Telecaster + (insert Fuzz here) + Super Reverb = Pyschobilly

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Telecaster + (insert Fuzz here) + Super Reverb = Pyschobilly

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I was wondering which would be the most appropriate D*A*M fuzz for getting a decent vintage Psychobilly/Surf/Garage tone?

I'm a bit of a fuzz virgin, so something that is pretty intuitive, isn't too difficult to dial in a useable tone with and won't bite my head off if I play if I hit more then 3 strings at once. Though still gets that 60s and 70s grinding tone. Think the Cramps, Stooges, Ventures and Arrows.

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Fuzzrong. Or you could get there with a 66'. Either will do the job.
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For psychobilly, my recommendation would be a Univox or Shin-ei Super Fuzz. Poison Ivy used one. So do the Cheater Slicks and Gibson Bros. They sound crazy as hell.
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Fuzzrong or 1966, but those won't come easy.
Some other dudes on here build quality stuff that would work though.
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tigerdriver wrote:Fuzzrong or 1966, but those won't come easy.
Why is that?

I live about 30 minutes on the bus from a D*A*M dealer, can't I just put myself on a waiting list for one?
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Absolutely, but just keep in mind the wait is pretty long.
Downstroke Music has had them for immediate sale in the past but you have to grab one within 2 minutes or they're gone.
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imsilly wrote:Think the Cramps, Stooges, Ventures and Arrows.

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Fuzzrong, Fuzzrong, Fuzzrong, Fuzzrong, Fuzzrong, Fuzzrong, Fuzzrong, Fuzzrong!

Although I think the Cramps [EDIT: Virgin Prunes] is more FZ-1 (in fact I think the Cramps is the FZ-1, the one Keith played on Satisfaction), The venture and the Arrows are both Fuzzrites, and although Ron Asheton's pictured with a Vox 2-trannie TB (so, a 1966), there's a lot of Fuzzrite-sounding stuff on the early Stooges.

Get on the list for a Fuzzrong.

Scott posted soem killed demos not long ago.
There's also this dyslexic German Dude ...

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Cramps is def a Super Fuzz
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AGuitarPlayer wrote:Cramps is def a Super Fuzz
Doh, you're right. I was thinking Electric Prunes fro some reason :doh:
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