FULLTONE '70 FUZZ compared

[@vadlasletta]

Somehow this has never come up in recommended videos. I love the sound and your playing. I listened to it while driving, and I was screaming to my stereo! F- in great!

[@emersonswinford8949]

Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed it.

[@tovisbobe350]

Came for the Fulltone, stayed for your playing. Holy crap man, that was awesome.

[@emersonswinford8949]

To víš Bobe thank you!

[@JWEmbry-wc7qi]

Man do I wish I could play like that; nothing but RESPECT brother!!!!

[@harijames2801]

The sound is KILLER! I bought a '69 & '70 shortly after hearing this! 😯 🎸

[@emersonswinford8949]

Hope you’re enjoying them 👍

[@harijames2801]

@@emersonswinford8949 Yes sir!

[@xavierdewolf6711]

Great comparison, killer tone and playing! 5 people Are not Experienced.

[@ChristiaanBurgel]

They left to look for their weak little mind!

[@Alexandermoura76]

Hi. Nice vídeo! The transistors in the 70's w/ Black knobs are C828

[@emersonswinford8949]

Alexander de Oliveira Moura thanks! I like that version.

[@Mark70609]

This is the 70’s pedal that I have. It’s cool, I have old BC-108, and BC-183 transistors at home. The circuit is easy to build, I might experiment with them at some stage.

[@josephfemoyer7218]

Great demo of all your fuzz pedals.i hav ever Fulltone pedal made,mostly the older model and a new SSTE unit.i had Gregg Germino build me a Monterey 100watt head a few months back.I’m going to copy your demo using the Soul Bender,69,70 pedals to listen to the different tones.your right Fuller,Dunlop,EH are genius’s what would life be like without music,guitars,amplifiers,pedals.i could not imagine but I probably would have a lot more money!!

[@emersonswinford8949]

That Monterey must be fun!

[@Noitpure]

Excellent comparison demo! I love how you’ve set them up at usable and musical settings. The first 2 sounded killer to my ear. Well done!

[@emersonswinford8949]

Noitpure thank you 🙏🏻

[@christophertodd1980]

Really enjoyed that. I’ve had a ‘69 mkii, Mas Malo and “big box” mk1 Soulbender for a couple of years now (I have quite a few Fulltone pedals like FD2’s, DejaVibe and OF2 Octafuzz and have been waiting for awhile to get the ‘70 (also the small enclosure 70-108BC version) which arrived today direct from Fulltone, I haven’t had the chance to try it out yet with work so I was just watching this for some fun as I’d seen it before and love the tones you achieve, that Germino top sounds great too. I also run a KT66 powered Marshall amp (a 2466 Vintage Modern) with G12C Greenback speakers in a Marshall Vintage Modern 425B cab, I have a few very interesting S-type partscasters that hold up very well with vintage examples and a couple of Reverend Club King guitars, I can’t wait to get the ‘70 fired up through my Marshall tonight!

[@drippinglass]

I have a purple and a blue ‘70, BC-108’s. I also have a ‘69 with NKT275 and TSB combo, and a Slight Return. All big boxes of course. Oh... and a Bender and an Octave, big box versions. They are all great! 😎👍 nice demo, awesome playing! 😀

[@emersonswinford8949]

Thanks! I have a really early soul bender #19. I’ll demo that one of these days. It rocks!

[@chazzthat7255]

Great video. Really enjoyed it. Those ol' fulltone pedals are great!

[@chazzthat7255]

I'm now suscribed to your channel.

[@emersonswinford8949]

@@chazzthat7255 Thank you!!

[@drippinglass]

Thank you for sharing your volume setting on the fuzzes. I’ve always dimed mine. And what a difference to run them at unity! I didn’t think the purple ‘70 was that great as it oscillated at full fuzz. 😀

[@Les537]

Live at winterland is a great album. Love me some fulltone. The 69 lives on my board for years now.

[@kianhendrick3794]

BEST COMPARISON ON YT !! Keep it up !

[@emersonswinford8949]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@lbrondel]

Great tones, and great playing!

[@emersonswinford8949]

Laurent Brondel thank you

[@nunoandradebluesdrive]

awesome..and also there's a bias trimmer inside for extra fine tuning.

[@twentyonetwentyguitars9344]

Awesome sounds and playing! 🎸🔥😎

[@emersonswinford8949]

Thanks!

[@BlueberryStinkFinger62]

Mike fuller is a electronic genius so is Jim Dunlop and Electro Harmonix all 3 of these effects geniuses make Era Correct top of the line effects

[@michaeltobin9142]

Love your videos, Emerson! Really cool.

[@emersonswinford8949]

Thanks!

[@danemulligan]

I just tried your technique of contour up, level down and bias adjust on my 69 mkII: WOW. Like this pedal a whole lot more now. Not as gritty or intense as those BC108s in the 70; might have to get one of those. But overall a huge help for what I’ve got. Thanks for your video!

[@emersonswinford8949]

Thank you Dane. Glad it helped.

[@echo8287]

Hey I enjoyed the playing! I have one of the 70's , a 69 and a Distortion and a few more from Mr. Fuller. I liked the 69 and the Distortion pedals, but could never bond with the 70's pedal. At one point I quit trying, then one day pulled it out and was looking at it and to my stupidity I found that it uses 2- 9 volt batteries. I had always tried it with a new battery only to find there was a second battery that was bone dead. After putting 2 new batteries in it was revived and still used today.

[@emersonswinford8949]

That’s cool. I haven’t seen them w 2 batteries. Yours may be a rare version! 👍

[@davidflint12]

I have the ‘69 and love it. Nice comparison

[@emersonswinford8949]

Thanks David. Yeah me too. I actually love them all! To me the differences between the silicons weren't massive, just different shades. Thnx for watching

[@zetravassos]

Great video. Helped me make up my mind. Thank you

[@emersonswinford8949]

Cool! Glad if it helped you.

[@tim9house]

how do these compare to the newer version of this pedal ? BC108C I think it is

[@markferguson3745]

That is a great sounding amp,- dig the Weber's.Heard A LOT of fuzzes, and unless you want stupid high gain, I don't think it gets any better than these Fulltone's, along with the Octafuzz.The Soul Bender (Tone Bender) circuit might have some competition, but that's very much a matter of equipment choices and personal tastes.Beautiful with the Strat single coils.

[@emersonswinford8949]

Mark Ferguson thanks and totally agree w you about Fulltone pedals

[@MrZardoz777]

Now that is a quality demo, especially liked the quick runthrough at the end as it's very difficult to hear small differences when too much time has passed. If you don't mind I'm mainly looking at the rolled off clean tone, I've always wanted that Hendrix/Vaughn/Blackmore clean but didn't know it was done this way. My ear says maybe the "69 but I understand germanium can be more temperamental, can you suggest something? Thanks for posting, cheers.

[@emersonswinford8949]

Thank! I did this a few years ago. My favorites now are these. The Germanium and BC 108 doing that thing you’re talking about…always hit the Fuzz Face first for best cleanup tone. Search Dustin on Facebook kzbin.info/www/bejne/m16veZl-jKp_hdk

[@emersonswinford8949]

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[@chucklakeridge7944]

Great point on component values - the position of the "pointer" on the pot is arbitrary. Between component revisions, pot values and tolerance drift, the clock position on any two pedals or amps will vary a little or a lot. We're musicians, so we should use our ears more than our eyes

[@emersonswinford8949]

Thanks Chuck! Spot on!

[@harijames2801]

Yes! Killer tone! That BC183 rips! Its between that nd the '69 for me.

[@emersonswinford8949]

Thanks! I also did a video on the Dustin Francis units which sound stellar!

[@sim0n17]

cool demo - that 69 is pretty impressive!!

[@johnward3874]

Just snagged 1 thanks to your demo blue with cream knobs. Ver Nice!,!

[@trevorgwelch7412]

I've always said the best pedal , amp or guitar comparison is accomplished by a Real Pro Guitarist like Emerson . ✨🎸✨🏆

[@primocalcio2141]

First of all, you're an amazing player. Sounds just like Winterland. Second, would you recommend a Fulltone 70 over a Hendrix Fuzz Face, if you have any experience with them?

[@emersonswinford8949]

The Hendrix FF is pretty good, especially for the price. About a year after doing this video, I started getting into the Dustin Francis fuzz faces. They are expensive, but excellent pedals sonically and visually. I did a video if you check my channel. If you have the coin, I’d recommend one of those.

[@timeagan893]

TO EMERSON SWINFORD Dear Sir.....I've had big box 69, '70 ,Soul bender and recently picked up a newer 70 w/bc108c, I also have Analogman Sunface w NKT275 white dotted and a sun lion with NKT275"White dot" in the fuzz AND in the beano section and also a early Crest audio made by Dave Fox (bc108c) Honestly every fuzz face I have tried is a little different and I believe that is so because since there are so few parts in there,each one tends to make a big difference. AND you are correct in NOT turning all knobs to noon".....that just does not apply with FF....although I do tend to run "fuzz" at full up. I'd like to tell you that I am so glad you don't try to "BE" Jimmi or play exactly like Jimmi because there were things you did (some of your licks) that sounded fabulous and they were things that Jimmi never did....so I found myself thinking "their were a few of your liks that Jimmi himself would have said.."Hey man, stop...show me how you did that last one" Yes a few of yours WERE THAT cool. And thanks for the comparison because anyone who has experience with a Fuzz face could see how different each one really is

[@ninethirtyone4264]

The 3rd and 4th are my favorite. Time to build one I guess

[@TheTubeDude]

Very enjoyable. Thank you.

[@starblaster77]

Great video. Thanks!

[@willyecharte]

sounds great!

[@LawrenceD]

Bought a purple one new in 2001. It sounded amazing. Sold it and bought a blue one but didn’t like it as much. Now I can’t ever seem to find another purple one.

[@emersonswinford8949]

Lawrence D I found mine on reverb, they come up every once in a while.

[@LawrenceD]

@@emersonswinford8949Finally found a purple one at a good price. Pays to be patient I guess

[@LukeFoo1975]

I still got the blue one and I love it !

[@darenanderson4961]

Excellent video, and playing. Can you please tell me how these pedals sound and react with humbucker equipped guitars?

[@emersonswinford8949]

Daren Anderson thanks! I actually haven’t used humbuckers much w these. I like how strat pickups especially vintage output ones work w Fuzz Faces. Humbuckers tend not clean up as well, but prob better if you have a treble bleed capacitor installed on your guitar. Sorry for not the greatest answer.

[@darenanderson4961]

Emerson Swinford thanks for the reply!

[@mohawkbear8768]

Not a bad tone in the bunch

[@Stratman78]

I can only imagine how they'd sound through a Hiwatt amp.

[@aladams684]

Great demo. I am not in agreement thst you should have used a mom strat, dsl, or whatever. You have what you have. I also agree that this idea that everything should be turned to noon is just not an accurate presentation. This is exactly why so many hate the ds1. The sweet spot with the tone kniv on that particular pedal is around 9-10 o clock. Every pedal has its zone and sometimes noon isn't it. Anyhow, just my two cents. Great demo, and great example of what to actually play on a demo. Clean to heavy, and chords to lead.

[@emersonswinford8949]

Al Adams thank you. Yeah I have a few killer sounding Nash strats that sound every bit as good as the ‘66. Not every vintage strat is great, some are average, some even suck. I didn’t reply to that guy cuz I I didn’t even know what to say...and he kind of said lol, so whatever. But thnx you for your comments!

[@MijiDenhrix]

what if we put the wah first then the fuzz? is it just like the usual fuzz face?

[@emersonswinford8949]

Yes. I modded my wah w a buffer and it works well and doesn’t screw w the fuzz when you bypass the wah

[@pigsyj5008]

Is it true that it doesn't work well with a Wah? If so, what would be better for a Hendrix sound with a Wah?

[@emersonswinford8949]

Most fuzz faces will make this crazy oscillation when you put the wah before and turn on. Some Wah companies now offer a little circuitry that will remedy this. I bought and installed the one from Foxx Roxx. Works great. Listen to the first song on Axis Bold as Love, called EXP. at around 1:30, and 1:50 you can here what that oscillation sounds like.

[@pigsyj5008]

@@emersonswinford8949 Thank you, I loved your playing and it's a great demo for the '70 - it made me want to get it immediately except that I read about the issue with the wah.

[@jspartacus]

The 69 and the blue 70 with black knobs sounds closest to the recording. That FF was definitely more harsh and aggressive and not as smooth.

[@stupot7281]

Awesome...

[@handyboy2000]

Germanium for the win.

[@maupric]

I have a 69 and a 70. The 70 is the best and most versatile gain pedal I have. Mainly with Humbuckers and the interaction with vol and tone controls. But I'd really like to know how Hendrix got that sound on "highway chile" solo. It is a very creamy and velvety sound for a germanuim fuzz face. It was early 1967. I think the vol control of the guitar was "almost" on 10.

[@emersonswinford8949]

maupric yeah that’s a great tone.

[@classicalguitarchase]

Great comparison, Too many lame "vs" videos out here in video land with poor noodling. Thank You.

[@emersonswinford8949]

Thank you!

[@timeagan893]

TO EMERSON SWINFORD Dear Sir PLEASE see my comments to you (BELOW)

[@emersonswinford8949]

Thanks man! Appreciate the comments. I also like the Dustin Francis Fuzz Faces. I agree they are all different!

[@JONNIE_ROCKER]

Had one with 828 in it,

[@idontwanttousemynameyoutub7538]

Is there any truth to the idea that fuzz sounds better with a battery?

[@emersonswinford8949]

Yes. Fuzz face type pedals seem to be picky more so than say a Tone Bender. The real difference or most obvious is using the more modern Alkaline batteries versus the old zinc batteries. Seems less harsh w older zinc. But one man’s (or womens) harsh is another man’s excellent cutting treble 😁. And I would also say that everybody’s hearing is different, for instance I doubt my wife hears much difference between a TS9 and a boss DS1distortion box.

[@paulcowart3174]

Nice 😊

[@stratocastermaster9]

That 183l, far out .

[@HeadHondo]

I’d encourage anybody considering this pedal to look at the Chade Tone Fuzz Fella

[@johnnybgoodies2147]

i gave it a thumbs down only cuz he uses a real 66' strat, lol. It would be much more realistic and universal to use a MiM strat or at least a newer USA strat (like everyone on earth has) to demo these pedals...A 66 strat will make a cheap chinese Donner fuzz sound good. The pups just dont seem to have the same tone to me. He also uses an expensive Marshall clone amp with graet cab and speakers..again not really used by anyone that is less inclined to this stuff. Maybe next time demo on a new DSL, or Fender, or Blackstar etc..alot of videos do this same thing. Outside of that I liked hearing it thru stuff I will probably never have.

[@Stratman78]

If push comes to shove, you can always build these fuzz pedals with the Fulltone mods & can make a Marshall clone as well. As for the '66 Strat, that is out of the question. I do dream of owning a vintage Strat from 1965 (when they started the large headstock) to 1971 (before Fender went with the 3-bolt neck).

[@jspartacus]

A 66 is a crap CBS era job.

[@tim9house]

how do these compare to the newer version of this pedal ? BC108C I think it is

[@emersonswinford8949]

Tim Nienhuis hi not totally sure but I’d guess pretty consistent with his new version. I like the BC 108c transistors.

[@tim9house]

how do these compare to the newer version of this pedal ? BC108C I think it is