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Welcome to the show! In this episode Dan and I are discussing and demonstrating the four cornerstones of classic fuzz tones. There is understandably a great deal of confusion around the whole topic of fuzz. With so many pedals on the market, how do you even begin to choose those that might suit you best?
One way we’d suggest is to consider what many regard as the four cornerstones of classic fuzz tones: The Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, the Univox Super Fuzz (octave fuzz) the Sola Sound Tone Bender and The Electro Harmonix Big Muff. Sure there are others, but most of them are direct descendants and/or heavily inspired by one of these classic pedals, or indeed a combination of them.
Conveniently, JHS Pedals of Kansas City has just released four new versions of the classic schools, which gives us the opportunity to play them compare them with our favourite other pedals in each school.
By the end of the video we hope the tones you hear enable you to narrow your sights a little bit in the search for your fuzz endeavours.

Enjoy the episode!

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Pedals & stuff in this episode…

• TheGigRig Three2One
https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one

• JHS Legends of Fuzz Supreme
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/2BrIwc9
Australia: https://bit.ly/3gRNeQG
USA: https://bit.ly/3G349LY

• JHS Legends of Fuzz Crimson
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3cxGy7d
USA: https://bit.ly/3GeqA13
Australia: https://bit.ly/2XwbTmj

• JHS Legends of Fuzz Bender
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/2zQNpeI
USA: https://bit.ly/3ogepua
Australia: https://bit.ly/308Q91I

• JHS Legends of Fuzz Smiley
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/2Bxl1P7
USA: https://bit.ly/3JXQOaK
Australia: https://bit.ly/372cW0t

• Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz - no longer made, various reissues available

• Way Huge Russian Pickle - link to latest version
UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2IINC2S
USA: https://imp.i114863.net/K7mze

• Pig Dog Pedals JuJu
https://www.pigdogpedals.com/juju/

• Jim Dunlop Jimi Hendrix JHF1 Fuzz Face
UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2AUTELD
USA: https://imp.i114863.net/2ZzWA

• Catalinbread Echorec
UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2mORqUL
USA: https://bit.ly/3lOVpl3
Australia: http://bit.ly/2BWjXTM

TheGigRig G2
https://www.thegigrig.com/g2


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Interesting bits and go-to sections…
- Intro playing Mick schwang: 00:00
- We’re back! 02:23
- Dan schwang: 03:00
- How is volume then? 05:40
- What are we doing today and why? 07:12
- Three… hang on, four schools of fuzz: 07:45
- The four JHS fuzzes: 08:40
- The problem of consistency: 09:07
- Our favourite versions of the four: 09:50
- What we hope you’ll glean from this video: 12:45
- Consistency, value and Taylor Swift: 13:55
- JHS Smiley: 15:47
- Dunlop Hendrix Fuzz Face: 16:33
- Thoughts on the Smiley and Fuzz Face: 17:50
- Smiley JHS mode: 19:32
- Humbuckers and the Fuzz Faces: 20:39
- Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz: 23:19
- JHS Supreme sounds: 27:55
- Tone Benders: 31:00
- JHS Bender sounds: 32:17
- Does it clean up? 34:35
- Mick’s headstock ding tangent: 36:05
- Pigdog JuJu Fuzz: 37:50
- No Germanium? 39:07
- Thoughts on feel: 40:07
- Muffs & the Crimson: 41:48
- JHS Crimson sounds: 43:24
- Way Huge Russian Pickle: 46:28
- JHS mode in the Supreme: 50:08
- Closing thoughts: 51:50
- Which ones would you choose? 54:38

Guitars in this episode:
• Fender Custom Shop 1963 Telecaster - Dan’s video at http://bit.ly/2dlZJ6K
• Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster – Mick’s video at http://bit.ly/2cQv3yT
• Gibson Memphis 1958 ES-335 - Mick’s video at http://bit.ly/2mpJA8X
• Fender Classic Series Jazzmaster Lacquer - no video yet


Amps in this episode
• Two Rock Classic Reverb Signature with Two-Rock 212 cabinet / TR 1265B speakers

• Marshall 1987x with 1960AX cab / Celestion G12M Greenback speakers
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/31eVWmc
USA That Pedal Shop: https://bit.ly/3v3Xazc


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