Members guitarman3001 Posted May 17, 2010 Members Share Posted May 17, 2010 ...is this an amazing sounding pedal? I took a small vacation this weekend and went into a bar. There was a duo playing there. One guy playing electric guitar, the other guy singing, and the bass and drums and keys/horns/etc...were on tracks. They were playing blues and R&B. The guitar player had one of the smoothest sweetest lead tones I've ever heard. He was playing a les paul through a fender twin reverb. I walked up to the stage and checked out his pedalboard and he was using a pedal I've never heard of, a fuchs valve job. Is this really as good a pedal as it sounded to me or had I had one too many tequila shots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted May 17, 2010 Members Share Posted May 17, 2010 Youtube tells me it sounds natural but muddy. Won't be piercing, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphamarquis Posted May 17, 2010 Members Share Posted May 17, 2010 How do you pronounce that anyway? Fooks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ugameus Posted May 17, 2010 Members Share Posted May 17, 2010 few-ks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted May 17, 2010 Moderators Share Posted May 17, 2010 Pretty good thread on TGP here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StompBoxLover Posted May 17, 2010 Members Share Posted May 17, 2010 few-ks always hard to tell with names. the german Fuchs (Fox) is inded pronounced 'fooks' (stop giggling!) with shorter 'oo'-sound, stressing the 'f' and not the 'oo' , but since he's an american, who knows? also, 99,9% pronounce 'Moog' incorrectly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StompBoxLover Posted May 17, 2010 Members Share Posted May 17, 2010 Youtube tells me it sounds natural but muddy. Won't be piercing, that's for sure. amazing what you can tell by listening to badly compressed audio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted May 17, 2010 Members Share Posted May 17, 2010 amazing what you can tell by listening to badly compressed audio If you can't make up your mind about something from video reviews, you're way too finicky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metallica_00 Posted May 17, 2010 Members Share Posted May 17, 2010 Haven't played the Valve Job, but have played the Plush Drive and the Pure Gain, as well as a couple Fuchs amps (ODS and Train 45). The Pure Gain is the best boost pedal I've ever played - expensive but completely transparent, and just adds the perfect amount of girth and grit. I wasn't as big of a fan of the Plush Drive - great smooth lead tones with HB-equipped guitars, but wasn't as good for rhythm playing (a bit TOO fat/compressed) or single coil guitars. The amps are incredible, definitely some of the best out there, and top-notch quality. I'm dying for an ODS but it doesn't make sense for an apartment. From what I understand the Valve Job is similar to the Plush Drive but is valve-based. Not sure how that affects things, but it's definitely going after the Dumble (or the ODS) smooth lead tone. So similar to a ZenDrive et al. in the pedal world. It's definitely a unique voice. Those types of pedals tend to pair well with Fender amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted May 17, 2010 Members Share Posted May 17, 2010 I was lookin for a plush drive for sometime but gave up, they make some nice pedals and are based out of Jersey, yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StompBoxLover Posted May 17, 2010 Members Share Posted May 17, 2010 If you can't make up your mind about something from video reviews, you're way too finicky. if you make up your mind based on video reviews, you're quite gullible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted May 17, 2010 Members Share Posted May 17, 2010 if you make up your mind based on video reviews, you're quite gullible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted May 17, 2010 Members Share Posted May 17, 2010 I have a ODS 100 and the overdrive is very smooth and tends to bloom as it sustains. As far as pedal go I really don't know. The amps sound the same at bedroom to insane stage volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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