Who has tried the Fuck Overdrive?

[dorfmeister]

I've noticed the Fuck Overdrive is now out in the wild. Who has played one of these things? What did you think?

Is it anything like the Durham Crazy Horse?

[smallsnd/bigsnd]

hmmm apparently no one... lol

[dorfmeister]

hmmm apparently no one... lol

I'm intrigued but I'd like to hear more from users.

[smallsnd/bigsnd]

hmmm apparently no one... lol

I'm intrigued but I'd like to hear more from users.

me too!

[Lintybits]

I used one at practice last night and I have a crazy horse at the moment. I don't think they sound anything alike, but I rarely run the CH with the fuzz dialed out and the drive up. I could try.

I really liked the OD sound of the Fuck, didn't play around with the momentary switch much - pretty much grabbed it out of the mail and plugged it in. The CH is noisier and does some random feedback and screeches (at least how I set it). With the Fuck you could get a more controlled feedback.

I'd be happy to compare them, hit me up with questions. I'll warn you ahead of time that I suck at describing sounds and using standard 'tone words'.

[Eric!]

Iiiii gots a Fuck. Lent it to Lentybits for a bit :P

It's so..transparent for an OD. LOVE that. Only EQing is a hi-cut, else it stays true to your tone. A BIG range of gain, which is also very nice. Plenty of output. The Fuck feature is definitely unique, too, and I enjoy it. It DOES work better with chords, in my opinion.

[Bellyheart]

What do ya mean? Not good for leads?

Man i want this pedal

[Eric!]

Oh definitely good for leads. Just better for rhythms, I feel

[Lintybits]

Oh definitely good for leads. Just better for rhythms, I feel

agree with this so far. It gets another run at practice tomorrow.

[Carlsagan]

+1 for the rythm parts , got mine on monday one of the best pedal i have tried , really liked the burst option and the overall sound of the unit, very natural printed with some lo-fi boardofcanada'ish touch.

If someone have a whetstone phaser try to put the fuck overdrive before it , run the whetstone in pads mode with a slow rate and hit the burst button....enjoy

[univalve]

It is fucking brilliant. the word is transparent. It is one of the pedals that i use the most right now (beside the clari(not) and delay).
have no crazy horse, so no comment on the difference (or similarities?)...

[modernage]

If "transparent" comes to mind, does anyone know how it compares to the Timmy? Just talking straight up overdrive. Not the "blown amp" mode or the extra stuff it can do like the burst switch, exp input, etc.

I've got a Timmy right now, and I love it for anything from a gritty od to a low-end boost for fuzz. It's very versatile, but I've been thinking about getting my hands on one of these. If I did I'm hoping I'm not putting myself in a situation to choose favorites. It's so hard to make that choice with your children. haha.

[Bellyheart]

Care to expand on the rhythm sentiment? I'm a rhythm-focused guitarist so I'm excited to hear this, just curious.

[darthbatman]

lo-fi boardofcanada'ish touch.

Sounds awesome to me!

[AngryGoldfish]

It's funny, there are few pedals that I'd buy without trying, or reading enough reviews and remarks on it, or hearing a proper demo - you know, with a microphone and a variety of different styles, guitars and amps being used - but the Fuck overdrive just gives me the willies. I want one and I intend to get one.