Members mike.sartori Posted May 10, 2008 Members Share Posted May 10, 2008 Well, my sound guy at church just brought me a Red Llama clone he built, and I played it tonight, and it definitely sounded awesome. I was combining it with both my liquid sunshine, and my DOD 250 (gray specs) and I liked it with both, I think I liked it more than the other 2 by itself. I dunno what I want to do. 3 overdrives it kinda too much for me (and my pedal train) I also decided to run stereo, and I was really desiring a thick, meaty fuzz - at times, I wanted a fuzz face, and at other times I wanted a big muff. I was planning on buying a swollen pickle when they come out, but I just don't know if I want to plop down the cheddar. Is there a fuzz that can do both fuzz face AND big muff type tones? Should I just eschew the idea of getting a Swollen Pickle and just use 2 smaller fuzz pedals? I already have a pretty good sounding silicon fuzz face type. Should I just buy a GGG muff or something? :cry:don't know what to do!:cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members huskerjohn Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 ' alt='>'> This is what you are looking for. It does the triangle big muff original 70's and 80's versions, to include the Cornish modification, the Colorsound, Supa Tone Bender, the Guild Foxey Lady. Erich sells them on ebay and goes by the name of t-booster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike.sartori Posted May 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 This is what you are looking for. It does the triangle big muff original 70's and 80's versions, to include the Cornish modification, the Colorsound, Supa Tone Bender, the Guild Foxey Lady. Erich sells them on ebay and goes by the name of t-booster. That does look cool, albeit a bit homemade (I like it when hand-makers step up on appearance, but sound does come first!) How about that barber tri-fecta? I've heard they are a bit too similar between the three settings, but do they sound good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 bump for Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 If you're looking for a lot of tonal options in a single fuzz pedal, you should definitely make a point of checking out the (discontinued) Lovetone Big Cheese. Clips available at www.lovetone.com . But since their motto was, "Lovetone - Big Pedals To Trip On. ", you can safely assume they're not super easy on board real estate. Also, they go for pretty big bucks - I'd say at least $350 or so. OLCircuits makes a clone that sounds great, but costs a lot less. I love mine. Heck, if you can solder, or your buddy can do it for you, it would cost even less to get the Chunky Cheese (OLC's BC clone) in kit form... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Oops, looks like their site is down. Sorry. There might be some clips of the Chunky Cheese up at www.olcircuits.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willburford Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 I one heard from a forumite that the mjm london fuzz II has a big muff-ish sound when cranked. and then of course I'm sure it has the regular fuzz face down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike.sartori Posted May 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Oops, looks like their site is down. Sorry. There might be some clips of the Chunky Cheese up at www.olcircuits.com I just listened to the clips - THAT THING SOUNDS AWESOME! It definitely covers the vintage fuzz tones of yore, plus that lasted setting has the super gated sound I had with my old E13 fuzz (a bit too limited to keep.) I think I am going to have to order a kit. THANKS PHIL!!!:phil::phil::phil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike.sartori Posted May 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 I have a few questions about the big cheese/chunky cheese - 1. How does it sound with other pedals? Overdrives and boosts before, and chorus & delay after?2. How much volume does this thing pump out? I know Phil was saying his other lovetone (brownsource) wasn't very loud, I was wondering if this was the same way? I am probably not going to buy a real lovetone, infact I am certain that I will not, so if you know anything particularly about the OLC version, I would like to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 I wish I could help. You could probably email OLC and get some info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members olcircuits Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 I have a few questions about the big cheese/chunky cheese - 1. How does it sound with other pedals? Overdrives and boosts before, and chorus & delay after?2. How much volume does this thing pump out? I know Phil was saying his other lovetone (brownsource) wasn't very loud, I was wondering if this was the same way?I am probably not going to buy a real lovetone, infact I am certain that I will not, so if you know anything particularly about the OLC version, I would like to know. I usually stay out of threads regarding my own business these days, but your questions don't really require an opinion from me, so: 1) It is buffered on both ends. It doesn't need to be first in your chain. You can run anything before it. That was in the original design and isn't an OLC-exclusive thing. It's true-bypassed, though, so the buffer isn't in your chain when Chunky Cheese is bypassed. 2) Output... I saw a problem with this in the original. I'm not being critical of Lovetone, just noting that unity gain was about 3 o'clock on the volume pot, which is kinda low as Phil noted. The *production OLC Chunky Cheese was designed with a higher output. Unity gain is at or before 12 o'clock, which is a significant difference. It can get pretty loud if you turn it up further. *I shipped several Chunky Cheeses before the "production" model. They don't have the design change, thus they have the original output (lower). I don't recall which one I shipped to Phil. Hope this helps. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 I usually stay out of threads regarding my own business these days, but your questions don't really require an opinion from me, so:1) It is buffered on both ends. It doesn't need to be first in your chain. You can run anything before it. That was in the original design and isn't an OLC-exclusive thing. It's true-bypassed, though, so the buffer isn't in your chain when Chunky Cheese is bypassed.2) Output... I saw a problem with this in the original. I'm not being critical of Lovetone, just noting that unity gain was about 3 o'clock on the volume pot, which is kinda low as Phil noted. The *production OLC Chunky Cheese was designed with a higher output. Unity gain is at or before 12 o'clock, which is a significant difference. It can get pretty loud if you turn it up further.*I shipped several Chunky Cheeses before the "production" model. They don't have the design change, thus they have the original output (lower). I don't recall which one I shipped to Phil.Hope this helps.Mark Your input is appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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