TimmyPage
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Yeah, took a short trip down to the local Long and McQuade (I found one within 15 minutes of campus), and messed around for a bit on an Ibanez Artcore that I didn't recognise at all (it looked like the AS93, but was a tobacco burst and didn't have any flames, so it must have been an older model) through a Vox AC30cc on the normal channel.
Firstly, the tone pre-pedal was not AC30 -like at all. The guitar was a really mellow sounding guitar, and so I didn't hear much of the AC30 chime, but instead there was a cool bluesy warm clean tone. I actually got a few compliments from a few older players that the combination sounded amazing in my hands. Then, as I was about to leave the store, I saw it - Seymour Duncan Tweak fuzz. I needed to try it. I plugged in, and played with all the knobs. The pedal, as with most fuzzes I have tried, sounds best with the gain at least above 12 o'clock. I set the volume control to match the amp's volume, but when turned up, it pushed the amp really nicely.
On the far left side of the tweak spectrum, it sounded bright, thin, and nasal, but in a very good way. It squeaked with harmonic goodness, and was really cool for Hendrix-ish and Zeppelin 1 tones. My favourite setting was second from the left - slightly thicker than the first one, but still had all the same qualities. Busting Zappa licks had never been more fun.
On the far right it sounded almost muffishly thick. However, I dislike the Big Muff sound, too buzzy, whereas the Tweak fuzz was completely smooth. It nailed the 'American Woman' (Guess Who) tone.
For the price ($85 Canadian), and the range of tones it is a seriously awesome pedal, and if I had a proper rig in my dorm room I would have bought it without a second thought (or at least, I'll wait till next week when my parents come down to pick me up, then I'll get them to buy it, huzzah for poor university students)
Firstly, the tone pre-pedal was not AC30 -like at all. The guitar was a really mellow sounding guitar, and so I didn't hear much of the AC30 chime, but instead there was a cool bluesy warm clean tone. I actually got a few compliments from a few older players that the combination sounded amazing in my hands. Then, as I was about to leave the store, I saw it - Seymour Duncan Tweak fuzz. I needed to try it. I plugged in, and played with all the knobs. The pedal, as with most fuzzes I have tried, sounds best with the gain at least above 12 o'clock. I set the volume control to match the amp's volume, but when turned up, it pushed the amp really nicely.
On the far left side of the tweak spectrum, it sounded bright, thin, and nasal, but in a very good way. It squeaked with harmonic goodness, and was really cool for Hendrix-ish and Zeppelin 1 tones. My favourite setting was second from the left - slightly thicker than the first one, but still had all the same qualities. Busting Zappa licks had never been more fun.
On the far right it sounded almost muffishly thick. However, I dislike the Big Muff sound, too buzzy, whereas the Tweak fuzz was completely smooth. It nailed the 'American Woman' (Guess Who) tone.
For the price ($85 Canadian), and the range of tones it is a seriously awesome pedal, and if I had a proper rig in my dorm room I would have bought it without a second thought (or at least, I'll wait till next week when my parents come down to pick me up, then I'll get them to buy it, huzzah for poor university students)
