But Wait, There’s More…

[Coda]

What are some of your “set it and forget it pedals”? Pedals that may have lots of controls, but excel at one particular tone so we’ll that it stays that way (I’m looking at you, EQD).

Fuzz Face is a classic. If the fuzz control isn’t maxed you’ve failed. CE-2 is another. It kind of doesn’t matter how fast you have the rate, it always sounds like Twin Peaks…

What are some of your favorites?…

 

[szukalski]

Depending on the amp..

Lightspeed, luxury763, chop shop.

Modus operandi, chickenhead.

 

[Deperduci]

My fun is mu-tron II clones... as for the chorus family, the rate is usually best left in the midd and using a depth mod/pot to fiddle but thta ends up being 2-3 spots max anyways

 

[giovanni]

Probably my E.Lady flanger (yes I purchased one because I still haven’t built a flanger!). It’s hard not to tweak the controls on any pedal for me tho…

 

[Deperduci]

where did you buy it?

Probably my E.Lady flanger (yes I purchased one because I still haven’t built a flanger!). It’s hard not to tweak the controls on any pedal for me tho…

my 1stEM build is on the quiet side, and the 117build is is a diff flavof shimmer.

 

[andare]

If the fuzz control isn’t maxed you’ve failed

I disagree. I've yet to find/build a Fuzz face that goes completely clean with the Fuzz knob maxed out. I mean squeaky clean, none of that crunchy rightness everybody calls glassy cleans.
I set mine just shy of 100%, where you hear the gain drop, Volume to unity. With my Strat on 7, it's indistinguishable from the bypassed tone.

I built a Musikding Phase 90 that I use on bass. Depth at 9 o'clock, Rate at 10. Just a hint of psychedelic grooviness to keep things moving. Always on for Walrus and Gently Weeps in my Beatles tribute band.
On the same pedalboard I have a TC Spark Booster set to fat, bit of gain, fat boost and treble cut. Always on. It's the poor man's Space Heater.

 

[giovanni]

where did you buy it?

my 1stEM build is on the quiet side, and the 117build is is a diff flavof shimmer.

Probably on Amazon.

 

[Coda]

I disagree. I've yet to find/build a Fuzz face that goes completely clean with the Fuzz knob maxed out. I mean squeaky clean, none of that crunchy rightness everybody calls glassy cleans.
I set mine just shy of 100%, where you hear the gain drop, Volume to unity. With my Strat on 7, it's indistinguishable from the bypassed tone.

I use the footswitch…

 

[DGWVI]

My dirt pedals- Two turbo Rats, and an opamp Muff. One Rat is set with dist and filter at around 10 o'clock, the other set for max dist, with the filter at zero. The Muff has it's sustain at 1 o'clock to max, and tone at 12-1 o'clock.
I'm trying to find an envelope filter that gives me the stanky funk squawk, so I can just set n forget. Getting close thoufh

Edit- I really should just build the two rats n muff with internal controls. I seriously haven't moved from those settings regardless of guitar or amp in like ten years

 

[andare]

I use the footswitch…

That's the other way of using a Fuzz Face, but as an always-on pedal that gives you fuzz, od, dirty and clean depending on where the guitar volume is, it must be set at less than 100%

 

[HamishR]

I've done exactly that on a few fuzz pedals! There was another pedal I did that too as well but for the life of my I can't remember what it was...

Totally agree with Andare and Big Monk.

 

[andare]

I've had an MK1 and an MK2 on breadboard for weeks. Just got a bunch of Ge puppies to test, hopefully there's some leaky ones.
I'm also testing a Ge Fuzzrite. Those things are low output and only work with the Volume maxed out. So noisy.