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Quote:The Deluxe Rig
OK, right! Time to get my Freedom Amp in good working order! Strange that I have a re-issue Fender Mustang too, not to mention the same pedals and the same pedal bag. I note the Hot Foot is linked to the Muff whereas I preferred to link mine to the Delay setting on the Memory Man.
Great work! :thumb:Awesome! Definitely post some rigs, WatsonWood. I would love to see them.
Originally I wanted the HotFoot to go on the Memory Man, but then I realized that what I really need is a way to turn the Fuzz on and off since I usually keep the compressor on for clean tones. I suppose I could always add another HotFoot, but then it wouldn’t be quite as portable
Variation 3
The Dirt Rig
It would seem to make sense that I’d use the Dirt Road Special amp for this rig; but the beauty of having a ’68 VibroChamp is being able to overdrive it. The LPB-2 is just the pedal to give you a custom crunch, or just a light boost if you will.
This little rig gives you the best of many dirt worlds – transistorized dirt, germanium dirt, and tube dirt. Just roll around in the mud like a pig in hog-heaven.
You might say, “Where’s the Double Muff? No dirt rig is complete without a Double Muff.” No worries my dirty little fiends. The Double Muff was always a combo of 2 Muff Fuzz circuits, and this rig has exactly that – a Muff Fuzz Crying Tone Wah (just turn off the wah to isolate the fuzz) and a Little Muff Pi (which is the Muff Fuzz conveniently built inside a stompbox).
Oh, and I decided to use the Fender Bullet with this rig because the VibroChamp seems to dig the Seymour Duncan stack at the bridge position. Too much humbuckin’ bass makes that itty bitty 8″ cone rattle like a baby toy, and that’s just not the kind of dirt I’m into.
1. Fender USA ’83 S-3 Bullet
2. Fender ’68 Siverface VibroChamp
3. Electro-Harmonix pedalbag with surge protector
4. Muff Fuzz Crying Tone Wah
5. LPB-2
6. Little Muff PI
7. Germanium O.D.
8. Hot Tubes Reissue
9. NYC Big Muff Pi Reissue w/ RonSound (EHman) Classic Hairpie Mod
..Variation 4
The Tube Rig
Okay, I’m cheating a bit with this rig, because the Vibroverb isn’t the most portable of amps. Sure, it’s portable relative to a Fender Twin, but it’s still not the easiest load to carry with one hand. It can be done though, and I’d need to do a bit of weight training before I’d lug it around on the NYC subway (as if I’ll ever have to). But it’s the amp that makes the most sense, because that saggy ol’ tube rectifier makes this “Tube Rig” complete.
The HotFoot on the rate knob of the Wiggler seemed like the most obvious placement. I would probably get the most mileage out it that way.
Those Seymour Duncan humbuckers on the Jagmaster are hot and bassy, and even the Vibroverb needs the BlackFinger to trim off some of those low end peaks; but when it does, mmmmmm yum.
1. Chinese Squier Jagmaster
2. Fender ’63 6G16 Brownface Vibroverb
3. Electro-Harmonix pedalbag with surge protector
4. Tube Zipper
5. BlackFinger Reissue
6. Hot Tubes Reissue
7. The Wiggler
8. HotFoot expression pedal
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The Classics Rig
This is a tough rig to assemble, because they’re all “classics” where I’m concerned. It just doesn’t seem right to exclude the Micro Synthesizer, or Octave Multiplexer, or the Frequency Analyzer, etc. But I felt that this board pretty well sums up the big sellers in the EHX catalog since the late 70s, with the possible exception of the Soul Preacher. I added the SP simply because it helps me regulate all the volume inconsistencies between the Muff Fuzz and the Electric Mistress. It helps those old Reticon BBDs from distorting too much – talk about a lofi-sounding rig. It also smooths out the filter peaks coming from the Muff Fuzz Crying Tone Wah.
1. Fender ’92 CIJ Mustang Reissue
2. Fender ’68 Siverface VibroChamp
3. Electro-Harmonix pedalbag with surge protector
4. NYC Big Muff Pi with RonSound (EHman) Hairpie Classic mod
5. Muff Fuzz Crying Tone Wah
6. Small Stone (version 3)
7. Soul Preacher (vintage)
8. Electric Mistress (18v)
8. Deluxe Memory Man (4-knob blue face)
..every time you post the blueface DMM my GAS for it explodes
sexy as always
Quote:every time you post the blueface DMM my GAS for it explodes
sexy as always
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The 4-knob blue DMM is an interesting beast, but definitely not for everyone. The repeats can get very distorted depending on the incoming signal. I would not recommend humbuckers with it, unless you’re using the bridge position and you’ve compressed the hell out of the signal. Even single coils sound much better that way.
Also, I took the pic a bit prematurely because I realized that the Soul Preacher works 10X better between the Electric Mistress and the Deluxe Memory Man. I may have to retake the pic.
Here are soundclips of the 4-knob DMM:
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7213766
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6720933wow that thing sounds fantastic – i presume it uses the Reticon BBD chips, right?
i’ve been looking around for one of those delays, been debating between the DOD 680 and the Ross Stereo Delay but this is so much better
they’re just such a pain to find… tell me when you want to sell yoursQuote:wow that thing sounds fantastic – i presume it uses the Reticon BBD chips, right?
i’ve been looking around for one of those delays, been debating between the DOD 680 and the Ross Stereo Delay but this is so much better
they’re just such a pain to find… tell me when you want to sell yoursYes, the Reticon BBDs. No less than 5 of them, IIRC.
There are 2 of them on eBay now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=300311331120
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=140317503469they’re both United States only – i live in Europe
but i can’t really complain about that – someone put up a great condition Deluxe Big Muff Pi on my classifieds and is selling me it for a mere 120 euro, it’s with european voltage too!
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