The Octave Fuzz Thread

[hulakatt]

And of course, the Superfuzz *is* the greatest fuzz pedal ever invented.

Pete Townsend, Adam Yauch and I agree.

*high five*

My wife/drummer makes fuzz suggestions at band practice for new songs. We've called Superfuzz Mode 1 "Mudhoney" and Mode 2 "Cramps" for years.

It's two-in-one. That's TWICE the pedal.

And each side is brutal.

I know what I'm about. Got this from PigeonFX earlier in the year.

No pics but I have an LAL Sooper Fuzz 46 too that a great twist on the circuit with a pot instead of a tone switch. I love the artwork on the LAL!

[hulakatt]

What are your thoughts on the bigger zvex pedals? Super seekers and the woolly mammoth 7 and fuzz factory 7?

I mean, the regular sized Zvex already have enough knobs for me, I don't need a more tweakable version. The only oversized ones I have are a Fuzz Probe and a Volume Probe and yeah, the theremin should have been integrated into guitar effects much earlier and more frequently. The Fuzz Probe in particular makes good use of the theremin aspect and I hear the Wah Probe does too.

[Russell1982]

What are your thoughts on the bigger zvex pedals? Super seekers and the woolly mammoth 7 and fuzz factory 7?

I mean, the regular sized Zvex already have enough knobs for me, I don't need a more tweakable version. The only oversized ones I have are a Fuzz Probe and a Volume Probe and yeah, the theremin should have been integrated into guitar effects much earlier and more frequently. The Fuzz Probe in particular makes good use of the theremin aspect and I hear the Wah Probe does too.

I used to have a wah probe years ago but was never a big wah user really and ended up selling it, regrettably. It was cool though, and they seem to come up fairly frequently and for decent prices too. You should pick one up.

[hulakatt]

I used to have a wah probe years ago but was never a big wah user really and ended up selling it, regrettably. It was cool though, and they seem to come up fairly frequently and for decent prices too. You should pick one up.

The Wah Probe seems to be the most expensive of the 3 when it comes up for sale. I'm kinda disappointed in the Volume Probe and will likely sell it soon.

[Russell1982]

I used to have a wah probe years ago but was never a big wah user really and ended up selling it, regrettably. It was cool though, and they seem to come up fairly frequently and for decent prices too. You should pick one up.

The Wah Probe seems to be the most expensive of the 3 when it comes up for sale. I'm kinda disappointed in the Volume Probe and will likely sell it soon.

Ah weird, I feel like the wah probe is never that much, then again I haven’t seen them for a while I guess. Yeah I was always a little uninterested in the volume probe, it never seemed like it would be much use. I suppose as a “manual tremolo” type of thing but I don’t think I’d get much use from it.

Also, on your recommendation I’ve stumbled onto a pigeonFx super fuzz. How are they? You seem pretty impressed with yours.

[hulakatt]

Also, on your recommendation I’ve stumbled onto a pigeonFx super fuzz. How are they? You seem pretty impressed with yours.

I am and I've owned and still own more than a few SuperFuzz circuits. It's probably the least aggressive and most musical of the ones I've played so far and it's extremely well built.

[Russell1982]

Also, on your recommendation I’ve stumbled onto a pigeonFx super fuzz. How are they? You seem pretty impressed with yours.

I am and I've owned and still own more than a few SuperFuzz circuits. It's probably the least aggressive and most musical of the ones I've played so far and it's extremely well built.

Nice. I checked out their website, a British company but looks like they’re not really active much/at all now. I did see one for sale on reverb though, will add it to the list of stuff to try. I feel a gear splurge coming on soon.

[hulakatt]

Also, on your recommendation I’ve stumbled onto a pigeonFx super fuzz. How are they? You seem pretty impressed with yours.

I am and I've owned and still own more than a few SuperFuzz circuits. It's probably the least aggressive and most musical of the ones I've played so far and it's extremely well built.

Nice. I checked out their website, a British company but looks like they’re not really active much/at all now. I did see one for sale on reverb though, will add it to the list of stuff to try. I feel a gear splurge coming on soon.

They go through fits and spurts. I grabbed the SuperFuzz last time I saw one posted on their webstore because they hadn't had them posted in a while. I'd love to grab a Companion Fuzz from them too and I have one of their Hornby Skewes Treble Boosters on it's way to me.

[hulakatt]

Anybody looking for an Ampeg Scrambler clone in a NOS Scrambler enclosure?

I have one of these from the same guy and it rips!

[MechaBulletBill]

wow, that's very cool.

lately, i'm wishing that i'd held onto my kid congo-approved goo goo fuzz from reuss. i have another superfuzz (lal 46) but it's got more of a boss fz2 thing goin on, not so much of the old school octave buzzyness