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New toys for xmas 1st effects

Discussion in 'Effects [BG]' started by fusion man 85, Dec 11, 2014.

  1. Dec 11, 2014 #1
    fusion man 85

    fusion man 85 Guest

    Dec 7, 2013
    Got these today been playing with them for about an hour or so,tried the sample settings there quite useable,but my question is what can you do to make the fuzz not as distorted? The filter is just fun and funky,itll take some tweaking, the sample settings helped with this one a lot more.
     

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  2. Dec 11, 2014 #2
    scottfeldstein

    scottfeldstein Roots and fifths and a little extra.

    Jun 20, 2011
    West Bend, Wisconsin
    Well, fuzz is pretty…fuzzy. But I think some of the MXR bass pedals are misunderstood when first used. You really do have to dial up the clean knob to a) get anything like unity gain and b) not lose the low end with the fuzz. Make sure you're dialing it up high enough.
     
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  3. Dec 12, 2014 #3
    gregmon79

    gregmon79 Supporting Member

    Dec 20, 2012
    Chicago IL
    I agree. Its a fuzz pedal after all. I dont think it was really built to do low gain. THe MXR fuzz is def a fickle beast IMO. I had one for quite a while. I liked its metallic character. But I didnt use fuzz that much back then. I think the main reason why though was because I had the MXR and every time I stepped on it, no matter what I did, I was totally lost in the mix. Completely. But no amount of knob twiddling would help me in that regard. That is why I ended up getting rid of it in the end.
     
  4. Dec 12, 2014 #4
    scottfeldstein

    scottfeldstein Roots and fifths and a little extra.

    Jun 20, 2011
    West Bend, Wisconsin
    You'd almost need a radically different EQ on your signal when you engage it. You could probably EQ yourself to cut through even with it on.
     
  5. Dec 16, 2014 #5
    fusion man 85

    fusion man 85 Guest

    Dec 7, 2013
    The fuzz box gives a massive sustaian boost, the fliter is working out great nice and bubbly, might get the octavie bass pedal next
     
  6. Dec 16, 2014 #6
    robd

    robd

    Mar 3, 2004
    just outside B-more Maryland
    Sounds like you might have wanted an overdrive pedal rather than a fuzz. For me fuzz pedals are too distorted but I love some overdrive mixed in with my clean
     
  7. Dec 16, 2014 #7
    fusion man 85

    fusion man 85 Guest

    Dec 7, 2013
    Are the mxr blow torch and mxr overdrive pedals worth looking in to? The fuzz is cool but im having a lot of trouble to get it usable and mantaning my tone. Once I hit it on its all fuzz and my tone is gone
     
  8. Dec 16, 2014 #8
    scottfeldstein

    scottfeldstein Roots and fifths and a little extra.

    Jun 20, 2011
    West Bend, Wisconsin
    Get some good headphones and listen to some of the youtube demos. That's what I do.