionMang Posted January 5, 2011 Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 Listen to this guy demo the Buzz Box. "Very similar to an MXR BLUES box, tha president awf Dawd discahntinued it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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