Your whole collection is great, but this one is especially lovely!!
Fuzz Face Problem?
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It was a backup made for a one-off for a customer that was later surplussed on ebay that I purely lucked into. It sounds amazing and I love it dearly.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 6:42 amYour whole collection is great, but this one is especially lovely!!
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That's awesome! I love custom painted enclosures like that!!
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Me too! And I've long held a deep love for the Hendrix/Monterey strat.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 7:33 amThat's awesome! I love custom painted enclosures like that!!
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I've always enjoyed art on guitars like that. Or just art like that. Hendrix's Monterey Strat, Clapton's SG from Cream. LOVE the guitars.hulakatt wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 8:27 amMe too! And I've long held a deep love for the Hendrix/Monterey strat.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 7:33 amThat's awesome! I love custom painted enclosures like that!!
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http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384
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Amen! Kinda disappointing that that particular guitar fad didn't catch on more. I have something like that I'm slowly working on but I have someone else I've contacted about doing the artwork on the body. Very early stages of planning but at least I know it'll be a stacked knob Jazz Bass. This started when I ended up with a rather nice polka dot pickguard for a J Bass from Decoboom while I was also looking for art from a particular artist. I contacted them about just buying art of theirs in general but that led to painting a guitar body. They're in the middle of moving workshop spaces and getting ready to launch a new website so it's a bit on hold til everything settles.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 8:39 amI've always enjoyed art on guitars like that. Or just art like that. Hendrix's Monterey Strat, Clapton's SG from Cream. LOVE the guitars.hulakatt wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 8:27 amMe too! And I've long held a deep love for the Hendrix/Monterey strat.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 7:33 amThat's awesome! I love custom painted enclosures like that!!
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Veitchy wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 2:51 pmAll the lights in the neighborhood dim momentarily when it's fired up.
That's fucking killer.
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That sounds amazing. You definitely need to post a project thread about that one!!!hulakatt wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 12:23 pmAmen! Kinda disappointing that that particular guitar fad didn't catch on more. I have something like that I'm slowly working on but I have someone else I've contacted about doing the artwork on the body. Very early stages of planning but at least I know it'll be a stacked knob Jazz Bass. This started when I ended up with a rather nice polka dot pickguard for a J Bass from Decoboom while I was also looking for art from a particular artist. I contacted them about just buying art of theirs in general but that led to painting a guitar body. They're in the middle of moving workshop spaces and getting ready to launch a new website so it's a bit on hold til everything settles.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 8:39 amI've always enjoyed art on guitars like that. Or just art like that. Hendrix's Monterey Strat, Clapton's SG from Cream. LOVE the guitars.
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http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384
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I will when it gets there. Hell, I still need to put together my P Bass project and take some pics. I've been so busy it's still just a pile of parts.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 6:05 pmThat sounds amazing. You definitely need to post a project thread about that one!!!hulakatt wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 12:23 pmAmen! Kinda disappointing that that particular guitar fad didn't catch on more. I have something like that I'm slowly working on but I have someone else I've contacted about doing the artwork on the body. Very early stages of planning but at least I know it'll be a stacked knob Jazz Bass. This started when I ended up with a rather nice polka dot pickguard for a J Bass from Decoboom while I was also looking for art from a particular artist. I contacted them about just buying art of theirs in general but that led to painting a guitar body. They're in the middle of moving workshop spaces and getting ready to launch a new website so it's a bit on hold til everything settles.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 8:39 am
I've always enjoyed art on guitars like that. Or just art like that. Hendrix's Monterey Strat, Clapton's SG from Cream. LOVE the guitars.
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I totally understand that. I've been sitting on a couple bodies from Deed_Poll for over 5 years that I haven't finished.
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It's only been a month since I posted this.MrShake wrote: ↑Tue May 03, 2022 7:24 pmThere are few pedals I wish I jived with more than a Fuzz Face. And that's ok, but I'd love to love them almost as much as you 'cause that pile is *super cool*. They sound great for other people, but the only one I've ever clicked with is the one that apparently sounds least like a Fuzz Face.
Once I read your OP, Screamadelica was playing before I even started to type.
Play them proud and loud, enjoy yourself. It's not a problem unless you make it a problem.
I'm pretty sure this thread is like that tape from The Ring.
Starting to get it. Starting to.
Left to right, in build order:
Silicon, BC108b, hfe about 330s. High gain, will live at the practice space. Biased at 1.4/4.5
Silicon, BC108a, hfe in the 140s. A monster. Roars, with some bite. The one that suits my current needs best. Biased at 1.4/4.5
Germanium, vintage military OC42, hfe 73/134. Really eye-opening. I'm getting this Fuzz Face germanium thing. Full and swirly, but with lots of body and fine texture. Biased at -0.6/-4.5
Germanium, GT308V, hfe 82/106. Really full, still zeroing in. Trying to bias this one a little smoother, experimenting with -0.8/-6.35. Digging it so far.
What has this thread done to me?
Thanks to everyone who's helped with questions. They're still not quite as cool as this stack of discs. Maybe custom paint jobs will help.
I'm Mike, and I might also have a problem now. I need to put on Screamadelica and chill out.
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Next, max out the volume on one and zero out the Fuzz to use it as a gnarly, dirty boost! Always sounded more "Hendrix" to me than using one with the Fuzz maxed out but that seems to be the way everyone likes to use them.MrShake wrote: ↑Sun Jun 05, 2022 4:23 pmIt's only been a month since I posted this.MrShake wrote: ↑Tue May 03, 2022 7:24 pmThere are few pedals I wish I jived with more than a Fuzz Face. And that's ok, but I'd love to love them almost as much as you 'cause that pile is *super cool*. They sound great for other people, but the only one I've ever clicked with is the one that apparently sounds least like a Fuzz Face.
Once I read your OP, Screamadelica was playing before I even started to type.
Play them proud and loud, enjoy yourself. It's not a problem unless you make it a problem.
I'm pretty sure this thread is like that tape from The Ring.
Starting to get it. Starting to.
Left to right, in build order:
Silicon, BC108b, hfe about 330s. High gain, will live at the practice space. Biased at 1.4/4.5
Silicon, BC108a, hfe in the 140s. A monster. Roars, with some bite. The one that suits my current needs best. Biased at 1.4/4.5
Germanium, vintage military OC42, hfe 73/134. Really eye-opening. I'm getting this Fuzz Face germanium thing. Full and swirly, but with lots of body and fine texture. Biased at -0.6/-4.5
Germanium, GT308V, hfe 82/106. Really full, still zeroing in. Trying to bias this one a little smoother, experimenting with -0.8/-6.35. Digging it so far.
What has this thread done to me?
Thanks to everyone who's helped with questions. They're still not quite as cool as this stack of discs. Maybe custom paint jobs will help.
I'm Mike, and I might also have a problem now. I need to put on Screamadelica and chill out.
It's funny how, despite them "all being the same pedal", they are all so different, isn't it?
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