EricB
I ended up buying one of those Bigfoot FX Spaghetti Western Fuzz pedals.

Good choice! I got one a couple weeks ago and it really nails the 60s biker/surf fuzz. It's not as versatile as I had hoped, though. It doesn’t clean up until your guitar's volume is practically at zero and it only has two settings that I really like: fuzz at max and min. But still, those two sounds are GREAT. And unlike other fuzzes, it's bright enough to play nice with a lot of reverb (without sounding muddy).

Dave_leDude
What about overdrive pedals ? Any preferences ?

I really like the EHX Germanium OD. If you roll back on your guitar's volume knob, it does that fuzz face-style OD that brightens your tone so you can cut through lots of reverb.

Also, if you play around with the volts and bias knobs, you can get a great sagging battery sound. Combine that with the clang of splashing spring reverb and you’ll be able to get some of those early, bluesy surf tones with a hint of 'dying saxophone' (the tail end of a note when the player is out of breath - does that make sense?).

However, you need to use the Germanium OD with some sort of EQ w/ volume or else you’ll be really disappointed. With the gain turned up, the volume is just too loud to be usable. And if you roll back on the gain, the pedal loses all of its fuzz-like character. And like all EHX distortion pedals, it adds too much bottom end.

I spotted a previous thread about the Ibanez LF7:
http://surfguitar101.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=9842&highlight=lf7

That’s what I pair my Germanium OD with. I filter out some of the lower frequencies and use its volume to control the output of the Germanium OD. I’m quite happy with the results. I like it so much that I’m having a hard time making room on my (rather small) board for the Spaghetti Western Fuzz. But it's too good to keep off...

Santa brought me a November issue of Guitarist magazine from the UK...they have quite a few articles on fuzz pedals in this issue, as well as demos of eight of them on the included CD, and interviews with some of the original engineers/manufacturers...

Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most...

nedorama
The Fuzz tone on Smashmouth's "Walking on the Sun" is a Fuzz Factory into a AC30. It's an interesting pedal, and can give you classic fuzz, or pure unadulterated noise. It's on my wish list.

I remember reading in Guitar Player how that guitarist spent hours or days in the studio with the producer to get that sound, it was not just the fuzz pedal he used.
In my ignorance of other choices I bought the Boss FZ-3. I was actually looking for a distortion pedal and was at first put off by its one sound, even using different pickups. I'm glad I kept it now, it is very fuzzy and reliable. You can hear a sample on my song Meteorite at myspace here:
http://www.myspace.com/theseahunters

bmsurfcaster
Does the FZ3 have a good "Maestro" sound?

I couldn't tell you. It sounds like crap, like a fuzz should. Isn't that the intent? It has one sound and you can't alter it.

bmsurfcaster
Im looking for more of a buzz sound, not a crap one

I wasn't clear. Buzz=Crap, in a good way. Isn't it destroying the tone beyond recognition?
I would say the FZ-3 buzzes very well.

Why not. People who are into fuzz usually own quite a few fuzz pedals. Fuzz is sort of a thing that you have to find what sound works best for you. My roommate owns 7-8 fuzz pedals I believe, likes them all. The majority of fuzz pedals crap up your tone in different ways, so it is quite fun to try out different fuzz pedals. It isn't like reverb or delay where one or two pedals can be clearly better than the rest. Fuzz is just a highly personal thing.

Although there are some crappy fuzz pedals. That is the fault of people making a cheap fuzz pedal for the sake of having a pedal on the market.

just bought one of these haha another addition to my collection haha

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220536835377

got it because i wanna see if it sounds anything like a shin ei companion fuzz. anybody own one of these?

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just bought one of these haha another addition to my collection haha

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220536835377

got it because i wanna see if it sounds anything like a shin ei companion fuzz. anybody own one of these?

I'd love to own one. They sound so nasty.

On the auction it lists the Radiohead tracks the Shin-Ei is used on. One one of the tracks there actually is no bass guitar, what the guy thinks is fuzz bass is actually synth that the clean bass is doubling, another is actually not played by the guy who they say is bassist(nor is their fuzz on the bass track). Only one track has anything that resembles fuzz bass and it does sound like a Shin-Ei.

Violenza Romantica is played with spaghetti western fuzz. I love the sound of this pedal.

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revhank
My Ash Bass Fuzzrite arrived a week after purchasing it, and it is great. Simple controls (Volume & Depth). It's Davie Allan in a box, and ruggedly built.

Rev

Totally off topic, but I just bought a few of your albums - Instromental, Flying Saucers Attack and Ski School. I also bought Bang Howdie Partner a year ago. Great stuff, all of it. You guys rock.

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