FAZIT: James Brown, der Mann hinter diesen Pedalen, weiß genau was er tut (schließlich hat er ja auch seinerzeit mit einem gewissen Edward van Halen einen Amp entwickelt und auch mit anderen Größen eng zusammengearbeitet).
Features:
- True Bypass switch
- Fuzz control automatically adjusts bias - more range
- Master Volume Control
- Tight and Tone help tame the fuzz
- Germanium/Silicon transistor switch for different gain and tone
- 60's/70's Tone switch
- Edge switch smooths out the high frequency range
- EFX Loop with Pre/Post switch..tracks On/Off Ftsw
- LED lit knobs when using a power supply
- Battery disconnect switch with red indicator
- Works with a 9V battery or 9-18VDC supply
- DC Adapter jack, standard 2.1mm X 5.5mm, center ground(-)
- Magnetic Battery access door opens w/o tools
- Dimensions 3.7"W X 5"D X 2"H
- Handmade in the USA
The new TightFuzz was requested by Amptweaker™ players, and this one will certainly add some vintage tone to their arsenal. While most vintage fuzz boxes have very few controls, the TightFuzz includes a Tone control to tame the fuzzy edges and the Tight control, a mainstay of Amptweaker pedals, which varies the pick attack from smooth and thick to tight and aggressive. This is particularly helpful for tweaking a fuzz tone, since many tend to be too flubby on the lowend. While many modern fuzz boxes have chosen to create wacky over-the-top fuzztone, the Amptweaker approach is to make something that has a lot of flexibile but usable tones.
The most requested feature was the Germanium/Silicon switch, which changes the output stage from a softer, lower gain Germanium to a heavier, high gain Silicon transistor. This cool pedal also has the ability to get lower gain tones easily, with an Auto Bias that adjusts appropriately with the Fuzz control, to get the cleanest and nastiest distortions possible with one control. It also has an Edge switch with a Smooth setting to further knock the edge off, and a 60's/70's switch that transforms the pedal from tighter, lower gain 60's tones to fatter and heavier 70's tones.
One of
the important differences between the TightFuzz and most 'reissue' fuzz
boxes is that with the addition of the Tight control in front of the
fuzz circuit, the input of the fuzz circuit is effectively buffered from
the guitar....but in a compensated way. A common problem with the
original fuzz designs is that circuits with low output impedances like
those in overdrive pedals and wah pedals, or the output of active
pickups, can completely change the bias and gain structure. The result
is often an odd sound or squeals, unusual feedback etc. The buffering
in the TightFuzz simulates the impedance of a guitar, so that the fuzz
circuit works in the normal way it's intended, and any low impedance
circuit CAN be used in the loop or in front of the pedal.
Standard
Amptweaker features include an effects loop with Pre/Post switch to add
delay or combine other distortion and EQs to further tweak your
fuzztone. Other features include the LED illumination of controls,
Battery On/Off switch, and magnetic battery access door.
The TightFuzz won Editor's Pick in the 2013 Pedalmania issue of Guitar Player Magazine...check it out:
- Artikelgewicht: 0,50 kg