What to do with a Fuzz Factory...

[denver.p]

This thing is on and off my board a couple times a day. I just can't bond with it. I find that their is just too much gain and high end to be useable. I'd really like it to be a fat bottom version of itself, but can't seem to dial it in. So.
Any suggestions?
Anyone else have this problem?
Should I just scrap it and stick with other fuzzes I know and love?
What do you use it for?

[jgyn]

I love mine. But it might not be the fuzz for you.

[pen15]

there is a simple mod to cut the high end and boost the bass...

[fazen]

Check out this thread. It has suggestions on how to dial it in, if you haven't seen this.

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/sho...ry#post6194078

[denver.p]

Any idea where to find it? I've done some googling and don't see it.

Originally Posted by pen15

there is a simple mod to cut the high end and boost the bass...

[dramaticrunner]

try putting a TS style pedal after the fuzz factory. it'll totally mellow out the highs and compress the fuzz into a thick warm sound (very EJ-esque). roll of your volume to 8 for a crispy slightly dirty tone, and full one fuzz magic is just a finger roll away.

[NBarnes21]

Mine isn't ever really on my board, but I go to it a lot for recording. Lots of cool wacky sounds available to add textures to overdubs.

[etc]

to me it sounds like you should just move on.

I think life is too short to waste time on gear that doesn't inspire.

Most of us, after spending a bunch of money on something, no matter how underwhelming it really is, we will try to convince ourselves that it's really great, maybe to justify spending X amount of dollars on it. I've done it.

You tried it, and you didn't bond with it.

Flip it and get something else, I don't think mods or rolling your volume back are gonna do the trick.

[forgivenman]

If it makes you feel any better I had the same problem

[JRC4558Dude]

I've tried the Fuzz Factory in the store many times, but never went home with it. (salesmen must love me, right?) But seriously, I think it does some really neat sounds, and I'm kinda nostalgic about them because they were one of the first boutique fuzzes I remember being availbale back n the mid 90s. Still, I don't own one yet...

[Mr. Kite]

If you have a pp2+ use the sag function at it's lowest voltage.

[slacker]

My advice is to try two things...

1 Set the Fuzz Factory with the drive and gate to 2 o clock and the comp and stab to minimum. This should be quite dull sounding. Increase the stab to taste.

2 Try a Big Muff.

[Bobby D]

trade it for a useable fuzz, like a skreddy

seriously tho, the fuzz factory is kinda hard to use, UNLESS you want to use it as an EFFECT, a special effect.

i always had more fun using it to process audio loops and destroy drom tracks, anything BUT guitar.

i can only remember ONE nite that i actually liked using it onstage, for a hendrix tune.

the octane 1, on the other hand, was pure awesome, AM radio signals and all. i loved that pedal.

[thetangmang]

I didn't like my Fuzz Factory much at all. Despite all the knobs and tweakability, I only found one usable sound for what I do. It's a great pedal, but I guess I'm more into the more traditional muff style pedals.

[cbpickin]

I had a similar experience. I have bought and sold a Fuzz Factory 3 different times. Two hand-painted and one Vexter. They are cool, but I always end up using some Muff variant instead because of the brightness and lack of low end. Try a Hoof for some big, useable fuzz.