forgivenman
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Okay guys, I've had this pedal for two years (not days or weeks or even months) and I'm still amazed at the sheer quality and number of the tones this baby produces.
I'm one of those guys who can't go anywhere without at least seven or so pedals so I was really worried earlier this evening when I plugged my strat ('62 Vintage RI with EMG active pickups) into my 65 Danelectro DM-25 (think Deluxe Reverb without the nice reverb and you'll have the right idea) with nothing more than my Monsterpiece standing between my guitar and my amp.
Guys- this pedal can do SO many things well. It's a silicon fuzz but it can do virtually any fuzz or distortion sound you can think of while retaining it's own unique voice. It cleans up perfectly with the guitar's volume knob is incredibly sensitive to picking dynamics. For the first 10-15 minutes I dialed in a treble booster tone that put me squarely in the SRV camp. Turning the tone down some gave it a distinct mind-range bump that sounded a little fuller than my TS9. The tone was very thick but clear with lots of high end. I'm also an EJ freak so I turned down the transistor bias and upped the input bias while rolling back the tone on the pedal and got that booming "faux cello" tone I love so much. This setting was where I stayed for the majority of the evening. The Fuzz Face tones this thing is capable of producing are flat out awe-inspiring. When I dialed back the transistor bias even further and cranked up the fuzz I got the thick Muff tone I love so much from bands like The Smashing Pumpkins.
If you're on the fence about getting a fuzz, or if you have plenty of fuzzes but are looking for something that sounds amazing while offering virtually limitless versatility, I would highly recommend the Monsterpiece Scrathy Snatch. GREAT PEDAL (and a more than fair price!).
I'm one of those guys who can't go anywhere without at least seven or so pedals so I was really worried earlier this evening when I plugged my strat ('62 Vintage RI with EMG active pickups) into my 65 Danelectro DM-25 (think Deluxe Reverb without the nice reverb and you'll have the right idea) with nothing more than my Monsterpiece standing between my guitar and my amp.
Guys- this pedal can do SO many things well. It's a silicon fuzz but it can do virtually any fuzz or distortion sound you can think of while retaining it's own unique voice. It cleans up perfectly with the guitar's volume knob is incredibly sensitive to picking dynamics. For the first 10-15 minutes I dialed in a treble booster tone that put me squarely in the SRV camp. Turning the tone down some gave it a distinct mind-range bump that sounded a little fuller than my TS9. The tone was very thick but clear with lots of high end. I'm also an EJ freak so I turned down the transistor bias and upped the input bias while rolling back the tone on the pedal and got that booming "faux cello" tone I love so much. This setting was where I stayed for the majority of the evening. The Fuzz Face tones this thing is capable of producing are flat out awe-inspiring. When I dialed back the transistor bias even further and cranked up the fuzz I got the thick Muff tone I love so much from bands like The Smashing Pumpkins.
If you're on the fence about getting a fuzz, or if you have plenty of fuzzes but are looking for something that sounds amazing while offering virtually limitless versatility, I would highly recommend the Monsterpiece Scrathy Snatch. GREAT PEDAL (and a more than fair price!).
