Menu
Hi all,
Sorry to bother you again with my Fuzz related questions. But I just
traded some leftover telecaster parts I had laying arround for a Boss
FZ-3 Fuzz Pedal.
Parts were no longer needed and someone wanted to trade the fuzz for
them.
So what is it like? I mean for Surf fuzz sounds? I'm aware it's not
considered a vintage sounding fuzz, but i'm just wondering if it would
be usefull.
(I can still sell it afterwards, should I not happen to like it) I did
read the "harmony Central" revieuws on this one,but really didn't get
any wiser. Some like it, while others hate it
I will also have the Vintage Schaller Fuzz, so once I have them both
(hope to recieve them in the next week) I can compare them.
I think I would not mind having both a vintage and modren sounding Fuzz
pedal.
Thanks again!
Jerry S.
www.thehydrosonics.be
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
I'm not a Guitar player so take this with a grain of Salt.
I think that sometimes the vintage fuzz pedals as cool as they are,
can be a bit to harsh sounding (like Buzz Saw) for being used in
surf. So if the newer pedal you got doesn't have quite the same bite.
Keep that in mind, and it might be the perfect thing.
Also depends on your bands sound.
if your a gargey/Hot Rot/Davie Allen type of instro band, it'd not
cut it.
But if your a middle of the road, surf band that needs a bit of edge
now and then, a mild fuzz could work out great.
all depends on pespective, and what sound your going for.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "Jerry" <jerry.soetewey@b...>
wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Sorry to bother you again with my Fuzz related questions. But I just
> traded some leftover telecaster parts I had laying arround for a
Boss
> FZ-3 Fuzz Pedal.
> Parts were no longer needed and someone wanted to trade the fuzz for
> them.
>
> So what is it like? I mean for Surf fuzz sounds? I'm aware it's not
> considered a vintage sounding fuzz, but i'm just wondering if it
would
> be usefull.
> (I can still sell it afterwards, should I not happen to like it) I
did
> read the "harmony Central" revieuws on this one,but really didn't
get
> any wiser. Some like it, while others hate it
>
> I will also have the Vintage Schaller Fuzz, so once I have them both
> (hope to recieve them in the next week) I can compare them.
> I think I would not mind having both a vintage and modren sounding
Fuzz
> pedal.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Jerry S.
>
> www.thehydrosonics.be
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
From interviews over the past several years, Davie Allan has said he uses 3
pedals, alternating between them depending on the exact fuzz sound he wants to
make. Several years ago, those three pedals were the Pro Co Rat, Ibanez TS9 and
if I'm not mistaken, a Mosrite Fuzzrite Pedal.
The Fuzzrite obviously would have the most authentic '60's Fuzz sound, and was
the pedal originally used by Allan on "Blues Theme". The other pedals, the Rat
in particular, offer a lot of adjustable shaping to get the exact degree of
Overdrive/ distortion that the player wants.
Jeff is absolutely correct about keeping it under control. Although we're a
dyed-in-the-wool Surf Band, we do tip out hats occasionally to others like Link
Wray, Davie Allan, and The Aqua Velvets. I tend to prefer a noticeable but not
saturated level of O.D. and find several of the O.D./Dsitortion settings on my
Zoom Effects processor work quite well for my needs.
Bruce D
Jerry <> wrote:
Hi all,
Sorry to bother you again with my Fuzz related questions. But I just
traded some leftover telecaster parts I had laying arround for a Boss
FZ-3 Fuzz Pedal.
Parts were no longer needed and someone wanted to trade the fuzz for
them.
So what is it like? I mean for Surf fuzz sounds? I'm aware it's not
considered a vintage sounding fuzz, but i'm just wondering if it would
be usefull.
(I can still sell it afterwards, should I not happen to like it) I did
read the "harmony Central" revieuws on this one,but really didn't get
any wiser. Some like it, while others hate it
I will also have the Vintage Schaller Fuzz, so once I have them both
(hope to recieve them in the next week) I can compare them.
I think I would not mind having both a vintage and modren sounding Fuzz
pedal.
Thanks again!
Jerry S.
www.thehydrosonics.be
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
.
Visit for archived messages,
bookmarks, files, polls, etc.
SPONSORED LINKS
Guitar music theory Stringed instruments Guitar music book
Guitar sheet music Guitar music sheets Guitar technique
---------------------------------
YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
Visit your group "SurfGuitar101" on the web.
To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
---------------------------------
"There's no such thing as too much reverb"
Bruce D
---------------------------------
Yahoo! Photos Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover
Photo Books. You design it and well bind it!
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Funny you should ask about that pedal, because I was
going to ask this list about it.....When I saw the Los
Straitjackets Christmas Pageant in December, I was
surprised to see that Danny Amis had a FZ-3 pedal next
to his tuner. It was plugged in. I never heard a fuzz
tone out of him the whole night and I was wondering if
he ever had it on. I did have a tonebender clone once
and found that if you turned the fuzz knob almost all
the way down it had a fairly clean boost to it.
--- Jerry <> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Sorry to bother you again with my Fuzz related
> questions. But I just
> traded some leftover telecaster parts I had laying
> arround for a Boss
> FZ-3 Fuzz Pedal.
> Parts were no longer needed and someone wanted to
> trade the fuzz for
> them.
>
> So what is it like? I mean for Surf fuzz sounds? I'm
> aware it's not
> considered a vintage sounding fuzz, but i'm just
> wondering if it would
> be usefull.
> (I can still sell it afterwards, should I not happen
> to like it) I did
> read the "harmony Central" revieuws on this one,but
> really didn't get
> any wiser. Some like it, while others hate it
>
> I will also have the Vintage Schaller Fuzz, so once
> I have them both
> (hope to recieve them in the next week) I can
> compare them.
> I think I would not mind having both a vintage and
> modren sounding Fuzz
> pedal.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Jerry S.
>
> www.thehydrosonics.be
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
