Fuzzrocious Club Quadratic Equation

[rob4001va]

Thank you, gents...
So glad you guys are understanding and supportive of small builders such as us who do things DIY (painting, drilling, etc.).
We caught some flak on another forum for not having good quality pedals. It definitely hurts to get chastised for doing things on our own.
You guys make us feel welcome and we're glad you "get" us.

Wanted to put in my 2 cents on Ry's customer service.

I've got BDPG #010. Hadn't used it much due to business travel and family conflicts in the month or so since it had arrived, but when I got around to putting it on my board, I found there was an intermittent issue in the tone pot.

Sent a note to Ryan, who said "send it back", and promised 1 day turnaround. So I did. And he did. Less than 1 week later, I'm good to go...since I'm heading out of town on vacation, and didn't want it sitting on my porch, the quick turn was most beneficial. And, there was no question of Ryan taking ownership of the issue and standing behind his product.

That's the beauty of a small operation - personalized customer service and dealing with the guy who knows everything about anything in the product...and can make it right quickly for the customer. Awesome.

Looking forward to testing my BDPG out in its full glory when I return from a week of laying on the beach...

Thanks for the fast service and excellent service, Ry.

Oh, and guess I owe your kid a pic of the paint...

Cheers!

 

[tigerbass]

Wanted to put in my 2 cents on Ry's customer service.

I've got BDPG #010. Hadn't used it much due to business travel and family conflicts in the month or so since it had arrived, but when I got around to putting it on my board, I found there was an intermittent issue in the tone pot.

Sent a note to Ryan, who said "send it back", and promised 1 day turnaround. So I did. And he did. Less than 1 week later, I'm good to go...since I'm heading out of town on vacation, and didn't want it sitting on my porch, the quick turn was most beneficial. And, there was no question of Ryan taking ownership of the issue and standing behind his product.

That's the beauty of a small operation - personalized customer service and dealing with the guy who knows everything about anything in the product...and can make it right quickly for the customer. Awesome.

Looking forward to testing my BDPG out in its full glory when I return from a week of laying on the beach...

Thanks for the fast service and excellent service, Ry.

Oh, and guess I owe your kid a pic of the paint...

Cheers!

Ry is a @#$% GEM.

 

[Scobby Bott]

Side question, which I'll pose here because we all keep Ryan so busy - is it at all possible to install an aftermarket blend w/expression? I'm using a Barge Concepts Blender right now, which is great.. but it's a whole other pedal to take around and power up. Ryan mentioned space inside the enclosure would be an issue, but do expression mods require massive redesigns of the pedal? Is it not as simple as a tone or volume pot being put in?

Wounded Paw makes a blend pedal in an expression enclosure.

 

[Plays_For_Dog]

I've sold three pedals this week. First part of that sale is to now add a Stache - which Im doing straight away. 2nd part is to add in an ugly and heavy neighbor to the four Fuzzrocious pedals that will live on my board my goal is to hit this last pedal with all sorts of stacked Fuzzrocious sounds.

Grey Stache, good call.... You can turn the tone, mids and fuzz down to get a milder, organic, more vintage type of fuzz sound. With geranium and no diode clipping options, the pedal is rather smooth as far as fuzz is concerned. In fact, I don't think the Grey Stache has a harsh setting on it.

I wish I could get a BDPG in a 1290 enclosure

 

[Toastfuzz]

In the shootout between Fuzzrocious Grey Stache and Wren & Cuff Pickle Pie B, winner = Fuzzrocious. The PPB's trick is the clean blend to retain lows and mids... the reason the GS won was the full lows and mids provided, while maintaining massive fuzz. The PPB I had to blend in too much clean to keep the low end punch, so there wasn't much fuzz left over.

Grey Stache stays on the board! 3 contenders have tried to boot it, none have succeeded!

 

[Scobby Bott]

I wish I could get a BDPG in a 1290 enclosure

Ditto! Feel the same way about the DD too! The one-knob version was a total cutie. Pedal real estate is a precious commodity, especially when you have a RK on board.

 

[rratajski]

Wounded Paw makes a blend pedal in an expression enclosure.

But I can't fit an expression jack in the GS box unless he was to move up to 1790 box or remove his 2nd diode toggle option.

 

[tigerbass]

But I can't fit an expression jack in the GS box unless he was to move up to 1790 box or remove his 2nd diode toggle option.

If that's the case dude just pick your 2 favorite diodes and get the expression jack. You really don't need it.
I know it would be rad to have all 4 diodes but trust me, just pick 2 cuz you'll mostly use it in bypass anyways , then you can always just flip one switch and have 2 other tones.
Just my 2 cents, but having years of experience with some tricked out Fuzzrocious, that is exactly what I would do.
On fact, on my custom Fuzzrociousarus, that IS what I did haha!
(I didn't get the expression jack, but I also didn't get 2 diode switches either.)

 

[change-jug]

How come the pedals are moving up in size? I`m sure Ry has explained it before,maybe I missed it tho.I`m kinda sad about the increase. A small Rat tail or Dark Driving with only 1 foot switch doesn`t need that extra space.I`m sure he has good reasons for the switch up. I really want another effect from Ry. It`s between a Dark Driving,BDPG and an OSD. I like the idea of a overdrive pedal pushing my other effects(GS,RT). I have a And Aardvarks! boost/od pedal that I like but I`m having an issue with it. So I kinda might want to switch it out with the DD.
I`ve also been giving the idea of distortion more props(for lack of a better word) for my bass. I`ve always been a fuzz guy but I love my Rat Tail and am now interested in the OH See Demon.
And last.....What purpose does the Broke DPG fill? Can I use the BDPG to replace a VT Deluxe? I purchased the VT(about a 12 to 14 months ago) to give my solid state amp some massive balls in the tone dept. But then I bought a Fender 300 pro this past April. Now that I have a nice tube head I don`t need/use the VT all that much. How do you guys use the BDPG?
I guess I could sum it up as: what do you guys like better: OSD or DD?
and
Can a BDPG replace a VTD?

 

[My name is Mudd]

What purpose does the Broke DPG fill?

The BDPG is Ry's take/improvement on the now-out-of-production ElectroniX Submarine, a pedal I owned and SWORE that I'd never sell. I sold it to raise funds for my BDPG...one of the best pedal moves I've made. Serious...GS > BDPG is monstrous!

And I'm guessing that the box size shift was/is to cut down on overall production costs, and/or to allow more space inside for the mod options he offers.

 

[tigerbass]

The BDPG is Ry's take/improvement on the now-out-of-production ElectroniX Submarine, a pedal I owned and SWORE that I'd never sell. I sold it to raise funds for my BDPG...one of the best pedal moves I've made. Serious...GS > BDPG is monstrous!

And I'm guessing that the box size shift was/is to cut down on overall production costs, and/or to allow more space inside for the mod options he offers.

Spoken like a true Prodigy!
(or at least identical to the post I was just gonna type!)

 

[rratajski]

Poifect explanation!

 

[My name is Mudd]

tiger...wasn't it you that told me to make the switch, and that I wouldn't regret it?

 

[Plays_For_Dog]

Grey Stache stays on the board! 3 contenders have tried to boot it, none have succeeded!

Same here. I even bought a 4-screw Sovtek Big muff and the GS still is king!

But I can't fit an expression jack in the GS box unless he was to move up to 1790 box or remove his 2nd diode toggle option.

I had a GS+ with an expression jack mod done to it. I will back Ry in saying there is no way to squeeze that jack in a 1550 size box. It was jam packed in the 1790.

I guess I could sum it up as: what do you guys like better: OSD or DD?
and
Can a BDPG replace a VTD?

I've had both and I prefer the OSD over the DD. That's personal preference because they are two totally different pedals. The OSD is more high end break up where the DD is more low end break up. IME with my set up at least.

As far as replacing the VT with the BDPG, you will loose the "Chracter" option the VT provides. I'm sure tigerbass will be happy to give you a more in depth comparison since he's the local expert besides Ry.

 

[Plays_For_Dog]

To clarify,

When I say "high end break up" the lows are still there, they just aren't as affected by the break up as the highs are. The DD is the other way around. IME.

 

[tigerbass]

tiger...wasn't it you that told me to make the switch, and that I wouldn't regret it?

 

[Tendollarcat]

Grey Stache (and a TAFM) incoming for me. Prymeaxe had stock, a sale, cheap shipping to Australia and I sold a pedal. It was meant to be

 

[tigerbass]

Grey Stache (and a TAFM) incoming for me. Prymeaxe had stock, a sale, cheap shipping to Australia and I sold a pedal. It was meant to be

Dude you're going to have the most killer bass tonez in all of Australia!

 

[Tendollarcat]

Dude you're going to have the most killer bass tonez in all of Australia!

Thanks mate. I'm pretty lucky to play in a project where I can fill up as much space as I want and my bandmates love chasing sounds as much as I do. Hoping to throw some big new tones into our next release.

 

[rratajski]

Grey Stache (and a TAFM) incoming for me. Prymeaxe had stock, a sale, cheap shipping to Australia and I sold a pedal. It was meant to be

You can beat Prymaxe's 15% off sales! Plus you get the pedal in/around a week!!!