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Old 09-28-2010, 02:07 PM
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Just got a Blowtorch & played with it a bit last night. Got a tone that I think will work. Nice, sorta vintage (muffled) light fuzz...
Vol: 2:00
Bass: 12:00
Mid: 12:00
Treb: 9:00
Blend: 3:00
Gain: 9:00
Torch is on...

Anyone have some good settings? This pedal seems to give more of a synthy fuzz than anything & I found the settings above work to mitigate that. Anyway, any of you have further input?
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Old 09-28-2010, 05:37 PM
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I haven't been able to get a single tone I liked out of this box.
It seems well built and thought, I just can't stand how it sounds.
Pretty much exactly the kind of distortion I dislike.
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Old 09-28-2010, 05:44 PM
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Good settings you say?

I would say OFF and completely removed from your pedalboard.

Sorry guy, much luck to you - but like the previous poster, I found nothing usable or redeeming about this pedal at all. Everything just sounded like fart.
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Old 09-28-2010, 05:55 PM
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Just got a Blowtorch & played with it a bit last night. Got a tone that I think will work. Nice, sorta vintage (muffled) light fuzz...
Vol: 2:00
Bass: 12:00
Mid: 12:00
Treb: 9:00
Blend: 3:00
Gain: 9:00
Torch is on...

Anyone have some good settings? This pedal seems to give more of a synthy fuzz than anything & I found the settings above work to mitigate that. Anyway, any of you have further input?
I'll have to try your settings... I was happy last gig with the settings below:
Vol: 9:00
Bass: 12:00
Mid: 1:30
Treb: 11:00
Blend: 12:00
Gain: 3:30
Torch: Off
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Old 09-28-2010, 07:34 PM
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The Blowtorch tends to be a love it or hate it pedal it seems I love it- it's been my favorite fuzz for years. I go through the settings I use most often in my old Youtube demo of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1jNIAapaE0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wjSUOWnhSk
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