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Post by Laker on Mar 8, 2024 14:32:08 GMT -5
Back in 1970 I was in a group that was led by bluesman, Bryan Lee, and we were doing some recording of tunes that Bryan had written. Bryan had picked up one of these little distortion/fuzz units that plugged directly into the guitar and we experimented with it including running it directly into the tape deck instead of putting a mic on the amp. About the most interesting effect we found was duplicating the guitar(?) sound on Guess Who’s American Woman. Bryan wasn’t into the fuzz sound so he ended up giving me the Boss Tone. I totally forgot I had this thing until finding it in a box of old cords etc. I found one of these on Reverb for $699…a little overpriced for an effect that only cost $29.95 when new. Anyone ever use one of these?  |
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Post by reverendrob on Mar 9, 2024 3:50:15 GMT -5
The reason it's so expensive is who used it and "unobtanium" basically - teh vintage pedals are worth a ton compared to what you're used to.
I've used clones before - I love fuzz, but it wasn't quite my bag. I could make one work, but I have 35+ other fuzz varieties.
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Post by markfromhawaii on Mar 9, 2024 5:23:20 GMT -5
My friend had one of these. He got a pretty good sound out of it with his LP copy into a small Fender Champ in the early 70s. A year or so ago I asked him about it and he said, “Man, you have a good memory. I completely forgot about it.” 🤣
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Post by Laker on Mar 9, 2024 15:34:19 GMT -5
The reason it's so expensive is who used it and "unobtanium" basically - teh vintage pedals are worth a ton compared to what you're used to. I've used clones before - I love fuzz, but it wasn't quite my bag. I could make one work, but I have 35+ other fuzz varieties. I’m really not interested in value, but since this is an original (1969/70) you think it has some collectability? I just have it because Bryan gave it to me and I forgot about it. Bryan was into crankin’ an amp and using very heavy strings on a guitar that he played using a nickel for a pick so fuzz devices weren’t really an option for him. |
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Post by reverendrob on Mar 9, 2024 23:18:59 GMT -5
The reason it's so expensive is who used it and "unobtanium" basically - teh vintage pedals are worth a ton compared to what you're used to. I've used clones before - I love fuzz, but it wasn't quite my bag. I could make one work, but I have 35+ other fuzz varieties. I’m really not interested in value, but since this is an original (1969/70) you think it has some collectability? I just have it because Bryan gave it to me and I forgot about it. Bryan was into crankin’ an amp and using very heavy strings on a guitar that he played using a nickel for a pick so fuzz devices weren’t really an option for him. Collectable equals value. Vintage effects are the "new" frontier in guitar stuff that's vintage and collectible because of the importance of effcets for newer generations AND the fact they're still 'relatively' affordable versus, ssay, a vintage Fender or Gibson. I'd keep it - just be aware that the plastic hasn't gotten any stronger over time  |
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Post by gbfun on Mar 12, 2024 9:39:49 GMT -5
Using a nickel for a pick ? That's amazing ! Nickel strings...nickel. Ha. It's on my to-do list. |
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