RE: Not fuzz, but amp chatter

["Lindholm, Jeffrey" <JRL6B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the info. I'm going to go amp hunting with a friend up in
Washington, DC, where there are lots of used equipment places. Not much here
in this little college town, and it's all recent Peavey and Crate stuff when
I find any. Maybe Fender. Thanks for the tips. 

Jeffery Lindholm
jrl6b@virginia.edu
Health Sciences Editor
University of Virginia

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Richard Ward [SMTP:bossthreads@yahoo.com]
> Sent:	Friday, February 26, 1999 10:58 AM
> To:	bomp@xnet2.com
> Subject:	Re: Not fuzz, but amp chatter
> 
> 
> 
> My first suggestion is to take a Sat afternoon and hit all the music
> shops (and maybe pawn shop, depending on the area) that carry used
> stuff, and look at any/all the weird amps with names that are not
> Fender, Gibson, Vox, etc. Sometimes you can find a really cool amp
> that suits yer needs - tone, volume, effects, weight/size, etc -
> without having to pay for a name. Make sure to look over the bulletin
> boards in those stores, and read the classifieds, too. 
> 
> It doesn't sound like you need a loud amp like a VOX AC/30 (or Super
> Beatle, Vicount, etc), Fender Super, etc. So, take a look at a Fender
> Princeton, or a VOX Churchill or Pacemaker. They sound great, and come
> without cinderblocks. I think even the VOX's have been reished of late. 
> 
> For fuzz, I would recommend spending the bread for an original
> Tonebender, but you can try to find a no-name, but even those are
> getting to be sought after. My fave is a black round one that has no
> markings on it whatsoever, except for the "Fuzz" and "Volume" labels
> by the knobs.  It looks like it might be a prototype, or cheap-o copy
> of a FuzzFace. It is the NASTIEST, GNARLIEST, screwdriver-to-the-brain
> fuzz I have ever heard - especially when teamed with a VOX guitar and
> a solid state VOX amp (trebel boost ON and trebel on 10 of course!). 
> I also have a matching tremelo box, but it's green!
> 
> I also dig the Fuzzrite. I think that's what the Music Machine used.
> Regardless, a Fuzzrite really helps you play "Trouble."  
> 
> But, viva la NoName!
> 
> Richard
> 
>