The Mellotron Group

Thanks for your suggestions, Gino.  I will look into all of them.

A little over a year ago, I purchased a Black Cat OD-Boost because I did not have an overdrive pedal and thought I would add one to the board.  I was surprised on how much I liked it; may because of the Boost.

When the subject came up about Fuzz pedals, it got me thinking because all I have is a EH Big Muff, and thought maybe there is something a lot better available.  To tell you the truth, I don't have a problem with it, but as everybody admits, it's all a matter of taste.

 
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On Tue, 3/29/16, gino wong wonggster@gmail.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT - Wattson efy-6 fuzz
 To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 12:45 AM
       
       
       With your permission Bernie. 
 Depending on what you are doing compressors vary.  If you
 want a noticeable compression to amp up your lead guitar
 sound and do the normal stuff, you could look at a Pigtronix
 Philosophers Tone. It is not the most subtle and true but
 its workmanlike for the guitar and one of the few circuits
 that are not copies of the MXR or Ross, If you go boutique
 there are builders that make great stuff but before you go
 there you should become a n FX Anorak, Otaku, Nerd.  I
 don't use compressors much myself.
 If you need a compressor for
 recording get an FMR RNC compressor or a Neve Portico or
 anything Fritz Doddy tells you to. 
 Re the WatsonI don't
 use any fuzz that scoops mids cause I'll want to put
 them back. If they are copying the Shin -E unit  Aka Duo
 Fuzz or Super fuzz, those are classics. They only ever
 worked for me at volume when I could back off the ambienrt
 mics.  It's all taste.
 The best guitar pre - od in my
 opinion is the Super Gainiac made by Milos Popvic in
 Serbia at MP Custom FX.  I cascade parallel or inverse
 switch my germanium od - pre with my silicon unit often, I
 now use a Germaniac by MP.  I also have an extended
 hybrid transistor-diode, optical and diode
 selectable, octave, boost and sustain unit called
 Grunfiac.  It is all boutique btw. 
 best
 Gino
 
 
 
 On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at
 9:52 PM, Robert rmrmax@yahoo.com
 [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
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       Hi Bernie,
 
 
 
 I tried to send you this link directly, but it seems that
 you no longer have the email
 
 address that I used for you around 4 years ago. 
 
 
 
 One of the reasons I am considering this pedal is because
 the knobs are all on 
 
 the front.  Do you think I'll be "ok" with
 this as opposed to the Wattson FY-6, or should I stay with
 your recommendation ?
 
 
 
 Also, would you or anyone else care to recommend a current
 boutique Compressor / Sustainer pedal that is way better
 than the Boss CS-3 (recent vintage) that I already 
 
 have.
 
 
 
 Thanks for your opinion(s)...
 
 
 
 Robert
 
 
 
 http://www.analoguehaven.com/wattsonclassicelectronics/efy-6/
 
 
 
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 On Sat, 3/26/16, tron400@yahoo.com
 [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
 wrote:
 
 
 
 Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Electroharmonix Mel9
 
  To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com:
 Saturday, March 26, 2016, 8:11 AM    
 
        
 
        
 
        I recommend the Wattson FY-6 Classic Fuzz. I have
 
  one of the originals that was labeled
 "Superfuzz".
 
  It looks and sounds exactly like my old bluish-grey
 Univox.
 
  I've tried some other Superfuzz clones and, to me,
 they
 
  didn't make the grade.
 
  
 
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