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What fuzz did Gibbons use circa Tres Hombres?


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So this has probably been asked a thousand times, but I was listening to the new reissues of Tres Hombres and Fandango this weekend and on the new live tracks that accompany the standard albums track, Billy has the sickest fuzz tone I've ever heard. You think that is just a Fuzz Face? It's sounds kind of like "low battery" rasp and it's not so saturated you can't hear the notes (like his tone is now).

What kind of fuzz pedal on the market today can break up in a similar fashion?

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i'm thinking the live versions of waitin for the bus, jesus left chicago, and heard it on the x on the new reissues.

but pretty much all the tones on those records are sweet. that specific warm and fuzzy sound, but with a clear pick sound he gets is what i'm after. but i'm sure this is the equivalent of asking how to get the "brown sound."

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Originally posted by Vince

I'd say it's not a fuzz, but The Les Paul, into a cranked Tweed Deluxe.

 

 

 

Bingo!! I can get those exact tones like this!! Also, a CMATMODS Tube Slammer gets me farther into gibbons territory than any other pedal I have played.

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Originally posted by Vince

Oh, Live!! I think back then it was marshall stacks all the way, but as before, I could be wrong

 

 

I heard something a while back about him having big stacks on stage but he was really playing through a miked solid state combo of some sort and he kept the amp hidden behind the stacks???

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"Just Got Paid" is verified and documented that he used (brown face deluxe) different album, but that amp and tweed deluxes are a favorite of his, in the studio.."Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" is a tone that is super filthy..Could be a tweed maxed out, or Fuzz in front of any good tube amp..

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