Comments on: Clarity and Sparkle Show – episode 2 http://www.jamesbisset.com/blog/guitar/clarity-and-sparkle-show-episode-2 The ongoing tale of a fifty year old man trying to build a guitar, write some songs and record an album in his spare time Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:12:55 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jim http://www.jamesbisset.com/blog/guitar/clarity-and-sparkle-show-episode-2/comment-page-1#comment-4907 Jim Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:57:11 +0000 http://www.jamesbisset.com/blog/guitar/clarity-and-sparkle-show-episode-2/#comment-4907 Wow - good ears! The wah is a <a href="http://www.budda.com/gear/wah.cfm" rel="nofollow">Budda BudWah</a> and the fuzz is a <a href="http://www.guitarmagazine.co.uk/content/pedalkit.htm" rel="nofollow">Fuzz Mania kit from Guitar magazine</a> here in the UK. It features an AC128 Germanium transistor, and I got it with the deliberate intention of trying to re-create the sound my Colorsound Tonebender gave me in the seventies. You can read about the near tragedy in its construction in the <a href="http://www.jamesbisset.com/project/diary/1st-week" rel="nofollow">retreat diary</a>. Wow – good ears!

The wah is a Budda BudWah and the fuzz is a Fuzz Mania kit from Guitar magazine here in the UK. It features an AC128 Germanium transistor, and I got it with the deliberate intention of trying to re-create the sound my Colorsound Tonebender gave me in the seventies.

You can read about the near tragedy in its construction in the retreat diary.

]]> By: Steve http://www.jamesbisset.com/blog/guitar/clarity-and-sparkle-show-episode-2/comment-page-1#comment-4905 Steve Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:07:30 +0000 http://www.jamesbisset.com/blog/guitar/clarity-and-sparkle-show-episode-2/#comment-4905 Very enjoyable ! I especially like the fuzz/wah which sounds to my ears as though it has a germanium transistor(s). Is it a vintage unit, or something you have made ? Fergus does sound good. I have a Japanese 50s reissue which I bought in 1999. The sunburst body and aged parts appealed to me. I refretted it, but I have yet to cut the nut slots. I'm looking forward to playing it again, but in the meantime, I'm using an old (60s I believe) Teisco which has a great single coil tone. To think, I used to dismiss these guitars when I was dreaming of Gibsons and Fenders etc. in my youth ! Steve. Very enjoyable ! I especially like the fuzz/wah which sounds to my ears as though it has a germanium transistor(s). Is it a vintage unit, or something you have made ?
Fergus does sound good. I have a Japanese 50s reissue which I bought in 1999. The sunburst body and aged parts appealed to me. I refretted it, but I have yet to cut the nut slots. I’m looking forward to playing it again, but in the meantime, I’m using an old (60s I believe) Teisco which has a great single coil tone. To think, I used to dismiss these guitars when I was dreaming of Gibsons and Fenders etc. in my youth !
Steve.

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