Hi guys, I've been trying to get a fuzz pedal which will deliver something like Jimmy Page's guitar tones in Led Zeppelin II (Lemon Song, Whole lotta love, etc). The two I have now (ancient 15-yr old boss HM-2 heavy metal, and SD-2 dual overdrive) are distortion variants, not really fuzz, so they don't deliver the same tonality. Haven't really had a chance to try out the pedals at Swee Lee / Davis, etc. Do you have any suggestions? (Not some designer stuff which is too expensive, though.) Thanks.
Jimmy Page kind of fuzz
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vernplum
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Jimmy's gear by album listed here:
http://www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk/gear/led_zeppelin/
So I guess you should start with a LP if you wanna sound like him. I wouldn't be surprised if a 'Jimmy Page' signature Digitech modelling pedal arrives within the next 6 months. Until then, a Boss Overdrive might help you.
http://www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk/gear/led_zeppelin/
So I guess you should start with a LP if you wanna sound like him. I wouldn't be surprised if a 'Jimmy Page' signature Digitech modelling pedal arrives within the next 6 months. Until then, a Boss Overdrive might help you.
Yeah I know, I saw that website.
As in the first post, I've used a couple of Boss units, an overdrive and an ancient heavy metal 2 which I used during my student days 15 yrs back. The SD-2 produces a nice crunchy tone when the distort is set to minimum and the tone to max, and you don't hammer on the strings. However it the distortion itself is very different from the fuzz tone.
As in the first post, I've used a couple of Boss units, an overdrive and an ancient heavy metal 2 which I used during my student days 15 yrs back. The SD-2 produces a nice crunchy tone when the distort is set to minimum and the tone to max, and you don't hammer on the strings. However it the distortion itself is very different from the fuzz tone.
brundisium
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the tonebender fuzz clone or variants are usually found only among "indie" pedals maker aka boutique...
It's not easy to find locally. Vox had a reissued in the 1990s, but it's really rare to see one nowadays.
It's not easy to find locally. Vox had a reissued in the 1990s, but it's really rare to see one nowadays.
brundisium
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a cheaper alternative to the closest of the tonebender. As for how close it can be to the page tone, it might be another issue...
http://www.buildyourownclone.com/bender.html
http://www.buildyourownclone.com/bender.html
brundisium
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the slashing of the speaker was way back in the fifties/sixties before any overdrive or distortion pedal was even created.
Back then, the amps were designed to run clean and any form of distortion was no good. Wasn't till some crazy fellas during that time found out/ realised that the way to rock out is using distortion... the rest is all history
Back then, the amps were designed to run clean and any form of distortion was no good. Wasn't till some crazy fellas during that time found out/ realised that the way to rock out is using distortion... the rest is all history
