Manny Kuhn
Inspired
Nice.FASPICE
Nice.FASPICE
Are fuzz models benefiting from this update?
2. Currently going through each pedal and comparing to real pedal.
Truly cool and exciting stuff Cliff.
As good as I think the current drives are, I'm excited about the re-work and upgrade for them, and mostly I'm hoping that this will bring the fuzz pedals closer to the tone, behavior and dynamic nature of real fuzz pedals.
Can you reveal if the fuzz pedals will benefit as much (or maybe even more) from this update as the normal drive pedals ??
Given that even a real fuzz pedal can’t behave the same after a buffer, wireless et al., I don’t think there is a way for Cliff to get around that as even a 100% perfect emulation wouldn’t do it since the real pedal it would be emulating wouldn’t either.
Just the nature of certain fuzz pedals
You're going to be disappointed then. The problem is that the signal is buffered and there is no way to model the interaction of the pickups with the circuit.Truly cool and exciting stuff Cliff.
As good as I think the current drives are, I'm excited about the re-work and upgrade for them, and mostly I'm hoping that this will bring the fuzz pedals closer to the tone, behavior and dynamic nature of real fuzz pedals.
Can you reveal if the fuzz pedals will benefit as much (or maybe even more) from this update as the normal drive pedals ??
You're going to be disappointed then. The problem is that the signal is buffered and there is no way to model the interaction of the pickups with the circuit.
I still prefer getting my distortion from the amp. I played professionally for 25 years and never in that time did I ever use a distortion/fuzz/drive/etc. pedal.Has the new modelling changed Cliff's opinion on drives? He once said he doesnt like them.
Since this is virtual pedals maybe the models of the fuzz pedals could be done in a way, where the fuzz "sees" a unbuffered signal and reacts accordingly.
I know some hi-end custom builders like Skrydstrup have "magic" boxes that will make a fuzz behave as if it recieves an unbuffered/directly form the guitar signal.
I'm quite that there is nothing magical about these "magic" boxes, but that they are just simple electronics that mimics the impedance ect. of a direct signal from an electric guitar
.
PS:
Why not type of transistors/opamps too?
You can build devices that are essentially pickup simulators, load boxes etc, which can change the impedance etc, and they can make a pedal “see” a passive pickup even if it’s behind a wireless unit. Problem is though that you can’t just roll your volume pot back slightly and clean up the fuzz. You could change the impedance, or some of these boxes have passive control pots like a pickup circuit, but you can’t really adjust them while playing.
That is the cool thing with certain fuzz, your guitar electronics interact with it and you can go from raging fuzz to spanking cleaning rolling the volume pot back just a touch.
It’s possible to match the tones in the Axe, as is, but not the dynamic interaction, but as Cliff said, can’t make that part work behind a buffer, at least not without extra hardware and not through software.
If you really like a vintage fuzz, no substitute than plugging your guitar right into one, idieally with some old carbon batteries
For darn near anything else though the Axe should be exceptional
found a way to make the impossible become possible
Boss ES-8 has selectable input buffer and output buffer, it switches them in or out mechanically (F A S T), you can have either/both engaged or disengaged, per preset. Engaged keeps the cleans from getting dull no matter what you run it through and disengaged it lets the fuzz get fuzzy.
I still prefer getting my distortion from the amp. I played professionally for 25 years and never in that time did I ever use a distortion/fuzz/drive/etc. pedal.