What modern speakers do you recommend for a 4/12 for a good rock tone? Celestion G12M 20 watt heritage, G12H30 heritage 55HZ? Or combo of both of these?
Your backing track is absolutely amazing. Tim's equally amazing melody playing just makes it Perfection². I'm really looking forward to your album coming out.
I don't know why but you always remind me of Jon Fishman the drummer from the band Phish. Love your dynamics and play style. We're not worthy, we're not worthy!!!!
I bought one of these back in December! I stack it with the yellow side of a king of tone with a Les Paul (tone knob rolled all the way off). It sounds amazing! Great for slide or if you just want a greasy lead tone!
That does it! The idiot who told me that the only place I should leave my guitar volume at is 10 is FIRED! 😲 This is THE first video I've ever seen that shows me how much even just 1/2 of a point on the volume control knob can change a guitar's tonal quality by that much! I just became a much smarter guitar player because of this -- and now a subscriber. PS: Your playing is *amazing!*
Well, after 45 years of playing an electric guitar... it is NOT the equipment gentlemen, it is the player that counts most. Take the majority of guitar channels and content creators.... it is this pedal, that processor, this note, a showcase of playing skills, the amp.... all while leaving out the basics, like how to write.. song structure... being a prepared for the studio or a performance. Tim is a good player, but all good players are good students.... and none is beyond reproach. Cheers Tim...
I think Fuzz is my desert island pedal. I have a Analog Man Sun Face. You can get a 100 tones between the volume & fuzz knobs on the pedal and the volume and tone knobs on the guitar.
Great application of a Fuzz pedal! I have not been on the wave for Fuzz pedals and to me they sound horrible, but once you lowered the guitar volume it sounded much better.
Say, has Tim done a video on his favorite reverb pedals or other types of effect specific pedals? I'd be real interested in knowing. Now, if he has a masterclass on what I'm asking, I'll go ther (I was planning on going there anyways, lol).
This is the best looking Tele I damn ever saw, Tim. I don't like em very much and sure am no fan boy. She just looks classy and beautiful. Hot stick man.
Anyone know how well this Fuzz does in the loop of a switcher? I would love for it not to be the "first" thing in my chain but just in a normal loop. Thanks!
@@timpierceguitarI don’t like fuzz pedals but I bought this and use it exclusively with volume at 3/4 for that nice Hendrix fat clean. Amazing. But I still cannot stand the sound of full out fuzz
The way Tim plays so calmly is incredible. I always find myself panicking for time when soloing - trying to fit things in and not miss any beats - and it comes across in my playing. Tim is so effortless. I’ve been playing for over 35 years and still get the panics!
@@timpierceguitarI am sure a lot of guitarists including myself struggle with what is mentioned in the above comment. It will be great if you could cover this subject matter. Thanks for all the knowledge and music you are sharing!
Confession: I've never been a fan of fuzz. Just never been able to get it to work with my style & playing. But I *love* an overdriven single-channel amp & riding my guitar's volume knob like you do in this vid wiht the pedal. So, yeah, even a fuzz hater like me has to say ... that sounds amazing!!!
Thank you Tim, for lifting me out of the dark place that I awoke into this morning. Your beautiful playing and sound have made me feel like I am walking on clouds. It's like the sound of Angels soaring. Simply awesome and inspired.
I have always passionately hated Fuzz pedals. To me they sound harsh and really like a ripped speaker....BUT....This is the first time I have really liked the sound!
Hey, Tim, I’m pretty new here. I used to know a lot about musical “stuff” for lack of a better word. I’m kind of out of the loop about some things in my older age. I wanted to tell you that anytime fantastic guitarists came up with my kid in conversation, I would end up telling him that Rick Springfield’s guitarist was one of the best I ever heard, and that he used to absolutely blow my mind when I was younger, but I had no idea who he was. Somehow it got past me that he is you! You would have thought that when you would come up in conversation that one of us would have googled you. Just too lazy for that extreme convenience, lol. Great work, Tim! Thanks for inspiring the heck out of me years ago.
In about1970 bought an original Fuzzface and paid retail from my local music store, I believe it was $29. Absolutely loved not just the pedal but discovering all the different tones and figuring out how to use them. That pedal sounds very close.
Tim, your playing is so otherworldly. I appreciate the incredible dexterity. However, your feel, dynamics and multiple musical stories per solo leave me breathless.
Tim, this has to be some of the best moments caught by you and your team! I mean, it’s all great... but you had some great Inspiration as the tones took you on a sonic journey. Thanks for the strat volume tips with fuzz pedals. Just another reason I subscribe!! Thank you!!
Anthony you're playing shines through with or without any Pedal... but I would say pre-order one and just wait for it to come at the regular price ... meanwhile, I bet there are some other Pedals that might do the same thing it's kind of an area not of my expertise :)
I always love the sounds you get from that custom strat. I'm curious what pickups you're using in it? I remember purchasing your video lessons a few years ago and thinking that guitar sounded amazing on those Hendrix or SRV songs you played. Thanks for sharing this, hope you and your family are doing well Tim!
Man that fuzz tone is incredible. I've owned so many fuzzes over the years but I've found that it's distortion or overdrive I'm looking for when playing live. Probably because I'm one of those guys who does stack drives. I want to kick on a fuzz and use it like a boost (in volume and gain), but many times the signal just collapses at that point and disappears in the mix. It's not that the fuzz is bad, it just doesn't work with the way I used the rest of my rig. I still have a couple fuzzes nearby for fun or recording, but they don't make it out of the house much. Also, whoever edited this video - Great Job! Loved the volume knob graphic!
I've said the same thing for 40 years. A strat, a vintage, 4 hole Marshall screwed up to fill tilt boogie with a fuzz face in front of it, is God-like... CONTROLLING the fuzz faced onslaught of sonic volume IS like controlling a completely separate instrument. Hendrix knew it..
Tim it’s really cool what you’ve been doing with the visual graphics like the volume knob in this video! Those extra little rid bits make your channel even better 🤩
I have a way huge pickle fuzz pedal and it hisses unavoidably, so it was hard for me to tolerate using it. I took Tim's advice and ordered the King Tone Fuzz and as soon as I turned it on I knew I would be pleased. It was practically silent. The newer version combines the prior two into a single pedal and that creates more flexibility to find the sound you want. Anyway, as usual excellent advice from Tim.
Tim I don’t have all the gear that you have but do you think I can get that same sound using that fuzz on my BLUES JUNIOR? Or do I need other things to get that sound? I really like how the fuzz is not that nasty fuzz it’s giving it a really nice bite to it. Please offer your consul, thanks.
Wow you're the only other person I saw bend a string down instead of up. I had a few lessons in my early teens & my guitar teacher told me I can't bend the string down. He said what do you do when play the top E string..? I replied with what do you do when you play bottom E string? He said you don't bend bottom E string..I've bending bottom E on solos ever since!
i made a passive vol for the floor to to replicate my guitar vol pot, so it acts like a preset. saves all that turning the guitar vol down and fumbling getting it on the sweet spot....and hands free too... :) very useful . its on my channel . cheers.
I always used to have my volume on 10 until I hear Eddie Van Halen one day saying he has his amps blasted but he turned his guitar to 10 and slightly backed if off a hair. It truly does make such a difference.
Pedals are so fun in the grand scheme of things. So many in shapes and sizes, and all with their own unique effects. Combining pedals and then some just make for infinite possibilities. What a great showcase, Tim.
I picked one up from KingTone and like you say, it has so many tonal colors in there with the volume control on your guitar. This is a great fuzz in my mind. Thanks Tim for the demo of the tonal differences that the volume control makes. Your video demonstrates that you can go from a fuzz, distortion and even a great overdrives sound with this pedal. Yes sir! Thanks Tim!
Another trick with Fuzz Face pedals is adding a compressor AFTER the Fuzz, I get whole range of tones big and juicy w/ sizzle and shimmering harmonics. Silicon FF, BC108 transistors I feel are the best for stability and tone, Germanium is just too finnicky w/ temp changes and you constantly have to be fiddling with it.
Amazing playing Tim. You are indeed a master of guitar, articulation and technique. Get a buzz to pick up my guitar after watching your inspirational vids. Thanks so much from Ian -uk
Great Video Tim- super playing as always. I did buy this pedal from this video. Would you be kind enough to share the settings of the DIP switches on the side of the pedal? Thanks for everything you bring to your channel!
The recently released Dunlop JHMS1 is a great alternative to this pedal in a smaller size (not tone). It has both silicone/germanium options and a buffer switch too. I found that running a comp in front of the fuzz was similar to switching the buffer on.
Tim, your sound with this fuzz is just crazy good ,I have the germanium version of this pedal which is really good as well but you took it to another level anyway thanks for all great video's and great playing best of the best my friend!
I bought the Prescription Electronics Experience Fuzz/Octavia pedal in the 90’s… I still can’t find anything to beat it. They’re going for crazy money now of course.
20 minutes after I watched this video I bought one on Reverb for a very reasonable price (they are already getting super expensive) and it showed up this Monday morning. It very much is a clean clean OD to Fuzz drive pedal. If you stack it and run it under 4, it's a great boost. Well worth buying. When I say it's Clean, I plugged a microphone in and blew harp for a while with no squealing or harsh transients.
Never heard a fuzz that sounds as modern as Roger Mayer’s Spitfire. It’s a keeper. I’ve hard time buying ChaseBliss preamp mkii. The benson itself seems to be enough. Reason is when you try few options at the same time like the EQ, higher gain, volume as boost + EQ, fuzz… the noise add up very fast which makes it not usable on a mid gain CH as boost. Too bad cause it makes a very nice Klone alike sound. People with clean amp pedal plateforme amp would love it for sure. I’m more of a dirty one channel amp myself. The bias on the kingtone makes it a very interesting pedal. The Benson fuzz is on my list of pedal to try. The mrkii including the benson bias fuzz would have perfect to me.
These are just under a thousand bucks. fuck that company, fuck reverb and fuck ebay. good tone is found by broke muicians on cheap gear that nobody cares about. love your videos dude, you're my favorite guitar player.
Hey Tim! Alan here. NY session guy (what's left of em) Do you need the amp to be heating the transformers a bit in order for that fuzz to sound good? I had trouble w his previous germanium requiring some volume. Went back to my Hartman Ge Thanks my man! Great stuff...
Is that a KingTone fuzz by Jessy Davies?
Exactly, Version two
Hard to get
@@adhaskym.a9536 Not for Tim Pierce. If your name is Tim Pierce, you can get anything.
I bought it anonymously at full price on reverb about six weeks ago... I paid the regular price of 299+ tax
What modern speakers do you recommend for a 4/12 for a good rock tone? Celestion G12M 20 watt heritage, G12H30 heritage 55HZ? Or combo of both of these?
This video is so good, Tim! From the playing to the production to the info and delivery-thanks for the inspiration
hey, that track you wrote is otherworldly for me, and so thanks so much for birthing it into the world !
@@timpierceguitar how can I find this song ?
Your backing track is absolutely amazing. Tim's equally amazing melody playing just makes it Perfection². I'm really looking forward to your album coming out.
Yo it's the top G of the youtube guitar world
Love the backing track! Is there any place I can find it?
IMHO - one of your best videos What a great tone!
I've never really liked the sound of a Fuzz until this video!
I don't know why but you always remind me of Jon Fishman the drummer from the band Phish. Love your dynamics and play style. We're not worthy, we're not worthy!!!!
Anyone else, really feel that intro at 6:35. Absolutely amazing, Tim!!
Fuzz + strat = perfection
Wow that Strat sounds Ammmmaaaaazzzinnnnggg in your hands Tim thanks
This was very very educational, thanks a lot!
Those pedals will be flying off the shelf thanks to this demo. Simply put, if you're a Strat guy, you need this pedal.
I subd because it looks like you have so much playin some tasty jams. That’s enough for me man, happy days. Looking forward to hearing more from ya🤙🏻
That is my favorite guitar of yours Tim you sound amazing on that. Perfect match you and that guitar, really nice video
Loved your work with Cock Robin…one of the most underrated bands ever….amazing songwriting and vocals. Your guitar work……wonderful
This is why ur working so much as a session musician
I bought one of these back in December! I stack it with the yellow side of a king of tone with a Les Paul (tone knob rolled all the way off). It sounds amazing! Great for slide or if you just want a greasy lead tone!
Tim! That’s great but also not fair. Cannot find it anywhere. 🎸💃🏻
I might have just been SOLD on a Fuzz….. I don’t own one !!!!
That sounds incredible.
Thank Tim !!!!!!!
Amazing how those backing tracks make you sound so good! LOLOL!!!!!!! Keep rocking!
That does it! The idiot who told me that the only place I should leave my guitar volume at is 10 is FIRED! 😲 This is THE first video I've ever seen that shows me how much even just 1/2 of a point on the volume control knob can change a guitar's tonal quality by that much! I just became a much smarter guitar player because of this -- and now a subscriber.
PS: Your playing is *amazing!*
Tim, thank you very much for this video. His musicality moves me. Which pickup does the Sunburst Strarocaster have? God bless, man.
Masterclass in dynamics and being a great musician!
Thank you for this wonderful video.
Well, after 45 years of playing an electric guitar... it is NOT the equipment gentlemen, it is the player that counts most. Take the majority of guitar channels and content creators.... it is this pedal, that processor, this note, a showcase of playing skills, the amp.... all while leaving out the basics, like how to write.. song structure... being a prepared for the studio or a performance. Tim is a good player, but all good players are good students.... and none is beyond reproach. Cheers Tim...
Y’all need to check out Tark Audio 144 pedal.
I think Fuzz is my desert island pedal. I have a Analog Man Sun Face. You can get a 100 tones between the volume & fuzz knobs on the pedal and the volume and tone knobs on the guitar.
Whoa! What settings are you using on the pedal? Tough to see the smaller controls in the vid.
Damn.. thanks for that - obvious why youre considered one of the best
Great application of a Fuzz pedal! I have not been on the wave for Fuzz pedals and to me they sound horrible, but once you lowered the guitar volume it sounded much better.
Sounds great! What pickups are those?
What is the name of this pedal, anybody know?
Say, has Tim done a video on his favorite reverb pedals or other types of effect specific pedals? I'd be real interested in knowing. Now, if he has a masterclass on what I'm asking, I'll go ther (I was planning on going there anyways, lol).
IMO sounds magic on every vol level except on 10
This is the best looking Tele I damn ever saw, Tim. I don't like em very much and sure am no fan boy. She just looks classy and beautiful. Hot stick man.
awesome ! do you have a treble bleed on your volume pot ?
Anyone know how well this Fuzz does in the loop of a switcher? I would love for it not to be the "first" thing in my chain but just in a normal loop. Thanks!
do you have a treble bleed circuit in the strat? Great video!
would love to have that backing track.
“I KNOW WHAT THE BEST FUZZ IS IN THE WORLD!!”
“Cool, what is it??”
“…….”
Great video what is the name of the fuzz pedal
Wow, the first fuzz pedal I've liked! Still won't consider purchasing it but it's great to hear one so versatile.
Bravo!
I know what you're saying ... I rarely use fuzz :)
Thanks for the comment
@@timpierceguitarI don’t like fuzz pedals but I bought this and use it exclusively with volume at 3/4 for that nice Hendrix fat clean. Amazing. But I still cannot stand the sound of full out fuzz
Ha, that made me laugh. I get it. I have one I rarely use, but listening to this is giving me 2nd thoughts.
Man, I just love listening to you play! Whatever pedal or amp or guitar it may be, it's your own musicality that makes it all so enjoyable. Cheers!
Thank you so much I really appreciate it
Yeah man that's it!
Sweetness !❤❤❤
No duh
Or if you prefer, no doy
The way Tim plays so calmly is incredible. I always find myself panicking for time when soloing - trying to fit things in and not miss any beats - and it comes across in my playing. Tim is so effortless. I’ve been playing for over 35 years and still get the panics!
thank you so much for your kind words, I appreciate it
I know the fear! But don’t be scared to take breaks. Rock on!
@@timpierceguitarI am sure a lot of guitarists including myself struggle with what is mentioned in the above comment. It will be great if you could cover this subject matter. Thanks for all the knowledge and music you are sharing!
I think you just described Jimmy Page and Joe Perry 🤷🏻♂️
give yourself the space to fuck up, its not a crime, jimi did. and a few hours a day doing solo over tracks or looper helps loads
I've never seen such tiny volume adjustments shown and with the accompanying changes in tone. THANKS Tim!!!
Confession: I've never been a fan of fuzz. Just never been able to get it to work with my style & playing. But I *love* an overdriven single-channel amp & riding my guitar's volume knob like you do in this vid wiht the pedal. So, yeah, even a fuzz hater like me has to say ... that sounds amazing!!!
Yesss! The KingTone MiniFuzz V2 is my go-to fuzz these days. Glad to see it getting some love from a bigger creator.
I love that happy accident, and I am glad you shared it. When you displayed what it was with the Comfortably Numb solo, it was evident.
The playing portion at 6:30 and beyond was just superb, and what a great sound!
Thank you Tim, for lifting me out of the dark place that I awoke into this morning. Your beautiful playing and sound have made me feel like I am walking on clouds. It's like the sound of Angels soaring. Simply awesome and inspired.
I have always passionately hated Fuzz pedals. To me they sound harsh and really like a ripped speaker....BUT....This is the first time I have really liked the sound!
Tim check the SPARK 40 mini amp and its effects . I should sell my 1965 Deluxe reverb .
Hey, Tim, I’m pretty new here. I used to know a lot about musical “stuff” for lack of a better word. I’m kind of out of the loop about some things in my older age. I wanted to tell you that anytime fantastic guitarists came up with my kid in conversation, I would end up telling him that Rick Springfield’s guitarist was one of the best I ever heard, and that he used to absolutely blow my mind when I was younger, but I had no idea who he was. Somehow it got past me that he is you! You would have thought that when you would come up in conversation that one of us would have googled you. Just too lazy for that extreme convenience, lol. Great work, Tim! Thanks for inspiring the heck out of me years ago.
Hey thanks for telling this story I really appreciate it
In about1970 bought an original Fuzzface and paid retail from my local music store, I believe it was $29. Absolutely loved not just the pedal but discovering all the different tones and figuring out how to use them. That pedal sounds very close.
Its awful at 10 but simply amazing everywhere else.🎸
It goes bonkers at 10 but not 9.5
Does the fuzz accept active volume pedal in front (like de Lehle Volume pedal)?
Tim, your playing is so otherworldly. I appreciate the incredible dexterity. However, your feel, dynamics and multiple musical stories per solo leave me breathless.
Can someone explain why the volume is the same, no matter that you turn the guitar down to 3 ?
From 6:30 minute and on you just floored me. Tim your an animal!!! What Talent!
Tim, this has to be some of the best moments caught by you and your team! I mean, it’s all great... but you had some great Inspiration as the tones took you on a sonic journey. Thanks for the strat volume tips with fuzz pedals. Just another reason I subscribe!! Thank you!!
Jessie Davies makes great pedals, I have the Kingtone Blues Power. Such a fantastic sound for SRV, Sayce etc
Reminds me a lot of the Analogman Sun Face
I have V1. Absolutely love it. Great playing, sir!
Now I got that "FULL FUZZ" tag in my head for the rest of my life. Cool. Please use it gratuitously everywhere anytime in your future videos!
It's called King Tone Fuzz. Currently about $350.
Tim, your playing always blows me away. Amazing!
How is your volume so consistent? I know you're using the volume knob to push the fuzz, but doesn't it increase the overall volume as well?
Dammit Tim. I've been successfully avoiding the hype behind this pedal until now. 🤣 BTW the sound of that Bassman is just glorious.
Anthony you're playing shines through with or without any Pedal... but I would say pre-order one and just wait for it to come at the regular price ... meanwhile, I bet there are some other Pedals that might do the same thing it's kind of an area not of my expertise :)
@@timpierceguitar I'll see how long I can hold out, but you made it sound so good. I've heard great things about this fuzz from so many great players.
Hi Tim,
Do you usually get reverb from a pedal or plugin? I know you've talked about echoboy for delay a lot but I haven't heard you mention reverb.
What Tyler Larson song was this a take on?
I always love the sounds you get from that custom strat. I'm curious what pickups you're using in it? I remember purchasing your video lessons a few years ago and thinking that guitar sounded amazing on those Hendrix or SRV songs you played. Thanks for sharing this, hope you and your family are doing well Tim!
Man that fuzz tone is incredible. I've owned so many fuzzes over the years but I've found that it's distortion or overdrive I'm looking for when playing live. Probably because I'm one of those guys who does stack drives. I want to kick on a fuzz and use it like a boost (in volume and gain), but many times the signal just collapses at that point and disappears in the mix. It's not that the fuzz is bad, it just doesn't work with the way I used the rest of my rig. I still have a couple fuzzes nearby for fun or recording, but they don't make it out of the house much.
Also, whoever edited this video - Great Job! Loved the volume knob graphic!
I just bought an r2r mk1 pro fuzz... Very excited to play it!
Another great video Tim. What time are your masterclass chats/livestreams? That's a huge plus, but I don't know if they fit into my schedule
The Fuzz Face is the best thing to happen to electric guitar since electricity. Best pedal ever made, an instrument unto itself.
I've said the same thing for 40 years.
A strat, a vintage, 4 hole Marshall screwed up to fill tilt boogie with a fuzz face in front of it, is God-like...
CONTROLLING the fuzz faced onslaught of sonic volume IS like controlling a completely separate instrument. Hendrix knew it..
Tim it’s really cool what you’ve been doing with the visual graphics like the volume knob in this video! Those extra little rid bits make your channel even better 🤩
Phenomenal tone's here. Tim is such a great player. Pedal sounds awesome.
Love everything about what I just heard. And that KingTone fuzz has the coolest dial ever on a pedal.
Tim you sound great regardless of guitar, pedal, amp, whatever. You are such a great player, thank you!
I have a way huge pickle fuzz pedal and it hisses unavoidably, so it was hard for me to tolerate using it. I took Tim's advice and ordered the King Tone Fuzz and as soon as I turned it on I knew I would be pleased. It was practically silent. The newer version combines the prior two into a single pedal and that creates more flexibility to find the sound you want. Anyway, as usual excellent advice from Tim.
Tim I don’t have all the gear that you have but do you think I can get that same sound using that fuzz on my BLUES JUNIOR? Or do I need other things to get that sound? I really like how the fuzz is not that nasty fuzz it’s giving it a really nice bite to it. Please offer your consul, thanks.
Wow you're the only other person I saw bend a string down instead of up. I had a few lessons in my early teens & my guitar teacher told me I can't bend the string down. He said what do you do when play the top E string..? I replied with what do you do when you play bottom E string? He said you don't bend bottom E string..I've bending bottom E on solos ever since!
The noise was very apparent while Tim was playing at the beginning....that's what I hate about single coils lol....sounds great though I have to say
i made a passive vol for the floor to to replicate my guitar vol pot, so it acts like a preset. saves all that turning the guitar vol down and fumbling getting it on the sweet spot....and hands free too... :) very useful . its on my channel . cheers.
Far out this is awesome! How do we get that backing track?? I want to play along with it like Tim 😂
I always used to have my volume on 10 until I hear Eddie Van Halen one day saying he has his amps blasted but he turned his guitar to 10 and slightly backed if off a hair. It truly does make such a difference.
Which Tele is that?? It's absolutely gorgeous!
I'd like to know too!!
Pedals are so fun in the grand scheme of things. So many in shapes and sizes, and all with their own unique effects. Combining pedals and then some just make for infinite possibilities. What a great showcase, Tim.
Thank you so much
@@timpierceguitar My pleasure Tim
I picked one up from KingTone and like you say, it has so many tonal colors in there with the volume control on your guitar. This is a great fuzz in my mind. Thanks Tim for the demo of the tonal differences that the volume control makes. Your video demonstrates that you can go from a fuzz, distortion and even a great overdrives sound with this pedal. Yes sir! Thanks Tim!
Another trick with Fuzz Face pedals is adding a compressor AFTER the Fuzz, I get whole range of tones big and juicy w/ sizzle and shimmering harmonics. Silicon FF, BC108 transistors I feel are the best for stability and tone, Germanium is just too finnicky w/ temp changes and you constantly have to be fiddling with it.
so it's the pedal everyone is talking about except Tim Pierce who can't be bothered telling anyone what it is - A-------
Amazing playing Tim. You are indeed a master of guitar, articulation and technique. Get a buzz to pick up my guitar after watching your inspirational vids. Thanks so much from Ian -uk
Great Video Tim- super playing as always. I did buy this pedal from this video. Would you be kind enough to share the settings of the DIP switches on the side of the pedal? Thanks for everything you bring to your channel!
I herd that Pink Floyd solo was actually played on a Les Paul with p90s if I remember right.
The recently released Dunlop JHMS1 is a great alternative to this pedal in a smaller size (not tone). It has both silicone/germanium options and a buffer switch too. I found that running a comp in front of the fuzz was similar to switching the buffer on.
Tim, your sound with this fuzz is just crazy good ,I have the germanium version of this pedal which is really good as well but you took it to another level anyway thanks for all great video's and great playing best of the best my friend!
I bought the Prescription Electronics Experience Fuzz/Octavia pedal in the 90’s… I still can’t find anything to beat it. They’re going for crazy money now of course.
20 minutes after I watched this video I bought one on Reverb for a very reasonable price (they are already getting super expensive) and it showed up this Monday morning. It very much is a clean clean OD to Fuzz drive pedal. If you stack it and run it under 4, it's a great boost. Well worth buying.
When I say it's Clean, I plugged a microphone in and blew harp for a while with no squealing or harsh transients.
Never heard a fuzz that sounds as modern as Roger Mayer’s Spitfire. It’s a keeper. I’ve hard time buying ChaseBliss preamp mkii. The benson itself seems to be enough. Reason is when you try few options at the same time like the EQ, higher gain, volume as boost + EQ, fuzz… the noise add up very fast which makes it not usable on a mid gain CH as boost. Too bad cause it makes a very nice Klone alike sound. People with clean amp pedal plateforme amp would love it for sure.
I’m more of a dirty one channel amp myself.
The bias on the kingtone makes it a very interesting pedal.
The Benson fuzz is on my list of pedal to try. The mrkii including the benson bias fuzz would have perfect to me.
These are just under a thousand bucks. fuck that company, fuck reverb and fuck ebay. good tone is found by broke muicians on cheap gear that nobody cares about. love your videos dude, you're my favorite guitar player.
Tim why didn't I know there was different shading on my Strat ?.... I simply did not realize that but now that you pointed it out I like 8 1/2
Hey Tim! Alan here. NY session guy (what's left of em) Do you need the amp to be heating the transformers a bit in order for that fuzz to sound good? I had trouble w his previous germanium requiring some volume. Went back to my Hartman Ge Thanks my man! Great stuff...