The NAMM 2017 thread

[whoismarykelly]

My qualm with fuzz is its extremely rare for someone to put out a fuzz that is 'new' in any way. 99.9% of the time its a muff maybe with an extra this or that or a fuzz face with an extra this or that. Or a copy of some other unit of varying obscurity. At one time I owned 30+ big muff style fuzzes and another 75 other fuzz pedals. In 2017 I own a couple haunting mids fuzzes and a ZVex Fuzz Factory and that's it. The Fuzz Factory is what I think when I want fuzz and that's what has distilled down from over 100 different pedals. If someone put out a fuzz that contained something that was significantly different that might be cool. Unfortunately most fuzzes are more of the same.

The GC Pro isn't a fuzz but it'll be a fuzz-like thing that I'll end up owning because those are great pedals with something unique and original going on.

[$harkToootth]

In 2017 I own a couple haunting mids fuzzes and a ZVex Fuzz Factory and that's it. The Fuzz Factory is what I think when, I want fuzz and that's what has distilled down from over 100 different pedals.

The GC Pro isn't a fuzz but it'll be a fuzz-like thing that I'll end up owning because those are great pedals with something unique and original going on.

Are you me? My three fuzz pedals are ZVex Fuzz Factory (the very capable pedal), MASF Thornoscillator (the insane pedal), and the OBNE Haunt (a different take on 'normal' pedal [but not really, it is out there, like instant Crazy Horse]). Fuzz Factory is super capable. In a Reddit AMA with Joel from Chase Bliss, he said that was one of his favorites.

WMD is my favorite pedal company with OBNE and Seppuku. They are great pedals with an amazing interface. William just 'gets' designing stuff. Protostar is like the dream filter pedal (utility maybe?) and my acoustic trauma has 17 knobs on it while being the size of my palm (and I am not a big person by any stretch of the imagination).

So 'yes' I agree with you that I will not be buying another fuzz. I saw Big Muff for $20 at fair once so if I see something like that of course I would get it (next time).

[Eivind August]

My qualm with fuzz is its extremely rare for someone to put out a fuzz that is 'new' in any way. 99.9% of the time its a muff maybe with an extra this or that or a fuzz face with an extra this or that. Or a copy of some other unit of varying obscurity. At one time I owned 30+ big muff style fuzzes and another 75 other fuzz pedals. In 2017 I own a couple haunting mids fuzzes and a ZVex Fuzz Factory and that's it. The Fuzz Factory is what I think when I want fuzz and that's what has distilled down from over 100 different pedals. If someone put out a fuzz that contained something that was significantly different that might be cool. Unfortunately most fuzzes are more of the same.

The GC Pro isn't a fuzz but it'll be a fuzz-like thing that I'll end up owning because those are great pedals with something unique and original going on.

Oh yeah, sure, I agree. For me it is the Super Oscillo that fought the bravest compared to about fifty other fuzzes. But wasn't the idea that Chase Bliss might release one? Hard to see how that could be boring or the "same old".

[echorec]

Here's the updated Supro lineup. They're all revised versions of old Valco/National/Airline/Supro guitars, but made with mahogany instead of reso-glass. Prices TBA.

Sound clips and additional pics are available here:

https://www.gearnews.com/supro-launch-a ... d-guitars/

[hotknife]

Super keen on that White Holiday. Not too keen on that adjustable rosewood bridge. I dislike doing setups on those. Hope the prices aren't crazy.

[worra]

Agreed, the white Holiday is hot shit

[orllybrahhehbrah]

I fucking love the st.vincent model and i'm so hyped for the sterling model. Was going to go for a reverend that just came into a shop near but naw more.

[worra]

ANOTHER post from Chase Bliss. Looks like definitely a drive, some kind of fuzz if I can spot that in the bottom right?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPTEeqHD2xF ... blissaudio

[jrfox92]

Uggghhhhh, I hope it's not an overdrive.

Fuck any overdrives that aren't Fuck Overdrives.

[mysteryroach]

From the tag and the other pic, looks like it's called "Brothers".

[echorec]

Catalinbread engineer, Howard Gee, posted this pic over the weekend.

[jrfox92]

I'm surprised they're actually coming right out with competition against Jim Dunlop.

[echorec]

I'm surprised they're actually coming right out with competition against Jim Dunlop.

Well they were making the Epoch delay for years before Dunlop made their own Echoplex tribute. ---It's not like they're competing against Maestro. The Dunlop company wasn't even on the map when the original tape units were being produced. Dunlop was still in Scotland as a chemical engineer when the Echoplex debuted. For Catalinbread to go the preamp route isn't exactly a wacky move. It's a pretty straightforward outgrowth. The preamp section, after all, remains quite sought-after, and other companies have previously borrowed from it. If 20 companies can make Tube Screamers, then why can't Catalinbread make Echoplex preamps?

[jrfox92]

I'm surprised they're actually coming right out with competition against Jim Dunlop.

Well they were making the Epoch delay for years before Dunlop made their own Echoplex tribute. ---It's not like they're competing against Maestro. The Dunlop company wasn't even on the map when the original tape units were being produced. Dunlop was still in Scotland as a chemical engineer when the Echoplex debuted. For Catalinbread to go the preamp route isn't exactly a wacky move. It's a pretty straightforward outgrowth. The preamp section, after all, remains quite sought-after, and other companies have previously borrowed from it. If 20 companies can make Tube Screamers, then why can't Catalinbread make Echoplex preamps?

I didn't say that in a "fuck CB" way, I was genuinely surprised that someone else actually got around to doing it.
Dunlop's had the Echoplex Pre out for a long time, so it's interesting that anyone got around to making their own.

[PeteeBee]

Isn't that also what the EP Booster is? The one that Xotic has been making for years?

I figure once it became known that people like Dan auberach and nick zinner use broken echo plexes just as a boost it's free game for people to make a pedal.