love this pedal. its probably the most insane fuzz i've had the pleasure of playing. even outdoes my catalinbread v8 fuzztone! rolling everything back and turning on the tone boost gives my setup the little extra it needs to cut through the mix and the crazy growl this thing has allows me to keep most on my low end.
excited to search out an ampeg scrambler now though. never heard of them before this video!
Why do they ALWAYS have to show of how well they shred in guitar pedal demos? I was expecting some barre chords and glider guitar. THAT'S WHY I GET PEDALS!
@Burh4n Same as every other fuzz... it depends on the level of the compression, how subtle the compressor is, the amount of the noise floor, whether it's before the fuzz or after, whether it's boosting the fuzz etc etc...
@seth3556r Actually, it is only the second worst. The worst pedal ever created was the Electro Harmonix Big Muff DELUXE. It is an AC power Memory Man sized box with a similair fuzz tone. To it's credit it does come with a wonderful compressor, but the fuzz is too intense and thin. It absolutely kills any hint of the tone of your guitar.
with all the porn you can get online, no one really goes out and buys physical media porn anymore, so just to keep afloat, they diversified. They sell musical instruments, groceries, I get my tires rotated there, etc.
@ryabtsev72 Very glad to meet you too! You can join a forum where other fuzz lovers also gather. Write in Google: "thegearpage", "ilovefuzz" and "stompboxes uk forum".
Today I tried the current edition of the Fender Blender - it is bad: the timbre is good, but there's no humidity and it sounds very smoothed, as the digital
@bloodySunday77 Hmm... I'm Sorry, English is not my native language (I'm Russiah). In woards "digital" I mean sound without "roughnes" and "wetnes"... as a soap. I don't know, maybe the next comparison would be better: a sense of а sound like trough a condom. I hoppe, your are understand
@bloodySunday77 Oh no! I would be happy to compare the original with a replica of it. I think that it is impossible: 1) Fuzz is not popular in Russia; 2) We have a greit problems with listening of old classic pedals - not only because it's expensive (modern devises of America and Europe stand with us for 30-40% more expensive). What about old pedals and instruments...Basically, we know about them from stories and legends.
@ryabtsev72 I see what you mean. I think that's the same pretty much everywhere. You have to find them in 2nd hand ads, they are very hard to find. I haven't played with an original either.
@bloodySunday77 i hate to say it but i agree with jc...i dont doubt your side of the argument but who ever is turning the knobs is over doing it. just like in tuning the guitar itself, you have to find that sweet spot to make it sound good
in all honesty, this thing sounds like the $30 "amp" that came with my first guitar, i frankly dont understand how anyone could enjoy the sounds it makes
@loveitnow31 I am afraid I don't know... you can try asking the Musictoyz store but I doubt they will remember. Seems strange though because this sound is almost written all over the pedal...
@iLikechevelle Yes... well no, but that's what other people thought as well! :-D Wouldn't it be cool if a porn shop also had a nice collection of boutique pedals? Unusual but interesting idea...
This sounds like a classic Mozrite Fuzzbrite combined with an Octavia.. to me, the only useful setting is the octavia tone. but there are plenty of pedals with the same effect for much less money and space than this.
No, I'm going by the video. I understand that lo-fi sounds can be cool, I have an Electro-Harmonix Frequency Analyzer that I sometimes use, but the Blender sounds bad to me. Maybe it sounds better in person.
It belongs in this category of octave-like fuzzes like the Ampeg Scrambler that is very easy to sound harsh. However, in the proper hands they can sound great, even Hendrix-y. They are not as user-friendly though as, say, a tubescreamer (no fuzz ever is).
I haven't played with myself at any porn shops at least ;)
in all seriousness though, I just bought a blender yesterday and this demo doesn't do justice to the low end growl this pedal has. it's not your fault though, cuz you obviously know that in real life it's not nearly as fizzy as it sounds here after youtube's compression, and perhaps through laptop speakers.
@bloodySunday77 Also to clear things up, the "tone boost" switch apparently bypasses the tone circuit. From my experience you end up with more mid-ish even tone, less of a scooped sound, and a significant volume increase (as one would imagine, moving the tone control does nothing when the switch is engaged). it also seems to be way more interactive with the blend knob.
You don't know? Who does? You don't sound too sure of yourself... maybe you don't work at all. Or you just may be 12 years old and starting to discover teh intertetz.
They can sound like crap for sure...there hard to control...I did a good Santana song with one that came out pretty good...Black Magic Woman on my YOUTUBE page...
No, it would not. He only used it very sparingly, and to create harsh sounds mainly for solos. The ideal pedal would be an American Big Muff (the big box), a ZVex Fuzz Factory or a Muff clone such as the Blackout Efectors Musket or the Earthquaker Hoof. Some Devi Ever fuzzes will do, too. Make sure you use a good, clean and loud tube amp.
i got one from my new house it was under an old seat and the seat was broken so i put a rock on top of the chair and the chair fell so i heard like a metal clanging sound and there it was really beaten but beautiful i tried it off and it worked so i kept it . it's made in usa and in 1969
Pawn or Pawned - A pawnbroker (or pawnshop) is an individual or business that offers secured loans to people, with items of personal property used as collateral. ...
For fuzz octave up this gets a little robotic crazy so for the Hendrix tones I'd go with either the Dunlop or Fulltone Octavia. Also if you've ever looked at the from of Three Dog Night's Naturally album back in the day (70s) you can see the pedal on the floor right in front of the guitarist on the front of the album. He uses it on the songs "One Man Band", Fireeater and Joy To The World. Did anyone forget about that back in those days?
I have it, and the sound I have is pretty close. I just wanted to see if the settings were pretty close or if the different amps we were using made a difference. Either way I love this thing.
I just got this pedal. I didn't expect it to be the fuzz beast it is! It's so NON-Fender sounding! I can't believe Fender ever made this monster. It's like 37 Big Muff's cranked all the way up! 3 thumbs up.
Who on earth is Will Sledge and where was he when the first Fuzz Factories came out? Oh, and the wife of a friend of my neighbour's distant cousin makes an even better pedal, and can give it to you if you buy him a beer.
The fuzz factory is kinda a totally different beast, you can't really compare it to the blender, the blender is more of a 60's crazy octave fuzz, the fuzz factory is an awesome high gain modern fuzz with oscillation. Both great pedals none the less.
That's a nice question, but I think Page was a devoted Tonebender user, and sometimes also using a Fuzz Face. I've never heard of him using this one...
No offense, but outside of Fender's advertisements, I have no evidence that Kevin Shields ever used this pedal.
It isn't on his current board (of about 50 pedals), and on the "classic" recordings, he basically used amp distortion with delay/echo and reverb -- not a ton of fuzz or distortion stomps.
Shields uses a lot of Devi Ever fuzzes these days, and many of them overlap the Blender tonewise, especially when it comes to octave foldover and high-end "scramble."
I believe they have a completely different sound... this one is a bit harsh sounding with a flavour of the octave up, and the variations of the Muff are easier on the ear. The American reissue has this high gain scooped scound, the small Muff is a bit more gentle, the Muff overdrive is quite wild but not harsh...
the green russian muff is amazingly harmonic and complex, ridiculous sustain! Only criticism I might have is that it can be a bit too squashy and overdistorted for crunch tones, but for super duper lead and power chord stuff I love it. you should check out how many major people use it - chemical brothers, smashing pumpkins, korn for a start!
I am not exactly sure what you mean by "harmoniser". Octave fuzzes have this overtone that is perfectly natural - there is no artificial harmoniser circuit in there.
If you are feeling adventurous and don't mind the weird looks from the audience and band members, yes... It is too harsh for chords, although if you go easy on it you might be able to do that. Personally, I wouldn't do it.
No, the octave was always there. It isn't easy to tell when it's being used with all this huge reverb-ed feedback sound that they have. But the reference is 100% correct.
yeah, My Bloody Valentine's stuff is so FX-heavy, it can be hard to tell what's going on, have you SEEN Kevin Shields' pedal board on the recent tours? Insane amount of pedals.
No, I have only seen some pics... I wish I had seen them live, must be quite an experience. Shields is every shoegazer effects-maniac guitarist's hero!! :-D
they ALL sound the same. Don't buy into the whole "the old version sounded so much better". It's total elitist bullshit. I'm a audio engineer and to be honest, only tech heads claim they can hear a "difference". Even if there is indeed a difference in sound 99.9 percent of people wouldn't be able to tell either once it's been recorded and mastered or played live with a chain of other effects. I know it's cool paying 400 for the vintage model but it's truly NOT worth it here.
in some pedals or gear it does make a difference (i play a lot of synths and of course i see a difference between my modular and any soft-synth) but in this reissue, is very difficult to find any difference...
The new ones lack the balls of the old ones. The old ones only need to get turned up to 3 or 4 while the new ones cranked to 10 still lack the sheer destructive facemelting grunt of the old. I have 2 old ones and each is subtly different while the newer ones pretty much sound the same.
That's very interesting to know... Although I can think of a million ways to dirty up a fuzz just by pushing it harder with a boost, an OD, a distortion, hotter pickups...
I posted a Black Magic Woman video using the FENDER BLENDER for you to listen to...Had one the originals in the 70's...Gave 50bucks and a key to a drink machine for it then...lol...once you get these dialed in , there's nothing quite like it...
I saw your video and it is great, however I can't see any notification in my inbox to link them together... if I don't receive anything I will sent you an invitation myself soon.
in the wrong hands,this would sound TRULY awful...think anyone who wud get one,is paying for the name and history of the product..a true unwanted step-child of a pedal!
I had always heard of this pedal but never thought much of it...I played with some guys once, running a Rickenbacker 4003 bass into a tube Mesa head and 4x10 cabinet, and the guitarist let me test out his reissue Fender Blender...wow! Like most of the best bass fuzzes, the Blend knob is what makes it work so well, but the tone was fantastic, and kept my interest more than my Fulltone Bass-Drive (which is a fine bass overdrive). I've wanted one ever since...
You watched it again? The one with Dan "please put me out of my misery" Agosto? Well, I can't really prevent you from torturing yourself, you must have your reasons and I respect that.
True bypass ??
Spikebbop88 3 weeks ago
@Spikebbop88 I think so... Most probably yes.
bloodySunday77 2 weeks ago
@1971SuperLead
J Mascis' first pedal was the deluxe,that started his muff obsession
zombiehuntingrocker 3 weeks ago
why does this sound horrible to me but awesome to you guys. That manic depression didn't sound at all like jimmys tone. it sounds like glitch music.
ihventura 1 month ago
Horrible
razzamanaz79 3 months ago
love this pedal. its probably the most insane fuzz i've had the pleasure of playing. even outdoes my catalinbread v8 fuzztone! rolling everything back and turning on the tone boost gives my setup the little extra it needs to cut through the mix and the crazy growl this thing has allows me to keep most on my low end.
excited to search out an ampeg scrambler now though. never heard of them before this video!
billingsjn 5 months ago
@billingsjn They must be very similar or even almost identical...
bloodySunday77 5 months ago
Why do they ALWAYS have to show of how well they shred in guitar pedal demos? I was expecting some barre chords and glider guitar. THAT'S WHY I GET PEDALS!
AsmodelSoljah 6 months ago 4
@AsmodelSoljah Ok, that wasn't exactly "shredding"...
bloodySunday77 6 months ago 4
how would it sound with a compressor?
Burh4n 7 months ago
@Burh4n Same as every other fuzz... it depends on the level of the compression, how subtle the compressor is, the amount of the noise floor, whether it's before the fuzz or after, whether it's boosting the fuzz etc etc...
bloodySunday77 7 months ago
sounds a bit too "unique" for my liking
mothulicka 8 months ago
I still like big muffs
The7Evanator 9 months ago
Worst device ever made for guitar playing, sounds like absolute mud.
seth3556r 9 months ago
@seth3556r Actually, it is only the second worst. The worst pedal ever created was the Electro Harmonix Big Muff DELUXE. It is an AC power Memory Man sized box with a similair fuzz tone. To it's credit it does come with a wonderful compressor, but the fuzz is too intense and thin. It absolutely kills any hint of the tone of your guitar.
1971SuperLead 9 months ago
some tones that come out of it resembles the roge mayer axis fuzz, nice!
thomasjeeh 9 months ago
oh my god he totally sounds like vince vaughn!
sk8rboi456 11 months ago
Sounds like an ampeg scrambler at times.
LordHector 1 year ago
@LordHector Yes, they might be very close circuit-wise as well...
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
I got mine in a porn shop.
with all the porn you can get online, no one really goes out and buys physical media porn anymore, so just to keep afloat, they diversified. They sell musical instruments, groceries, I get my tires rotated there, etc.
mikejensen79 1 year ago 9
@mikejensen79 This is probably the funniest comment I've seen on YouTube.
knovinski 3 months ago
Oh WOW I want one!! :-)
Thanks for the demo!!
itsstillfriday 1 year ago
Unusable? at least for making music.
PabloDarioLi 1 year ago
Surprised ...
I'm also a big fan of Fuzzes (world of sounds and meaning: a very subtle thing!), and I was very glad to meet you!
Thank you,
Sergey
ryabtsev72 1 year ago
@ryabtsev72 Very glad to meet you too! You can join a forum where other fuzz lovers also gather. Write in Google: "thegearpage", "ilovefuzz" and "stompboxes uk forum".
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
@bloodySunday77 That's great! Thank you. Hopefully I'll see you there already!
ryabtsev72 1 year ago
@ryabtsev72 Υes, I am in the DAM pedals forum, but more active in Gearpage! Nice people everywhere...
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
@bloodySunday77 Yes it is! I drink to your health (today my wife went to Cuba) - I have a little drink! :)
ryabtsev72 1 year ago
@ryabtsev72 Thanks a lot!
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
Today I tried the current edition of the Fender Blender - it is bad: the timbre is good, but there's no humidity and it sounds very smoothed, as the digital
ryabtsev72 1 year ago
@ryabtsev72 What digital?
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
@bloodySunday77 Hmm... I'm Sorry, English is not my native language (I'm Russiah). In woards "digital" I mean sound without "roughnes" and "wetnes"... as a soap. I don't know, maybe the next comparison would be better: a sense of а sound like trough a condom. I hoppe, your are understand
ryabtsev72 1 year ago
@ryabtsev72 A bit, yes, but have you tried an original side by side with the reissue?
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
@bloodySunday77 Oh no! I would be happy to compare the original with a replica of it. I think that it is impossible: 1) Fuzz is not popular in Russia; 2) We have a greit problems with listening of old classic pedals - not only because it's expensive (modern devises of America and Europe stand with us for 30-40% more expensive). What about old pedals and instruments...Basically, we know about them from stories and legends.
ryabtsev72 1 year ago
@ryabtsev72 I see what you mean. I think that's the same pretty much everywhere. You have to find them in 2nd hand ads, they are very hard to find. I haven't played with an original either.
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
P.S. I have Dunlop FuzzFace (fuzz-jh-f1) - realy great classic fuzz (in my opinion, of course)
ryabtsev72 1 year ago
@ryabtsev72 Yes, I also like it very much... and have played lots and lots of fuzzes (one of my hobbies).
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
@bloodySunday77 Made in Korea (on the shop site stated "Made in Mexico")
ryabtsev72 1 year ago
What are the settings to get ejecting modulator tone???
drumminmofo 1 year ago
For only $300 YOU TOO can sound like you've blown every speaker in your cab!
JCThompson1 1 year ago
@JCThompson1 It costs half than this, and in some cases it's a desirable sound (fuzzes can easily sound like that...)
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
@bloodySunday77 i hate to say it but i agree with jc...i dont doubt your side of the argument but who ever is turning the knobs is over doing it. just like in tuning the guitar itself, you have to find that sweet spot to make it sound good
3249193 1 year ago
@3249193 Of course you do, but that is the nature of this beast... it's not a gentle fuzz.
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
@JCThompson1
Well, considering that's how the first fuzz tones were created, is that such a bad thing? :)
yobhsiFehT 1 year ago
@JCThompson1 That's the point of a Fuzz pedal!
slpplexi1969 5 months ago
in all honesty, this thing sounds like the $30 "amp" that came with my first guitar, i frankly dont understand how anyone could enjoy the sounds it makes
screwdriva 1 year ago
Do the turn knobs go to 11?
SupernautG 1 year ago
@SupernautG :-D They should, but unfortunately only go up to 10...
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
@loveitnow31 the vid is clear enough to copy the dial positions (you can see which way the F's are pointing)
AsaurDT 1 year ago
@AsaurDT Good comment... I also do the same thing when I see pedalboard pictures of my favourite guitarists.
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
Good job ! BOB !
cgambarrotti 1 year ago
Ernie Isley of the Isley Brothers.
Merrida 1 year ago
@loveitnow31 I am afraid I don't know... you can try asking the Musictoyz store but I doubt they will remember. Seems strange though because this sound is almost written all over the pedal...
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
Does this sound good on bass?
joronamo888 1 year ago
Well Done BOB !!
lionsteve29 1 year ago
This is no screamin' fuzz tone, it is better FARTING! I think it is useless.
Zsoli20 1 year ago
@Zsoli20 Thank God others didn't think so... it's not for everyone, that's for sure.
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
its crazy)
olalator 1 year ago
Zvex owns them all to be honest
litlemadguitarist 1 year ago
@ 0:19
He says pawn shops. He just has a Jersey accent.
nilihelm 1 year ago
i think he said pound shops
stonechild656 1 year ago
That is fu*king nice.....................
korglight 1 year ago
can you please list the specific settings for each of those different effects? Just got one and wouldn't mind some starting points. Cheers.
nedgey 1 year ago
@nedgey It's a video from the guys at the Musictoys shop...
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
did he just say "porn shops?" wtf.
iLikechevelle 1 year ago
@iLikechevelle Yes... well no, but that's what other people thought as well! :-D Wouldn't it be cool if a porn shop also had a nice collection of boutique pedals? Unusual but interesting idea...
bloodySunday77 1 year ago 2
@bloodySunday77 guitarists' dream. Good porn and good gear.
iLikechevelle 1 year ago
@iLikechevelle Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn.
doogdoogdoog 1 year ago
No. Just not for me. No, no, no, no. Three words, Big Muff Pi.
djbones666 1 year ago
@djbones666 Three words: completely different effect.
bloodySunday77 1 year ago 14
@bloodySunday77
which would be why billy used both
ncwrrn2009 1 year ago
This sounds like a classic Mozrite Fuzzbrite combined with an Octavia.. to me, the only useful setting is the octavia tone. but there are plenty of pedals with the same effect for much less money and space than this.
Euphoriaman 1 year ago
No, I'm going by the video. I understand that lo-fi sounds can be cool, I have an Electro-Harmonix Frequency Analyzer that I sometimes use, but the Blender sounds bad to me. Maybe it sounds better in person.
duppykitoon 1 year ago
It belongs in this category of octave-like fuzzes like the Ampeg Scrambler that is very easy to sound harsh. However, in the proper hands they can sound great, even Hendrix-y. They are not as user-friendly though as, say, a tubescreamer (no fuzz ever is).
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
Good lord, what a shitty sounding piece of garbage.
duppykitoon 1 year ago
Have you played with it yourself?
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
I haven't played with myself at any porn shops at least ;)
in all seriousness though, I just bought a blender yesterday and this demo doesn't do justice to the low end growl this pedal has. it's not your fault though, cuz you obviously know that in real life it's not nearly as fizzy as it sounds here after youtube's compression, and perhaps through laptop speakers.
silendt 1 year ago
@bloodySunday77 Also to clear things up, the "tone boost" switch apparently bypasses the tone circuit. From my experience you end up with more mid-ish even tone, less of a scooped sound, and a significant volume increase (as one would imagine, moving the tone control does nothing when the switch is engaged). it also seems to be way more interactive with the blend knob.
silendt 1 year ago
@silendt Nice comments, thanks! Yeah, that's my experience with pretty much any tone circuit bypass...
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
this pedals sounds like dying elephants
poplepo3 1 year ago
I appreciate the effort to be a bit poetic, but that would actually require you to know what dying elephants really sound like, doesn't it?
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
whats to say i dont know i may work at a
zoo or i may just work at steak and shake
poplepo3 1 year ago
You don't know? Who does? You don't sound too sure of yourself... maybe you don't work at all. Or you just may be 12 years old and starting to discover teh intertetz.
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
lol no man im joking and btw im 15 and im bout to have a job
poplepo3 1 year ago
i need this pedal
seanbeatsjesus 1 year ago
Actually a good guitar player can make any guitar, amp or effect sound good :)))
MihailTronix 1 year ago 8
Precisely!!!
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
@MihailTronix Kinda. I'm sure someone like Joe Satriani could only do so much with, like, a Squire bullet strat and a Honeytone amp.
MarshallRoberts 1 year ago
Fender why bother? his hing sounds like shit
cast390 1 year ago
His what?
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
@bloodySunday77 I think he was saying "this thing"
lagman50 1 year ago
I see... well, he obviously can't possibly imagine how awesome any "shitty sounding" effect can be in the right hands.
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
They can sound like crap for sure...there hard to control...I did a good Santana song with one that came out pretty good...Black Magic Woman on my YOUTUBE page...
WyldeMagiK 1 year ago
this thing isn't for everyone but it doesnt sound like shit if you know how to use it. I use mine all the time.
RadarDefender 1 year ago
Yes, sounds like Tom Hanks, maybe he's moonlighting, though I don't think he needs the money!
davshaw5 2 years ago
so this pedal would be good for that older smashing pumpkins sound right? i read somewhere that bolly did use this pedal befor
stpisbackforgood 2 years ago
No, it would not. He only used it very sparingly, and to create harsh sounds mainly for solos. The ideal pedal would be an American Big Muff (the big box), a ZVex Fuzz Factory or a Muff clone such as the Blackout Efectors Musket or the Earthquaker Hoof. Some Devi Ever fuzzes will do, too. Make sure you use a good, clean and loud tube amp.
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
The smaller Big Muff sounds great to me and takes up less space than the big box Muff.
kujoalt 1 year ago
is it just me? or this guy's voice somehow sounds similar to tom hanks.
firesideview 2 years ago
lol...this guy is too NJ/NEW sounding...listen to the words PAWN SHOPS....lol..
WyldeMagiK 1 year ago
Too bad pron shops don't have this things anymore..
BlisterOnTheMoon 2 years ago
i got one from my new house it was under an old seat and the seat was broken so i put a rock on top of the chair and the chair fell so i heard like a metal clanging sound and there it was really beaten but beautiful i tried it off and it worked so i kept it . it's made in usa and in 1969
thecoolkid4ever 2 years ago
Bob rocks!
lbguitz2 2 years ago
hell yeah!
halimski 2 years ago
@ 0:19 did he say "porn shops"? wtf
keepitwitmine 2 years ago 42
...pawn shops.
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
@keepitwitmine
Pawn or Pawned - A pawnbroker (or pawnshop) is an individual or business that offers secured loans to people, with items of personal property used as collateral. ...
mattotubeo 1 year ago
@keepitwitmine pawn shops
groovey65 1 year ago
@keepitwitmine for people who want their porn mean.
TheSilentAstronaut 1 year ago
@keepitwitmine i think he ment pawn shop
ottozing 1 year ago
@keepitwitmine no he said pawn shop :D
sufios 11 months ago
For fuzz octave up this gets a little robotic crazy so for the Hendrix tones I'd go with either the Dunlop or Fulltone Octavia. Also if you've ever looked at the from of Three Dog Night's Naturally album back in the day (70s) you can see the pedal on the floor right in front of the guitarist on the front of the album. He uses it on the songs "One Man Band", Fireeater and Joy To The World. Did anyone forget about that back in those days?
bombaci08 2 years ago
That last one sounds very much like buckethead on 'too many humans' lol
neat :)
TKDWolf 2 years ago
What are the exact settings on the final tone?
ChuckMac2005 2 years ago
You'll have to email Musictoys. I doubt if they will remember, though... shouldn't be hard to figure out if you have the pedal.
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
I have it, and the sound I have is pretty close. I just wanted to see if the settings were pretty close or if the different amps we were using made a difference. Either way I love this thing.
ChuckMac2005 2 years ago
Go Bob, go!
rodekill72 2 years ago
please dump the used car slash door-to-door slash washing machine salesman voice-over track
powerkor 2 years ago
I didn't make it, and it's not that bad as other videos. No one seemed to bother, so... easy on the anti-consumerism attitude.
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
I just got this pedal. I didn't expect it to be the fuzz beast it is! It's so NON-Fender sounding! I can't believe Fender ever made this monster. It's like 37 Big Muff's cranked all the way up! 3 thumbs up.
scantron81 2 years ago 2
... id rather go with a fuzz factory
aektzis91 2 years ago
Fuzz Factories are overpriced and overrated. Will Sledge makes a better pedal for less.
jhachey222 2 years ago
Who on earth is Will Sledge and where was he when the first Fuzz Factories came out? Oh, and the wife of a friend of my neighbour's distant cousin makes an even better pedal, and can give it to you if you buy him a beer.
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
The fuzz factory is kinda a totally different beast, you can't really compare it to the blender, the blender is more of a 60's crazy octave fuzz, the fuzz factory is an awesome high gain modern fuzz with oscillation. Both great pedals none the less.
TheIsaacEaton 2 years ago 2
good demo.
lesscunning 2 years ago
didn't jimmy page use this for the led zep song custard pie?
randomcornsteak 2 years ago
That's a nice question, but I think Page was a devoted Tonebender user, and sometimes also using a Fuzz Face. I've never heard of him using this one...
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
for octave fuzz, page usually used an mxr blue box. He could have used this though.
Ilovemyfender2 2 years ago 3
Would you be able to aquire tabs for 1:16 - about 1:25
Movienevermade 2 years ago
Try using your ear - I have never used tabs in my life (ok, I did so in the beginning in order to learn 3 or 4 basic chords...)
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
good work bob
Fenderplayer2 2 years ago
No offense, but outside of Fender's advertisements, I have no evidence that Kevin Shields ever used this pedal.
It isn't on his current board (of about 50 pedals), and on the "classic" recordings, he basically used amp distortion with delay/echo and reverb -- not a ton of fuzz or distortion stomps.
shuppet88 2 years ago
I am no Shields expert, and you might be right... but it might have been used in his recordings. Not that we would be able to tell, though.
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
shuppet88l, Kevin used to use this pedal back in the You Made Me Realise days, and before that. There's some documentation on the web.
deadredeyes 2 years ago 2
Shields uses a lot of Devi Ever fuzzes these days, and many of them overlap the Blender tonewise, especially when it comes to octave foldover and high-end "scramble."
FuzzBob 2 years ago
I love the ring modulator tone. Sounds very "Jeff Beck".
eatsandsleeps 2 years ago
I want one! Perfect for the High Tide gut-punch tone
HalSamuel 2 years ago
They made a reissue but didn't make a LED on it? Maybe it would not look as replica ofcourse, but then you could buy the original of course..
AntonOortmann 2 years ago
How do you (anyone who has used both) compare the fender blender reissue with new models of the big muff? Thanks for your input.
twoboots4you 2 years ago
I believe they have a completely different sound... this one is a bit harsh sounding with a flavour of the octave up, and the variations of the Muff are easier on the ear. The American reissue has this high gain scooped scound, the small Muff is a bit more gentle, the Muff overdrive is quite wild but not harsh...
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
You can use the Muffs much more often, and for rhythm sounds, and the Blender for solos and small passages that cut through.
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
the green russian muff is amazingly harmonic and complex, ridiculous sustain! Only criticism I might have is that it can be a bit too squashy and overdistorted for crunch tones, but for super duper lead and power chord stuff I love it. you should check out how many major people use it - chemical brothers, smashing pumpkins, korn for a start!
EtcEtcAndEtc 2 years ago
Fat!
poolinelly 2 years ago
so wait, you cant turn the harmonizer off?
deengew 2 years ago
I am not exactly sure what you mean by "harmoniser". Octave fuzzes have this overtone that is perfectly natural - there is no artificial harmoniser circuit in there.
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
can you play chords with it?
deengew 2 years ago
If you are feeling adventurous and don't mind the weird looks from the audience and band members, yes... It is too harsh for chords, although if you go easy on it you might be able to do that. Personally, I wouldn't do it.
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
holt fuck! thats some fuzz
deengew 2 years ago
so then how did my bloody valentine use them? most of their music is chord based. I guess they used to older non reissue without the octave?
deengew 2 years ago
No, the octave was always there. It isn't easy to tell when it's being used with all this huge reverb-ed feedback sound that they have. But the reference is 100% correct.
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
yeah, My Bloody Valentine's stuff is so FX-heavy, it can be hard to tell what's going on, have you SEEN Kevin Shields' pedal board on the recent tours? Insane amount of pedals.
PantheonLincoln 2 years ago
No, I have only seen some pics... I wish I had seen them live, must be quite an experience. Shields is every shoegazer effects-maniac guitarist's hero!! :-D
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
So they sold these in porn shops, eh?...Interesting.
jonny1251 2 years ago
Hmm, I wonder how it can be used in... moments of intimacy!!!! X-D
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
i do believe he said pawn shops... but... who knows? ;P
micp4130 2 years ago
How does this work as a straight up fuzz?
Rambo29 2 years ago
I think it always has that "octavia" flavour that's hard to dial out... I am not sure, though...
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
I just got one last week and it sounds great!!!!!
jebajka26 2 years ago
I think this sounds pretty cool!
ZER0G12 2 years ago
they ALL sound the same. Don't buy into the whole "the old version sounded so much better". It's total elitist bullshit. I'm a audio engineer and to be honest, only tech heads claim they can hear a "difference". Even if there is indeed a difference in sound 99.9 percent of people wouldn't be able to tell either once it's been recorded and mastered or played live with a chain of other effects. I know it's cool paying 400 for the vintage model but it's truly NOT worth it here.
iancmcintyre1983 2 years ago 4
at least someone that says something smart...
in some pedals or gear it does make a difference (i play a lot of synths and of course i see a difference between my modular and any soft-synth) but in this reissue, is very difficult to find any difference...
mynmyself 2 years ago
Hahah this thing sounds AWFUL !
prospectnyc 2 years ago
The new ones lack the balls of the old ones. The old ones only need to get turned up to 3 or 4 while the new ones cranked to 10 still lack the sheer destructive facemelting grunt of the old. I have 2 old ones and each is subtly different while the newer ones pretty much sound the same.
razorbladesonata 3 years ago
That's very interesting to know... Although I can think of a million ways to dirty up a fuzz just by pushing it harder with a boost, an OD, a distortion, hotter pickups...
bloodySunday77 3 years ago
I don't think that is the point he was making. I know you are selling and demoing them. I think the point is, it doesn't sound exactly the original.
nevercryshytwolf 2 years ago
I'm not selling or demoing them... I am in no possible way affiliated with Musictoyz.
bloodySunday77 2 years ago
I posted a Black Magic Woman video using the FENDER BLENDER for you to listen to...Had one the originals in the 70's...Gave 50bucks and a key to a drink machine for it then...lol...once you get these dialed in , there's nothing quite like it...
WyldeMagiK 3 years ago
I saw your video and it is great, however I can't see any notification in my inbox to link them together... if I don't receive anything I will sent you an invitation myself soon.
bloodySunday77 3 years ago
The "hendrixy" tone reminded me of when my amp broke down
skurtix 3 years ago 2
the only way to play this thing is with all knobs on 10
adamfstewart81 3 years ago
in the wrong hands,this would sound TRULY awful...think anyone who wud get one,is paying for the name and history of the product..a true unwanted step-child of a pedal!
spuuuuuz 3 years ago
I had always heard of this pedal but never thought much of it...I played with some guys once, running a Rickenbacker 4003 bass into a tube Mesa head and 4x10 cabinet, and the guitarist let me test out his reissue Fender Blender...wow! Like most of the best bass fuzzes, the Blend knob is what makes it work so well, but the tone was fantastic, and kept my interest more than my Fulltone Bass-Drive (which is a fine bass overdrive). I've wanted one ever since...
eustacelufgren 3 years ago
Hi Bob...thanks Bob.
kuhchicken 3 years ago
what the fuck are they playing through mine cant do half that shit
sleepv1 3 years ago
Fingers and creative imagination come first, gear second.
bloodySunday77 3 years ago
This video really makes me wanna get one of these. Good thing I don't have any money or I would be out right now getting one.
topherthegopher1 3 years ago
This review is terrible...search youtube and theres a better review from gearwire
superskwrl 3 years ago
AHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! Gearwire??! You must be deaf, blind and in a coma to say that... X-D
Oh wait, it was a joke. Or at least I hope it was.
bloodySunday77 3 years ago
not kidding I just watched this again
superskwrl 3 years ago
You watched it again? The one with Dan "please put me out of my misery" Agosto? Well, I can't really prevent you from torturing yourself, you must have your reasons and I respect that.
bloodySunday77 3 years ago
Hot damn! Just picked mine up today. =D
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