meanwhile, at home...

My Gold Fuzz is still here. I didn't really forget about it or anything, but somehow i managed to not send it away.

That's not good. In the last month, i was thinking a lot about it. As i want to get myself a Pedaltrain II very soon and 'finish' my board, i want the GF to work. I'm currently using a tc electronic Vintage Overdrive (awesome pedal, get one before they're all sold out!) and my DBA Interstellar Overdriver as dirt boxes and i miss something real crazy for certain moments - wait:
i miss my Gold Fuzz!
So i mailed Jan again if they would still repair it, expecting the answer to arrive on Monday.

Oh, i forgot one thing: Jan linked this page on orion-fx.com under User Reviews.
Thanks, Jan!

I'll post more regularly now. Stay tuned!

this will destroy you - the world is our __

it's been a while...

I've played quite a lot unplugged or without effects lately, got myself a steel string acoustic (Seagull S6) and moved into other directions again (i'm into singer/songwriter stuff a lot recently). No need for any effects, my Telecaster and my Peavey Classic 30 are just perfect for that.

So, no noise for quite a long time. The Gold Fuzz may be a super pedal (it truly is), but it's made to be loud. That's fine for rehearsals and playing concerts, but i think sometimes it's too much at home. It's just a noise pedal, for crazy oscillations and stuff.
I tend to use the Interstellar Overdriver far more often. It sounds good for all kinds of musical styles, if it's blues (hey hey Black Keys) or shoegaze. But you have to beware of turning in too much gain, it gets muddy easily.
The Interstellar Overdriver als replaced my Big Muff. As i said: it's good for all kind of sounds.

I already thought of selling the Gold Fuzz, but on the other hand it's just too cool to make noise with. If i get into financial problems (my gear, my smoking habit...), i may sell it.

But it's awesome, believe me. If you're into experimental or noise music, get one!
Others may get a much more simple fuzz without all that crazy circuits or whatever it is in it.

willie nelson & calexico - señor (tales of yankee power)

dba interstellar overdriver

I've got my death by audio Interstellar Overdriver like a week ago and in very short time, it grew to my favourite distortion pedal.
As you can see, i have the version with mastervolume, got it from ebay.

So, as i got it, i quickly set up all my gear, adjusted the volume on it (this pedal can be terribly loud!) and began to play. In short time, i got all my favourite BigMuff tones out of it (the ones i never got out of my black Sovtek BigMuff) and a lot of very, very usable overdrive sounds.

Just imagine, this pedal's got no EQ, just a mastervolume and a gain control. But it let's you get sounds from At the drive-in to My Bloody Valentine or Lou Reed or The Weakerthans. I love it. Finally something that's not compromising.

dba founder Oliver Ackerman is vocalist/guitarist of A place to bury strangers. Also, some of them (or was it just Oliver again?) were members of Skywave. This may be the reason why you can get such a great Shoegaze sound out of it.

Here's my advice to you: at least try one! It's great.

tom waits - shore leave