Fuzz Pedal - Iron Butterfly

[Boogie Bill]

Re: Fuzz Pedal - Iron Butterfly

Thanks. I wondered if it might have been an amp distortion effect, but wasn't sure if he was using solid-state Vox, Kustom or Acoustic Control amps.

Like I originally posted, the EHX Satisfaction pedal got that tone. A lot of fuzz boxes are just too nice sounding...I like the nasty!

Bill

[Securb]

Re: Fuzz Pedal - Iron Butterfly

I love that gritty Norman Greenbaum/Iron Butterfly type of fuzz. I got the Morley Fuzz and finally I am in the ball park of that tone.

[Mincer]

Re: Fuzz Pedal - Iron Butterfly

Hi everyone on this page! So sorry, I'm YEARS behind any kind of "current answer" on the Big Question of Erik Braunn's "fuzz box," but I just found this page with so many suppositions and questions, and fwiw, have a definitive answer for you. Some of you may find it surprising, some disappointing, and maybe some not. I was a huge Iron Butterfly/Erik Braunn fan after they came out with "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," which I purchased solely on the basis of the front cover photo featuring that backline of Vox Super-Beatle amps (w a couple of Marshalls) across the stage. Had never heard 'em, nor OF 'em, but being a huge Vox fan (from The Beatles, of course, still AM... have 6 Vox amps now), that was enough to listen. Of course, I LOVED the record. Not too long after, I was able to buy my own Super-Beatle amp (which I still have, and it's still pretty clean, too, even after much dragging around to shows for many years!) and eventually a Mosrite "Ventures model" guitar. My band played "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" for a couple of years, and I saw Butterfly perform it, as well, many times. Very simple: plugging straight into the amp's Brilliant channel, or bridging Brilliant and Normal channels, and using the distinctive internal Vox Super-Beatle distortion IS the sound of Erik B. and Iron Butterfly. It's less the guitar, too, than just the amp. I got basically the same sound with the guitar I used before the Mosrite, too. I guess I had a Vox wah-wah and a couple other irrelevant things, but THAT was the definitive, super-raspy Butterfly distortion. Turn off the distortion and you get the clean, clear sound someone had remarked on as well. (Listening thru headphones, I believe you can actually hear EB clicking the footswitch [on left side], picked up by his amp mic!) I could fire it up right now and it would sound the same. Long time coming, but that's the answer. I hope it reaches SOMEONE! Please let me know, eh?
Cheers!

Wow, welcome to the forum, and very cool awesome first post!