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Keep in mind that on the first two albums, Hendrix used units custom
made for him by Roger Meyer, although he used the fuzz face live.
The modern dallas arbiter made fuzz faces have germanium transistors,
not sure about the dunlop version. I think it's safe to say Hendrix
didn't keep his next to the ice cube
tray!.
--- In , "jaeger44" <jaeger44@e...>
wrote:
> I don't know about the 97s..but the new (Dunlop) ones do.
> Not sure of freezer time. Wannes mentioned tonequest.com
> There is a link to an interview they conducted in August 2001
> with the late Cesar Diaz at the bottom of the page in which he
mentions
> the freezer trick.
> Best regards,
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: thecaveofthedead
> To:
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 2:18 AM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Hendrix Fuzz
>
>
> Do the newer fuzz-faces (about '97 I think) have germanium
> transistors? If so, how long will leaving it in the freezer
enhance
> the sound? I never considered keeping my fuzz-face next to the
frozen
> fish.
>
>
>
> --- In , "jaeger44" <jaeger44@e...>
wrote:
> > You can try a Dallas Arbiter or a Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face.
> Jimi used a Dallas Arbiter Fuzz face. If it has germanium
> transistors, try putting it in the freezer for a
> > while before using it. Cesar Diaz (SRV's tech) also mentioned
that
> the lower resistance (weaker) pickups of the 60s worked better
with
> these gain-boosting efffects.
> > Fwiw.
> > Regards,
> > Mike
> >
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