Great Wall vs. Musket vs. SFT

savinggrace · #1 06-21-2010, 03:57 AM

And the gates have opened...

Smurf-o-Deth · #2 06-21-2010, 05:19 AM

The SFT has pretty much nothing in common with those two. It's an Ampeg-in-a-can, and stays quite firmly in overdrive territory.

fdask · #3 06-21-2010, 06:32 AM

Whats this 'great wall' you speak of?

bigchiefbc · #4 06-21-2010, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by fdask

Whats this 'great wall' you speak of?

http://www.fuzzhugger.com/pedal-great-wall-v3.html

Agreed that the SFT is very different from the other two. I am a Musket user myself and totally love it. The Great Wall sounds amazing in the clips I've heard, and Tom is an awesome guy to deal with.

Valerus · #5 06-21-2010, 06:52 AM

MUSKET MUSKET MUSKET BYARGH

Robertron · #6 06-21-2010, 09:48 AM

The Great Wall and Musket are different beasts. If your wallet allows, there's room for both on a pedalboard.

savinggrace · #7 06-21-2010, 10:28 AM

I have the Musket. I wish it was a little clearer. Not less fuzzy, just a bit more articulate.

Robertron · #8 06-21-2010, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by savinggrace

I have the Musket. I wish it was a little clearer. Not less fuzzy, just a bit more articulate.

v1 or v2? Where do you keep your tone, focus, and pre knobs?

savinggrace · #9 06-21-2010, 10:46 AM

V2. I would have to see where my tone knobs are the next time I am at practice. I played a Barber Dirty Bomb and a/b'ed it with the Musket last week. The Barber was more articualte, but not as natural sounding (it sounded a little digital) as the Musket.

Smurf-o-Deth · #10 06-21-2010, 10:53 AM

The Dirty Bomb is really just a high gain od, based on my experience, and certainly not a fuzz. What kind of sound are you looking for?

savinggrace · #11 06-21-2010, 10:58 AM

I guess something between the two. The Dirty Bomb doesn't work as a smooth distortion for chords though. I didn't really get the Dirty Bomb as being true distortion.

Smurf-o-Deth · #12 06-21-2010, 11:05 AM

It isn't. It's really an od (I don't care if Barber calls it a distortion or not). For articulation, I prefer either an octave-up fuzz like the Battering Ram, or something with a presence control (like the AGRO or some Barber pedals, though the Dirty Bomb isn't one of them). In any case, a muff would not be my choice for articulation.

savinggrace · #13 06-21-2010, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Smurf-o-Deth

It isn't. It's really an od (I don't care if Barber calls it a distortion or not). For articulation, I prefer either an octave-up fuzz like the Battering Ram, or something with a presence control (like the AGRO or some Barber pedals, though the Dirty Bomb isn't one of them). In any case, a muff would not be my choice for articulation.

I concur about the DB.

Yeah I mean Fuzz doesn't need to be completely articulate, but I wish that more came with a clean blend knob. The Depth Charge has one, but I didn't care for its more buzzy sort of sound. Still, it could get WAYYY fuzzed out, which was very cool.

I have the Battering Ram. It sounds a bit "looser" and a little lo-fi compared to the Musket V2. Great pedal though!

Smurf-o-Deth · #14 06-21-2010, 11:18 AM

X-Blender?

savinggrace · #15 06-21-2010, 11:20 AM

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X-Blender?

Of course, but I feel like I shouldn't have to use that, you know?