How to get better tone: 1. Keep in mind that fuzz pedals are really powerful, so don't turn all of the pots to 10 or you might get a huge crappy lo-fi mud. 2. Fuzz pedals are meant to sound fuzzy, fat, and dirty. If you like softer sounds, this is not the pedal for you.
Brian Hu really depends on the fuzz pedal that’s used. Big muffs don’t do subtle well but some fuzz faces, tone benders, and their clones do subtle very well
@@ryanlusby569 Yes, into certain amps. And certain low wattage amps don't take certain fuzz pedals well. It's a chemistry thing. This pedal, that amp ==> Heaven, This pedal, another amp ==> Hell. (For you.) Everyone's mileage varies.
I really love my Big Muff on a clean amp. I basically try to get the amp as clean as possible before I activate it. You can adjust the sound so much with your guitar volume knobs or and eq pedal. Also Power Tube Distortion seams to work, but using a fuzz pedal with the Amp Gain sounds horrible in my setting.
muh2k4 tbh big muffs are a different beast than normal fuzzes/fuzz faces. They have way more gain and a different kind of gain. I think they sound better into a clean amp as well
This is exactly why I got the velvet fuzz. My main amp is a twin reverb and cranking that thing is just not an option 99% of the time, but I still wanted fuzz tones. The velvet fuzz definitely delivers
That's weird because my Fender 94 TwinAmp (EvilTwin) actually does sound great when it's NOT cranked, and I wonder if it's a fluke, or it's just my own subjective confirmation bias operating. I'd like to (post covid) take my amp to a jam night and hear what other players think about its clean and fuzz tones.
If you're getting that kind of tone from that amp. I'm pretty sure you're above looking to find a decent tone with a fuzz pedal. That clean tone was absolutely gorgeous. God damn marshal amps
***** Wow, that would be awesome, the Velvet is already a great pedal and its on my list for fuzz boxes. I'm not sure if you understand me though, I mean an OD box that you can blend the fuzz in yourself as the user. You know how when you push an amp with worn tubes it fuzzes out and spits fire, like that.
Brian Cullen I love that sound. It's when the batteries are dying and/or the diodes are (deliberately) underbiased. There's a couple pedals out there that accomplish this, but if Wampler were to make one I'd be in like flint.
Dusty Chalk EHX Germanium 4 Big Muff Pi. www.ehx.com/products/germanium-4-big-muff I have one and can say it does exactly what you describe Dusty Chalk. Tonally, the Wampler pedals have it beat, so if Brian and crew make something like this, it's out with the EHX, in with the Wampler for me ;-)
Yhup. I like to run fuzz and octave-fuzz pedals into either a cranked, overdriven tube-amp, or an overdrive or distortion pedal. Fattens and smooths the fuzz and adds more harmonic-overtones.
The Velvet Fuzz is overall a really awesome pedal for someone like me who is stuck playing through the clean channel of random backline amps at gigs all the time. My only complaint is that the Tone knob seems mostly decorative. With past Big Muffs I've had, turning the tone down gave me a faux-bass, American Woman-y tone and cranking it gave me more of a Rattish sizzle. Turning the Tone knob on the Velvet Fuzz either direction doesn't really seem to do anything. Might be something that could be improved in V3?
Appreciate the demo and comparison. The Velvet is a very nice versatile pedal and sounds great overall, but I had one for awhile and didn't feel like it sounded as good fuzz pedal wise as my Dunlop BC108 Hendrix FF. Granted I needed to stack the FF with an od pedal (Xotic SL Drive in super bass mode), into a clean set amp. The Velvet didn't seem to capture all of the harmonic nuances & "chaos" of the JHF-1 in my book, maybe a little too smooth. Another option, if you like your current fuzz pedal is to get a Catalinbread DLS MKIII to stack it with. Anyway, nice demo Travis.
Hotone KOMP at 5. tone controls mid way ---> Velvet fuzz. On fat. Fuzz at noon. Bright at 3pm. ----> Orange AD30 modern channel. Gain @ 10:30am. Tone controls fairly mid range all @ 1pm ish biased towards mids. Gain amount gives you perfect wider power chord breath whilst the velvet on fat still collapses in on itself with help from compressor pushing the note past the initial chord hit and then turns crusty and fuzzy folding inwards whilst sustaining. My fave fuzz pedal and I have a Maestro Fuzztone fz-1s. ;) Thanks for sucha great fuzz. :D
great concept !! if you want that sound, you want that entire chain... with the distortion that that "cranked amp" produced (overdriven) for Hendrix also, if you plug your FF into a mixer straight, be it your USB interface (a focusrite or anything), you can't get what Hendrix got, cause one stage is missing.... where distortion comes about... I really think this video is enlightening :) it was for me
I love my Velvet Fuzz! Such a versatile pedal; I often use the "Tight" position for distorted leads, and the "Big" position w/ my Tele's volume knob rolled back for huge, heavy rhythm. I can't decide if the Velvet Fuzz or the Ego Compressor is my favorite Wampler (that I own). BTW, I run my Tele through a Voodoo-powered chain (except the VF), into my M/B Triple Wreck on the clean channel; My chain goes Polytune 2 --> Ego Compressor --> Paisley Drive --> Velvet Fuzz --> Boss TR2 --> Faux AnalogEcho Delay --> Flashback X4 --> Hall Of Fame.
^ This. Use a good transparent OD like an Earth Drive before your fuzz to goose it and it'll sound better than whatever this guy's using, I promise. You can try OD/Dist after the fuzz but germaniums are picky sometimes and it'll clip and sound like shit. Especially with TS's. I've had great luck with LPD pedals after my fuzz though. Dude's stuff is super underrated.
@@burrmanchu1460 Oh yeah, I forgot to add that it even works into really clean amps. I've got a fat strat into a Earth Drive into a Sun Face into a 65 Blackface and I shit you not it sounds just as hendrixy as this dude with a 68 marshall. Probably more.
To me, the velvet sounded a muddier than the fuzz face into the jtm. I like the idea of encapsulating an entire signal chain into one pedal, of all the reviews over the past 2 years I've never heard anyone claim that's what the velvet was going after. I use a red muck into a mark v on the fat channel (set kinda dirty) for that rockabluesy kinda tone and it kinda comes close to Travis' fuzz face example. Good demos lately guys!
What if you get the distorsion/overdrive from a pedal instead of an amp? Let's say fuzz into an overdrive pedal, for those who need lower volume. Thanks!
***** I got a Fender Twin 65 Reverb and I find difficult to run properly my tone bender/big muff. Which Wampler pedal (OD I guess) could I use to crank the amp "that much" I need to use fuzz at "full breath"? (I mean, an OD to put before the Fuzz). Your explenetion videos are great!
***** That's a common set up. The adjective I see used is "boosted." So a boosted fuzz means another pedal, usually a distortion pedal, was used to flavor the fuzz pedal. The distortion pedal, in this case, can be used as a volume pedal by having the distortion knob turned off and the volume pedal set very high. That's called a clean boost. It's a great way to salvage a distortion pedal where you don't like the sound of the distortion.
Hi Brian, can you guys do a demo soon of the Velvet stacked with the Plexi Drive? Pretty please? I tried a Velvet by itself and couldn't get a good sound from it. So wonder if stacking is the answer. Cheers!!!!
Even a fuzz that is designed to work with a clean sound sounds 10 times better on a cranked amp IMO. That's why the Velvet Deluxe could be from right to left : One switch for switching on the Velvet Fuzz, and another switch next to it to switch for an overdrive. Because fuzz sounds already really cool before an overdrive that is switched on, if you can't afford to push your amp (or don't want to push the preamp section to keep a clean sound).
sO.. The velvet fuzz sounds good through an amp that has it's volume reduce, such as practicing or small jam scenarios.. ok...What happens to the velvet fuzz sound then if you put it through a cranked amp?? Does it still sound great or does it get over driven or????
His amp needed to be cranked, a modern amp would not need to be cranked at all(since modern amps have more gain stages, early marshalls had more headroom and less gain so they had to be cranked). But modern amps just need to be loud enough to get some sag an compression from the PT's but still just starting to break up. Ideally IMO having the amp turned up q fair bit volume wise but still on the edge of break up sounds great with fuzz. That's how I run my Marshall DSL100HR with the reverse analogman Sunlion pedal I built (It's an NPN silicon treble booster going into a PNP Germanium fuzz face with a charge pump for the -9 volts all in a single 125B+ enclosure). I know you guys knew this about modern amps vs vintage amps already but just in case anyone here tried it who might not be as experienced and found their tone to be muddy/warm/inarticulate that could be why. That's all lol.
so... given that, used with the clean amp, this gets very close to the sound of a fuzz into a cranked amp, what happens if the Velvet Fuzz is put into an overdriven amp? Mayhem?
i have the velvet fuzz and run it into a mesa mark 5 and a hot rodded marshall clone. neither amp dirty likes the velvet fuzz. it gets mushy and bassy with no definition. that's with the amps fully distorted. now, with the amps on the edge of break up, so that they get a little hairy when you dig in, the amp will explode with huge tones. i normally play a les paul standard with burst bucker pros into my set up, and have to keep the velvet fuzz set to tight. big is just too bassy for my use. it works better with single coils. i've tried stacking the fuzz in front of and behind of overdrives with mixed results. it does seem to like the Timmy overdrive behind it into a clean amp. the timmy simulates the edge of break up or slightly over driving amp. just my opinion.
Something's gotta be not right with that Ge FF. Sounds way too muddy. Bias might be off or did you guys roll of the tone on the guitar or something? lol I know you guys know your stuff but it sounded quite obviously off.
So the key to getting a better fuzz tone is to purchase the Velvet. Hmmm. I tried your pedal along with others, in search of a new fuzz to go with my Hoof and Ecstasy. I walked away with the DBA Fuzz War without having to pay to have "Wampler" stencilled on my pedal. Wampler is one of my favourite pedal companies (must have Paisley), but you continue to fall short on fuzz. The pedal sounded pretty good through a Marshall Plexi, but it sounds god awful though a clean combo. And what the hell were you guys thinking with the Ego Compressor?! NO Compressor should have a WET/DRY knob. Can you guys please make something nice and spongy with 2 knobs instead of 5? I would love to see a Treble Booster from you guys sometime soon, too!
+Terry Witzu Respectfully, the clean blend is the biggest selling feature of the Ego. I doubt it's going anywhere. Different strokes for different folks though :) As far as fuzz, everyone has a different take on fuzz. We do it a little different, but keep your eye out, we have a lot of new fuzz ideas coming out soon ;)
***** Thanks for replying! You guys are the best pedal company, in my opinion. I was really excited for the Velvet, but when I tried it it seemed strangely shrill. It sounds fabulous on every demo though. I keep my on everything you guys put out, but I absolutely must get the "Paisley' before anything else (including groceries!:). I still see you guys making a great Treble Booster though. Think about it (please). Also, for me, I tend to go for 2-knob compressor's. I purchased the Ego, but the wet/dry just complicated things. Different strokes. :) Keep up the great work, and keep those great designs coming. :)
Yo dude is it also possible to hit it into a clean amp and put a low/soft overdrive to get that cranked sound, and still get the same feel? So simply said just combined it with an overdrive? Cause i often jam at a mates house and his amp only has a clean channel
Germanium fuzzes all sound different, mine sounds killer! (And it's a dunlop fuzzface)Try another germanium fuzz pedal. I Love the velvet fuzz, nice work guys!
what mic is this? it sounds like you have some old speakers or the treble turned down on the amp. to my ears it is way off from the hendrix sound. you could put a DS1 in front of a plexi and get closer to the real thing if you EQ the amp and mic to match the original recording. anyway, I build pedals and I have always learned from you. you are a very good builder I just don't like the muffled sound you like in your guitars.
+ETIT Honestly, I don't recall. I'm not sure if Travis or I set up the mic or not. It sounds like we just throw a sm57 on there real quick without moving the mic around for a good placement.
Pedro Storms Yes, depending on the amp I suppose - does it have a clean channel? If so, turn that up on run on that. I wouldn't use it on a distortion channel per se, unless that channel has the capability of getting clean as well
Boss Super Fuzz sounds like ass direct into my 5W practice tube amp, even fully dimed, and sounds amazing into my big 2x12 94 fender TwinAmp "Evil Twin", even when it's NOT. I think it's because my 94 fender twinamp has a unique cabinet and big old 30 year old 90s fender 12" speakers, which take the harshness off the sound. The thing is, my 5W amp's high quality 10" speaker has higher fidelity above 5Khz, and my Fender amp simply does NOT do high volume high fidelity above 5Khz. And the overall effect of its Impulse Response is to tame the harsh treble sounds of the fuzz and the guitar and pickups. What I've noticed is that almost everything I play through the fender 2x12 sounds great to me, precisely because actually its speakers are a bit shit. However, when I want amazing detailed ethereal delay and reverb with a clean digital sound, the old brute won't do it. One mans full range hi-fi speaker, is another man's "terrible sounding" guitar cabinet.
Thank you for the video, But how do i get a great tone, if i am running wireless and have a buffer on my board (fx with velvet fuzz). Is it true, are you guys considering a velvet fuzz Deluxe ??.
Big Muff Pi homie. I use the bass version with my guitar and it has exactly what I need for my guitar (and it was only $65 and it sounds great low and cranked). Hope that helps!
There are a lot of good fuzz pedals, what he didn't say that I think is important for a fender style amp guy. The velvet fuzz sounds like a cranked fuzz through the a Marshall, even through a fender amp.
I go od, distortion, fuzz then boost. Unless the fuzz has germanium transistors in it, then I find it sounds best when it is either first in the signal chain, or right after my vox V846HW wah. Don't be afraid to experiment! What works for one person won't for another, always trust your ears! :)
even with a clean amp theres no way with that fuzzface dial maxed out would produce this sound, I feel like you additionally rolled back on the volume knob to showcase the 2 extreme ends.
It would be very helpful for me and probably most others if you also demo'd with a humbucker guitar, like a les Paul's, prs, or heaven forbid, ibanez/esp. Lol.
Your Fuzz Face sounds like it has a dead battery. I know they aren't super high gain like some modern pedals, but you should be getting a lot more fuzz than this one has.
I get better tone with my fuzz boxes with my amp's volume half way up! There's LOTS more to know than this guy is telling you. That's why his fuzz tone sounds choked even through a cranked amp.
Maderfackerness Travis! I just saw a recent video with you and Brian, then bumped into this... LOL you aged like 12 years in those 3 past years! What the F happened? hahaha Cute little boy you were...WERE! @Wampler Pedals!
Hendrix did not play through a cranked amp...look into it. Also, that's your choice for a Fuzz Face? How about NO Dunlop at all? Get a real Fuzz Face:Cornel 1st Fuzz, Sunface, Monsterpiece etc.
That's the first time I see someone saying "here's the clean tone" and it's clean for real, no breakup at all. Really well done, thanks for the video.
You guys are making it so hard for me to save my money!!
That clean tone is delicious
Great vid. You should throw in pictures of the amp controls at various stages like you do with the pedal insert shots.
The Velvet Fuzz sounds amazing. Thanks Travis, now I want one of those too.
How to get better tone:
1. Keep in mind that fuzz pedals are really powerful, so don't turn all of the pots to 10 or you might get a huge crappy lo-fi mud.
2. Fuzz pedals are meant to sound fuzzy, fat, and dirty. If you like softer sounds, this is not the pedal for you.
Can you get the Gilmour solo tone with this pedal?
False. Fuzz can be very mellow gentle and atmospheric. Many indie rock rhythm uses that effect
Brian Hu really depends on the fuzz pedal that’s used. Big muffs don’t do subtle well but some fuzz faces, tone benders, and their clones do subtle very well
@@ryanlusby569 Yes, into certain amps. And certain low wattage amps don't take certain fuzz pedals well. It's a chemistry thing. This pedal, that amp ==> Heaven, This pedal, another amp ==> Hell. (For you.) Everyone's mileage varies.
I really love my Big Muff on a clean amp. I basically try to get the amp as clean as possible before I activate it. You can adjust the sound so much with your guitar volume knobs or and eq pedal. Also Power Tube Distortion seams to work, but using a fuzz pedal with the Amp Gain sounds horrible in my setting.
muh2k4 tbh big muffs are a different beast than normal fuzzes/fuzz faces. They have way more gain and a different kind of gain. I think they sound better into a clean amp as well
This is exactly why I got the velvet fuzz. My main amp is a twin reverb and cranking that thing is just not an option 99% of the time, but I still wanted fuzz tones. The velvet fuzz definitely delivers
That's weird because my Fender 94 TwinAmp (EvilTwin) actually does sound great when it's NOT cranked, and I wonder if it's a fluke, or it's just my own subjective confirmation bias operating. I'd like to (post covid) take my amp to a jam night and hear what other players think about its clean and fuzz tones.
It sounds like the tone control on the guitar is rolled back to 0 although I could be mistaken.
yeah....I noticed that
Print the eat they micd it
The fuzz is wired backwards but he didn't know that when he filmed it
That Velvet Fuzz is so killer... thanks for.buildimg rocking pedals. Next on my to buy list.
If you're getting that kind of tone from that amp. I'm pretty sure you're above looking to find a decent tone with a fuzz pedal. That clean tone was absolutely gorgeous. God damn marshal amps
When will Wampler make a drive pedal with a secondary fuzz gain circuit? drive to fuzz is awesome.
Brian Cullen Been working on designs for "Velvet Deluxe" ;)
***** Wow, that would be awesome, the Velvet is already a great pedal and its on my list for fuzz boxes. I'm not sure if you understand me though, I mean an OD box that you can blend the fuzz in yourself as the user. You know how when you push an amp with worn tubes it fuzzes out and spits fire, like that.
Brian Cullen Gotcha, so a parallel thing. Sounds cool! I'll give it a workout on the breadboard and see what happens :)
Brian Cullen I love that sound. It's when the batteries are dying and/or the diodes are (deliberately) underbiased. There's a couple pedals out there that accomplish this, but if Wampler were to make one I'd be in like flint.
Dusty Chalk EHX Germanium 4 Big Muff Pi. www.ehx.com/products/germanium-4-big-muff I have one and can say it does exactly what you describe Dusty Chalk. Tonally, the Wampler pedals have it beat, so if Brian and crew make something like this, it's out with the EHX, in with the Wampler for me ;-)
That Dunlop Fuzz sounds very low gain, that's why it doesnt sound that good on a clean amp. Higher gain fuzzes can sound huge on a clean amp
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Yhup. I like to run fuzz and octave-fuzz pedals into either a cranked, overdriven tube-amp, or an overdrive or distortion pedal. Fattens and smooths the fuzz and adds more harmonic-overtones.
The Velvet Fuzz is overall a really awesome pedal for someone like me who is stuck playing through the clean channel of random backline amps at gigs all the time. My only complaint is that the Tone knob seems mostly decorative. With past Big Muffs I've had, turning the tone down gave me a faux-bass, American Woman-y tone and cranking it gave me more of a Rattish sizzle. Turning the Tone knob on the Velvet Fuzz either direction doesn't really seem to do anything. Might be something that could be improved in V3?
12-15-15 see updated description for why fuzz face sounds bad
Appreciate the demo and comparison. The Velvet is a very nice versatile pedal and sounds great overall, but I had one for awhile and didn't feel like it sounded as good fuzz pedal wise as my Dunlop BC108 Hendrix FF. Granted I needed to stack the FF with an od pedal (Xotic SL Drive in super bass mode), into a clean set amp. The Velvet didn't seem to capture all of the harmonic nuances & "chaos" of the JHF-1 in my book, maybe a little too smooth. Another option, if you like your current fuzz pedal is to get a Catalinbread DLS MKIII to stack it with. Anyway, nice demo Travis.
Hotone KOMP at 5. tone controls mid way ---> Velvet fuzz. On fat. Fuzz at noon. Bright at 3pm. ----> Orange AD30 modern channel. Gain @ 10:30am. Tone controls fairly mid range all @ 1pm ish biased towards mids. Gain amount gives you perfect wider power chord breath whilst the velvet on fat still collapses in on itself with help from compressor pushing the note past the initial chord hit and then turns crusty and fuzzy folding inwards whilst sustaining. My fave fuzz pedal and I have a Maestro Fuzztone fz-1s. ;) Thanks for sucha great fuzz. :D
great concept !!
if you want that sound, you want that entire chain...
with the distortion that that "cranked amp" produced (overdriven) for Hendrix
also, if you plug your FF into a mixer straight, be it your USB interface (a focusrite or anything), you can't get what Hendrix got, cause one stage is missing.... where distortion comes about...
I really think this video is enlightening :)
it was for me
I love my Velvet Fuzz! Such a versatile pedal; I often use the "Tight" position for distorted leads, and the "Big" position w/ my Tele's volume knob rolled back for huge, heavy rhythm. I can't decide if the Velvet Fuzz or the Ego Compressor is my favorite Wampler (that I own). BTW, I run my Tele through a Voodoo-powered chain (except the VF), into my M/B Triple Wreck on the clean channel; My chain goes Polytune 2 --> Ego Compressor --> Paisley Drive --> Velvet Fuzz --> Boss TR2 --> Faux AnalogEcho Delay --> Flashback X4 --> Hall Of Fame.
Andrew DiMaggio with the Ego Compressor and Paisley Drive before the Velvet Fuzz, I have a lot of options for shaping the fuzz tone. Love it.
just use a combination of overdrive and fuzz and you have over the top fuzz sounds at your fingers!
justrockon426 just like j mascis
That's what I do. Sometimes I boost the fuzz on both sides of the chain.
Same. Fuzz > OD > Boost works well for me to give a big sound at relatively low volume
^ This. Use a good transparent OD like an Earth Drive before your fuzz to goose it and it'll sound better than whatever this guy's using, I promise. You can try OD/Dist after the fuzz but germaniums are picky sometimes and it'll clip and sound like shit. Especially with TS's. I've had great luck with LPD pedals after my fuzz though. Dude's stuff is super underrated.
@@burrmanchu1460 Oh yeah, I forgot to add that it even works into really clean amps. I've got a fat strat into a Earth Drive into a Sun Face into a 65 Blackface and I shit you not it sounds just as hendrixy as this dude with a 68 marshall. Probably more.
To me, the velvet sounded a muddier than the fuzz face into the jtm.
I like the idea of encapsulating an entire signal chain into one pedal, of all the reviews over the past 2 years I've never heard anyone claim that's what the velvet was going after.
I use a red muck into a mark v on the fat channel (set kinda dirty) for that rockabluesy kinda tone and it kinda comes close to Travis' fuzz face example.
Good demos lately guys!
Yes, quite muddy, especially odd considering he was using the bridge pup.
It was just set with a bit more gain and bass.
***** fuzz pedals don't have bass controls.
Stringprodigy They have a tone control
***** not always, and if they do, they don't add bass.
well done bud great demo i already have a velvet fuzz great pedal
Hm.. guy seems to dig German convertible cars...
Do u have any videos where u use different fuzz pedals with a wah?
I thought the Velvet sounded too muddy, kind of muted. I wasn't convinced. Maybe a longer video displaying the attributes of the Velvet?
Did you go play one or is this based on how it sounds through your laptop speakers?
When I play fuzz with a cranked amp it just gets over compressed
N / A turn down your gain on your amp
@@MrDussek holy shit, you fixed it, thanks!
N / A no problem man. i usually lower the gain to around 4 and use the fuzz as a gain boost
What if you get the distorsion/overdrive from a pedal instead of an amp? Let's say fuzz into an overdrive pedal, for those who need lower volume. Thanks!
***** Yes, that can work as well, with the right type of overdrive.
***** I got a Fender Twin 65 Reverb and I find difficult to run properly my tone bender/big muff. Which Wampler pedal (OD I guess) could I use to crank the amp "that much" I need to use fuzz at "full breath"? (I mean, an OD to put before the Fuzz). Your explenetion videos are great!
***** I've got a Soul Food or a Maxon OD9, Wich one would work better?
***** That's a common set up. The adjective I see used is "boosted." So a boosted fuzz means another pedal, usually a distortion pedal, was used to flavor the fuzz pedal. The distortion pedal, in this case, can be used as a volume pedal by having the distortion knob turned off and the volume pedal set very high. That's called a clean boost. It's a great way to salvage a distortion pedal where you don't like the sound of the distortion.
Hi Brian, can you guys do a demo soon of the Velvet stacked with the Plexi Drive? Pretty please? I tried a Velvet by itself and couldn't get a good sound from it. So wonder if stacking is the answer. Cheers!!!!
Ninja pickup switching @1:11. :)
That's exactly what caught my attention!
Even a fuzz that is designed to work with a clean sound sounds 10 times better on a cranked amp IMO. That's why the Velvet Deluxe could be from right to left : One switch for switching on the Velvet Fuzz, and another switch next to it to switch for an overdrive. Because fuzz sounds already really cool before an overdrive that is switched on, if you can't afford to push your amp (or don't want to push the preamp section to keep a clean sound).
William Robertson Of course the velvet fuzz and the overdrive has to be stacked and switch on simultaneously :).
what are you keeping your tone and vol controls on ur guitar?
Great explanation. Never thought about this before!
But does it capture the.... Emm... Signal chain?
clean up test?
sO.. The velvet fuzz sounds good through an amp that has it's volume reduce, such as practicing or small jam scenarios.. ok...What happens to the velvet fuzz sound then if you put it through a cranked amp?? Does it still sound great or does it get over driven or????
His amp needed to be cranked, a modern amp would not need to be cranked at all(since modern amps have more gain stages, early marshalls had more headroom and less gain so they had to be cranked). But modern amps just need to be loud enough to get some sag an compression from the PT's but still just starting to break up. Ideally IMO having the amp turned up q fair bit volume wise but still on the edge of break up sounds great with fuzz. That's how I run my Marshall DSL100HR with the reverse analogman Sunlion pedal I built (It's an NPN silicon treble booster going into a PNP Germanium fuzz face with a charge pump for the -9 volts all in a single 125B+ enclosure). I know you guys knew this about modern amps vs vintage amps already but just in case anyone here tried it who might not be as experienced and found their tone to be muddy/warm/inarticulate that could be why. That's all lol.
Travis got his amp!
so... given that, used with the clean amp, this gets very close to the sound of a fuzz into a cranked amp, what happens if the Velvet Fuzz is put into an overdriven amp? Mayhem?
i have the velvet fuzz and run it into a mesa mark 5 and a hot rodded marshall clone. neither amp dirty likes the velvet fuzz. it gets mushy and bassy with no definition. that's with the amps fully distorted. now, with the amps on the edge of break up, so that they get a little hairy when you dig in, the amp will explode with huge tones. i normally play a les paul standard with burst bucker pros into my set up, and have to keep the velvet fuzz set to tight. big is just too bassy for my use. it works better with single coils. i've tried stacking the fuzz in front of and behind of overdrives with mixed results. it does seem to like the Timmy overdrive behind it into a clean amp. the timmy simulates the edge of break up or slightly over driving amp. just my opinion.
How big is your amp? Does it sound better in bigger amps? Anyone knows?
Something's gotta be not right with that Ge FF. Sounds way too muddy. Bias might be off or did you guys roll of the tone on the guitar or something? lol I know you guys know your stuff but it sounded quite obviously off.
Tasty playing man!
So the key to getting a better fuzz tone is to purchase the Velvet. Hmmm.
I tried your pedal along with others, in search of a new fuzz to go with my Hoof and Ecstasy. I walked away with the DBA Fuzz War without having to pay to have "Wampler" stencilled on my pedal.
Wampler is one of my favourite pedal companies (must have Paisley), but you continue to fall short on fuzz. The pedal sounded pretty good through a Marshall Plexi, but it sounds god awful though a clean combo.
And what the hell were you guys thinking with the Ego Compressor?! NO Compressor should have a WET/DRY knob. Can you guys please make something nice and spongy with 2 knobs instead of 5? I would love to see a Treble Booster from you guys sometime soon, too!
+Terry Witzu Respectfully, the clean blend is the biggest selling feature of the Ego. I doubt it's going anywhere. Different strokes for different folks though :)
As far as fuzz, everyone has a different take on fuzz. We do it a little different, but keep your eye out, we have a lot of new fuzz ideas coming out soon ;)
***** Thanks for replying! You guys are the best pedal company, in my opinion. I was really excited for the Velvet, but when I tried it it seemed strangely shrill. It sounds fabulous on every demo though.
I keep my on everything you guys put out, but I absolutely must get the "Paisley' before anything else (including groceries!:).
I still see you guys making a great Treble Booster though. Think about it (please).
Also, for me, I tend to go for 2-knob compressor's. I purchased the Ego, but the wet/dry just complicated things. Different strokes. :)
Keep up the great work, and keep those great designs coming. :)
+Terry Witzu go build your own pedals then genius
Yo dude is it also possible to hit it into a clean amp and put a low/soft overdrive to get that cranked sound, and still get the same feel? So simply said just combined it with an overdrive? Cause i often jam at a mates house and his amp only has a clean channel
Fred Mathilda yeah
Germanium fuzzes all sound different, mine sounds killer! (And it's a dunlop fuzzface)Try another germanium fuzz pedal. I Love the velvet fuzz, nice work guys!
José Moro Yes . I have 2 germ fuzzes , dunlops . 2 different beasts...
what mic is this? it sounds like you have some old speakers or the treble turned down on the amp. to my ears it is way off from the hendrix sound. you could put a DS1 in front of a plexi and get closer to the real thing if you EQ the amp and mic to match the original recording. anyway, I build pedals and I have always learned from you. you are a very good builder I just don't like the muffled sound you like in your guitars.
+ETIT Honestly, I don't recall. I'm not sure if Travis or I set up the mic or not. It sounds like we just throw a sm57 on there real quick without moving the mic around for a good placement.
You have the volume rolled back on the Fuzzface. If you dime the volume and fuzz knobs, it'll do the same thing.
Even if it were wired backwards, then you have the fuzz rolled back. Oh gee..anemic fuzz face tone either way..
whats the key to getting fuzz pedals to cut in a live mix?
Interdimensional Interloper use a mid-bumping overdrive like a Tube Screamer with it
How do I get a cool slightly break up if my amp has a master volume? Is it possible to get the same break up as non master volume amps?
Pedro Storms Yes, depending on the amp I suppose - does it have a clean channel? If so, turn that up on run on that. I wouldn't use it on a distortion channel per se, unless that channel has the capability of getting clean as well
great tips n' great video thanks 4 uploading it =)
Boss Super Fuzz sounds like ass direct into my 5W practice tube amp, even fully dimed, and sounds amazing into my big 2x12 94 fender TwinAmp "Evil Twin", even when it's NOT. I think it's because my 94 fender twinamp has a unique cabinet and big old 30 year old 90s fender 12" speakers, which take the harshness off the sound.
The thing is, my 5W amp's high quality 10" speaker has higher fidelity above 5Khz, and my Fender amp simply does NOT do high volume high fidelity above 5Khz. And the overall effect of its Impulse Response is to tame the harsh treble sounds of the fuzz and the guitar and pickups.
What I've noticed is that almost everything I play through the fender 2x12 sounds great to me, precisely because actually its speakers are a bit shit.
However, when I want amazing detailed ethereal delay and reverb with a clean digital sound, the old brute won't do it.
One mans full range hi-fi speaker, is another man's "terrible sounding" guitar cabinet.
thank you. i actually learned something new.
COULD YOU NOTDO THIS WITH OD OR BOOST IN CHAIN INFRONT OF AMP
+fred cook Yes, you can use an OD or boost in front of the amp, but it will have a different sound than a fuzz will.
Thank you for the video, But how do i get a great tone, if i am running wireless and have a buffer on my board (fx with velvet fuzz).
Is it true, are you guys considering a velvet fuzz
Deluxe ??.
The sound is too muddy especially on the bridge pick up. If this had been the sound on the neck pickup Ok. IMO they have the voicing wrong.
Do you guys know some good fuzz pedals I could buy in for up to $60-$80?
Big Muff
Hotone fury
+The AlphaD mooer
Big Muff Pi
Big Muff Pi homie. I use the bass version with my guitar and it has exactly what I need for my guitar (and it was only $65 and it sounds great low and cranked).
Hope that helps!
I use a tone bender mkii clone into a jumpered plexi clone with everything dialed close to 12 a clock. It's the only way to be 🤘😎🤘
This seems to be all a matter of subjective taste. The very first fuzz-through-clean amp sound he demoed - I really like that!
There are a lot of good fuzz pedals, what he didn't say that I think is important for a fender style amp guy. The velvet fuzz sounds like a cranked fuzz through the a Marshall, even through a fender amp.
- only drive with locked roof?
Can you explain ? :-)
My friend is a collector of VW Vanagons and had a car club for them. This was their club shirt. It has a pic of a Vanagon on the back.
Why do you wear an shirt with the words "Driving just with locked roof"? xD
yep thats what i read there too
hab ich mich auch gefragt😂
Did Hendrix Use Reverb ?
In the studio yes, only a few times.
Super! Thanks
i think that Plexi needs to see an amp doctor ;)
or did you just wanna make the pedal stand out better?
Fuzz before or after drive ?
I go od, distortion, fuzz then boost. Unless the fuzz has germanium transistors in it, then I find it sounds best when it is either first in the signal chain, or right after my vox V846HW wah. Don't be afraid to experiment! What works for one person won't for another, always trust your ears! :)
even with a clean amp theres no way with that fuzzface dial maxed out would produce this sound, I feel like you additionally rolled back on the volume knob to showcase the 2 extreme ends.
cool demo
try turning the volume on the fuzz up... volume pots on fuzz faces are not powerful.
It would be very helpful for me and probably most others if you also demo'd with a humbucker guitar, like a les Paul's, prs, or heaven forbid, ibanez/esp. Lol.
Yep. Borrow Max's PRS CU24......
Your Fuzz Face sounds like it has a dead battery. I know they aren't super high gain like some modern pedals, but you should be getting a lot more fuzz than this one has.
fuzz plus over drive. the fuzz face is do to things with one pot which gain and fuzz.
like that german t-shirt text
I get better tone with my fuzz boxes with my amp's volume half way up! There's LOTS more to know than this guy is telling you. That's why his fuzz tone sounds choked even through a cranked amp.
Wait so playing loud makes me better
always
Gabriel Bojorquez no deaf.
I love fuzz,
Every "never" posited, is someone elses secret weapon.
as soon as you say "dont do x"
Youre wrong.
it s all about the amp ..
Do you know what your shirt says? Only drive with locked roof..
sales video for sure. didnt even turn up the fuzz face. the fuzz face gets fat too
I punch a hole into my speaker and it sounded pretty fuzzy to me and saved 200.00 the amp was a 5 dollar gorilla amp
Did not know Drew Barrymore is a great guitar player....
Anybody else wonder if he's related to Drew Barrymore?
That Fuzzface sounds bad....i have the same one....germanium....i love it....sounds waaay better...
alarm - switch position. Incorrect video
+Miras Derbissalin what?
***** Cleans on neck, but fuzz on bridge pickups
so basically turn it the fuck up
Fahren nur mit verriegeltem Dach? weird sweater
Maderfackerness Travis! I just saw a recent video with you and Brian, then bumped into this... LOL you aged like 12 years in those 3 past years! What the F happened? hahaha Cute little boy you were...WERE!
@Wampler Pedals!
Hendrix did not play through a cranked amp...look into it. Also, that's your choice for a Fuzz Face? How about NO Dunlop at all? Get a real Fuzz Face:Cornel 1st Fuzz, Sunface, Monsterpiece etc.
Never liked the sound of fuzz
talk too much