rhmcfarland
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Does anyone know if there are any recordings of Hendrix playing the Gibson Flying V? That would be an interesting tone to hear: Flying V/fuzzface/plexi Marshall. Know of any?
Hendrix Flying V
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Zeppelinfan8790
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Re: Hendrix Flying V
Yeah thats a great DVD. He plays the V for more than just Red House tho, so you can hear all his different tones. IIRC, he uses all 3 pups at different times during the songs.
Yeah thats a great DVD. He plays the V for more than just Red House tho, so you can hear all his different tones. IIRC, he uses all 3 pups at different times during the songs.
rhmcfarland
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Re: Hendrix Flying V
Thanks, gents! I'll get the Isle of Wight dvd. In my experience, humbuckers sound pretty tight & smooth with a silicon fuzzface. This should be a treat!
Thanks, gents! I'll get the Isle of Wight dvd. In my experience, humbuckers sound pretty tight & smooth with a silicon fuzzface. This should be a treat!
Gearjoneser
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Yeah, Isle of Wight is the only one I know, but they also show clips of Isle on some of the Hendrix Documentaries.
ledzepp29 said:
Yeah, Isle of Wight is the only one I know, but they also show clips of Isle on some of the Hendrix Documentaries.
rhmcfarland
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dd12939... thanks! can you post a link to the video?
Hi Gearjoneser... They've got a Dr.Z KT-45 listed for $900.00 on the gearpage.net. Seems like a good deal. What do you think?
dd12939... thanks! can you post a link to the video?
Hi Gearjoneser... They've got a Dr.Z KT-45 listed for $900.00 on the gearpage.net. Seems like a good deal. What do you think?
Re: Hendrix Flying V
Hello Hello--
The Isle of Wight [as well as a lot of other gigs in '69 - '70] is the Axis Fuzz. Hendrix had the guts of the Axis installed in his Fuzz Face shells. A Flying V [or, anything with humbuckers...] will not sound like that when played through a silicon Fuzz Face. Band of Gypsies is also all Axis Fuzz.
Brian.
Hello Hello--
The Isle of Wight [as well as a lot of other gigs in '69 - '70] is the Axis Fuzz. Hendrix had the guts of the Axis installed in his Fuzz Face shells. A Flying V [or, anything with humbuckers...] will not sound like that when played through a silicon Fuzz Face. Band of Gypsies is also all Axis Fuzz.
Brian.
rhmcfarland
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Re: Hendrix Flying V
Interesting. How did you find out about the Axix/Fuzzface switcheroo? Does anyone make a good Axis fuzz clone these days?
Interesting. How did you find out about the Axix/Fuzzface switcheroo? Does anyone make a good Axis fuzz clone these days?
Re: Hendrix Flying V
Hello Hello--
Mayer has talked about it in the past [he DID NOT like Fuzz Faces...] The Axis circuit [silicon trannys, by the way..] was first developed in late '67 and gradually worked it's way into Hendrix' stage set-up by '69. The Fuzz Faces that he used were highly modded by Mayer [especially the silicon ones] so after awhile it just made sense to put the Axis circuit into the FF shell. The Axis was not marketed on it's own until way later [after Hendrix' death]. If you can compare a silicon FF with an Axis you'll hear the difference in tone and distortion right away. I've made Axis clones for awhile, and after you get used to how the circuit works you can get a bunch of different shades of fuzz and distortion out of it that a FF will never get.
Brian.
Hello Hello--
Mayer has talked about it in the past [he DID NOT like Fuzz Faces...] The Axis circuit [silicon trannys, by the way..] was first developed in late '67 and gradually worked it's way into Hendrix' stage set-up by '69. The Fuzz Faces that he used were highly modded by Mayer [especially the silicon ones] so after awhile it just made sense to put the Axis circuit into the FF shell. The Axis was not marketed on it's own until way later [after Hendrix' death]. If you can compare a silicon FF with an Axis you'll hear the difference in tone and distortion right away. I've made Axis clones for awhile, and after you get used to how the circuit works you can get a bunch of different shades of fuzz and distortion out of it that a FF will never get.
Brian.
rhmcfarland
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Re: Hendrix Flying V
What type of transistors does the Axis use? Do you think Mayer's stuff is good? What are the main tonal differences between the Axis and the FuzzFace?
What type of transistors does the Axis use? Do you think Mayer's stuff is good? What are the main tonal differences between the Axis and the FuzzFace?
Re: Hendrix Flying V
Hello Hello--
The only Mayer pedal I've used was the Axis. A friend of mine has one, so I used that as a point of comparison. I made a copy of it and did a few mods to the circuit [to take some of the "woofiness" out of the bass...]. We both like the copy better!
The Axis works great with an amp [Marshall, Vox, etc...] that's already set for "crunch". You can get a bunch of levels of distortion and fuzz if you take time to tweak it. The Axis has more gain then a stock FF. and also is less muddy. The original circuit used European 3906 and 3904 trannys and does NOT sound the same with American knockoffs. This pedal is made to be combined with a good tube amp that's cranked up !
Brian.
Hello Hello--
The only Mayer pedal I've used was the Axis. A friend of mine has one, so I used that as a point of comparison. I made a copy of it and did a few mods to the circuit [to take some of the "woofiness" out of the bass...]. We both like the copy better!
The Axis works great with an amp [Marshall, Vox, etc...] that's already set for "crunch". You can get a bunch of levels of distortion and fuzz if you take time to tweak it. The Axis has more gain then a stock FF. and also is less muddy. The original circuit used European 3906 and 3904 trannys and does NOT sound the same with American knockoffs. This pedal is made to be combined with a good tube amp that's cranked up !
Brian.
rhmcfarland
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Re: Hendrix Flying V
Are you using the European si transistors? What company do you represent?
Are you using the European si transistors? What company do you represent?
Re: Hendrix Flying V
Hello Hello--
Flank-- Yeah, I've tried a Fulltone '70.....not a bad silicon FF but not the same as the Axis. [I'm not saying that the Axis is "better" or that Fuzz Faces stink on ice 'cuz I use all kinds of different fuzzes for different things and they are all good. I always build my FF clones with a lower value input cap to get rid of the muddy bass response, however.]
RH-- I've built a few different Axis clones. The first one had Radio Shack trannys in it[not too bad]. The second one had Fairchild trannys [real good]. The third one had original trannys [real good, too......just a little different].
I don't know what you mean by "what company do I represent" 'cuz I just get trannys [germanium and silicon] from different European and American sources.
Brian.
Hello Hello--
Flank-- Yeah, I've tried a Fulltone '70.....not a bad silicon FF but not the same as the Axis. [I'm not saying that the Axis is "better" or that Fuzz Faces stink on ice 'cuz I use all kinds of different fuzzes for different things and they are all good. I always build my FF clones with a lower value input cap to get rid of the muddy bass response, however.]
RH-- I've built a few different Axis clones. The first one had Radio Shack trannys in it[not too bad]. The second one had Fairchild trannys [real good]. The third one had original trannys [real good, too......just a little different].
I don't know what you mean by "what company do I represent" 'cuz I just get trannys [germanium and silicon] from different European and American sources.
Brian.
