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The Noodlist · Post by **The Noodlist** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:30 am

My first fuzz noodlings using Ebay Green Russian
Fuzzism
Landlord compressor > Green Russian fuzz clone > Laney LC30II > SM57 > Gap pre MKII > soundcard -- bass through fuzz direct (DI)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/websmurfer
https://www.otalgiafx.co.uk/

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:11 am

Here are a few clips I recorded today.
I recorded my Gibson LP Studio and Analog RYTM through the DI input on the UA 2-610.
I sent the output of that track to a Radial ProRMP, and then into the pedals shown below. From the last pedal in the chain into my Mesa Boogie Rectoverb, mic'd with a Sennheiser E906, Se VR1 Ribbon, and a mic parts DIY mic. 1073OPX for pres.

gtr
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... dbk-01.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... dbk-02.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... dbk-03.wav
drum machine
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... dbk-01.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... dbk-02.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... dbk-03.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... dbk-04.wav

gtr
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... uzz-01.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... uzz-02.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... uzz-03.wav
drum machine
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... uzz-01.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... uzz-02.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... uzz-03.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... uzz-04.wav

gtr
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... ast-01.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... ast-02.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... ast-03.wav
drum machine
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... ast-01.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... ast-02.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... ast-03.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... ast-04.wav
https://www.3amnoise.net/fuzz_testa/Fuz ... ast-05.wav

imrae · Post by **imrae** » Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:06 pm

The Noodlist wrote: Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:30 am My first fuzz noodlings using Ebay Green Russian
Fuzzism
Landlord compressor > Green Russian fuzz clone > Laney LC30II > SM57 > Gap pre MKII > soundcard -- bass through fuzz direct (DI)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/websmurfer
https://www.otalgiafx.co.uk/

Compressor into big muff? You maniac! It certainly brings the fizz.

imrae · Post by **imrae** » Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:17 pm

@justin blimey, a lot to take in there.

I prefer protostar modulation on the drums, I think.

Fuzz factories really are just intentionally-breakable fuzz faces, aren't they?

What's going on in drum sample 7, some interesting resonance there that almost gives HM-2 vibes.

Ultra-fuzz seems quite muff-y on guitar, but that choppy element is something different. Is there a bias control on there?

Broadcast the "nicest" fuzz here I think, but didn't realise it will smash a guitar quite that hard if you ask it to. Will be interesting to compare with my Accomplished Badger.

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Tue Jan 04, 2022 4:40 pm

imrae wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:17 pm @justin blimey, a lot to take in there.

Thanks for checking them out. I tried to keep the clips short!

imrae wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:17 pm I prefer protostar modulation on the drums, I think.

I started out just wanting to do a barebones demo with the Preamp mk2 but that idea went out the window once I got the passive matrix mixer involved for feedback. It's incredible what a little feedback will do to some fuzz pedals. I've thought about modding some of my pedals with feedback knob (just a pot for sending the output back to the input) but the real magic comes out when you introduce a resonant filter or a graphic EQ to the feedback loop. Since the Preamp mk2 has it's own resonant BPF, which can be placed after the gain stages (the Mid-band), I can get formant sounds, when paired with the Protostar and/or my EHX Tube EQ. It requires some careful dialing and the real fun comes when I can control both/all three filters with a single CV. Anyway. Those three boxes are a lot of fun together. I don't even need an input signal.

I still have all this stuff setup in the sunroom. If you'd like to hear the Preamp mk2 on it's own, I can make that happen.

imrae wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:17 pm Fuzz factories really are just intentionally-breakable fuzz faces, aren't they? What's going on in drum sample 7, some interesting resonance there that almost gives HM-2 vibes.

When I built this FuzzFactory clone, I ended up getting a pair of NOS germanium transistors that were intended to be used with a Fuzz Face clone. I added a passive tone circuit to the output (based on Big Muff tone stack) and a op-amp buffer. The tone circuit interacts with the buffer in a way that can result in a strange resonant peak, which I absolutely love. The buffer can also provide a tooooooon of relatively clean gain, so it will drive the amp really hard if I'm not careful. I was trying to keep the Mesa's preamp clean for these recordings, so that you could hear what the pedals are doing.

imrae wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:17 pm Ultra-fuzz seems quite muff-y on guitar, but that choppy element is something different. Is there a bias control on there?

The Ultrafuzz is a madman. It can almost get into Fuzz Factory territory but it can also be polite. It's actually two fuzz circuits if I understand correctly, with the 'Color' control acting as like a crossfader between the two. You can find a bit more info, here: http://effectextra.blogspot.com/2010/12 ... -fuzz.html
and here: https://catalinbread.com/blogs/kulas-ca ... ultra-fuzz
There is a 'Gate' control, which behaves like a bias and has a huge influence on how it responds to dynamics. The Tone control is also very unsubtle, with the variable Resonance/feedback.

imrae wrote: Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:17 pm Broadcast the "nicest" fuzz here I think, but didn't realise it will smash a guitar quite that hard if you ask it to. Will be interesting to compare with my Accomplished Badger.

This is one of my favorite pedals at the moment. When the gain switch is in the left position, it's pretty tame, even at high gain. Really smooth transition from clean to overdriven, just by playing dynamically. I've used this pedal to distort vocals, it sounds surprisingly like my Neve pres, in that application. With the gain switch in the right position, it gets really brutal. Despite having few controls, it's incredibly flexible. I like to run it at 24V when using it as a studio effect but it has a more squishy character when running it at lower voltages, which can also be useful.

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:36 am

More clips.This time featuring the Dan Electro French Toast Fuzz (based on Foxx Tone Machine) and Chase Bliss Preamp mk2.

I really love this pedal. It's really noisy and the octave effect sounds kinda terrible majority of the time but it works surprisingly well for a lot of different stuff.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:45 pm

holy fritatas batman! that's a lot of fuzz

like an 80s porno!!!

will try and add some more now we're battling!!!

don't have as many sexy pedals as justin sadly

still a few nice bits to share though!

pekbro · Post by **pekbro** » Thu Jan 06, 2022 8:07 pm

What a great strategy, the cat hair makes justin's pedals literally fuzzy!

*I have run out of cats as of last year sadly...

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:31 pm

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:33 pm

as long as they are cat hairs

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:38 pm

Oy! I stopped doing stuff like that with electronics years ago!

pekbro · Post by **pekbro** » Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:37 am

Great stuff guys all of it.

Ok here's something, just a quick one of the Mattoverse Airtrash. It's super noisy as it generates noise I guess. It's a bit weird, I like it a lot myself. Might not be the best music for fuzz, no chugs, no doom. It's nothing but the Air Trash, no cab sim, no amp sim, no mastering.

Capo on the 5th fret.

Honestly this is my 1st fuzz off

It's probably pretty loud, it's not bad, but if your worried maybe turn down the player a bit before listening.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18rPgQB ... sp=sharing

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:26 pm

hubcap john fuzzface clone : honey (esque)

di, no fx, no cab/amp.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:32 pm

pekbro wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:37 am Great stuff guys all of it.

Ok here's something, just a quick one of the Mattoverse Airtrash. It's super noisy as it generates noise I guess. It's a bit weird, I like it a lot myself. Might not be the best music for fuzz, no chugs, no doom. It's nothing but the Air Trash, no cab sim, no amp sim, no mastering.

Capo on the 5th fret.

thats fuzzy indeed

reminds me a little of one of the zvex fuzzes

Honestly this is my 1st fuzz off

as far as im aware its the first ever official one!!

It's probably pretty loud, it's not bad, but if your worried maybe turn down the player a bit before listening.

anyone who does, is disqualified from the fuzz off.
if its too loud, you dont belong in here

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18rPgQB ... sp=sharing

fuzz, its not just doom! or metal, loads of grunge used it, and a lot of people like beck who are harder to place. this was the perfect music for fuzz, because everything is perfect with fuzz

as the beatles sang all you need is fuzz

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:25 am

pekbro wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:37 amOk here's something, just a quick one of the Mattoverse Airtrash.

Woah, that sounds really interesting!

vurt wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:26 pm di, no fx, no cab/amp.

That's great!

fuzz off!