Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 I was reading this interview: http://www.guitartoyz.com.au/interviews/Roger%20Mayer%20Interview%20with%20Dave%20Hunter.pdf Obviously, the guy is a legend and knows his technology. He's worked with the best. But he certainly is highly opinionated about what is musical and what isn't. "If you listen to the classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members driverhasabomb Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 His pedals are not "board friendly" and they look terrible. You do see a lot of people really into the Hendrix thing using them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Sarum Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 His pedals are not "board friendly" and they look terrible.You do see a lot of people really into the Hendrix thing using them This. Plus they aren't very cheap either. There are many other builders who Build better for the money. Though with that said, I would love to have a Voodoo Vibe+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The P-Man Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 His pedals are not "board friendly" and they look terrible.You do see a lot of people really into the Hendrix thing using them I think the rocket pedals look cool. Agreed that they're not board friendly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reauchambeau Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 I haz a Classic Fuzz Rocket and would love a Voodoo Vibe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tubezipper Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 the spaceship ones look great but the rest are meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 It's just the price that stops me from having loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kidgloves Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 It's just the price that stops me from having loads. This. I don't really have any desire to sound like any of the prominent guitarist from 40 years ago (or any other guitarist, for that matter) so I have no idea how I'd justify the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 there's a spitfire (rocketship) fuzz on my local CL. it's been there for several months, dude keeps lowering the price, but still wants $200+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Destructobot Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 My friend (kittycaster on here) has been through a ton of fuzz faces, and the absolute hands down best one he has is an old blue RM from the 80's. He bought it new from an ad in the back of Guitar Player. We've compared it side by side with a bunch of other pedals and it always comes out on top, it just has the mojo. The rocketship pedals don't work that well on a pedalboard, but that's not what they're designed for. They're perfect on the floor. He also has a "stone fuzz" which sounds great. We used that one on this recording - Les Paul R9 ---> pic wah ---> RM stone fuzz ----> JMP 50w Marshall. Your's truly on bass http://www.tindeck.com/listen/pgxt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warioblast Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 The price argument is BS. They are plenty of pedals that are way more expensive than Mayer's that get a lot of talk here. I agree that most of his pedals aren't pedalboard friendly. Though I don't care if my vision octavia takes a lot of space because it's an amazing pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janimarj Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 This. I don't really have any desire to sound like any of the prominent guitarist from 40 years ago (or any other guitarist, for that matter) so I have no idea how I'd justify the cost. They are great pedals, I don't know if they'd automatically make you sound like anybody. Voodoo Vibe Jr. is the best vibe I've ever played and Axis Fuzz is one of the best fuzzes out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The P-Man Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 They are great pedals, I don't know if they'd automatically make you sound like anybody. Voodoo Vibe Jr. is the best vibe I've ever played and Axis Fuzz is one of the best fuzzes out there. Yeah, I agree. It's a strange notion that buying an Axis Fuzz means you will only sound like guitarists of 40 years ago but if you buy a repackaged high-dollar Big Muff clone you suddenly become a tonal pioneer?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 cool article. What do you think of the whole so-called 'boutique' pedal market?Boutique pedal market? I don't consider myself in that market. Most of them are iust clones and rip-off merchants. Most aren't designing anything new. They Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kidgloves Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 Don't misunderstand my statement. I simply suggested that the price is palatable to people who are inspired by people who played through original effects from the era that sounded similar. I said nothing about buying other modern equipment that also emulates that. I didn't say that was all the pedals were capable of, but nostalgia obviously plays a large role in why a guitarist might interested in them. This is true of many of the effects on the market. In fact, my point was that for me, and the sort of music that I prefer to make, I tend to go with bells and whistles when I play through effects pedals. It's an inherent abstraction that sits between the guitar and the amp. I don't seek guitar pedals that sound organic, I tend to aim for those that sound unique of their own accord. It's just a better value proposition for my own tastes; not a slight against pedals that improve upon or copy the effects that laid the groundwork. Those are the sorts of pedals that I'm comfortable spending $400 or $500 on. Well, more comfortable anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Sarum Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 My friend (kittycaster on here) has been through a ton of fuzz faces, and the absolute hands down best one he has is an old blue RM from the 80's. He bought it new from an ad in the back of Guitar Player. We've compared it side by side with a bunch of other pedals and it always comes out on top, it just has the mojo. The rocketship pedals don't work that well on a pedalboard, but that's not what they're designed for. They're perfect on the floor. He also has a "stone fuzz" which sounds great. We used that one on this recording - Les Paul R9 ---> pic wah ---> RM stone fuzz ----> JMP 50w Marshall. Your's truly on bass http://www.tindeck.com/listen/pgxt That sounds great. That Axis fuzz your talking about, it wouldn't by any chance be the one in this video, would it? [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Killer sounding fuzz right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 The price argument is BS. They are plenty of pedals that are way more expensive than Mayer's that get a lot of talk here. It's not BS (for me anyway) I've never paid that much for a pedal (the rocket ones are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thebazaar Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 i love his gear. its finally stocked down here in australia and i checked out the voodoo vibe. lovely. its actually next on my list and will stand as my only modulation pedal. the wah is also very incredible. there is an awesome demo on youtube...i think done by bobbyd. this is second on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeartfeltDawn Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 , that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 My friend (kittycaster on here) has been through a ton of fuzz faces, and the absolute hands down best one he has is an old blue RM from the 80's. He bought it new from an ad in the back of Guitar Player. We've compared it side by side with a bunch of other pedals and it always comes out on top, it just has the mojo. The rocketship pedals don't work that well on a pedalboard, but that's not what they're designed for. They're perfect on the floor. He also has a "stone fuzz" which sounds great. We used that one on this recording - Les Paul R9 ---> pic wah ---> RM stone fuzz ----> JMP 50w Marshall. Your's truly on bass http://www.tindeck.com/listen/pgxt I agree about Howard's 80s Blue Rocket Classic Fuzz it has AC128s in it and is apparently from an era when Germanium hadn't been completely picked through. This pedal puts all other fuzzes on the back burner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oinkbanana Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 I have a voodoo vibe+, and it's extremely musical, in fact, it's almost TOO musical for my modern earsbut when i play it, i'm reminded of how great pedals can and should be instead of that "brick wall processing" that he perfectly summed up.for recording, i couldn't imagine a better vibe or tremolo pedal. his stuff is expensive, but worth every penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 This is the 80's Classic Fuzz. Brilliant fuzzbox. Killer sounding fuzz right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Destructobot Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 Killer sounding fuzz right there. Yep, that's the blue one I'm talking about! That thing is so damn good. Gotta smile about mentioning a specific individual pedal and there being a clip of it on youtube! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 that fuzz sounds amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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