Dwarfcraft Devices - The Great Destroyer w/Clips

[grygrx]

I've wandered pretty far and wide in search of personal entertainment and pedals, but I'm not sure I've met a stranger pedal than Dwarfcraft Devices - The Great Destroyer (TGD).

Video - The Great Destroyer (note: he plays bass as the third instrument @ around 5 min mark). I would watch this video if you find the pedal interesting at all, because he comments on the variance of sound by equipment, and you can hear some different sounds than I'm getting out of it.

This is a noise, circuit bent destruction in a Fuzz disguise. It's possible to get some pretty great 'regularish' fuzz tones out of it, but I don't think that's the intention.

The knobs are (left to right) Volume, Secondary Gain, Primary Gain, Starve. The starve knob cuts the available power to the circuit and things start to get crazy.

Samples:

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3

It's great, it destroys, it's the mother f'in great destroyer

[andrewd]

Appropriate name - sounds like it was inspired by "The Great Destroyer" by Nine Inch Nails. The end of that song is really fuzzy.

[grygrx]

I think it comes from the Low album - The Great Destroyer.

[SpankyPants]

Sounds a lot like the Rocket by Devi Ever. Especially the stutter.

[OhThePeacock]

I'm likin the oscillation on the end of clip 1. This thing sounds crazy, excellent find!

[JohnDavisNYC]

sounds like it would be tons of fun in the studio, and completely useless live.

j

[TaySte_2000]

Originally Posted by JohnDavisNYC

sounds like it would be tons of fun in the studio, and completely useless live.

j

Kinda like Avril Lavigne then

[grygrx]

Originally Posted by JohnDavisNYC

sounds like it would be tons of fun in the studio, and completely useless live.

j

+1 The great destroyer is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to mother f'n destroy,

[Illbay]

The logo looks like a "B" in the middle, not a "G"

TBD? "TalkBass Destroyer?"

Hm, that has interesting implications.

[Rob Lewis]

Sounds to me like an amplifier en route to the workshop.

[jgsbass]

Originally Posted by Rob Lewis

Sounds to me like an amplifier en route to the workshop.

+1. A tube amp

[Flintlock]

Originally Posted by JohnDavisNYC

sounds like it would be tons of fun in the studio, and completely useless live.

j

I dunno, watch Matt Bellamy of Muse, the guy could entertain the crowd for hours by just fiddling with the knobs on his guitar

[ProgRapture]

Was it picking up radio stations?

[lousybassist]

I've had my eyes on The Great Destroyer for quite a while now, and the more I hear and see it in action, the more I want one.

Thanks for posting!

[Dwarfcraft Aen]

Originally Posted by grygrx

I think it comes from the Low album - The Great Destroyer.

Correct. And hello talk bass! I really am Aen from Dwarfcraft.

My first gig was as a bassist in an INDUSTRIAL BAND! We weren't very good, but damn if i didnt look cool.

[bongomania]

Funny! ..And welcome to TB.

[nad]

Holy schnit those clips are awesome.

I'm getting ready to do some noise experiments pretty soon, if I get heavily involved with it I could see myself picking up one of these.

[RickenBoogie]

Every time I think I've got it all figured out, something like this comes along and changes everything. Here I go again.....

[bigchiefbc]

Originally Posted by Dwarfcraft Aen

Correct. And hello talk bass! I really am Aen from Dwarfcraft.

My first gig was as a bassist in an INDUSTRIAL BAND! We weren't very good, but damn if i didnt look cool.

Very cool to have you here, Aen. I think your videos are hysterical, by the way. Your video demo of the Devi Ever BIT is what convinced me to buy one.

[bassman314]

that sounds like the evil love child of a Ring Modulator and a sack of broken glass...

I love it.

after watching the video, it sounds like the sound effects for a chainsaw slasher in one box...

I almost want one...*L*