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Re: Which pedal?

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1/8/2000 6:54 PM
friday	Re: Which pedal? Besides all of the "talent' ingredients of the tone recipe that make up the Yoodoo Chile sound. A large portion of the sound comes from a cranked Marshall amp (tube plexi).

1/9/2000 7:06 AM

I think friday's got your answer; the basic "sound" in terms of equipment Hendrix used on that was a very loud amp, cranked up. That and the wah are it, I'm afraid. If you want some sort of pedal to *approximate* that at lower volumes, a '69 pedal with it's controls adjusted a little to give you less buzz and keep the pedal volume down, with the amp cranked. The "Hendrix' fingers" part I can't help you with.
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1/10/2000 2:11 PM
southpaw	Thanks folks. The booster in the front end seems to approach that tone quite well. Yes, I know, as I mentioned in my original post and as some folks suggested: if I dime the amp, it'll work best, but my ears will suffer. I did try a couple of fuzz face pedals and some were more dynamic than others. Some cleaned up real nice, some were downright muddy. Thanks all for your advice.

1/17/2000 8:10 PM

The beginning of Voodoo Child
(Slight Return) is a wha into a
clean Marshall Plexi.
After the intro, he hits a fuzz.
After trying every fuzz to get
the Hendrix sound, the one
that does it is a Fulltone 70's
Pedal with BC-183L transistors.
It's NOT a germanium fuzz or what
he used in the later part of 1970, a Fuzz Face
with BC-108C transistors.
Roger Mayer's Axis fuzz and Stone Fuzz
are very Hendrixy.

1/18/2000 5:41 PM
southpaw	Roger Mayer's Axis Fuzz? Is it still being made today?

1/18/2000 8:38 PM
Wyatt	Classic Fuzz (Germanium), Octavia, Axis and Stone, the Voodoo line and even a new wah. http://www.rogermayerusa.com or http://www.roger-mayer.co.uk/ The UK one loads faster, but isn't up to date. -Y.

1/19/2000 4:36 PM
southpaw	Thanks for the addresses. I read the reviews on their products. I also found a schem for the axis fuzz on Geo, so I'll build me the circuit before I go out and spend some $ for the pedal. Is this the kind of fuzz that cleans up real nice with your guitar volume without losing highs? I think that's what I'm aiming for. Sp

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