Adam & 16 fuzz pedals

[gl797]

Guyatone should change the name to "Horrid Fuzz".

[MeanGreenMovies]

I like how the Z.Vex is the smallest yet has the most knobs!

Proves how much some manufacturers think about pedal board space and sonic versatility 

[cpkelley]

I have the same Maestro Fuzz-tone (3 knob, silver circle)...do you notice a volume drop when you switch it on from the clean tone? Trying to figure out if mine should be louder or if thats the way it is.

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@cpkelley sounds like there's something wrong - the one from the video isn't like that.

[alihorn]

turn them all on at the same time.

[PowerfulNoise]

what pedal is it at 0:44??

[SidHenderson]

@PowerfulNoise It's Maestro Fuzz-Tone.

[PowerfulNoise]

@SidHenderson do i find this pedal at new york's guitar center?

[SidHenderson]

@PowerfulNoise Sorry no idea, maybe used. There are different models, reissues etc. and not sure about the prices either. I'd look ebay. My friend used to have one in a smaller box and it sounded much like the one on this clip before he uses the switch.

[PowerfulNoise]

@SidHenderson thanks man... well, i think i'm gonna get an electro harmonix big muff. it's hard to get an used pedal or a rare pedal because i live in brazil and a have a friend that is going to bring me the pedal from the US, and he doesn't have time to look for this things :/

[SidHenderson]

@PowerfulNoise No problem, it's a bit same here in Finland, rare pedals are hard to find and buying via ebay there's always the postage fees, taxes etc. so it gets expensive. Big Muff is a classic though, I don't think you'll be disappointed :D

[woodtrevor27]

what is the pedal in-between the fuzz face and the green russian?

[FenderSlingr15]

Red Pants....YES.



[felipeharger]

Great sound, great pedals

Are all of those yours?

[DjThomazzo]

And now all together?

[daraghkinch]

@DjThomazzo I know that's what I came here wanting!

[PedalPersonOhYeah]

WHERE THE FUCK IS THE BIG MUFF

[cpage07]

@PedalPersonOhYeah the big green one would be a muff

[felipeharger]

@PedalPersonOhYeah is the big green one on the top right

[DJMcBeatss]

whats above the rat

[felipeharger]

@DJMcBeatss is a guyatone

[kafkainspringtime]

I love this song.

[gokolink]

oh my desire to put some backwards echo on all these :(

[fotillas]

you've done a mistake, you had the BB Jr on before you used it...

[NegmaDeath]

sWhat is the name of black pedal right below the red fuzz face and on the left side of the RAT

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@NegmaDeath The Barge Concepts BB Jr.

[chrisirwin34]

@STOMPBOXSONIC2009 Their is one problem. If you don't have true by pass for each pedal. You will loose quality from pedal to pedal. Therefore many pedals back to back will lose a lot of tone quality.

[jazarstevens]

ahh... finally a fuzz demo without any obnoxious blues scales. thanks for posting!

[CREWDOG289]

chicago iron

[PrestonDowMusic]

maestro, redwitch, guyatone torrid fuzz, Octavian sounded best to me. especially the guyatone and maestro

I loved the texture of the MXR but it was too dark

[Chuckjagermeister]

It's all really up to individual taste so I like the Chicago Iron pedal best. Which is unfortunately probably one of the most pricey pedals in there. I guess a nice, trashy fuzz tone doesn't come cheap.

[Ilovemyfender2]

And you missed the buffer on the classic 108 fuzz

[Ilovemyfender2]

Now am gasing for that fuzz tone..

[beabbong]

Thanks for the uploading this. This shootout helps me what Fuzz pedals sound like!

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@beabbong Glad we could help!

[ianb902]

Great job, man. This is how pedal shootouts are meant to be done. The cables could be a bit better, though. The Brown Dog, Octavian Plus, ICBM and Fuzz God sound killer.

[William102582]

Those cheap cable should've sucked a vast amount of tone on those pedals;-)

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@William102582 I never let pristine tone get in the way of a rad fuzz sound. :)

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@William102582 When you get that many fuzz pedals that span the decades all hooked up there's bound to be some signal degradation. But the potential of each of these fuzz pedals still shines through.

[Fusionjazzfunk]

creat pedals!!!!!!1

[guitarhat]

My favorites are the "Fuzzbrite" fuzzrite, the ICBM(uff), the Maestro, and the Torrid Fuzz.

[resman4]

is this played on the bass or the guitar??

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@resman4 Guitar, Fender Jaguar through a 70's Twin Reverb

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@resman4 Played on guitar, Fender Jaguar through a 70's Twin Reverb

[Zaspor]

I was looking for the power brick/one spot and then palmfaced, how do you get that many 9-volts at any given time? I mean that's like that cost of a new fuzz pedal itself xD jk

[Mural]

Got any info on the 3 knob FuzzTone? Can't find any info on it anywhere!

[juliandunn]

so many awesome fuzzes. . . one thing though: shouldn't you have all your fuzz face type circuits at the beginning of the chain? I've read that if they're behind any buffered bypass they don't sound quite as nice since they kind of work with your pickup impedance.

[seifukusha]

damn sexy

[adestickbaby]

na na na nanana na nanana....

[JacoThe2nd]

you must be losing so much signal with all that cable..

[Zaspor]

@JacoThe2nd Exactly what I was thinking! The bypassed signal didn't sound to bad but it could have been better I'm sure its due to signal lose but won't swear to it.

[thepman28]

Great demo, I liked the Guyatone and Maestro the best!

[jasonbloss]

ugh that maestro....jizz

[rohaihuparaguay]

Forgot to add to that list the MXR, it sounds sweet too, but I think on further listens I narrow it to eihter the sovtek big muff or the euthymia being the best. In fact the euthymia sounds to me similar to a big muff, but smoother.

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@rohaihuparaguay Once at a recording session our producer let me use his 80's op-amp Big Muff for some overdubs. Here was a Big Muff that had everything one could love about a Big Muff yet was strangely different but no less awesome. I never was able to find one of my own until I came upon the ICBM. It nailed "that" sound.

[rohaihuparaguay]

@STOMPBOXSONIC2009 Yeah that ICBM sounds so good it is not even fair. See what you have done, got me some gear acquisition syndrome, my wife won' t be happy when I come home with yet another toy. I'll blame it on this video.

[rohaihuparaguay]

Wow, fuzz heaven here. The ones that sounded best to me were the Euthymia ICBM, the red witch, the hood barge, the rat, the sovtek big muff, fuzzface and fist setting on the octavian. Of these, I think for me it is really a three way race to the top between the euthymia, sovtek big muff and the red witch, I can't decide between those 3. Then I absolutely HATED the guyatone, and the zvex sounded quite bad to be too, which was surprising.

[Songsremainthesame]

red witch sounds good

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@Songsremainthesame Sounds good & has a great name!

[kevnote]

Someone is finally getting it right. Best fuzz demo in the fashion it was meant 2 be. Your technique of all together with same gear is perfect to me. Some of these guys start out with amps half distorted already. Pointless to me, later in the demo is one thing, but not to start out and get the general character of the pedal, as you astutely stated! Thanks a million.

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@kevnote Glad you dig it! Thanks!!!

[faunoram]

im feeling like a child in a candy store !

great idea !!

cheers !

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@faunoram Thanks! That means we're doing our job right. :)

[RastafariPoet]

Send me the fuzzface please :(

[Adji87]

Great idea for a video mate! Keep up the good work.

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@Adji87 Thanks!

[normalanne]

is that the original Maestro Fuzz Tone in the bottom centre?

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@normalanne It is! Stay tuned for our Phaser demo, the Moog designed Maestro Stage Phaser will make be in attendance.

[widepass]

Nice bagpipe riff you got going there!

[STOMPBOXSONIC2009]

@widepass Ha! It is a bit on the droney side, isn't it.