That fuzz collection is sweeeeet. I almost bought a Maestro FZ1 a few months ago, but I couldn't justify $110 for something that horrible sounding. Still, it was fun to play Satisfaction in the store. Some manufacturer should really bring back integrated cables - it would be the ultimate in retro ac...

It's supposed to be an outlandish statement - It's much more fun to have pointless arguments then just to ask for fuzz suggestions for the umpteenth time. I use a homemade harmonic percolator now - the originals are just way too rare and variable to be useful anymore. I'm friends with the guys at Ro...

What is the bar-none, most perfect, indisputably best fuzz pedal ever made by anyone ever? I'd vote for the Harmonic Percolator - super touch sensitive, and a great driving tone that stays reasonably clear. I ask because I'm designing fuzzes for myself and a friend - right now I'm toying with combin...

Vintage mustang pups are flat pole piece and use a slightly larger magnet slug then strat pups, but the same DC resistance. The plastic cover has an insignificant effect on the sound. The biggest issue with the mustang pups is the low output, even though the pickups are more powerful then strat pick...

If I'm not mistakin', wasn't the P-bass also the first spanish-style bass guitar?

I could write a long list... Strats - cosmetically boring and sound cliched tube screamers - again, boring sound any YAFF - it's not the only or best fuzz; we need some originality marshall stacks - idk why flangers - but i love phasers floyd roses - again, idk why And i love cascading distortion - ...

ditto

Yeah - that store is really expensive. They wanted $85 for a DOD Thrashmaster the last time I was there. My ex-girlfriend's brother also has a Maestro that he's thinking about selling - don't know how much he wants, though. I'll probably just build one at some point.

I use four, and could always use another

I used to have a CF-7 (didn't care for it - too bright). It does a pretty good ring mod in "whak'd" mode, but the settings are a little unpredictable. The Ibanez PM-7 has a fast sawtooth wave setting that's much better IMO. The only crap thing about the 7 series is that they draw 10-15 tim...

The Diamond Sea mod is something I just accidentally stumbled on while I was trying to do Univibe stages. I'm not even really sure that I could recreate it if I tried. The original Phase II is four stages, two of which have normal phase-y cap values (.001, I think) and the other two are much higher ...

Yeah, Phasers can be a bit much at times, but as far as "I AM AN EFFECT" effects go, they're pretty useful. Much more useful then a flanger, for example. IMO, they're the best modulation effects - thickening the tone without getting in the way. Plus, having four available keeps the sound f...

Whadya think? Here's what I have so far: PH-2 modded for sort of a phased trem sound (a lot like "the diamond sea") FX20B with uni-vibe mods Small Stone w/ 4 or 2 stage and phase/vibrato switches '76 Univox micro-fazer It's a lot, but phasers are the only real effect-y effects I like and t...

It gets better when I turn the bass down, but I already have it pretty low. It's not as big of a problem when I'm using a big amp with a lot of headroom (like my Bassman), but my little Marshall practice amp heats up pretty fast. I guess I'm also a little worried that it could damage my other pedals...

Sooo, when I use my Blue Box for more then a few minutes at higher volume my solid state amp gets pretty hot, especially if I have a fair amount of the octave signal tuned in. Is that a problem? I mean, I know that the bass frequencies have a lot of inertia, but it doesn't seem like that would make ...

I did something similar to this to make my telecaster squeal - a piezo element under the control plate with a switch to turn it on. It's a great substitute for microphonic pickups.

The slow gear is pretty worthless musically, it's just valuable for some reason. You'd be better off just getting a volume pedal and rockin' it steel style.

I wish I had the kind of balls necessary to say the things that dude was saying. The way he hummed "now with cheeeeese", he must have no shame or complete confidence that he can kick anyone's ass. I also wish I had the balls to buy a $400 overdrive that sounds like a Boss OD-2 and to be pr...