Fender Blender fans?

[TeleBrew]

Any love for this wacky piece of work? I just got a brand new one for $79. It should arrive on Friday. It should provide hours of entertainment and hopefully inspiration. I've never owned an octave fuzz, so it'll be a learning experience.

[Radspin]

$79??!! Sounds like a steal!

I have an original and it's literally outrageous. you want extreme fuzz, you got it! It has a mellower sound that's thick and deep, and a brighter sound that'll peel the proverbial paint off the walls. The octave effect is great, just great. I ignore the clean/fuzz knob and just set everything except the volume all the way up. I'll never part with mine. I've never heard anything else even close to it.

[TeleBrew]

Originally Posted by Radspin

$79??!! Sounds like a steal!

I have an original and it's literally outrageous. you want extreme fuzz, you got it! It has a mellower sound that's thick and deep, and a brighter sound that'll peel the proverbial paint off the walls. The octave effect is great, just great. I ignore the clean/fuzz knob and just set everything except the volume all the way up. I'll never part with mine. I've never heard anything else even close to it.

Very cool. I got it b/c it doesn't sound like anything else I've heard. I was looking for something really different. I'm still waiting on mine to show up. It was supposed to arrive via UPS today, but we had over two feet of snow in the last couple of days, so it looks like it's been delayed.

My avatar is a pic of my pug in the fresh snow on Thursday.

[twangpunk]

Been wanting to try one of those little buggers for some time now!

How are you liking it? (Clips?)

[TeleBrew]

Originally Posted by twangpunk

Been wanting to try one of those little buggers for some time now!

How are you liking it? (Clips?)

It was supposed to arrive via UPS last Friday, but we had over two feet of snow so it's been pushed to today. Hopefully it'll be there when I get home from work, so I'll try it out and let you know. I'm pretty low tech, so I won't be able to post any clips. I really should get a decent web cam so I can do some pedal demos and post them to YouTube. That'd be fun.

[TeleBrew]

Wow, this thing is fun! It's big, so don't expect it to fit neatly into your pedal board. I'm going to need to get a couple longer cords to really make it fit snugly, but whatever. It's straight out of the '60's, so it's large and in charge.

I'm just beginning to harness the awesome power of this weird and wild beast, but I love it so far. I've already figured out a great Smashing Pumpkins "Siamese Dream" era sound, and the fun just starts there. It's unpredictable at times and reacts to your playing, particularly higher up on the fretboard where the octave sounds really come to the fore. It also pairs well with my BBE Soul Vibe, and my Boss OD-3. And combined with wah, it really gets cooking.

But for serious wacky mayhem, it really goes off when paired with my Ibanez Fl-9. The oscillation almost makes your hair stand on end.

I don't know, maybe it was ahead of its time when it first came out and that's why it didn't catch on. Heck, so was the Telecaster! Whatever. I'm going to have a lot of fun with my new toy.

[spiteface]

Originally Posted by TeleBrew

I'm just beginning to harness the awesome power of this weird and wild beast, but I love it so far. I've already figured out a great Smashing Pumpkins "Siamese Dream" era sound, and the fun just starts there.

Of course, the sometimes overlooked weapon in Corgan's arsenal back then. Everyone talks about the Big Muff (He actually posted a blog entry about the Big Muff recently on the blog detailing the recording of the new pumpkins stuff), but he made use of a Fender Blender quite a bit.

Check this out:



The song starts at 1:30. Billy Corgan's using the Blender there. makes me want one bad. Nasty, the good kind of nasty.

I've heard the reissues suffer from a volume drop - is it as bad as everyone makes out?

[TeleBrew]

Originally Posted by spiteface

Of course, the sometimes overlooked weapon in Corgan's arsenal back then. Everyone talks about the Big Muff (He actually posted a blog entry about the Big Muff recently on the blog detailing the recording of the new pumpkins stuff), but he made use of a Fender Blender quite a bit.

Check this out:



The song starts at 1:30. Billy Corgan's using the Blender there. makes me want one bad. Nasty, the good kind of nasty.

I've heard the reissues suffer from a volume drop - is it as bad as everyone makes out?

Good stuff, there. I really liked "Gish" a lot. Billy ripped on that album.

Regarding the Fender Blender, I think the volume drop depends on where you have the blend knob set. The volume knob really controls the intensity of the fuzz/octave effect, not the volume, so it's been interesting trying to control that side of things. The blend knob allows you to blend in your regular guitar signal, so that seems to be where you control the loudness/volume.

The tone knob also seems to raise and lower the volume, so you get a volume boost when you step on the tone boost switch. All quite different and confusing at first.

But I wouldn't characterize it as an overall volume drop. You just have to figure out where to set the knobs. It's not entirely intuitive.

[Smudge1011]

Hello been looking to get a pedal to go with my 50's tele reissue and i want somthing that sounds rocky but i can do my own thing with any ideas on this pedal ?

[TeleBrew]

Originally Posted by Smudge1011

Hello been looking to get a pedal to go with my 50's tele reissue and i want somthing that sounds rocky but i can do my own thing with any ideas on this pedal ?

Well, the Fender Blender is a unique pedal. Have you listened to any clips on youtube? It'll let you do your own thing, all right.

[BrownsBrick]

I have one I will NEVER sell...Count me in.
I have used mine in various rigs through different bands for years...I used it with a Laney Tony Iommi Head through 2 70's ampeg v4 cabs, to Twin and Deluxe Reverbs...I'd have to say play it with a BF Fender amp and it has plenty of presence. Play it through a tight 4x12 and an amp with massive gain and it will drop in volume...

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Originally Posted by TeleBrew

Any love for this wacky piece of work? I just got a brand new one for $79. It should arrive on Friday. It should provide hours of entertainment and hopefully inspiration. I've never owned an octave fuzz, so it'll be a learning experience.

I wanted one since 2002, but got a used, moded MXR Blue Box (for $40.00) for those crazy wacked-out OTT fuzz madness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUzMMuNbOMw

If you max the blend knob (5 o'clock) so you hear almost no sub-octive you get some serious in your face fuzz bombarding crazyness

Still want a Fender Blender & a Ampeg Scrambler !

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Originally Posted by Smudge1011

Hello been looking to get a pedal to go with my 50's tele reissue and i want somthing that sounds rocky but i can do my own thing with any ideas on this pedal ?

WELCOME TO THE TELE FORUM



If you like this sort of mayhem, you can also look into the MXR Blue Box and Ampeg Scrambler :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8QUxrvNctY

And DO NOT forget about the Death by Audio fuzz units

http://www.deathbyaudio.net/

My must have pedal is the Fuzz War, but they get much more wicked than that !

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...rch_type=&aq=o

[woodman]

i had one in the very early '70s, and it helped me get through the second-most psychotic period of my life.

[scantron81]

I have one and it's just the most monstrous fuzz ever. I haven't used it in a show yet. Not sure when I would ever need so much fuzz.

[TeleBrew]

Originally Posted by woodman

i had one in the very early '70s, and it helped me get through the second-most psychotic period of my life.

Are you sure it didn't contribute to that psychotic period?

[scantron81]

Originally Posted by TeleBrew

Are you sure it didn't contribute to that psychotic period?

[SirJackdeFuzz]

$135.00 . . . not bad


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Z23WHQ?...C5PAWX944YXYJ&

[TeleBrew]

Originally Posted by SirJackdeFuzz

$135.00 . . . not bad


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Z23WHQ?...C5PAWX944YXYJ&

Not a bad price at all. I'm still puzzled as to why I got a brand new one for $79.99. Wacky.

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Originally Posted by TeleBrew

Not a bad price at all. I'm still puzzled as to why I got a brand new one for $79.99. Wacky.

To move stock perhaps ???

They really are NOT for most people . . . even most noise bands over here do not want them, as they are deff aimed at a very small (minute) segment of the fuzz-lovers, same with the Blue Box.

I think i am the only person in my city who wants & owns one, as i pretty much know all the giging guitarists.

[kp8]

I really want a Blender. I've always wanted a Blender (and Scrambler too).

I have an old zvex FF (offered at a price i couldn't walk away from and bonus is that it is a Korean hand painted one). It's fun and a tweakers delight, but excels at the velcro nastiness more than the buildings loosing pieces of bricks face / melting stuff but i like messing with it.

However the FF isn't always on the board.

What is on my board, most always is the Ultralord, a totally over the top fuzz no one every talks about, but is as nasty as can be. A really sick puppy that self oscillates and squeals like a pig if you blow on it. Dig in and it gets big and ridiculous. I love it.

-kp

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Originally Posted by kp8

I really want a Blender. I've always wanted a Blender (and Scrambler too).

I have an old zvex FF (offered at a price i couldn't walk away from and bonus is that it is a Korean hand painted one). It's fun and a tweakers delight, but excels at the velcro nastiness more than the buildings loosing pieces of bricks face / melting stuff but i like messing with it.

However the FF isn't always on the board.

What is on my board, most always is the Ultralord, a totally over the top fuzz no one every talks about, but is as nasty as can be. A really sick puppy that self oscillates and squeals like a pig if you blow on it. Dig in and it gets big and ridiculous. I love it.

-kp

Never could get into that type of tone that the ZVex FF is commonly known for . . .


. . . saying that, i am looking for a modern voiced fuzz, as all mine is pretty much vintage voiced.

But i am not a fan of 90% of the Devi Ever noize-boxes either !

What is left then ?

Sorry, did not want to hi-jack the Blender thread

[kp8]

One thing to keep in mind, esp. with a pedal like the FF and the Ultralord, etc. is that they react differently depending on the p/ups. I once wrote down all my usable FF settings. When to a gig with a different guitar and the settings all had to be changed.