FDP Forum / Help! Best Classic ( Satisfaction ) fuzz?/ 18 messages in thread.
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| Telesaint Texas |
Hey Guys, I want a classic Fuzz ( think early Stones) fuzz. Tons of choices. Thoughts? |
| Black Hole Gang Moderator Black Hole I sing in my chains like the sea |
Fender Blender's pretty awesome. Reissue is still available. |
| Dadical Contributing Member ********** ** I am not a complete idiot - I have several pieces missing! |
Try the Danelectro Daddy-O. |
| RainboGuy USA/Wisconsin Ike Turner is my guitar hero! |
Try an Arbiter Fuzz Face or a Rat. |
| Telesaint Texas |
Anybody have experience with a Fulltone Octafuzz? |
| Portsider Tampa Fla USA Every day you wake up is a good one. |
If you can find a used DOD Classic Fuzz, it nails the "Satisfaction" tone. |
| JimmySee Contributing Member ********** ********** ********** ********** We're last exit on I-10 west before PCH |
Arbiter Fuzz Face was the original.<br /> <br /> Or a totally blown Champ Amp. |
| Modal Magic Contributing Member **** MBJ, Highway Hound. You Can't Bend It Aussie! |
I'm having a VFE Fuzz Duo made. Selectable germanium and silicon fuzz, or combinations thereof. I haven't heard it, but have purchased it based on my experience with the VFE Alpha Dog. I have asked for good examples of old school fuzz 'ala Hendrix and other examples from around that era, plus nice smoothing when pushed. I'm looking forward to receiving it.<br /> <br /> Peter at VFE has some awesome effects pedal philosophies, and is awesome to do business with, even from half way around the world.<br /> |
| ftgjr USA |
For Satisfaction fuzz tones you need a Maestro FZ-1A or a clone of one. The Zvex Fuzz Factory can get this tone and a whole lot more.<br /> <br /> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TYMO-1peE4&list=UUVLMzJQwgbAxLjosJwSjdnQ&index=1&feature=plcp |
| Twangmeister Contributing Member **** ENC I'm your captain. |
FZ-1A and reverb gets you there.<br /> <br /> I wonder what happened to mine? |
| GP Contributing Member ****** SW Burbs of Chitown ILL, where our Gov's make our plates |
"Maestro FZ-1A"<br /> <br /> Yup. Nails it for just one song. I just sold one a year ago and got stupid money for it. Other than that, it is a awful sounding pedal. |
| Steve Dallman Contributing Member ***** Merrill, Wisconsin Dangit! Hot weather. |
The FZ-1A was the pedal in that song. We used to use a cheap EH Muff thingy that plugged into your guitar. It worked well enough. One knob. |
| Voodoo Chile Texas James says "jam on..." |
I've always thought that the fuzz in "Satisfaction" was a VOX Tone Bender. |
| Steve Dallman Contributing Member ***** Merrill, Wisconsin Dangit! Hot weather. |
Not according to all the reports I've read. <br /> <br /> One report...<br /> <br /> "In May 1965 Keith Richards used a Gibson Maestro Fuzz-Tone to record "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".[21] The song's success greatly boosted sales of the device, and all available stock sold out by the end of 1965"<br /> <br /> From Guitar Player...<br /> <br /> "The “Satisfaction” riff was recorded through an early Maestro Fuzz-Tone, and it is archetypal of the fuzz sound"<br /> <br /> Yet another...<br /> <br /> "Few would argue that "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is one of the greatest rock and roll songs ever. By association, this makes the Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone one of the greatest fuzz pedals ever. Keith Richards used this wonderfully quirky little fuzz in 1965 to sculpt the riff that put a guitar in many a youngster's hands and struck fear in many a parent's hearts. At 45 years old, there are not so many around, so if you stumble across one in your travels, grab it." |
| Portsider Tampa Fla USA Every day you wake up is a good one. |
If you can find an old DOD Classic Fuzz, it nails the "Satisfaction" sound. |
| urby Contributing Member ******** *un-like* |
"If you can find an old DOD Classic Fuzz, it nails the "Satisfaction" sound."<br /> <br /> Early signs of dementia? 8v) |
| 69tele Rockin Gibraltar Thou Shalt Gas ! |
my dad used to use a shaftsbury duo fuzz back in the day which i believe is quite close to the original tone.<br /> <br /> Wattson now make a modern day clone<br /> <br /> I still have the original and I believe they are worth quite a bit as well! |
| Portsider Tampa Fla USA Every day you wake up is a good one. |
"Early signs of dementia? 8v)"<br /> <br /> Nah... I'm just stupid. |
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