HBE UFO Fuzz - anyone?

foo3001

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So,

I´d like comments on the pedal.

I´m looking for a good fuzz pedal that could cover low-gain vintage-y fuzz sounds to Hendrix-y fuzz to more modern fuzz.

So far the best I´ve found is the MI Audio G.I Fuzz but it lacks a bit in the vintage department.

So how is the UFO? People seem to dig it in HarmonyCentral (but they dig everything :) ) and it seems pretty solid. Vintage and modern settings with an option of an upper octave. Seems nice.

But how is it as a low - gain fuzz? Or medium gain? How do the vin/mod settings differ from each other? How does it work with single coils / humbuckers? The clip at HomeBreWElectronics.com is pretty crappy, it´s just how it sounds at full blast and with the upper octave added with no clue on how the pedal is set or which guitar it was played with.

So, if You have an opinion on the pedal I´d greatly appreciate Your comments. (I wouldn´t mind clips either :) )
 
Re: HBE UFO Fuzz - anyone?

I had one......as a fuzz, in vintage mode, it was actually very nice. Warm & smooth, fairly good range & worked well with the guitar volume knob.

In modern mode, it goes from medium to higher gain fuzzy. Not my cup o' tea, but cool.

The octave portion was fairly useless to me, so I eventually traded it for a Vibe pedal....which got traded for a Tonefactor Huckleberry.

I'm selling the Huck, but only because I was able to scoop a primo Analogman Sunlion....if not for that, I'd keep the Huck. Nice versatility in a smaller footprint than the UFO.
 
Re: HBE UFO Fuzz - anyone?

Any place we can get to hear some clips ?

I am also in the market for a new fuzz, albeit a very musical 'vintage-voiced' fuzz !
How does a MODERN fuzz sound like ? BOSS FZ-3 ?

I like the tones of the EHX Double Muff, and simmilar !
Does the UFO get close ???
 
Re: HBE UFO Fuzz - anyone?

The HBE site has some clips, but if I recall...they truly aren't representative of what the box can do.

MODERN is just a more aggressive modern to higher gain fuzz
VINTAGE being warmer& smoother

The UFO does both very well :bigok:
 
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