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iamqman « This is the 90's distortion »
Published on 07/19/11 at 14:48Let me first say that there were some great bands in the 90's and some that just utterly destroyed music and it hasn't been able to recover to this day. Many bands used a fuzz pedal for their distortion tones in the 90's and for the most part the guitar tones during this era were just horrible. The two bands that comes to mind are Nirvana and Smashing Punkins. Not only did the two singers of these bands have irritating vocals but their distortion tones were just wretched. Their tone was so bad that the songs style or depression and moodiness or emo of the 90's took terrible vocals and mixed it with terrible guitar tone. It was just a trash can of garbage mess!
I like fuzz pedals in a sparingly sort of way or how the infamous Jimi Hendrix used it. Hitting bar chords over and over again with this pedal is not going to inspiring and will easily get tired quickly. This pedal has a decent fuzz tone but nothing on the Big Muff in my opinion.
UTILIZATION
Specifications
Controls: Level, Tone, Gain, 3-Way Mode Switch
Connectors: Input, Output, AC Adaptor
Current Draw: 16 mA (DC 9V)
Recommended AC Adaptor: PSA Series
SOUND QUALITY
There were three modes to this pedal. You had a Fuzz 1, Fuzz 2, and a Fuzz 3. As you go on the modes the intensity of the fuzz increases. This is much like a regular control knob on the gain channel .The more you give it the more you get kind of thing.
I prefer the third mode of this pedal. It gets kind of booming when you give it a little bit of gain. This third setting or mode reminds me more of the classic style fuzz pedals from the 60's. This pedal works well with any guitar you use. I personally like the way that fuzz pedals and this one sounds with a single coil guitar. So much of the time a single coil guitar doesn't have enough to get a good grind for distortion, but a nice fuzz box will help that guitar get thicker distortion tone. That is when I like to hear a nice fuzz box.
OVERALL OPINION
Boss phased these pedals out back in 1997. So the used market is the only way to go to get this pedal now a days. I have seen these pedals on ebay for about 4130. Not a bad price for a fuzz box but about twice as much as a Electro Harmonics Big Muff. I would say have that money and go out and get a big Muff. The best fuzz box that the world has ever seen.
I like fuzz pedals in a sparingly sort of way or how the infamous Jimi Hendrix used it. Hitting bar chords over and over again with this pedal is not going to inspiring and will easily get tired quickly. This pedal has a decent fuzz tone but nothing on the Big Muff in my opinion.
UTILIZATION
Specifications
Controls: Level, Tone, Gain, 3-Way Mode Switch
Connectors: Input, Output, AC Adaptor
Current Draw: 16 mA (DC 9V)
Recommended AC Adaptor: PSA Series
SOUND QUALITY
There were three modes to this pedal. You had a Fuzz 1, Fuzz 2, and a Fuzz 3. As you go on the modes the intensity of the fuzz increases. This is much like a regular control knob on the gain channel .The more you give it the more you get kind of thing.
I prefer the third mode of this pedal. It gets kind of booming when you give it a little bit of gain. This third setting or mode reminds me more of the classic style fuzz pedals from the 60's. This pedal works well with any guitar you use. I personally like the way that fuzz pedals and this one sounds with a single coil guitar. So much of the time a single coil guitar doesn't have enough to get a good grind for distortion, but a nice fuzz box will help that guitar get thicker distortion tone. That is when I like to hear a nice fuzz box.
OVERALL OPINION
Boss phased these pedals out back in 1997. So the used market is the only way to go to get this pedal now a days. I have seen these pedals on ebay for about 4130. Not a bad price for a fuzz box but about twice as much as a Electro Harmonics Big Muff. I would say have that money and go out and get a big Muff. The best fuzz box that the world has ever seen.