What Fuzz pedal do you recommend?

Snufkino

Joined: Nov 03, 2009
Posts: 228
United Kingdom

Posted on May 18 2013 02:13 PM

So are they selling the lower price version now? How much? $250 is way to rich for my blood. Especially with UK postage and possible VAT on top. Sounds killer though.

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artdecade

Joined: Aug 30, 2012
Posts: 399
Twangsville
United States

Posted on May 18 2013 02:48 PM

Not yet - I don't think. I bought one of the first 100 that come autographed. From the email:

They are $250.00 ea. $15.00 shipping in the US and $30.00 International.

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artdecade

Joined: Aug 30, 2012
Posts: 399
Twangsville
United States

Posted on May 20 2013 07:45 AM

psychonaut wrote:

Here's another Fuzzrite going for cheap. It's only at $152 right now. This one's a germanium version too!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Rare-Mosrite-Fuzzrite-fuzz-rite-Germanium-First-Version-/261215721845

There's only 2 days left and 2 bids on it, someone will get it at a good price. The last one I saw (posted a couple of pages back ended up going for less than $200!) I'm so tempted!

Looks like it finally sold for 350. That seems about par-for-the-course nowadays.

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artdecade

Joined: Aug 30, 2012
Posts: 399
Twangsville
United States

Posted on May 20 2013 02:41 PM

My Nu Fuzz came in the mail the other day and I am really impressed. Really, really impressed!

Mr. Sanner made some tweaks from the original Mosrite circuit when he designed the Nu Fuzz. The classic tone is there, but this pedal is much more versatile. You can get that Mosrite treble-prominent buzz sound by cranking the tone all the way. That said, you can get some brilliant tones by rolling it back. More and more mid-range comes into play as the tone knob is dialed back. There is not a lot of volume to the pedal, but it can get bumped a bit past unity gain. That's fine by me because I don't want to slam the amp with gain. I set my fuzz to be about the same level as my bypassed signal.

Finally - it sounds great with reverb. I just couldn't get my FZ-2 to mesh well with the reverb on. I moved the Boss pedal on eBay and funded the purchase of the Nu Fuzz. I'm very happy indeed!

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JONPAUL

Joined: Apr 29, 2010
Posts: 2471
Venice, CA
United States

Posted on May 02 2014 04:28 PM

After countless hours of listening to sound samples and shootouts, review and feedback reading and personal testimonies, I decided to give the Merkin a try. Wow am I glad I did! It has absolutely spot-on retro sounds and is not a 1 trick pony by any means. The level of control is quite remarkable. I'm very impressed with Catalinbread's level of quality and attention to detail.

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heepeejeep

Joined: Feb 28, 2013
Posts: 350
Norway

Posted on May 02 2014 05:34 PM

I like my Fender Blender, works well with the bass VI also.

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JObeast

Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
Turkmenistan

Posted on May 03 2014 02:47 AM

I'm way happy with my Smitty Maelstrom, copy of Maestro FZ-1A. Uses AA battery too – how cool is that?
Anyone get the new cheap E-H fuzz that seems to be same fuzz' clone?

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NYStan

Joined: Jan 10, 2012
Posts: 68

Posted on May 03 2014 10:45 AM

I tried a lot of different fuzz pedals and just wasn't really happy with any of them. I heard about a fuzz pedal made by Biyang the FZ-7 pedal. I'm really not into buying stuff made in China but after reading the reviews on this pedal I figured $39 with free shipping wasn't going to put a hole in my pocket.
When I received the pedal I didn't expect much when I hooked it up to my pedal board. All I can say is I couldn't believe the sounds I could get out of this pedal from vintage sounding fuzz to Stoner Rock. This pedal also matched up well with my MXR Super Bada$$ distortion pedal whereas my other fuzz pedal would create ear deafening feedback if both were used together.
The fuzz pedal I was using before was quickly taken off the pedal board and sold. If you are looking for a fuzz pedal you can't go wrong spending $39 trying the Biyang FZ-7 Fuzz Pedal.

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Big_Ryan

Joined: May 01, 2011
Posts: 578
San Diego
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Posted on May 03 2014 01:28 PM

i have the E-H satisfaction, it does what it says it does but i haven't found a solid use for it yet

its really good at picking up radio stations, lol

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LeeVanCleef

Joined: Oct 05, 2011
Posts: 744
France
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Posted on May 03 2014 03:29 PM

NYStan wrote:

I tried a lot of different fuzz pedals and just wasn't really happy with any of them. I heard about a fuzz pedal made by Biyang the FZ-7 pedal. I'm really not into buying stuff made in China but after reading the reviews on this pedal I figured $39 with free shipping wasn't going to put a hole in my pocket.
When I received the pedal I didn't expect much when I hooked it up to my pedal board. All I can say is I couldn't believe the sounds I could get out of this pedal from vintage sounding fuzz to Stoner Rock. This pedal also matched up well with my MXR Super Bada$$ distortion pedal whereas my other fuzz pedal would create ear deafening feedback if both were used together.
The fuzz pedal I was using before was quickly taken off the pedal board and sold. If you are looking for a fuzz pedal you can't go wrong spending $39 trying the Biyang FZ-7 Fuzz Pedal.

The Biyang FZ-7 is a clone of an early and very sought after Big Muff version (Ram's Head), with a few mods... No wonder it sounds good.

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imafunkyman

Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 548
Utah

Posted on May 03 2014 08:24 PM

I'm still trying to decide. Right now it's between the Nocturne Seltzerado and the Catalinbread Merkin.

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Snufkino Joined: Nov 03, 2009 Posts: 228	Posted on May 18 2013 02:13 PM So are they selling the lower price version now? How much? $250 is way to rich for my blood. Especially with UK postage and possible VAT on top. Sounds killer though. Top
artdecade Joined: Aug 30, 2012 Posts: 399 Twangsville	Posted on May 18 2013 02:48 PM Not yet - I don't think. I bought one of the first 100 that come autographed. From the email: They are $250.00 ea. $15.00 shipping in the US and $30.00 International. — To Boldly go where no Tiki has gone before... Top
artdecade Joined: Aug 30, 2012 Posts: 399 Twangsville	Posted on May 20 2013 07:45 AM psychonaut wrote: Here's another Fuzzrite going for cheap. It's only at $152 right now. This one's a germanium version too! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Rare-Mosrite-Fuzzrite-fuzz-rite-Germanium-First-Version-/261215721845 There's only 2 days left and 2 bids on it, someone will get it at a good price. The last one I saw (posted a couple of pages back ended up going for less than $200!) I'm so tempted! Looks like it finally sold for 350. That seems about par-for-the-course nowadays. — To Boldly go where no Tiki has gone before... Top
artdecade Joined: Aug 30, 2012 Posts: 399 Twangsville	Posted on May 20 2013 02:41 PM My Nu Fuzz came in the mail the other day and I am really impressed. Really, really impressed! Mr. Sanner made some tweaks from the original Mosrite circuit when he designed the Nu Fuzz. The classic tone is there, but this pedal is much more versatile. You can get that Mosrite treble-prominent buzz sound by cranking the tone all the way. That said, you can get some brilliant tones by rolling it back. More and more mid-range comes into play as the tone knob is dialed back. There is not a lot of volume to the pedal, but it can get bumped a bit past unity gain. That's fine by me because I don't want to slam the amp with gain. I set my fuzz to be about the same level as my bypassed signal. Finally - it sounds great with reverb. I just couldn't get my FZ-2 to mesh well with the reverb on. I moved the Boss pedal on eBay and funded the purchase of the Nu Fuzz. I'm very happy indeed! — To Boldly go where no Tiki has gone before... Top
JONPAUL Joined: Apr 29, 2010 Posts: 2471 Venice, CA	Posted on May 02 2014 04:28 PM After countless hours of listening to sound samples and shootouts, review and feedback reading and personal testimonies, I decided to give the Merkin a try. Wow am I glad I did! It has absolutely spot-on retro sounds and is not a 1 trick pony by any means. The level of control is quite remarkable. I'm very impressed with Catalinbread's level of quality and attention to detail. — Insect Surfers The Tikiyaki Orchestra The Scimitars Lords Of Atlantis Fiberglass Jungle - Surf Radio Top
heepeejeep Joined: Feb 28, 2013 Posts: 350	Posted on May 02 2014 05:34 PM I like my Fender Blender, works well with the bass VI also. Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on May 03 2014 02:47 AM I'm way happy with my Smitty Maelstrom, copy of Maestro FZ-1A. Uses AA battery too – how cool is that? Anyone get the new cheap E-H fuzz that seems to be same fuzz' clone? — Squink Out! Top
NYStan Joined: Jan 10, 2012 Posts: 68	Posted on May 03 2014 10:45 AM I tried a lot of different fuzz pedals and just wasn't really happy with any of them. I heard about a fuzz pedal made by Biyang the FZ-7 pedal. I'm really not into buying stuff made in China but after reading the reviews on this pedal I figured $39 with free shipping wasn't going to put a hole in my pocket. When I received the pedal I didn't expect much when I hooked it up to my pedal board. All I can say is I couldn't believe the sounds I could get out of this pedal from vintage sounding fuzz to Stoner Rock. This pedal also matched up well with my MXR Super Bada$$ distortion pedal whereas my other fuzz pedal would create ear deafening feedback if both were used together. The fuzz pedal I was using before was quickly taken off the pedal board and sold. If you are looking for a fuzz pedal you can't go wrong spending $39 trying the Biyang FZ-7 Fuzz Pedal. — http://www.reverbnation.com/nucleusaccumbensstimulation Top
Big_Ryan Joined: May 01, 2011 Posts: 578 San Diego	Posted on May 03 2014 01:28 PM i have the E-H satisfaction, it does what it says it does but i haven't found a solid use for it yet its really good at picking up radio stations, lol — http://dinosaurghost.bandcamp.com/ http://sixtycyclehum.podbean.com Top
LeeVanCleef Joined: Oct 05, 2011 Posts: 744 France	Posted on May 03 2014 03:29 PM NYStan wrote: I tried a lot of different fuzz pedals and just wasn't really happy with any of them. I heard about a fuzz pedal made by Biyang the FZ-7 pedal. I'm really not into buying stuff made in China but after reading the reviews on this pedal I figured $39 with free shipping wasn't going to put a hole in my pocket. When I received the pedal I didn't expect much when I hooked it up to my pedal board. All I can say is I couldn't believe the sounds I could get out of this pedal from vintage sounding fuzz to Stoner Rock. This pedal also matched up well with my MXR Super Bada$$ distortion pedal whereas my other fuzz pedal would create ear deafening feedback if both were used together. The fuzz pedal I was using before was quickly taken off the pedal board and sold. If you are looking for a fuzz pedal you can't go wrong spending $39 trying the Biyang FZ-7 Fuzz Pedal. The Biyang FZ-7 is a clone of an early and very sought after Big Muff version (Ram's Head), with a few mods... No wonder it sounds good. — Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers. Last edited: May 03, 2014 15:29:44 Top
imafunkyman Joined: Sep 16, 2007 Posts: 548 Utah	Posted on May 03 2014 08:24 PM I'm still trying to decide. Right now it's between the Nocturne Seltzerado and the Catalinbread Merkin. — Either you surf, or you fight. Top

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