The title says it all, but to go into a bit more detail- I’ve got a fuzz face or 3, too many big muffs, and 1 foxx tone fuzz and none of these are working for my pedalboard layout or tone.

Im doing the dive into tonebenders to 1. Add that flavor to my collection and 2. Hopefully find a cool sound for the heavier parts in my current band.

Im aware there’s mk.1,1.5, and 2 seem to be the most popular. I’m interested in the keeley fuzz bender, the eqd park fuzz, and the solidgoldfx communication breakdown.

What entry into this fuzz type am I not thinking of? What’s your favorite tonebender fuzz

  • misery mansion@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 year ago

    I think with fuzz, it’s very reactive to what it is being mixed with. For my board, I tried a BoneTender and found it got really lost when mixed with other pedals, or at least I perceived it as a volume drop.

    Good thing about something like the carcosa is that it’s very tweakable so most players should be able to find a setting that will do what they want with their rig.

    • Stevuffy@lemmy.mlOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      Tweakability is important and I do know that there are a lot of fuzzes that give a lot of options! I’ll have to check out the carcosa and the walrus audio eons.

      And I find newer fuzz interpretations, most have added mids and gain for more modern fuzz, and that is designed to get around the perceived volume drop I think you’re talking about.

      I’m gonna check out a boss waza fuzz lol

      • misery mansion@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        Aye, I think you just need to try some out. I’d only go expensive once you’ve confirmed the general profile does what you need it to. Remember fuzz is cheap to build!

      • OrdinaryAC@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Pretty much. As I understand it, the 1.5 and FF are basically identical with the exception of parts values, which gives them a little different sound. The mk1 was introduced as a 3 transistor fuzz, then a series of TBs were discovered to only have 2 diodes later on and chronologically that happened between the mk1 and mk2. The 2 transistor version (1.5) wasn’t actually advertised as a new model or anything at the time… it was just another Tonebender for all intents and purposes. Then as you progress to the 2, 3 and 4 it deviates a bit further away from the original schematic.

    • Stevuffy@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      The carcosa is probably worth me checking out just from all the good reviews I see! I’m not against the JHS bender either… but I’m way too poor for a sun bender probably lol

  • WholeLottaButtStuff@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    I’m not sure if I’m even qualified to answer this question, as the only Tone Bender I’ve ever used is the Tone Reaper side of the Hoof Reaper pedal. I’d say I find it not overly extreme sounding fuzz.

    It has a grainy texture to it, but even at max gain I don’t find it to be very raspy or full on square-wave. It is however a great classic rock sound that’s more gritty and grainy than a typical distortion like a Rat or DS-1, but isn’t really a snarling beast of a fuzz.

  • Nerdyoutdoors@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    I have an Analogman sunBender mk IV that’s my go-to fuzz. I also had the Ramble FX TwinBender— this one only exists (overpriced) on the used market now, but it was great- super versatile and well-thought-out fuzz.

    Analogman gives you lots of options to customize your pedal (transistors, LED, power/battery, etc) so worth a look!