Alysum Posted April 5, 2004 Author Share Posted April 5, 2004 pretty quick, mine took 3 open days to france Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palo Alto Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Hey all hope your fine, Ive been looking up the Fuzz Probe, as I heard that it's meant to be better than the actually F.Factory, as you can control the stab through the copper plating. This sounds dead cool, but i was wondering, if anyone here has one, doesnt the copper plating get to be a bitch as i heard you cant have your foot near it if you dont want the squeal. Thing is I think i might invest in one after the summer, and I was seeing if its ok to have it in a crowded pedal board, especially when I would be looming over the pedal board all the time when I'm gigging. Cheers Luke P.S. I've heard thats its meant to be really 'squeally', and like squeeling all the time, just making sure - you can actually hear what your playing, yeah? Just making sure if this is an overstatement by reviewers in Harmony Central and Mr. Vex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead*Star Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 ..until I bought it, I was asking myself the same question... but the fuzz probe, will squeal only when you turn down the volume on your guitar, and if you go feedbacking.. So there are no problems, you can move your foot over your pedal board without affecting the antenna...when you want start probing, just turn the volume down, and move your feet over the copper plate... anyway the fuzz probe squeal only at certain settings..with other settings if you lower the volume you cant probe... ..I think it is the best pedal I ever had... Hope this could help you.. if you have other question ask me... that's all mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris11115 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I haven't tried one myself, but check out the videos at zvex site, they've just stuck a load of them up for each pedal. http://www.zvex.com/videos.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palo Alto Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Thats helped alot Dead Star mate, you've made up my mind its on my target list Cheers bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 It's simple, if you have the money and is willing to spend it, buy the Fuzz Probe, best christmas present I ever received. If your playing the guitar and you put your foot over the probe, it does this really cool synthy sound that is very hard to describe, but very cool. Also if you start playing around with the toggle switch while using the probe for some squeling, you get a really cool sound which is like a tremolo effect on the squeal. If you want I can record myself pissing around with it, showing off what it can do, but not tonight because it will annoy my parents, just add me to msn and I'll send the recording to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I built one of these bitches into a customers guitar in Jan. I hid the copper plate behind the scratchplate and put the control pots in the cut-out pointing up the neck. Now I did warn him before I installed it that it would be real hard to get used to but would he have it? no. It didn't take me too long actually so I spent a couple of days messin around with it. I think it's just the kind of application mr V intended for it Happy days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I have a fuzz factory built into my guitar, activated by two little black knobs just under the bridge. Stick a delay effect and it sounds like a flying saucer!! It is so fun. ER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alysum Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 Does a Delay make the FF sound all that better ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroWavesMeInsane Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 I haven't tried one myself, but check out the videos at zvex site, they've just stuck a load of them up for each pedal. http://www.zvex.com/videos.html The Fuzz Probe videos pretty cool but the Fuzz Factory one wont work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 I've recorded myself using the Probe for you Luke. Incase you still want it, anyone else interested, just add me to MSN and I'll send it to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palo Alto Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Cool beanz mate I'll catch you on msn soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 jsut listen to the lastest version of newborn live, the interlude just before the guitar riff is ff with delay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In_Your_World Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Im having a bit o trouble with my fuzz. ive tried a million different types of fuzz but it still sounds like its farting!!!!!! when i play chords it sounds like when u play chords with a whammy, the notes are all unclear and muffled... what am i doing wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Im having a bit o trouble with my fuzz. ive tried a million different types of fuzz but it still sounds like its farting!!!!!! when i play chords it sounds like when u play chords with a whammy, the notes are all unclear and muffled... what am i doing wrong! Try maxing out the Stab, lose some Comp and Gate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In_Your_World Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 My current setting is Gate - 8:30 Comp - 11:30 Drive - 11:30 Stab - 5:00 and if you for example play an f-minor barre chord then the the lower notes are very fuzzy and growly and the higher notes are unclear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Lower the volume on the guitar then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypermusician Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Lower the volume on the guitar then Yeah, you're totally right about that. I'm not sure if it's because my pickups are shit or not, but turning my guitar pickup volume down to around 7 makes the FF sound soooo much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In_Your_World Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 i tried that earlier and from 1-9.5 then the guitar is very tinny and lightly distorted and then if i turn it to ten then it suddenly full on distorts! anybody got a good setting for cave live on hullabaloo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Yeah, you're totally right about that. I'm not sure if it's because my pickups are shit or not, but turning my guitar pickup volume down to around 7 makes the FF sound soooo much better. I agree with that, it does sound so much better, well if the Drive is set quite high, low its really tinny. Try: Stab - Full Drive - Full Comp - None Gate - None Then lower the guitar volume, absolutely gorgeous, really good for Hyper Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In_Your_World Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 Cool thanks for that. Ive got that setting but with comp on 8 o' clock, Drive on 3 o' clock and i find that if i turn the volume on the fuzz to 12 o 'clock then it gets a far better sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alysum Posted April 9, 2004 Author Share Posted April 9, 2004 I agree with that, it does sound so much better, well if the Drive is set quite high, low its really tinny. Try: Stab - Full Drive - Full Comp - None Gate - None Then lower the guitar volume, absolutely gorgeous, really good for Hyper Music it's awfull that setting ! makes a terrible noise, cant play... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biblical Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 £500 saved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaelicRockStar Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 I was looking at the vid for the fuzz probe and it looks really cool but do you have to have your foot near it for the fuzz to be active or is there some little switch u press to have it constantly on like the fuzz factory. I'd imagine if u had to play a song that needed the fuzz for the whole song like The Groove it would be a pain in the ass standing with your foot angled over the probe for the whole thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agitatedbells Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 theres a footswitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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