Our Fave Fuzzes - Dipped In Tone.

[@avenue6.554]

Don’t do the mudding. Hanging sheet rock isn’t bad, but mudding and sanding is a crap ton of frustrating work if you’re not used to it. Hire a contractor for that. It will go quicker and the finished product will be better. Signed - a guy who has done more mudding than he should have before figuring this out. 😂

[@roscoechance5155]

So True! Mudding and sanding is best left to the pros

[@avenue6.554]

@@roscoechance5155 I’m enjoying the bizarre phenomenon of this being the most liked comment on a podcast about guitars and gear. 🤣

[@loveisrealdudes]

The MXR iso brick can attenuate from 5 to 15 V on one or maybe even two of the output

[@CorbCorbin]

It has 2 outputs that can be attenuated. 10 isolated outputs, yet I always see more expensive and less versatile power supplies being promoted.

[@gs5616]

Rhett - You talked briefly about your Tone King Iron Man II Mini at 27:52. Sounds like a good piece of gear that you have used for quite a while. Would be great if you could do a review of that attenuator. Thanks.

[@MrHeliosoul]

Much love to you guys. There's something so comforting about watching you guys talk about most anything guitar related.

[@frankenstein4106]

Parts shortages are affecting pedal builders. I was finally notified in the middle of July that I could get a Snouse Black Box built after a year wait, and it has finally shipped. The thing was that I had gotten a notification that a shipping label was created, but I had to follow up a couple times, and I was notified they are dealing with parts shortages and I was lucky to get mine built. They may have to stop production for a period of time due to parts shortages.

[@coryharris7362]

I'm loving the intro song, but I can't help but sing "My veins are blue, and connected and every single bone in my brain is electric"

[@determineddoug2945]

I keep hearing "money money money mooooneyy"

[@MrCaddySlash]

God, Jack Whites solo stuff is soooooo good.

[@ththejackjumper]

Rhett in a mood on this one. I love it.

[@thomaswilliams6324]

If you get back to Rockwood, theres a parking lot at Delancey and Suffolk. Or at least there was when I was there a couple years ago.

[@spencerfreed6947]

Sound channel in between layers of drywall definitely helps if you're taking that approach

[@jeremyhickersonsalem]

glad I already bought 3 of those red bakelite knobs for my Mjolnir! (It's an older one, smaller housing, came with the smaller, black knobs).

[@Kuztomshop]

Just bought JHS's Bender. I've had a few Fuzz Faces and tend to gravitate toward that sound. Not a big muff guy, although I love Wren n Cuffs versions. Their Box of War with all the mods is incredible. So, I needed a bender. All you need is Fuzz. Fuzz is all you need.

[@benjaminhixson3918]

Rhett, I couldn’t agree with you more on the stream deck. As a live production guy, they are one of the single most useful tools in my arsenal. Also, if you haven’t started using it with the 3rd party program called companion, you gotta. It makes it even better.

[@BGTsoundandvision]

Check out the MXR/CAE power supply for one with variable outputs. It has 2 9vac as well as 2 9vdc that ranges from 4.5v to 15v. I use it to run my SuperFuzz at 6v and the Carbon Copy at about 12v.

[@bobilly]

The other nice thing about 3-Transistor fuzz circuits ala Tone Bender is they typically have enough gain/saturation on their own to sound amazing into cleaner setups/amps as well, which can't always be said about 1 transistor (Rangemaster) or 2-transistor (Fuzz Face/MK1.5) type circuits

[@michaelcheney15]

This posted at the perfect time, I’m just starting my drive to work

[@FrankLafone]

Woot! I'm currently shopping for fuzzes! Talk about timing. This podcast is deep in the pocket on the 2/4.

[@DanielBrophyMusic]

I recently tried a Wampler Fuzztration and it SLAYS

[@laska747]

My fave and current Fuzz and which has an octave option is the Fjord Fuzz Odin. Fantastic sound and just one large (enough to be possibly foot adjustable) gain/volume knob. Mind you my first ever pedal back bought used in the early 70s was a Vox Tonebender Mk 11 for about £10! Sadly it eventually stopped working and I let it go years later in a trade - d’oh!

[@michaelbowyer5222]

“Didn’t mean to buy it but I guess I did.” Yep…can we start a support group already.

[@Naminorite]

As soon as you spoke about the guitar, it made it an item for flip. That is the world we live in and due to the Internet it’s not going to change. For example: Ask anyone who drank bourbon prior to 2018. As long as we are airing our peeves…My core gripe is related to the businesses and other professionals who talk about wanting your business but refuse to reply back or have any willingness to actually work on an actual customer request. Thought I’d toss that out there and see it resonates

[@philipbrister]

NKT Red dot/RCA hybrid A.M. Sunface. Temperature stable, cleans up very well. Grab one if you see one.

[@mariannwatt2678]

Got the keeley fuzz bender last year it soinds monster thru my old marshalls im nrw to fuzz so its kinda hard to play fast with it ha ha ya gotta play real clean but its been fun

[@drewficus]

I have a 1970 Maestro G-2 Rhythm and Sound that I bought for $250 for a friend and while back and now they are on reverb for thousands...crazy.

[@tomieilamo]

Glad to see that the slide tone feud with Josh is still ongoing

[@DGoetz26]

Have you seen the Living Room Gear Demo guy’s Fano non-reverse firebird?

[@DippedInTone]

We had a set neck one at Carter, it ruled!

[@markferguson3745]

Best pedal demo channel going.

[@therealdavidleong]

Speaking of knobs... Zach do you know where I can get those Dumble-style knobs on the Fuzz Phrase?

[@DippedInTone]

Like this lovemyswitches.com/flying-saucer-skirt-knob-medium-arrow-30mm-od/

[@druwk]

Ok, I’m in…haven’t even heard the show! I collect Fuzz, not for resale, but for Tone. I have some boutique beauties, and recently picked up a Zonk/Mark I NOS pedal from a builder in Ireland. He tuned it with a OC44 which makes it lie somewhere between Rhett’s Mark I and Canyon Climber. Little bit gated, spitty and yet articulate. Very cool. Love to stack Fuzz pedals. Vibe or Harmonic Trem really open up a Tone World?

[@bobfromatlanta8991]

I've owned the JHS 3 Series Fuzz (FuzzFaceish), Legends Bender, and Legends Supreme. Ended up getting and keeping a MXR Sub Machine and selling the others.

[@jacobwilliams1736]

Not sure if Shill suggestions are a thing But I would love to hear your thoughts on the Rivolta bass! Seems like a really unique design but I don't have a Rivolta Dealer near me.

[@jimleininger8963]

Will there be a Dip My Knob segment now?

[@IanOPadrick]

I think part of the concern with people flipping the signature Novos is the fact that there's a significantly higher demand for these guitars than there is supply, even before you look to the demand for a lower price option for people. If Novo raised the price of the signature, it would eventually sell to the people willing to pay the inflated prices, but there is the risk that it won't sell for a while if you do that. It's complex, and unique to the market and how it's structured

[@danmorrison8746]

Big Muff is the best fuzz - germanium, silicon, or IC. Doesn't care about impedance or location in your chain. Can go from overdrive to blistering fuzz. David Gilmour to Smashing Pumpkins to early Mastodon. Fuzz faces and tonebenders etc. can be fun and I have those too but a Big Muff will get you whatever you want. Earthbound Audio Supercollider and Rudetech 3Muf:14 are my favorite Big Muffs but if boutique is out of reach, EHX's will do the damn thing for a great price. And if you're thinking "BUT THE MID CUT" run it into a mid-forward drive set low. Done and done.

[@TheBurdenOfHope]

I think the thing that bugs me about the flipping is the idea that someone is making profit from something they have had no part in making. I know that's common-place but still it bugs the crap out of me!

[@marcsullivan7987]

Try the DOD Carcosa. It’s fantastic, gets a range of sounds, and is inexpensive. And keep the bias (“after”) setting kinda low, and it will do a great job with the guitar volume cleanup Tom Kram created it, and now he has The Spiral Effects Dehme, which I’m itching to try, because it looks to be the Carcosa, but updated design

[@DippedInTone]

The Carcosa is fantastic!

[@tommytehcat]

Can confirm that the love of germanium is about 90% zeitgeist. I've built a few tonebender mkII (and I've had a mk1 on the breadboard) style fuzzes with modern silicone transistors and they sound pretty ace. Top end is a little crispier, but it's not a big difference from germs that I've tried. Just wanted to say that I appreciate Zach's attitude towards NOS 'mojo'.

[@CorbCorbin]

It’s definitely nostalgia and cork sniffing nonsense sometimes, as a good builder can make a silicon transistor Fuzz Face that can sound like any germanium “warmth,” cleanup, or whatever the thing is that the person believes only comes from Germanium. There’s a reason that silicon started being used, snd it was because the germanium were trash, constantly sounding different, temperature issues, or just going out completely. There are some new germanium fizzes that fix those issues, as well as the Wah and buffer problems. I’ve been using the Sitek Fuzzy, which I chose over the new Benson, because it was half the price with those same fixes, plus it has a contour control as well. Check Deep Trip for silicon Fuzzes that can do what the germanium ones can plus much more.

[@I.M.Guitar-Nerd]

Octave fuzz is awesome! I love it! My new favorite is the EHX Octavix.

[@sweethands4328]

I prefer silicon to germanium fuzzed 98% of the time also

[@jamesmarkham7489]

My fav example of earth crushing fuzz is him-beginning of the end.

[@Zakota330]

When is the Shoyle coming out?

[@DippedInTone]

wait till the next episode :)

[@mitchblanshan756]

I get it, you’ve got all the knobs…but did you get a Mythoclast?

[@DippedInTone]

Nope, but I do have a Plug One.1 with feeding frenzy and reservoir burst so that'll have to do for now. I use a bow 99% of the time anyway.

[@johnniepage3844]

Def agree with flipping to make some quick cash is like a smack in the face to the builders!! Not a cool move,at least through my eyes!! Love the channel!!

[@micheledibella9375]

Golden Fleece it’s good for clean up?

[@DippedInTone]

oh yes

[@therealdavidleong]

freakin Matt... MVP lol

[@smithcustomguitarco]

the Keeley Hydra gives the Flint a run for it's money...

[@danmorrison8746]

Haven't tried the Hydra but the Eccos that uses the same chip is absolutely spectacular and runs circles around every other delay pedal. And then there's the looper function... Keeley stuff is LEGIT. This comment has me peeping the Hydra. Again.

[@smithcustomguitarco]

@@danmorrison8746 I have the eccos too and yea it's the best I've ever heard that I've played myself. they really hit the jackpot w/ that platform imo

[@danmorrison8746]

@@smithcustomguitarco I have that and a DOD Rubberneck and feel like my delay quest is complete in just two purchases.

[@autistichead8137]

Walrus Jupiter V2 all time champ

[@TheAmazingSnarf]

for me personally, versatility is king. a box needs to do a thing- *and* it needs to be adjustable to do a bunch of other things, so i don't end up needing to buy six more boxes to do six other things. having this in mind, my research led me to the Alpha Haunt by OBNE. it does the fuzz thing perfectly... and it's adjustable to do a bunch of other things as well. just my $.02 edit: the amount of fuzz-induced stank-face in this episode is unmatched. so, so into it

[@bakaroo23]

That is hilarious. Snaked in your own stream.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

I found the ultimate Fuzz for me, the Tone Cloud Pedals Jaffa Fuzz ...just think of it as the Ferrari bicycle of Tonebenders but with training wheels on it. Fat, balzy, gnarly and punchy but still tight.

[@j_drichmond]

I know cost can be prohibitive, but a professional drywaller is worth it.

[@mistergoat7357]

Is novo superior to lucky dog?

[@kyebartlett350]

Picked up an Earth Dweller by DopeFX a while ago, stumbled upon it randomly on reverb... best fuzz I've ever used! It's a Russian big muff clone, but has full EQ control! Hand made by one dude, cost me £50 which is stupid!

[@bwa_8]

Zach met fait penser à Kris Novoselic. Maybe it's because of the Novo influence.

[@bobilly]

Lol the insider trader got inside traded XD

[@timhall3575]

Agree re the Octave fuzz... it's very specific - you can't chord with it.. (in my experience). Great podcast! Is this a podcast? Or a blog? Oh christ....:)

[@bymbie]

However bogart'd that pedal should send it to Rhett as a present... It was pretty funny, I admit. But now you should gift it to him and become a D.i.T. folk hero...

[@Richardgeohar]

Flip the knobs for a profit but flip a Novo and feel my scorn....

[@nostro1001]

Great show fellas. 😎 Of note, I found it interesting hearing Rhett saying the big muff's are too difficult to get into, in terms of keeping up with who played what ,with the different versions of big muffs. That's neither here nor there, it's what you like as with any pedal (unless your in a covers band 😆); but you are very into all of that stuff generally, so perhaps big muffs just not your thing. 😐 However, you've got the T4 on your board, (which I own) & that gives you an excellent range of useable tones. Excellent big muff 'style' pedal. Cheers! 🎸🎸🎸

[@charleswesley1490]

In this episode Rhett learns the consequences of taking just a little too long to buy a pedal off Reverb.

[@STRATMAN1969]

I know this is fave fuzzes ,but I'm half way in and feel like it should have said our most shaded comps. j/K but if you could just go ahead and elaborate on that always on comment that would be great um yeah : ) seriously though I would love to hear any opinions on the matter .I always run a compressor ,and love my Keeley ,thought it would be great at always on purely for the blend knob ( even if it is a" marker cap" style knob ,and hope against all hope that they quit making those knobs : )

[@bobilly]

British Pedal Company/Vintage Pedal Workshop do apparently make a good product but have a somewhat questionable heritage and reputation. I recommend folks do their own reading and come to their own conclusions. Some of the OG circuit designers such as Gary Hurst have some things to say, for example.

[@robrichmond6171]

Twinote Fuzz Pi..........kinda distortion/fuzz......$25......awesom3

[@happihockey8601]

Wow, flipping gear for profit is so rampant. I subscribe to a couple of pedal builders, any of them will run a sale or preorder on a new pedal and as soon as they ship, there out there at two or three times what the builder sold them for. Capitalism folks, it's all what the market will bear. I agree on the guitar bit, collector's buy to put in a storage unit or on a wall. Someone should be playing that guitar.

[@nikkbertschman2200]

Why buy a Tube Screamer when the EQD Palisades exists? Lol

[@ЖоржТокарев]

Where are you gus? I am beginning to worry. (Friendly hugs from Russia)

[@bcook6960]

Nothing wrong with paying for demo. Hauling stuff away sucks and they’ll be able to identify any asbestos that might be in your basement.

[@bpsiloam]

Hahaha @rhettshull you watch Letterkenny eh?

[@ElvesvsShinyRocks]

A Big Muff is a distortion, not a fuzz. Fite me.

[@bucklberryreturns]

Flipping seems to be more an American pastime. Not to say it's exclusively, or even near it, but it would seem that the idea originated there and has spread. Us in Europe suffer the same, and we have to put up with the type of prick who makes money from the Waza version, or whatever it is, and it's really disappointing for those of us who want a thing because it's a thing. Same goes for concert or sports tickets even. Why pay £30 for a ticket, when you can pay £180 the day before outside the venue?! Fucking scalpers are trash wherever you are, but the market leads. If there weren't people willing to pay (something I'd never do), then they're in business. If no one paid over the odds just because, they wouldn't be in business. The blame lies in the buyer, not the seller. If I can make 5x the amount on something, and I can avoid being a prick, then why on earth wouldn't I?

[@curtdupriez3775]

Right Said Fred will get you blocked for quoting I'm Too Sexy, Rhett...

[@jamesmarkham7489]

This flipping at an increase is happening in all hobbies right now. It benefits everyone but the final buyer. Which really sucks and is why I'm not getting into this feeding frenzy.

[@camehly2184]

Is it ded

[@mattdayne2585]

People who scalp/flip are scum. They're just piggybacking off someone else's work to earn a quick buck. I somewhat also blame the people who purchase flipped items since they're unintentionally allowing the process the continue. I hope we can figure out better measures to ensure products are being bought be people that genuinely want them.

[@Ones_Complement]

Eh. If a flipper is able to command a higher price for it, you should simply be grateful for the essential lottery opportunity Novo offers by under-pricing it to begin with. You get the guitar out the gate, you won the draw. You missed it? Tough. Absent of any coercion, you're basically just pissing in the winds of fundamental supply and demand.

[@dlw11235813]

Being a former construction worker, I’m pretty sure that you have to be on meth to do drywall

[@johnmellis8118]

Considering all of the unintended consequences and externalized costs that come from the free market system, guitar flipping seems trivial.

[@gtmuse329A]

Phil brought up the “flipping” thing this week also. I find it evil as all get out because it can take great gear out of reach for the working musician that would love and use that gear! 😡

[@deanzlife]

But if someone wants to buy a guitar just to flip one bc they are in a position to do so, they can. It doesn't mean it won't end up in somebody's hands that does truly want it..right? Its purely a profit thing I guess. Its only scummy in a way to people who don't have a lot of $, but these types of products are large $ items anyway. Theoretically no issue if everyone gets paid really..

[@Smart-Alex]

Dude, just buy a 3D printer or a couple and just print your own knobs. Would have saved you a fortune over the long run.

[@DippedInTone]

Print lines are no good for knobs

[@Smart-Alex]

@@DippedInTone there are many kinds of 3D printers out today. Good luck on your growing business…

[@jennifer6833]

@@DippedInTone you should have Rhett make a video on his own channel on this moded Tube Screamer challenge, as well as on this channel.

[@mariamendonca7885]

fuzz is perfect for boomer bending ;) lol

[@marcsullivan7987]

Yeah Hendrix was such a “boomer”