tbonesullivan

I will definitely have to give the analogman stuff a look, and yeah, I have read about the interaction thing, which is common on the early designs, though I don't think the Big Muff has that, and for more people when they hear "fuzz" that is the first thing they think of. I will definitely have to give Analogman stuff a look, as I definitely have heard fantastic things about their designs. It is also very interesting the different ways that people use the same pedals. Like, is a fuzz designed to work with a clean amp, or one that is already fairly dirty? I see the same thing with a lot of "Marshall" type overdrive pedals, where half the demos I see are people running them into a plexi that is already breaking up.

I follow Psionic Audio (Lyle) on Youtube, and the number of Deluxe Reverbs that have passed through his shop cannot easily be counted. He's in the Memphis area, but that's close enough to Nashville not to matter. The Deluxe Reverb has been the go to for many pros for decades, with or without mods. In LA, people like Paul Rivera modded a ton. It's just a great playing platform for session work and shows. Everyone loves the half stacks... well these days no one needs those, if they ever needed them for smaller venues.

Honestly, I have never been a fig fuzz fan for my playing. I'm much more distortion and overdrive most of the time. I just find them more musical, though with Fuzz there is also a HUGE variety of different designs / sounds / textures. JHS pedals "Legends of Fuzz" series had SEVEN different pedals, and I know many who bought every single one, because in many ways it was far cheaper than tracking down the originals. Still, I dunno, I just can't bring myself to love fuzz. I love some songs made using fuzz, but part of my brain always goes "this would sound better with overdrive". Maybe I'm just not using the fuzz pedals right.

This is when I realize I have a whole bunch of 100 watt heads and combos because in that era, that was all they made. I'm happy to see more and more 50 watt tube amps that have full features, and even some 25 watters.

Most of their sounds are pretty Fender sounding, and since they formed in California, most likely Fenders and modded fenders were the weapons of choice, with relatively low levels of overdrive. Some googling brings up things like a Fender Twin and a Marshall JMP, and listening to a lot of their stuff just makes me think "tweed". There are some really nice tweed pedals out there, both analog and modeling, and might be best to look into those before going down the pickup rabbit hole. '59 pickups should be able to do Doobie brothers stuff just fine.

They really seem to have pared down their lineup, though after the leadership transition and issues that's to be expected. When I put my H535 "back to stock" years ago, they still had the tailpieces, but now they seem to no longer be offered. The roller bridges are still relatively popular for use with bigsby and other tremolo style tailpieces. I've never really noticed a huge deficiency in sound quality from using the bridge, and still remember Vince Lewis saying he liked that bridge because he said it gave him a warmer sound. Still, I don't play my H535 much at all anymore. I've tried to love the stock Schaller Golden 50s for years, and they are great clean, but I really need to get around to having them replaced with something else.

Man those do look nice. Wish I was in the market! Only so much room in the stable, and after playing my H150CM last, I don't see anything ever replacing it. Still, those are NICE.

Man, what a streak of bad luck. I'm glad it just turned out to be a viral infection. Last friend I had who developed vertigo unfortunately won't be with us for much longer. As for the bandmates wife, mental illness is something that never really goes away. Especially after a very emotional time, like a wedding, they can be all over the place emotionally. Hopefully she can get the help she needs, either through therapy or medication, or both.