GGG tuned muff

[Bassenstien]

I had Ryan at Fuzzrocious build me a "Green Stache" which is a GGG tuned muff. I have to say I like it alot. It is a pretty brutal fuzz to say the least. It keeps the low end but still manages to pierce through. I haven't used it in the full band setting yet but we have practice wed so ill find out then. It is a very wellcomed replacement to my modded boss FZ-3. Ryan was cool to deal with to and of course it came with the crazy paint job that he so kindly changed to suit my doom/sludge metal needs

[katri]

looks awsome, i bet it sounds cool too

how much was it?

[Bassenstien]

Originally Posted by katri

looks awsome, i bet it sounds cool too

how much was it?

Check em out here.
Fuzzrocious

[katri]

cool, $110 is a bit better than the Bluebeard. and the graphics are straight up awsome

[Bassenstien]

Originally Posted by katri

cool, $110 is a bit better than the Bluebeard. and the graphics are straight up awsome

Plus if you talk to him he will do custom paint stuff for you. A real cool guy.
His talkbass is rratajski

[rratajski]

Video on bass and g****r is up there. Thanks Jeff! I want to hear your thoughts on it in the band setting and see how it punches through.
What settings are you using it at, as in where do you have the middle and right knobs set at?

[Bassenstien]

Originally Posted by rratajski

Video on bass and g****r is up there. Thanks Jeff! I want to hear your thoughts on it in the band setting and see how it punches through.
What settings are you using it at, as in where do you have the middle and right knobs set at?

I have the Vol at about 1 o'clock the Tone at about 10 o'clock and the sust was varying the entire time (i seemed to favor it between 10 and 1). I was just messin around with it though. Once we practice Ill let you know how I set it for good. Ill tell you this though sounds killer trough my 10x10 2x18 rig

[rratajski]

10x10...massive.

[chrisisnotevil]

building one as we speak, but my paint job will never be as cool as the 'stache! with uk customs charges and shelling out for the soldering kit, it'd probably have been much cheaper to get one from fuzzrocious!

[katri]

EDIT: ignore me

[OptimusPrime]

Originally Posted by katri

cool, $110 is a bit better than the Bluebeard. and the graphics are straight up awsome

What were the differences between the Bluebeard and the GGG? I remember someone figured it all out.

[katri]

I think it was sonething like a few different caps (3 IIRC)
I think there was somethin else as well but I can't remember right now, karatekid figured it out cus he had both.

[chrisisnotevil]

karate kid found the following differences, this is copy/pasted straight from his original post;

GGG Muff:
LED - 1k resistor - 390k resistor - 100µF Cap - 3x 15k resistors.

Bluebeard:
LED - 4.7k Resistor - 220µF cap - 4.7k resistor - 390k resistor - 15k resistor - 100µF cap - 2x 15k resistor.

hope this helps

[totalimmortal08]

someone should just mod the GGG some more. =P

[katri]

It has been suggested many many a time, but all accounts point to easier said than done.

[KarateKid25]

Here is a link to the GGG Vs Bluebeard thread. Should answer a few questions.

Official Bluebeard vs. GGG-tuned Muff thread

[rratajski]

It's easier to just change resistors, capacitors, and diodes in the GGG-tuned muff than to try and make it a Bluebeard.
IMHO, tweaking something to how you want to use it works out better in the long run...
So, for example, if you want better bass response, change some caps...or if you want to tone down the high gain grit, add some germaniums...It works out to be less time than waiting for a Bluebeard that you're going to end up being pissed off about waiting for or selling after using it for 3 months...Build on your own and tweak! It's more fun and rewarding...

[DosiYanarchy]

damnit, i got GAS! i've checked out the Fuzzrocious site a few times now, got some great prices and some great clones, but even tho its christmas, i dont have the cash or the board space, but the Stache may well be purchased one day.

[Bassenstien]

Okay so I went to practice last night, and wow the Stache made me sound awesome.
My signal is going as follows:
Deluxe Jazz> MXR Classic Distortion>Whirlwind ABY>
Channel 1> Fuzzrocious Green Stache> Peavey Musician> Peavey Booster 800> Sunn 415> Peavey 1820
Channel 2> Fuzzrocious Octavus> Morley PWF> Earth Revival head> Traynor 810
Man o man did this shine. Awesome tone and no low end loss at all. I am using the MXR as an overdrive till my Bogden gets here (should be today). I bought one of my g*****ist Sunn 415's and used that instead of my Earth 118. Brutal sound was all that can describe it. Had the MXR set for some light OD and when I kicked the stache on it was definately βΘИΞКЯŲŜĦÏИĞ®! Got to say I am very pleased and had my g*****ist wantin to try it out. Awesome pedal.

EDIT: The settings I am using it at is the Volume (DOOM) around 1 o'clock, the Tone around 9-10 o'clock, and the Sustain (Sludge) around 3 o'clock.

[katri]

Man that rig sounds crazy loud. You gonna keep the classic distortion?