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Re: BIEKE
By: bieke Date: September 24, 2017, 8:24 am
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already
Sola Sound made them under three or four different brand names.
Electronically they are the same as the Colorsound Jumbo Tone
Bender.
but I prefrred this
G.B. fuzz unit
it's all a matter of personal taste though
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Re: BIEKE
By: bieke Date: September 24, 2017, 8:26 am
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yes, this one is a bit mysterious
it's pretty versatile, that's why I like it
works for rhythm and lead, it has a great velcro fuzz sound,
gated fuzz as well
aggresive, cuts through, loud
the one I tested was not a real vintage one
and no clue who originally designed this thing
the Baldwin Burns Buzzaround
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Re: BIEKE
By: bieke Date: September 24, 2017, 8:28 am
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another fine device
even though not strictly designed as being a fuzz
it does rip
originated in 1968
followed by several upgrades, reissues, numerous clones
it still is one of the most used fuzz pedals today
and a fine example is this
early seventies Guild Foxey Lady
basically a rebranded Ram's Head Big Muff V2
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Re: BIEKE
By: bieke Date: September 24, 2017, 8:30 am
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is for an extraordinary piece of fuzz history
the original designer of the circuit remains unknown
the pedal is also mysterious
some say they sound better with the bottom plate removed
and you need a coily cable to make it sound good
or at least try 30 different ones before finding one that sounds
good
it was released in 1966
Jimi Hendrix was the poster boy for this pedal, making it hugely
popular.
also used by Pete Townsend, David Gilmour, Jimmy Page etc.
now you all know what I'm talking about
I was very fond of this Grey Hammerite original Dallas Arbiter
Fuzz Face from ca. 1970.
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Re: BIEKE
By: bieke Date: September 24, 2017, 8:32 am
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this was hard
it actually is my number 1 vintage fuzz, but now it takes the
number 2 spot
Gibson was the first to the market with this production fuzz
pedal in 1962, The instructions that came with the pedal would
congratulate you on purchasing this fine guitar synthesizer
which would enable you to achieve trombone and trumpet like
sustained sounds from your guitar.
targeted at jazz and country players at first, it wasn't a huge
success
until Keef Richards used for the epic Satisfaction riff, then it
sold out pretty quick
here is
the Maestro Fuzz-Tone (FZ-1)
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Re: BIEKE
By: bieke Date: September 24, 2017, 8:36 am
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OK, so it's time for no. 1
I really liked this one a lot
but during our workshop, it went relatively unnoticed
and people even said it was noisy
bwah
1
so it is a little noisy
I didn't mind at all
it's a mythical pedal
allegedly Macca played the Taxman solo on one of these
it's the Solasound Tonebender Mk 1.5
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Re: BIEKE
By: bieke Date: September 24, 2017, 8:37 am
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yes, I could be wrong on the Taxman fuzz sound
"Taxman" was recorded on 20 and 21 April 1966
there's a photo showing the Tonebender and Bassman during the 29
April 1966 session the Beatles recorded "Eleanor Rigby" and
afterwards they recorded "I'm Only Sleeping", so this was only
more than a week since. Another photo, taken on April 14, 1966
during the "Paperback Writer/Rain" session shows the same
equipment setup. These photos were taken in EMI Studio Three and
there is the Sola Sound Tone Bender sitting on a 1964 Bassman
head. Could be a Mk 1.5 or a Mk II.
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anyways
In the U.K. Gary Hurst had designed the Tone Bender fuzz pedal
(Mark I) in 1965 to compete with the Gibson Maestro, and based
on the Maestro circuit. It was being produced by Sola Sound in
London. The MKI was a three transistor circuit that was based
upon the Gibson built Maestro Fuzz-tone that was modified by
Hurst to produce more sustain.
In early 1966 the Tone Bender received its first major changes;
the folded steel case was replaced with a sleeker more
futuristic looking sand cast aluminium design finished in a grey
Hammerite paint. It featured a newly designed two transistor
circuit that used two Mullard OC75 devices. The name Sola Sound
again did not appear on the case and the silk screening just
stated the unit as a Tone Bender. This particular two transistor
circuit is said to have been leaked/loaned to Arbiter who went
on to release the legendary Fuzz Face later that very same year.
This is also the circuit type that was used by Vox in their
Italian production, again of the same year, for the Vox Tone
Bender.
The MK1.5 was the first Tone Bender to use strip board
construction and the metal supporting bracket that also acted as
a one point grounding system for the pedal. Again following on
from build techniques of the MKI the MK1.5 displayed heavy use
of shielded cable, isolated in and output sockets and grounded
true bypass switching. The tone produced by this circuit was
much denser and not as heavily saturated as the MKI but was much
more of a user friendly fuzz box.
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Re: BIEKE
By: Bucky Date: September 24, 2017, 9:16 am
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WOW
Fripp loved his Guild and Burns fuzzes. I’m surprised you didn’t
show off a Russian Pi.
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This is my fave.
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Re: BIEKE
By: AJ Date: September 24, 2017, 12:49 pm
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Great thread guys...Love seeing all those vintage tone melters!
I owned both a Boss Tone and a FZ-1...The Boss tone was far and
away my favorite...Just loved the way it melted down the tone.
Used on most of my early stuff. Don't think I ever used the FZ-1
on a recording though. Sold it several years ago for a little
over $200...I think I paid $30 for it.
The Boss Tone just quit working one day...It may be around here
somewhere...
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Re: BIEKE
By: bieke Date: September 25, 2017, 3:38 am
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[quote author=AJ link=topic=105.msg1070#msg1070 date=1506275395]
Great thread guys...Love seeing all those vintage tone melters!
I owned both a Boss Tone and a FZ-1...The Boss tone was far and
away my favorite...Just loved the way it melted down the tone.
Used on most of my early stuff. Don't think I ever used the FZ-1
on a recording though. Sold it several years ago for a little
over $200...I think I paid $30 for it.
The Boss Tone just quit working one day...It may be around here
somewhere...
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BossTone is defo worth getting fixed, usually can be fixed
you could make an inquiry at Mahoney
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and Beatles also used the Maestro fuzz in the 63-64 days
actually, when George's pedal stopped working, he switched to
Vox Tonebender
The Vox Tone Bender
'Think For Yourself' was another Harrison original recorded for
Rubber Soul, this one featuring the new sound of a fuzz bass.
"Fuzz" is generally used to describe electronic distortion,
normally available by using a box plugged between guitar and
amp. Ken Townsend, ex-Abbey Road technician, explains that the
studio's owner, EMI, built their own distortion boxes, which at
times The Beatles would use. However, it's possible that the
fuzz-box used on the bass for this song was a prototype Vox Tone
Bender unit.
Dick Denney of Vox says that he delivered the first Vox Tone
Bender prototypes to the group in the early part of 1965. As
we've already seen, Harrison and Lennon had fiddled around with
a Maestro Fuzz Tone unit as early as 1963. Denney recalls that
Vox's Tone Bender began life around 1962 when the company was
sent a Maestro to try out.
Vox owner Tom Jennings declared the sample American unit
useless: surely, he said, their job was to gel rid of
distortion? Jennings was of the old school, and did not
understand the desire among the new pop musicians to find
unusual sounds, including electronically "incorrect" ones.
Denney then made up a trial Vox fuzz-box based on the Maestro,
but did nothing further. "However, there was a rogue working for
us," he says, "and he grabbed hold of the circuit diagram and
started making up fuzz-boxes and selling them for himself. We
later introduced it ourselves as the Vox Tone Bender." In 1967
Vox would offer their Tone Bender for 10 guineas (
Here's Harrison with his fuzz
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