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[harrybissell]

My favorite fuzz is the BigMuff II   (opamp version).  The lowpass filter before
the
clipping gives a very stable tone.  I use a combination of the original tone... a
HPF version of the square wave, and then a half-wave and fullwave rectified
version
of the HPF tone  (of course rectifying a square wave is an exercise in futility
:^)

A top notch fuzz really is necessary, in that you need it to be very quiet. Hex
pickups
are very low output because of small coils, and very clode to the bridge.  Good
preamps
are needed

H^) harry

Linium wrote:

> On Sunday 20 June 2004 18:15, harrybissell wrote:
> > Hello Linium (et al)
> >
> > I'd suggest that you look for the G-Vox guitar system and get the hex
> > pickup from that...
> > may be less fun than cloning, but I got mine off e-bay for $15.
>
> That's a path worth considering.
>
> > OTOH the opto idea has been done before and is workable too... except for
> > the problems of
> > string angle changing when you bend or trem (but sh!t I hate trems anyway
> > :^)
> >
> Yep, definitly they are some issues. External light interferances and so on.
> The "Opto-PU" are very close to the bridge but the sound is not too trebbly.
> The sound is very pure btw, it seems far better than traditionnal magnetic
> PU. Another problem is that it can be annoying when you play because the
> captors are across the string. I still have to see if it will be a problem or
> not. I think it should be ok for me, specially if i can make them low enough.
>
> > The system I'm now building is a prototype of what will eventually be a
> > VERY high end poly system...
> > probably about four times as complex as what I have now. The idea is to see
> > if it is worth taking it to
> > the next level.  I'm convinced that it IS worth going to this level...
> >
> > So Linium...  may you receive a large legacy soon  :^P
> >
> I feel curious :)
>
> > It will NOT be crude. I made that error er... (twenty five)  years ago.
> > Each individual sting will be  VERY
> > fuzzy...  BUT  when you sum them up, there will be six levels of
> > amplitude... think of a crude digitizing
> > system (integration).  The overall envelope shape is actually somwhat
> > preserved.
> >
> > Also... all the Intermodulation Distortion is gone. So a lot of the
> > rudeness of fuzz is removed. Hex fuzz is
> > more like a choral or string synth imho.
>
> I am just about to order matched germanium trannys for some fuzz box clone. I
> will build a fuzzface, a fenderblender and later a toneblender.
> But for the hex-synth i don't know if i will clone them, the fuzzface is a low
> part design but the germanium trannys are costy.
> May be a silicium version of the fuzzface then...
> Well since the fuzzed sounds will go to the vcf, i think there is no need for
> a top-notch fuzz machine.
> How did you adress this issue in your case ? I would be happy to consider
> other options before ordering parts.
>
> > I'm going to use a Matrix 1000 or Matrix 6R to implement an advanced hex
> > fuzz, with MIDI trigger so that
> > I can get programmable sounds.  But that is along with the polyphonic P/V
> > so we are talking maybe within
> > a year or so.
> >
> I see, hacking a M1000 seems clever, specially in a rig-setup. I dunno how far
> i will make mine controllable since it will be a studio only project.
>
> > I'd recommend building even a crude hex fuzz... the only thing is you MUST
> > plan for some noise gating.
> > Six fuzzes cracked up makes a hell of a noise floor
> >
> point taken
>
> Thks for the insights,
>
> Linium