VegaBaby
Fractal Fanatic
If it's an FZ-1S you're not alone anymoreMesaholic said:I would also love a Maestro but judging by past posts I have made I must be alone in this. :lol:
If it's an FZ-1S you're not alone anymoreMesaholic said:I would also love a Maestro but judging by past posts I have made I must be alone in this. :lol:
VegaBaby said:If it's an FZ-1S you're not alone anymoreMesaholic said:I would also love a Maestro but judging by past posts I have made I must be alone in this. :lol:
VintageGearGuy said:Great website Java! I find I prefer silicon fuzzes...
Matman said:I recently had the chance to work with Adrian Belew on the process of working out how to replace his favorite pedals with the Axe-Fx. We began experimenting with a range of fuzz tones and all I can say is that by the end of the sessions he pulled his fuzz pedals from the rig in favor of the tones we got from the Axe-Fx. I've had similar experiences with other artists.
Some tips:
1) Lots of later model fuzz circuits use a lowpass filter out front for woman-tone qualities. Try this and boost the output to hit the fuzz hard.
2) Try following the above with a second fuzz for classic Univox disgustingness
3) A PEQ after the fuzz(es) gives you a world of tones. Notch or Peak filters also have a lot of use here.
4) You can get into low battery or circuit-bent territory by pushing slew and bias to extremes.
5) Try a cleaner amp
dk_ace said:Matman said:I recently had the chance to work with Adrian Belew on the process of working out how to replace his favorite pedals with the Axe-Fx. We began experimenting with a range of fuzz tones and all I can say is that by the end of the sessions he pulled his fuzz pedals from the rig in favor of the tones we got from the Axe-Fx. I've had similar experiences with other artists.
Some tips:
1) Lots of later model fuzz circuits use a lowpass filter out front for woman-tone qualities. Try this and boost the output to hit the fuzz hard.
2) Try following the above with a second fuzz for classic Univox disgustingness
3) A PEQ after the fuzz(es) gives you a world of tones. Notch or Peak filters also have a lot of use here.
4) You can get into low battery or circuit-bent territory by pushing slew and bias to extremes.
5) Try a cleaner amp
#1, why didn't I think of that?
The FF sound I really want can be heard on a late, live rendition of Life Without You by SRV (forgot the actual date and venue). It's played into a clean amp but when he kicks it on it's thick, nasty, woody, and has a distinctive woman tone sound to it. I don't know why it never occured to me to try a LP filter in front of the hard fuzz. That will probably get it pretty close honestly.
On another note, it's one of the most classic and widely used pedals in history, and it should be one of the models in the Axe-FX IMO, but in the meantime I'll continue to look for a workaround.
Thanks!
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I agree with Matt on this. The Fuzz sim in the Axe is not modeled on anything specific, but, like I said in one of my previous posts, it's a fantastic blank canvas. I'm a total Fuzz head and love my real pedals, but I've equally come to love the Axe's Fuzz for being exactly what it is...a great blank canvas. It can be as clean and transparent if you want and also as nasty and broken at the same time. A lot more versatile than most of my real pedals.Matman said:I recently had the chance to work with Adrian Belew on the process of working out how to replace his favorite pedals with the Axe-Fx. We began experimenting with a range of fuzz tones and all I can say is that by the end of the sessions he pulled his fuzz pedals from the rig in favor of the tones we got from the Axe-Fx. I've had similar experiences with other artists.
Some tips:
1) Lots of later model fuzz circuits use a lowpass filter out front for woman-tone qualities. Try this and boost the output to hit the fuzz hard.
2) Try following the above with a second fuzz for classic Univox disgustingness
3) A PEQ after the fuzz(es) gives you a world of tones. Notch or Peak filters also have a lot of use here.
4) You can get into low battery or circuit-bent territory by pushing slew and bias to extremes.
5) Try a cleaner amp