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Philip wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 8:45 pm A tweed Bassman via a paper round. Those were diffetent days.

upstateanalog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:47 am First time I remember fuzz really standing out to me was seeing the Beastie Boys video for Gratitude on MTV with Yauch playing that killer fuzzed out bass riff. I saw Dinosaur jr. shortly after in ‘93 and that’s when things started clicking for me.. so I went out and bought a Big Muff.

Doc Holliday wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:20 am Muffs seem to be very popular in this thread.
Probably cheaper and more accessible than its contemporaries

Doc Holliday wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:20 am Muffs seem to be very popular in this thread.
Probably cheaper and more accessible than its contemporaries

1976@metal wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:33 am

upstateanalog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:47 am First time I remember fuzz really standing out to me was seeing the Beastie Boys video for Gratitude on MTV with Yauch playing that killer fuzzed out bass riff. I saw Dinosaur jr. shortly after in ‘93 and that’s when things started clicking for me.. so I went out and bought a Big Muff.

I tried out a Big Muff at band practice a couple of times in the late 90''s and experienced that thing which I'm sure many of us have had where you suddenly dissappear in the mix , I kind of wrote them off for years after that. It's only recently that Ive got interested in them again , and I guess these days I'm a bit more aware of other factors that effect your sound ( .....what guitar your using , what amp your running into and how it's set, other pedals in your chain before and after .....)
Needless to say I love them now , was definitely a case of "its not you , it's me. ..." as to way I didn't get on with fuzz for years , I just didn't know how to use it , and expected it to work just like a Marshall Guvner!
Dinosaur Jr was definitely a big eye ( or ear ) opener when I came to using fuzz and how it could sound , prior to that I think I just associated fuzz with Mudhoney and stuff like that , which is great but not really my cup of tea

upstateanalog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 1:32 pm

1976@metal wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:33 am

upstateanalog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:47 am First time I remember fuzz really standing out to me was seeing the Beastie Boys video for Gratitude on MTV with Yauch playing that killer fuzzed out bass riff. I saw Dinosaur jr. shortly after in ‘93 and that’s when things started clicking for me.. so I went out and bought a Big Muff.

I tried out a Big Muff at band practice a couple of times in the late 90''s and experienced that thing which I'm sure many of us have had where you suddenly dissappear in the mix , I kind of wrote them off for years after that. It's only recently that Ive got interested in them again , and I guess these days I'm a bit more aware of other factors that effect your sound ( .....what guitar your using , what amp your running into and how it's set, other pedals in your chain before and after .....)
Needless to say I love them now , was definitely a case of "its not you , it's me. ..." as to way I didn't get on with fuzz for years , I just didn't know how to use it , and expected it to work just like a Marshall Guvner!
Dinosaur Jr was definitely a big eye ( or ear ) opener when I came to using fuzz and how it could sound , prior to that I think I just associated fuzz with Mudhoney and stuff like that , which is great but not really my cup of tea

It was just me messing around on my own with this stuff for years, so I was pretty clueless about that. It wasn’t until much later when I finally started my first band (with two other guitarists!) that I learned this lesson the hard way. The worst example was a Lovetone Big Cheese that arrived not long before we were to play an outdoor show. I was incredibly excited about that pedal, and it just completely disappeared every time I stomped on it. After some trial and error I started to understand why.