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Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 [message #15763 is a reply to message #15746]

Thu, 02 June 2011 15:01

pleat
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I guess it depends on what sound your looking for. The early fuzz pedals that used germanium transistors for the fuzz effect depended on what style of guitar was being used. I ran a 1965 Dallas Arbitor fuzz face, and found that to get the best sound was humbucking pickups and the guitar volume wide open. Turning down the guitars volume would make the fuzz effect drop off fast and did give a less than pleasing sound. I got around that by using a volume pedal after the fuzz tone.
Running a Tele the sound it thinner and if you roll back the volume, it really gets nasty sounding.
I used kustom amps back then and still do today. The modern distortion pedals aren't the same as the fuzz pedals so each has it's place for the style of music your playing.
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		I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: Djims on Tue, 31 May 2011 04:59
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: Kustom_Bart on Tue, 31 May 2011 13:15
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: Djims on Tue, 31 May 2011 13:39
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: cassent5150 on Tue, 31 May 2011 21:19
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: Djims on Wed, 01 June 2011 04:02
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: zedsalt on Wed, 01 June 2011 11:46
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: centipedefarmer on Wed, 01 June 2011 13:38
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: Djims on Wed, 01 June 2011 11:50
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: pleat on Thu, 02 June 2011 15:01
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: zedsalt on Fri, 03 June 2011 11:50
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: centipedefarmer on Fri, 03 June 2011 15:15
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: Djims on Wed, 01 June 2011 14:22
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: zedsalt on Thu, 02 June 2011 10:50
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: zedsalt on Thu, 02 June 2011 10:54
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: centipedefarmer on Thu, 02 June 2011 10:58
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: centipedefarmer on Thu, 02 June 2011 10:55
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: Djims on Sat, 04 June 2011 12:32
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: pleat on Sat, 04 June 2011 18:58
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: Djims on Sun, 05 June 2011 15:38
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: C4ster on Mon, 06 June 2011 09:37
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: cassent5150 on Mon, 06 June 2011 12:13
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: bozole on Fri, 31 May 2013 04:37
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: pleat on Fri, 31 May 2013 06:46
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: bozole on Sat, 01 June 2013 03:11
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: chicagobill on Fri, 31 May 2013 13:36
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: pleat on Fri, 31 May 2013 15:43
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: pleat on Fri, 31 May 2013 15:44
		Re: I'm looking for a suitable distortion pedal for My K100-2 By: chicagobill on Fri, 31 May 2013 16:25

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