If you had to pick one: Fuzz or Distortion?

[finebyfine]

@Paradox916 appreciate the explanation. Lot of stuff that came up when I searched all sounded like advertising copy lol

At any rate I wouldn’t know what to do with a tube amp unless I had one, it’s definitely a great piece of equipment ... and for me takes priority over any pedal. There’s no point in a tube amp to me if I can’t it to at least 12 o’clock.

Yeah this is exactly why they haven’t been actively on my radar. I’ve never had a living situation where I could get away with that. And only a 16 year old would be as inconsiderate as I was with my last tube amp lmao

 

[Dan0h]

As a life long big muff fan. Fuzz it is. Lately though I have really been digging the transparent overdrive flavors. Which you can also get from good fuzz by rolling back the volume pot on your guitar.

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

Fuzz is Funn

Distor is a Bore

Overdrive? More like underwhelm.

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

 

[Diynot]

I guess since I have a Muff and a kliche on my board, depending on who you ask……..I prefer distortion?

 

[Big Monk]

My bedroom amp is a Fender Twin.... despite the reputation it handles the task better than any "practice" amp I've ever tried.

It sounds full and huge even at whisper volumes in the middle of the night.

My other bedroom amp is a Friedman BE-100 Deluxe... it's not quite as versatile and is mostly furniture at this point.

I’m seriously considering a Fender Blackface combo. Something like a Super Reverb or a Deluxe Reverb. If I ever want to cranked something, I can use the 5 watt SE amp.

 

[Username123]

I’m seriously considering a Fender Blackface combo. Something like a Super Reverb or a Deluxe Reverb. If I ever want to cranked something, I can use the 5 watt SE amp.

I like the sound of a Princeton reverb a lot. There is something special about the chimey cleans of a blackface. Keep in mind, big muffs will kinda just turn to mush in a mix with a mid scooped amp with a mid scooped pedal.

 

[Big Monk]

I like the sound of a Princeton reverb a lot. There is something special about the chimey cleans of a blackface. Keep in mind, big muffs will kinda just turn to mush in a mix with a mid scooped amp with a mid scooped pedal.

I have a 3 position mid switch on my Ram’s Head build.

 

[Username123]

I have a 3 position mid switch on my Ram’s Head build.

Perfect! That will definitely work well then.

 

[Big Monk]

Perfect! That will definitely work well then.

It does stock Scooped, Flat and boosted Mids.

 

[Diynot]

Mine is a rehoused NYC with a switch for stock tone or mids knob and one for diode lift on the first gain stage. The diode lift is pretty tame

 

[Robert]

Muffs are pretty harsh through my Princeton, but killer into the Twin. I run it with a healthy dose of mids.

 

[Big Monk]

I think a Deluxe Reverb, my 10 watt Hiwatt build (this will be a meme in 10 minutes), and my little 5 Watt Tweed Champ would be all I need.

 

[fig]

I think a Deluxe Reverb, my 10 watt Hiwatt build (this will be a meme in 10 minutes), and my little 5 Watt Tweed Champ would be all I need.

...and that lamp.

 

[BuddytheReow]

And white socks

 

[Paradox916]

With Every resistor subbed for a external control.

 

[jeffwhitfield]

Based on many of the pedals I've used, you can get distortion out of a fuzz pedal but not fuzz out of a distortion. With the right fuzz, you can get a very solid overdrive and then some. Hell, technically speaking, a Rat distortion pedal could be consider a fuzz depending on the setup.

 

[Barry]

I'm more of an overdrive guy, but there will always be a Muff and Rat on my board for that you never know when you'll need or want it

 

[Big Monk]

And white socks

Don’t mock the power of the socks. That’s where the harmonics comes from.

They are like the Infinity Gauntlet.

 

[jeffwhitfield]

It does stock Scooped, Flat and boosted Mids.

"It shoots through schools..."

Name the movie!

 

[Big Monk]

"It shoots through schools..."

Name the movie!

Johnny MF Dangerously.