Members adamflybot Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 The other guitarist in my band has a Muff and a bass EQ, which she uses to create a beefy, muddy sound. I love the Muff, but I think having two in the same band might be a little too much of the same. I need a pedal that'll cut through all that creamy dirt she's conjuring up. I'm looking at the Cusack Fuzz Screamer or the Earthquake Devices Dirt Transmitter as possibilities. Our band plays a little something we like to call "Swampy tonk." It's like fuzzy country/rock. I run a cheap, twangy Danelectro into a Jazz Chorus 120. I currently have a Fuzz Factory. Its brightness is a nice contrast, but I can't consistently get the sound I want out of it. What pedal am I looking for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EL KABONG Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 zvex machine im thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adamflybot Posted April 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 I'm worried that the machine might be a little too metal-y for our sound. I'll try it out the next time at the music store, though. Keep 'em coming! Everyone loves talking about dirt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freeridstylee Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 Take a look at the voodoo labs superfuzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinhedrick Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 vintage rat. i promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adamflybot Posted April 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 Take a look at the voodoo labs superfuzz. I noticed you're from Michigan... Have you heard of The Dirtbombs? I'd love to know what kind of pedals they use! I know it's mostly bass stuff, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skr3ddy Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 You want something capable of the intense fuzz of the Fuzz Factory without all the inconsistency and touchiness? Try the Ultra-Lord...http://tonefactor.com/proddetail.php?prod=UltraLord07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murch33 Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 I'm looking at the Cusack Fuzz Screamer or the Earthquake Devices Dirt Transmitter as possibilities.I don't know about the Fuzz Screamer, but the basic Cusack Screamer will do the trick. I've stacked it into an ICBM and a couple of Skreddy Muffs and it definitely sounds good to my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 I would second a RAT type dirt ... Muff on one guitar and RAT on the other would own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skr3ddy Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 I don't know about the Fuzz Screamer, but the basic Cusack Screamer will do the trick. I've stacked it into an ICBM and a couple of Skreddy Muffs and it definitely sounds good to my ears. I think he's looking for something to compete against a Big Muff, to take a different slice of the sonic pie, on the same stage at the same time. Take a listen to those Ultra-Lord clips... I really think that is a baddass fuzz, and I wish I'd invented it. http://tonefactor.com/proddetail.php?prod=UltraLord07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mr benn Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 maxon sd-9 sonic distortion!then get analog mike to add his mid control pot to it and crank the {censored}e out of the mids on it,you'll slice through the muff like a chainsaw!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murch33 Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 I think he's looking for something to compete against a Big Muff, to take a different slice of the sonic pie, on the same stage at the same time.Oh, my bad. I think the Machine recommendation threw me off. NEVER COMPETE AGAINST A BIG MUFF! YOU'LL LOSE EVERY TIME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murch33 Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 Oh hai, I just had a thought... The 2 dirt pedals currently on my big board are a Mayo and a Woolly Mammoth, and I'm waiting on a Ronsound Stone Machine to ship (hopefully soon). It's a Foxx Tone Machine clone, and the whole reason I bought it is for the more piercing tones it gets compared to the other two. It's also got the whole octave up thing going on. So yeah, maybe some kind of octave fuzz might be in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bhsbhswarp Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 +1 on the cusack screamer fuzz.it will cut thru anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spentron Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 I was going to get spammy and suggest something, but actually ... won't almost anything cut through a Muff into a bass EQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinkzep52 Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 Get a cool vintage fuzz clone (ie, fuzz face, jordan bosstone, meastro fuzz, mkII, superfuzz, or an octave fuzz) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adamflybot Posted April 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 Hey, thanks for all the suggestions! On more thing, I like the brightness of the Fuzz Factory, but not so much the crazy wildness of it. So something like the Ultralord might be a little too intense. And you'd think cutting through her muff would be easy, but I'm having troubles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kittycaster Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 zvex machine im thinking? My first thought as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EL KABONG Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 i concur with skr3ddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EL KABONG Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 err take a look at the FUZZY BOY at Blues Saraceno.com it rocks i have major gas for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 something other than fuzz would cut through best, a heavy OD or distortion maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EL KABONG Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 dirty boy FUZZY BOY video demo if the link works...http://www.bluessaraceno.com/pedals_fboy.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members huskerjohn Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 At rat if you want something other than a fuzz. The most tweakable fuzz on the planet is the Diceworks Finale. You'll easily cut through anything with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members indigoguy Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 And you'd think cutting through her muff would be easy, but I'm having troubles... Must...avoid...inappropriate...comment... But on a more serious note your best bet would probably be to use less gain rather than going for a competing fuzz sound, so as mentioned above some kind of od/dist, maybe some kind of tubescreamer variant (plenty of mids) could do the trick? I only suggest this as i had the opposite problem for a while, i was using a muff and single coils and the other guitar player was using mostly clean/broken up sounds with humbuckers and i was just getting buried in the mix unless i turned up stupidly loud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EL KABONG Posted April 23, 2008 Members Share Posted April 23, 2008 the fulltone GT500 is quite cutting in that people complain that its too loud. i simply love it and just got done grooving with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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