Thoughts on Ultralord?

[hazelwould]

Anyone have one? I'm pretty sure I saw one on someones pedalboard.

What are your thoughts? How does it compare to a Fuzz Factory?

[Lintybits]

Got one a couple of weeks ago. Had a fuzz factory a long time ago and hated it, Ultra Lord seems to be a little tamer - there's a good deal of oscillation going on but you can control it with the guitar's volume knob and it doesn't squeal as much. Still getting the hang of it.

The fuzz reminds me of the Disaster fuzz with some Woolly Mammoth thrown in. Mine picks up a couple radio stations as well.

I think they might be discontinued, they're no longer on the Tonefactor site

[sunken.anchor]

I used to have one... I think I actually sold it to someone on here. I liked it but I was trying to free up space on my pedalboard so it had to go.

Lint, you're correct about it being discontinued, so says Brad & TF.

As far as sounds, I thought it was pretty cool, but wished it had slightly more variation tonally. The knobs certainly do change the sounds, but from what I remember, they are all kind of in that scooped-muff camp. I could be remembering wrong.

Definitely some cool sounds in there, and I kind of wish I still had mine some days... I'd say it's at least worth trying out if you can find a used one...

[starcastic]

I've got one of the first Ultra-Lords (in the bigger box) and I really love it. I almost got rid of it a few times because, of course, it sounds totally different depending on what other gear you're using. It doesn't vibe with my equipment in my main band, but it's my main fuzz in my other band.

The fuzz reminds me of the Disaster fuzz with some Woolly Mammoth thrown in.

This is a perfect description. The setting I use has really good bite and pairs well with my Truly Beautiful Disaster. Nice lows and mids. Jumps out of the amp. Texturally rich.

As far as sounds, I thought it was pretty cool, but wished it had slightly more variation tonally. The knobs certainly do change the sounds, but from what I remember, they are all kind of in that scooped-muff camp. I could be remembering wrong.

That's how it sounded with my main rig. So I almost got rid of it. But after some experimentation with a different set of gear I got it to sound like it does in this video:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCnwNodZNmA[/youtube]

[sunken.anchor]

^ Yeah, I was in a phase of "if it doesn't work with my main rig, I don't need to keep it" phase, and I was gassing for more gear. I've since discovered that with some rig variations, a lot of pedals I had considered selling have earned their keep, and I wonder if the same could have been said for some gear I sold off in the past.

Actually, I think that once I got my Subdecay Noise Box, it was much easier to let the Ultra-Lord go. Now, I kind of wish I had something else to cover the middle ground between my E13 VFM Smooth and the Noise Box. Oh well.