Hello Evan,
Cool. Well, the Screw Driver is really the one for those late 60's
early 70's Page and Clapton and cleanish Hendrix styles. You can turn
the gain all the way up and the sharpness all the way down to get a
fuzzy tone. The Screw Driver isn't what I would call a true fuzz,
however; it's an overdrive based on the fuzzface circuit. If you want
the earlier fuzzy sustaining Hendrix tones, you'll want an Analog Man
Sunface, or for the Band of Gypsys tone, something in a silicon
fuzzface like a silicon Fuzzfoot by Foxrox. For the early Page tones,
a ToneBender MkII would be the fuzz to get. (Lots of people make Tone
Bender clones, like an inexpensive version would be the Yardbox by
Prescription Electronics.)
But you can really cop the cleaner Hendrix, Clapton, and Page tones,
especially the live Led Zeppelin stuff, with a Screw Driver.
My Mayo and ? Lady pedals are based on the Big Muff circuit, which is
a more extreme fuzz with a fat, wooly sound like Montrose and Fripp
and Corgan. Great fuzz, but generally not associated with the Page,
Hendrix, and Clapton styles.
My Top Fuel is a modified Big Muff circuit with an articulate bite and
a midrange hump with an overall modern tone, rather than the vintage
style fuzzy sound my other Big Muff copies have.
Best regards,
Marc
http://skreddypedals.com
Saturday, September 16, 2006, 8:32:45 PM, you wrote:
Good day!
I'm currently into page, hendrix, cream types of style. The fuzz sounds
which i'm unable to achieve with my overdrives or distortion pedals.
Anyway to cut the long story short. I'm interested to explore into the
territory of fuzz and looking and upon hearing your pedals online, i'm very
impressed. I've personally heard a screwdriver from a friend. However when i entered your site, i got really confused.
Which pedal is the right one for me?
Please advice.
Sincerely,
Evan from Singapore.
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