New Product: Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz Pedal
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I actually got caught up in the hype, I'm ashamed to admit and bought a set of Voodoo's from Peter Florance. I used them for a while, but they had these really bizarre double tones that gave me a headache. Peter was nice enough to refund my bucks. Just a bad call on my part. What was I doing not trusting my Antiquities, Seths and A2P's? I'm a dumb butt sometimes.
I actually got caught up in the hype, I'm ashamed to admit and bought a set of Voodoo's from Peter Florance. I used them for a while, but they had these really bizarre double tones that gave me a headache. Peter was nice enough to refund my bucks. Just a bad call on my part. What was I doing not trusting my Antiquities, Seths and A2P's? I'm a dumb butt sometimes.
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
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That's ok Scott...How would you ever know without trying them out? I just did the same exact thing by getting the Fulltone Distortion Pro...I got it and didn't like it,sold it...
I've come to the conclusion that there's plenty of Seymour Duncan pickups available to me that I never look elsewhere these days..
John
Scott_F said:
That's ok Scott...How would you ever know without trying them out? I just did the same exact thing by getting the Fulltone Distortion Pro...I got it and didn't like it,sold it...
I've come to the conclusion that there's plenty of Seymour Duncan pickups available to me that I never look elsewhere these days..
John
sooperunkn
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Germanium or Silicon?????
Germanium or Silicon?????
Evan Skopp
SDUGF Founder
Re: New Product: Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz Pedal
So… you figured out our new pedal. Sorry for the lame front page clues, Scott and everybody else. Artie, you were soooooooooooooo close!
Anyway, we’re very, very excited about the SFX-02 Tweak Fuzz.
Around a year ago, I assembled a focus group with some of the top minds in the pedal community. They included session and performing artists, LA’s top gear rental-guy, retailers, one of the foremost authorities on stomp boxes and a guitar magazine editor and Seymour Duncan’s R&D team, of which I’m a member. The thing we kept hearing is that, more and more often, record producers are asking session players to track with fuzz tones. And the top session players are looking for the right fuzz flavor.
Cut to me talking to Blues and him telling me about the Afro Fuzz which his father designed. If you know about Blues, then you know that he was using amps designed and built by his father for many years. But the amps were expensive and heavy to haul, and after awhile, Blues shifted his live and session work to using smaller amps with a couple of very versatile pedals that enabled him to get virtually any tone he was after.
One of those pedals was the Afro Fuzz. We tried one out and immediately dug it.
Two years ago, Blues did some recording with a major, multi-platinum artist. Her producer is known as one of the biggest guitar tone snobs in LA. Blues used the Afro Fuzz all over her album. The producer was floored by the Afro Fuzz and he bought one from Alex. Then the producer started turning other session players on to it. One thing leads to another and now the small cadre of top players for sessions and scoring are using it for live work and tracking.
About the pedal. It’s basic tone is similar to a Fuzz Face, but it’s not screechy at all. The Tweak control make this a very versatile fuzz pedal - the kind of pedal you bring with you on a session when you have to come up with a lot of usable tones.
The Tweak Fuzz is almost identical to the Afro Fuzz - but in a different box and with a name that’s not going to cause people to write us complaint letters. However, we opted not to use germaniums for several reasons: they’re hard to source, they’re expensive, they shut down when they get hot and, most importantly, we figured out a way to make silicons sound so, so, so close to the germaniums that, in a blind sound test, Blues and I were both fooled into thinking that the Tweak Fuzz was the Afro Fuzz.
Last week we shot some video at Blue’s home-studio of him using the pedal. If you have any doubts about what this thing can do, I believe they’ll be put to rest when you see the video. The video should be up on the site in a couple of weeks.
OK… you have no idea how tired I am at the moment. NAMM was great. And it was great to see a few of you there: Scott_F, Gomano, B2D, etc. But what was really great was to hear all the buzz from artists, dealers and the press on this hot new pedal.
So… you figured out our new pedal. Sorry for the lame front page clues, Scott and everybody else. Artie, you were soooooooooooooo close!
Anyway, we’re very, very excited about the SFX-02 Tweak Fuzz.
Around a year ago, I assembled a focus group with some of the top minds in the pedal community. They included session and performing artists, LA’s top gear rental-guy, retailers, one of the foremost authorities on stomp boxes and a guitar magazine editor and Seymour Duncan’s R&D team, of which I’m a member. The thing we kept hearing is that, more and more often, record producers are asking session players to track with fuzz tones. And the top session players are looking for the right fuzz flavor.
Cut to me talking to Blues and him telling me about the Afro Fuzz which his father designed. If you know about Blues, then you know that he was using amps designed and built by his father for many years. But the amps were expensive and heavy to haul, and after awhile, Blues shifted his live and session work to using smaller amps with a couple of very versatile pedals that enabled him to get virtually any tone he was after.
One of those pedals was the Afro Fuzz. We tried one out and immediately dug it.
Two years ago, Blues did some recording with a major, multi-platinum artist. Her producer is known as one of the biggest guitar tone snobs in LA. Blues used the Afro Fuzz all over her album. The producer was floored by the Afro Fuzz and he bought one from Alex. Then the producer started turning other session players on to it. One thing leads to another and now the small cadre of top players for sessions and scoring are using it for live work and tracking.
About the pedal. It’s basic tone is similar to a Fuzz Face, but it’s not screechy at all. The Tweak control make this a very versatile fuzz pedal - the kind of pedal you bring with you on a session when you have to come up with a lot of usable tones.
The Tweak Fuzz is almost identical to the Afro Fuzz - but in a different box and with a name that’s not going to cause people to write us complaint letters. However, we opted not to use germaniums for several reasons: they’re hard to source, they’re expensive, they shut down when they get hot and, most importantly, we figured out a way to make silicons sound so, so, so close to the germaniums that, in a blind sound test, Blues and I were both fooled into thinking that the Tweak Fuzz was the Afro Fuzz.
Last week we shot some video at Blue’s home-studio of him using the pedal. If you have any doubts about what this thing can do, I believe they’ll be put to rest when you see the video. The video should be up on the site in a couple of weeks.
OK… you have no idea how tired I am at the moment. NAMM was great. And it was great to see a few of you there: Scott_F, Gomano, B2D, etc. But what was really great was to hear all the buzz from artists, dealers and the press on this hot new pedal.
Re: New Product: Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz Pedal
I played it. When will they hit the market? I want to order one. I am not much on this type of thing, but man it was pretty amazing the tones I could get out of it. THE WIDE RANGE of tones! I'm not a company schill. If it's crap, I'd say nothing most likely.
Just buy it from a company that haa a return policy like all the other stuff we all buy! (that is if you like fuzz pedals!)
I played it. When will they hit the market? I want to order one. I am not much on this type of thing, but man it was pretty amazing the tones I could get out of it. THE WIDE RANGE of tones! I'm not a company schill. If it's crap, I'd say nothing most likely.
Just buy it from a company that haa a return policy like all the other stuff we all buy! (that is if you like fuzz pedals!)
Evan Skopp
SDUGF Founder
Re: New Product: Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz Pedal
Late-March.Scott_F said:
FireBros.
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For what it's worth I played the Tweak Fuzz at NAMM early thursday, before it was too loud. It was with the Heritage LP they had set up through headphones, via a pod or something. I thought it was pretty cool. It was definitely up there with Prescription and Fulltone, as far as vibe and tone. I want to play it through my rig first, but I'll probably get one. I've been looking for a good fuzz for a while now, and couldn't justify the price of the ones I like. This pedal didn't seem to have the extreme sounds that some of the others have but it had all the Fuzz sounds I would use. If it's only $99, like they say, it's a steal.
For what it's worth I played the Tweak Fuzz at NAMM early thursday, before it was too loud. It was with the Heritage LP they had set up through headphones, via a pod or something. I thought it was pretty cool. It was definitely up there with Prescription and Fulltone, as far as vibe and tone. I want to play it through my rig first, but I'll probably get one. I've been looking for a good fuzz for a while now, and couldn't justify the price of the ones I like. This pedal didn't seem to have the extreme sounds that some of the others have but it had all the Fuzz sounds I would use. If it's only $99, like they say, it's a steal.
Evan Skopp
SDUGF Founder
Re: New Product: Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz Pedal
Anyway, I'm glad you liked it. We haven't been this excited about a new product in a long time.
Actually, it was through a Tech 21 Trademark 10 with the speaker bypassed.FireBros. said:
Anyway, I'm glad you liked it. We haven't been this excited about a new product in a long time.
L
Lewguitar
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I just ordered a Duncan Tweak Fuzz and a Duncan Pickup Booster pedal too! I'll give a review after I've received the pedals and had a chance to give them a good work out. I'll compare them to my Ratt, DS-1, TS-9, TS-808, Fulltone '69...should be fun! Lew
I just ordered a Duncan Tweak Fuzz and a Duncan Pickup Booster pedal too! I'll give a review after I've received the pedals and had a chance to give them a good work out. I'll compare them to my Ratt, DS-1, TS-9, TS-808, Fulltone '69...should be fun! Lew
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
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Let me know Lew...I have a thing for real Fuzz Tones...I might have to pick that one up! As for the Booster...I've been meaning to try one, just haven't gotten around to it!
Lewguitar said:
Let me know Lew...I have a thing for real Fuzz Tones...I might have to pick that one up! As for the Booster...I've been meaning to try one, just haven't gotten around to it!
Shnook
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Thanks for the info Evan. I'm looking forward to the video. Question though. Isn't this gonna steal the fire from the Afro Fuzz Alex is making? If it's pretty much the same pedal but at a much cheaper cost what's the point of the Afro Fuzz?
Either way, congratulations on producing what will probably be a very cool and good selling product.
Thanks for the info Evan. I'm looking forward to the video. Question though. Isn't this gonna steal the fire from the Afro Fuzz Alex is making? If it's pretty much the same pedal but at a much cheaper cost what's the point of the Afro Fuzz?
Either way, congratulations on producing what will probably be a very cool and good selling product.
Evan Skopp
SDUGF Founder
Re: New Product: Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz Pedal
Alex Saraceno is very happy about this deal. The Afro Fuzz was made on his kitchen table to the tune of maybe 10 a week. That's why they sold for $375 each.
Even though he'll only get a small royalty for each Tweak Fuzz we sell, it will still work out to be a better deal for him in the long run.
Alex Saraceno is very happy about this deal. The Afro Fuzz was made on his kitchen table to the tune of maybe 10 a week. That's why they sold for $375 each.
Even though he'll only get a small royalty for each Tweak Fuzz we sell, it will still work out to be a better deal for him in the long run.
