octave fuzz suggestions

Re: octave fuzz suggestions

how does it clean up when you roll the volume down? im used to fuzzface style fuzz pedals so this is a different beast

The HomeBrew Electronics UFO is the way to go, if you can find one that is. HBE is no longer in business. Having the octave function switchable if critical for me. The Voodoo Lab and Fulltone octave fuzzes sound good, but the easy switching function is not there.

Playing chords? No problem. I use it for lots of Lenny Kravitz stuff and chords sound great. Try a compressor in front of it to smooth it out a little bit.

I use mine into the lead channel of my Marshall Jubilees, similarly to how Joe Satriani uses his Fulltone. In that capacity it doesn't sound all the great for chords, and I honestly don't remember how well it cleans up with the guitar's volume knob. It has a truckload of gain, so running it into a completely clean amp should be completely doable. In that situation I'd expect it to clean up at least somewhat better.
 
Re: octave fuzz suggestions

MXR submachine does up, down, fuzz, in any combination. It is a very thorough fuzz/octave box. Impressive.


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Re: octave fuzz suggestions

I use mine into the lead channel of my Marshall Jubilees, similarly to how Joe Satriani uses his Fulltone. In that capacity it doesn't sound all the great for chords, and I honestly don't remember how well it cleans up with the guitar's volume knob. It has a truckload of gain, so running it into a completely clean amp should be completely doable. In that situation I'd expect it to clean up at least somewhat better.

When I use the UFO, it's almost always running into the boosted green side of my Marshall DSL40C. Amp is juuuuuuuuuuuuuuust on the edge of breakup, so the fuzz hits it almost clean. The effected sound is fat for chords, with bite for single notes.
 
Re: octave fuzz suggestions

I have an EQD Fuzz Master General Octave in the FS section if you are still looking.
 
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