New pedal alert (fuzz)...

[mrpinter]

If you're a fan of Wampler pedals and also a user of fuzz effects, here's some news that should interest you. Wampler now makes a fuzz pedal! Here is their promo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HycMvNatLuc.
Right now they have an introductory special - it's on sale for $179 (that's $20 off the regular price, good only for the next couple of days). I ordered one. Can't wait to get it. I had previously decided to get a Subdecay Flying Tomato, until I saw this one. Hope I made a good decision (I think I did, we'll see). Their website is: wamplerpedals.com

 

[mrpinter]

Well, I just got my fuzz pedal, and it's great. The thing sounds killer, has more gain than anybody could need, and still preserves note definition. I'm glad I ordered it, it will definitely get used.

 

[Paul-less]

Hmm... Can you roll back your guitar's volume to clean up the signal? Those are the only types of pedals that I've been using, lately.

 

[mrpinter]

I also have some pedals that clean up well when turning down the guitar volume. This one doesn't really do that, when it's on it's on. That's why I have other overdrive/distortion pedals on the board with it.

 

[Cletus]

I have a Tym guitars "This Machine Kills fascists" fuzz http://www.tymguitars.com.au/?page_id=4&shopp_pid=1095
, but I'm looking for something a bit more classic, a bit more Live at Leeds. Suggestions?

 

[mrpinter]

Hmmm, Live at Leeds. Pete Townshend's sound of that period largely came from playing through full volume Hiwatt stacks. There is a pedal designed to emulate that sound: the Catalinbread WIIO. I have one, and it truly is pick attack and guitar volume sensitive, as they claim. When things are turned down you might not think you even have a dirt box on. Here is a pretty good review of the pedal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY_3nF6ilEY&feature=related

 

[Cletus]

Hmmm, Live at Leeds. Pete Townshend's sound of that period largely came from playing through full volume Hiwatt stacks. There is a pedal designed to emulate that sound: the Catalinbread WIIO. I have one, and it truly is pick attack and guitar volume sensitive, as they claim. When things are turned down you might not think you even have a dirt box on. Here is a pretty good review of the pedal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY_3nF6ilEY&feature=related

The HI-Watt's are a bit of an issue, but I know he played with a fuzz too. Was it a univox superfuzz? ANyone?

 

[Cagey]

I don't think Mr. Townsend would have used a Univox Superfuzz. At least, I don't remember ever hearing it, and you can usually hear those miserable things from a mile away. It's a very unique tone. I suspect the only reason anybody used them back then was because there weren't a lot of choices like there are now.

 

[Cagey]

There is a pedal designed to emulate that sound: the Catalinbread WIIO. I have one, and it truly is pick attack and guitar volume sensitive, as they claim. When things are turned down you might not think you even have a dirt box on.

That's a good review. Much as I hate canned fuzz/overdrive, I'm half-tempted.

 

[Tempest]

Indeed Townsend's sound at Leed's was a Superfuzz into cranked up Hiwatts

 

[Cletus]

Indeed Townsend's sound at Leed's was a Superfuzz into cranked up Hiwatts

Let's call this one proven.

http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/gear/guitar/univoxsuperfuzz.html

 

[Cagey]

Well, I stand corrected. Never would have suspected it. Maybe I'm thinking of something else.