SirJackdeFuzz
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Re: Was Fuzz mainly a late 60's early 70's phenomena?
. . . sorry - double post !
. . . sorry - double post !
Was Fuzz mainly a late 60's early 70's phenomena?
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JeffB
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Re: Was Fuzz mainly a late 60's early 70's phenomena?
Like everything else in life, things go in and out of style.
Fuzz, and to a lesser extent, wahs, disappeared from music for awhile.
Phasers were replaced by chorus, and flange, which were replaced by rockmans, single space tube pre-amps, and digital rack units.
And then with guys like Slash, the wah got popular again, and the vintage craze that started in the early 90s made those old effects credible again in the eyes of the naysayers.
And like everything good, its all overused to death these days.
Like everything else in life, things go in and out of style.
Fuzz, and to a lesser extent, wahs, disappeared from music for awhile.
Phasers were replaced by chorus, and flange, which were replaced by rockmans, single space tube pre-amps, and digital rack units.
And then with guys like Slash, the wah got popular again, and the vintage craze that started in the early 90s made those old effects credible again in the eyes of the naysayers.
And like everything good, its all overused to death these days.
Re: Was Fuzz mainly a late 60's early 70's phenomena?
I can remember when OD pedals came out, I got a Distortion+, others were getting Tube Screamers, and fuzz became sort of obsolete for a while after that. An OD sounded more like an overdriven amp, and fuzz had been done to death, so just about everyone jumped on the OD wagon. That's when I (stupidly, in hindsight) sold my silver Vox Tonebender for almost nothing. Regret that to this day. Same thing with wah pedals, they had been used so much at one point that people stopped using them for the most part. Again, I regrettably sold my original Vox Clyde McCoy picture wah for around $15 to another guitar player, as I needed money. Who would ever think that these things would someday come back in fashion, and those pedals I sold now go for $600-1k or more!. That's why I tend to hang on to good pedals these days, I cringe when I think of the great pedals and amps I sold because I needed money at the time.
Al
I can remember when OD pedals came out, I got a Distortion+, others were getting Tube Screamers, and fuzz became sort of obsolete for a while after that. An OD sounded more like an overdriven amp, and fuzz had been done to death, so just about everyone jumped on the OD wagon. That's when I (stupidly, in hindsight) sold my silver Vox Tonebender for almost nothing. Regret that to this day. Same thing with wah pedals, they had been used so much at one point that people stopped using them for the most part. Again, I regrettably sold my original Vox Clyde McCoy picture wah for around $15 to another guitar player, as I needed money. Who would ever think that these things would someday come back in fashion, and those pedals I sold now go for $600-1k or more!. That's why I tend to hang on to good pedals these days, I cringe when I think of the great pedals and amps I sold because I needed money at the time.
Al
SirJackdeFuzz
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Re: Was Fuzz mainly a late 60's early 70's phenomena?
Off the top of my head . . . more bands that use fuzz a lot (during the 80's & 90's) - and some even today !
ZZ Top
Dinosaur Jr.
Mudhoney
Acid King
Witch
Fu Manchu
The White Stripes
...early Black Keys (when they were still respectable, in my eyes)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Orthodox Fuzz (Texas band)
WITCH - http://www.amazon.com/Witch/dp/B000...&ie=UTF8&qid=1400356072&sr=1-1&keywords=witch - listen to the song, 'SEER'.
ACID KING - http://www.amazon.com/Busse-Woods-A...UTF8&qid=1400356151&sr=1-1&keywords=acid+king - only a vintage EHX Little Big Muff into a cranked JCM800 - nothing else !
Off the top of my head . . . more bands that use fuzz a lot (during the 80's & 90's) - and some even today !
ZZ Top
Dinosaur Jr.
Mudhoney
Acid King
Witch
Fu Manchu
The White Stripes
...early Black Keys (when they were still respectable, in my eyes)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Orthodox Fuzz (Texas band)
WITCH - http://www.amazon.com/Witch/dp/B000...&ie=UTF8&qid=1400356072&sr=1-1&keywords=witch - listen to the song, 'SEER'.
ACID KING - http://www.amazon.com/Busse-Woods-A...UTF8&qid=1400356151&sr=1-1&keywords=acid+king - only a vintage EHX Little Big Muff into a cranked JCM800 - nothing else !
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Was Fuzz mainly a late 60's early 70's phenomena?
By that time fuzz had become dated in terms of tone plus its short comings don't work well with wireless, racks, etc...
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By that time fuzz had become dated in terms of tone plus its short comings don't work well with wireless, racks, etc...
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JCM900MkIII
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Re: Was Fuzz mainly a late 60's early 70's phenomena?
Nope.
Nope.
Rich_S
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Re: Was Fuzz mainly a late 60's early 70's phenomena?
I agree that fuzz pretty much went out of style in the late '70s and '80s. I that period, we had developed:
The one guy I think of when I think "fuzz" over that whole time is David Gilmore. He started with the Fuzz Face in the '60s and '70's, then transitioned over to the Big Muff Pi.
I think the Fuzz Face was pretty much dead in that period until "Cliffs of Dover".
I agree that fuzz pretty much went out of style in the late '70s and '80s. I that period, we had developed:
- Distortion pedals (Distortion+)
- Overdrive pedals (Tube Screamer, OD-1, SD-1)
- Mesa Boogie amps
- Modded Marshall JMPs and then JCM800
- and lets not forget hot pickups like the DiMarzio Super Distortion and Duncan JB
The one guy I think of when I think "fuzz" over that whole time is David Gilmore. He started with the Fuzz Face in the '60s and '70's, then transitioned over to the Big Muff Pi.
I think the Fuzz Face was pretty much dead in that period until "Cliffs of Dover".
Agileguy_101
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TimmyPage
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Re: Was Fuzz mainly a late 60's early 70's phenomena?
I just wanted to resurrect this thread to say that I tried one of these today:
So much sustain and fuzz that it practically played itself. Legitimately the most fun I've ever had with a dirt pedal, it's a strong contender for where my money is going this payday. Fuzz is not dead, it's a subculture of gear in itself at this point.
I just wanted to resurrect this thread to say that I tried one of these today:
So much sustain and fuzz that it practically played itself. Legitimately the most fun I've ever had with a dirt pedal, it's a strong contender for where my money is going this payday. Fuzz is not dead, it's a subculture of gear in itself at this point.
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Re: Was Fuzz mainly a late 60's early 70's phenomena?
The best use of fuzz I ever saw was Joe Satriani using the fuzz size of his ultimate octave in 2005 as seen here - sounded AMAZING live... he went from his normal distorted lead tone to this and I was like "What is THAT? I need one."
The best use of fuzz I ever saw was Joe Satriani using the fuzz size of his ultimate octave in 2005 as seen here - sounded AMAZING live... he went from his normal distorted lead tone to this and I was like "What is THAT? I need one."
DreX
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Re: Was Fuzz mainly a late 60's early 70's phenomena?
My favorite fuzz of the few I've tried is the Biyang Fuzz Star. A lot of reviews say it's a Big Muff clone, but I have one of those beside it and they are nothing a like. The Fuzz Star is almost like a fuzz and distortion combined. Where as the Big Muff puts out a clean, creamy square wave, the Fuzz Star is much noisier, in a good sort of way, lots of crunch in the attack, and still very creamy, which is to say, little or no of the bzzzzz high end tone you get from a Fuzz Face type fuzz.
My favorite fuzz of the few I've tried is the Biyang Fuzz Star. A lot of reviews say it's a Big Muff clone, but I have one of those beside it and they are nothing a like. The Fuzz Star is almost like a fuzz and distortion combined. Where as the Big Muff puts out a clean, creamy square wave, the Fuzz Star is much noisier, in a good sort of way, lots of crunch in the attack, and still very creamy, which is to say, little or no of the bzzzzz high end tone you get from a Fuzz Face type fuzz.
ericmeyer4
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Re: Was Fuzz mainly a late 60's early 70's phenomena?
I was into it until the lead singer started growling. Great fuzz tone, but not my preferred style of singing.
I was into it until the lead singer started growling. Great fuzz tone, but not my preferred style of singing.
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