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11-08-2009, 08:46 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Napa, California | | | Bluebeard confusion
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I am on the market for a fuzz pedal, and I have run across the Bluebeard. However, I am a bit confused about what everything means. There is lots of talk about them, but I can't seem to make much sense of it. Could someone please explain the different types of Bluebeard kits? Also, what Bluebeard pedal is best suited for bass? I need a Bluebeard crash course.
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11-08-2009, 09:05 PM
|  | God of Thunder...retired. | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio | | http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/...=108&Itemid=26 GGG Tuned Version There have been some misunderstandings about this version. GGG is involved with building a pedal by Sandford and Sonny called the Blue Beard bass distortion. This "Tuned Version" is somewhat simialr to the Blue Beard, but it is not a Blue Beard. It sounds somewhat different and it is in a smaller box of course. This is an excellent distortion for bass or guitar or synth, but this project should not be considered a kit for a Blue Beard pedal. |
11-08-2009, 09:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Napa, California | | | So is the GGG what most people are using for bass? |
11-08-2009, 10:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Olney, Maryland | | I have a Blue Beard.
It is a nice bass friendly muff variation.
But I’m not a muff fan. To me the muff and variations is the generic “I have fuzz” pedal.
I have a ton of different fuzzes, each sounds differently, and each has its uses.
There are bunches of different Youtube videos and of course Bassfuzz.com http://bassfuzz.com/
Check them out and find what best fits your sound.
MM |
11-08-2009, 10:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Napa, California | | | I've been searching around for a while and I am interested in the Bluebeard, among others. I just need clarification |
11-08-2009, 10:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ribwich, ZF | | | Those aren't Bluebeard kits, as there are no Bluebeard kits. Those are Muff kits. The Bluebeard is just one of many fuzzes based on the Muff circuit.
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11-08-2009, 11:05 PM
| | | | +1 for bassfuzz.com, you may find something you like better. If you want a true Bluebeard, search out Sonny. |
11-08-2009, 11:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Napa, California | | | Ah, it appears I have been misinformed. |
11-09-2009, 04:39 AM
|  | Jack Grundle and Chad Choad
Builder for FUZZROCIOUS PEDALS | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mount Laurel, NJ | | | The BB PCB board is done on a homemade board, not the fancy green boards found in EHX pedals, for example, but the circuit itself is only a muff circuit, which differs from the GGG-tuned version by on two caps and two or three resistors, IIRC. The difference b/w the BB and GGG is not as drastic as the difference b/w a Green Russian version and a GGG.
If you want the pedal "now" and will settle for something close, then get a GGG-tuned version. If you want to wait a year or more, order from Sonny via MySpace. Your third option is to wait until someone sells one on the Classifieds here or one ends up on eBay. |
11-09-2009, 06:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London, England | | There's a thread around here comparing the two... I think it said the two were pretty much the same: Official Bluebeard vs. GGG-tuned Muff thread | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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