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WELTSCHMERZ FUZZ

WELTSCHMERZ FUZZ

£200.00 GBP
£200.00 GBP
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US BUYERS - ALL FEES ARE COVERED IN SHIPPING COSTS - EXPECT NO FEES ON ARRIVAL

THESE ARE PRODUCED IN SHORT RUNS PERIODICALLY. PLEASE JOIN THE MAILING LIST AND FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM FOR UPDATES

THE WELTSCHMERZ OCTAVE FUZZ FEATURES A SINGLE SUB OCTAVE STRIPPED FROM THE OC-2 TOPOLOGY RUNNING INTO A HEAVILY TWEAKED OPAMP BASED SQUARE-WAVE FUZZ FROM THE SCHUMANN PLL. THE RESULTING COMBO AND ADDITIONAL CONTROLS ALLOWS A RANGE OF SOUNDS FROM HEAVY OCTAVE FUZZ TO SUB SYNTH TONES WITH CHAOTIC NOTE DROPPING GLITCHES. 

WITH A CLEAN BLEND FEATURED ON BOTH THE OCTAVE AND THE FUZZ THE WELTSCHMERZ IS SUITABLE FOR GUITAR AND BASS. IT ALSO INCLUDES A SWITCHABLE DRONE MODE THAT TURNS THE OCTAVE PART OF THE CIRCUIT INTO A FEEDBACK DRONE THAT CAN BE UTILISED AS AN INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT. 

THE ENCLOSURE IS A CUSTOM DESIGNED FOUR PIECE SHEET METAL DESIGN PRODUCED IN AN UNFINISHED AESTHETIC AND AS SUCH MAY FEATURE SCRATCHES AND MACHINE MARKS. 

EVERY PEDAL WILL SHIP WITH A REMOVAL GUIDE PLATE TO LEARN THE CONTROLS

OCT CONTROLS THE OCTAVE VOLUME / INTENSITY

BLD CONTROLS A CLEAN BLEND IN PARALLEL TO THE OCTAVE / ALSO CONTROLLABLE BY EXPRESSION [COMPATIBLE WITH THE MOOG-EP3, ERNIE BALL AND SIMILAR]

WAV CONTROLS THE WAVESHAPE OF THE FUZZ / INCREASES TREBLE NOISE WHEN TURNED RIGHT 

FZZ CONTROLS THE LEVEL OF FUZZ / INCREASES LEVEL OF GAIN AND OVERALL VOLUME

TNE CONTROLS THE TONE OF THE FUZZ / INCREASE TREBLE TO THE LEFT / MORE BASS TO THE RIGHT

GTE CONTROLS THE NOISEGATE OF THE FUZZ / MIDDLE DETENT EQUALS NO GATING. VERY SENSITIVE AND CAN BE TURNED A MINIMAL AMOUNT TO CUT BACKGROUND NOISE AT EXTREME SETTINGS.

VOL CONTROLS THE MASTER VOLUME OF THE FUZZ

< > CONTROLS A CLEAN BLEND IN PARALLEL TO THE FUZZ

BOTH SWITCHES ARE ON RELAY AND CAN BE USED MOMENTARILY AS WELL AS PERMANENTLY. RED MODE INDICATES FUZZ ONLY / YELLOW MODE IS ISOLATED OCTAVE / ORANGE IS BOTH COMBINED.

SIGNAL ROUTE IS OCTAVE INTO FUZZ / WITH OCTAVE OFF < > BECOMES A CLEAN BLEND FOR THE FUZZ

OCTAVE TRACKING ARTIFACTING INCREASES WITH LOWER END / OCTAVE RUNS AT UNITY GAIN BY DEFAULT

WHEN CHANGING THE GAIN OF THE FUZZ OR < > BLEND YOU CAN ADAPT THE FUZZ VOL TO ALIGN UNITY 

DRONE MODE SWITCH IS ACTIVE WHEN OCTAVE MODE IS ON / FUZZ MODE ADDS FURTHER SONIC OPTIONS 

THIS ITEM IS NOT SUBJECT TO TARIFFS WHEN SHIPPING TO THE US.

FOR USE WITH STANDARD 9V POWER ONLY.

Below are some clips that demo just a few of the noises this pedal can make. Recorded through a pushed Verellen tube Amplifier. Headphones recommended. 

FUZZ WITH 50% OCTAVE BLEND ON GUITAR


FUZZ WITH FULL OCTAVE ON GUITAR


DRONE MODE DEMO

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