Marshall supa fuzz history book

There was also a later one, his number 2, which had an mxr phase 90. Fuzz face was made incredibly popular by one james marshall jimi hendrix, who began using the pedal in late 66 to overdrive his alreadycranked marshall super lead amps. The who purchased additional sunn gear, along with sunn pa gear, from mannys in new york, likely on or around the 25 nov. Vintage pedal workshop supa fuzz based on marshall supa fuzz williams audio supa fuzz based on marshall supa fuzz. I read a guys article about achieving the classic rock tones and he stated that if you want to sound like that then you have to use the equipment of.

Tone bender fuzz box pete townshends guitar gear whotabs. Electronics engineers at the time often used these text book circuits in fuzz and. The mkii is about the same circuit as an old marshall supa fuzz, you can hear the comparison below. Lumpys tone shop marshall supa fuzz replica effects database. An idiots guide to choosing the right fuzz pedal happy mag. With minor alterations, the mkii was also sold as the marshall supa fuzz, park fuzz sound, and rotosound fuzz box. The jimi hendrix experience, a collection of original sound city receipts 1966 1967 this receipt was recently auctioned off, alongside another receipt for a for fender telecaster bass. Marshall supa fuzz distortion 1970s effect for sale. The circuit contained a single mullard oc75 and two texas instruments 2g381 devices, true bypass switching, and used a 9volt power supply. Pigdog supa pro based on marshall supa fuzz plan9 suppa fuzz ge based on marshall supa fuzz teixeira heaven 17 based on marshall supa fuzz thunderbird fuzz box based on marshall supa fuzz toetags electronics supa fuzz mkii model 1975 sustainer. Mar 03, 2011 a look at the evolution of the technologies that give rock its signature sound. This was the second supa fuzz version, a rebranded tone bender professional mark ii made by sola sound of london for marshall. The marshall supa fuzz the marshall supa fuzz is an almost twin of the tonebender mkii.

Plan9 suppa fuzz ge based on marshall supa fuzz teixeira heaven 17 based on marshall supa fuzz thunderbird fuzz box based on marshall supa fuzz toetags electronics supa fuzz mkii model 1975 sustainer. He also used a couple of different goldtop les pauls, including the one which he pinstriped and aged. So it certainly has pedigree but as far as delivery of amazing fuzz tone, the supa fuzz is very hard to beat. Three oc 75 germanium transistors, batteryoperated unit contained in smart gravitymoulded metal case. Marshall supa fuzz there is a scan of a receipt from a sound city music store in london from january 1967 showing that jimi purchased a marshall supa fuzz. Ultra rare original copy not a repro of the 1967 marshall catalogue. They were made by the same people from the same components to the same specs. Shop marshall university apparel, textbooks, merchandise and gifts at the thundering herd bookstore. The supa fuzz was made for marshall by sola sound, the maker of the original tonebender fuzz pedal, which pete had used in 1965 and 1966 on stage the tonebender mki. Recreation of the rare marshall supa fuzz smoother, bassier variant of the mark ii tone bender famously used by justin hayward of the moody blues.

The first 250 units sat on store shelves for months. With the right kind of setup it is one of the finest sounding british fuzz boxes ever made. The first fifty years tells the story of jim marshall s remarkable life and documents the many innovations of marshall amplifiers, from the famous stack to the most current offerings. The marshall supa fuzz is not just a variant of the sola sound tone bender mkii. Anyway, the supa fuzz is one of the first effect pedals ever released this one is not from 1967 as it is listed on ebay though, this design came up only in 1969 and i dont have much more anecdotes i could tell that pete townsend used one in 1968 but quickly shifted to a fuzz face, then an univox, but this just tells that the supa fuzz was probably not the best fuzzbox of the time.

The mkii tone bender is a three transistor circuit based on the mki. Beautiful creamy fuzz with a slight synthy edge at max gain. The marshall supa fuzz initially made for marshall by sola sound, the marshall supa fuzz was essentially a tone bender mkii, as it had identical specs to the sola sound version. Fuzz to 11 the original supa fuzz were made for marshall by sola sound. David gilmour of pink floyd was also a fan of the fuzz face, using it heavily throughout the late 60s. Keith richards recorded the first genuine commercial fuzzlaced smash in may. Two of these prototype supa fuzzes are known to exist. Oct 22, 2008 heres one from the first batch made by sola sound for jim marshall. From the photo above we can see that jimis supa fuzz was a 1966 version, or mki, with control knobs closer together than on the mkii model. The supa fuzz was based on the sola sound tone bender mkii.

Designed by ed sanner, the fuzz rite was a bomb when it debuted. If you want to achieve classic rock tone then you have to use the equipment of that era this pedal is true to that. The who were first exposed to sunn amps through the blues magoos roadie on the julyseptember 1967 hermans hermits tour, their first of north america. Cleaned the jacks and the switch as much possible too. This was the forth catalogue ever produced by marshall and features early endorser john ethwistle of. I understand they are one of the best fuzz pedals around. The castledine is a clone of an early variant of a marshall supa fuzz with a very different circuit which sounds awesome btw. Overall a great sounding pedal, perhaps genreera specific and definitely.

The supa tone bender released in 1973 under the colorsound brand, the supa tone bender had a noticeably different tone and feel to the previous pedals in the series. See more ideas about guitar pedals, pedalboard and guitar effects pedals. Gigging advice gear howtos pedal projects gear history. The marshall supa fuzz is identical in every way to a mkii tone bender except for the housing. The sound of the pedals should be nearly the same, although the supa fuzz will probably be bassier since the input capacitor is quite a bit larger, especially with that 0. Billy gibbons guitars and gear william frederick, or billy gibbons, was born on december 16, 1949, in houston, texas. These units were named vox tone bender professional mkii, marshall supa fuzz, rotosound fuzz box. V version, but with an additional amplifier gain stage. The fuzz face featured a smiley face round configuration of its two controls volume and fuzz and footswitch, housed in a red housing. Denney was featured on tv, in books, interviewed, and revered for designing the vox ac line of amps.

A very loud, cranked non master volume marshall with a fuzz face will be closer. Hes perhaps best known for playing the pearly gates 1959 gibson les paul through a 100w marshall amp. A history of marshall the illustrated story of the sound of rock doyle, michael on. Vox tone bender professional mkii, marshall supa fuzz, rotosound fuzz box. A history of marshall the illustrated story of the sound of. The pedal is working very well and very hard to find in this condition, and very hard to find in this price. This model was based on the tone bender mki circuit, with a modified tone circuit to give the marshall version a different sound.

Manufactured by shinei of japan as oem for a plethora of musical e. While there is a variant with bigger electrolytics, they dont make any or at. Theres quite a bit more to the story, but that will have to wait for another time. Marshall supa fuzz, vintage from the late 60s youtube. Fuzz is one of the oldest and most simple of all effects, but that doesnt mean picking any old box.

The longestrunning production version of the mkii circuit, the supa fuzz was made from 1966 to the early 70s. Soaringtortoise sun ball fuzz marshall supa fuzz style from 100% recycled materials duration. I was thinking of dirty pots and cleaned them now but its still there. Ace tone fuzz master fm1 a clone of the maestro fz1a, made in japan by ace tone circa 196667. Replica of the rare supafuzz featuring a variant of the mki tone bender circuit. As i know its worth some money and i never use it i was preparing it for a sale. Made from 1966 right through into the 1970s it was the longest living mkii variant. The historythe original superfuzz first went on sale back in 1968 and again marked a significant advance in the field of the fuzz. The same company making the tone bender, one of the most sought after pedals on the planet. First, it had the mark i tonebender circuit, then the mark. Things changed in 1968 when iron butterfly released its hit inagaddadavida, on which guitarist erik brann reportedly used the fuzz rite. The very first examples of the supa fuzz actually featured a mki circuit variation with a crude tone filter and preset gain levels hence the fuzzattack control on all later models actually being labelled as filter.

Sola sound produced the circuit for vox, marshall and rotosound as well. Sunn amplifiers pete townshends guitar gear whotabs. Created in 1966 by gary hurst for jim marshall s amplifier company. Knobs are volume and gain and, unmarked in the center, bias which lets you tun. Heres for sale an ultra rare marshall supa fuzz distortion from the 70s. Gary continued to expand on his fuzz boxes and progressed to the. So the story goes there are several versions, an accident causes a. The story of the sola sound tone bender is entwined with the the arbiter fuzz face, the vox distortion booster, and the vox tone bender.

Initially made for marshall by sola sound, the marshall supa fuzz was essentially a tone bender mkii, as it had identical specs to the sola. Vox wah 1970, colorsound supa tone bender steve hackett edition1988 marshall supa fuzz 1970, apollo fuzz which is the same as his original, now rare shaftsbury duo fuzz see pic below ernie ball volume pedal mxr script logo phase90 1974 offcamera. I guess we have to rewrite all the strat history books posted by lwilliams in guitars in general yesterday at 8. No surprise that the marshall supa fuzz internal code 1975 is almost a twin of the tone bender mkii. It should be noted the marshall supa fuzz is the exact same circuit.

He also makes excellent mkiis and the marshall supa fuzz is just that. Fifty years ago, a faulty connection in a mixing board gave birth to fuzz, which is a term of art. Built by sola sound in the 1960s for marshall amplification, the supa fuzz was one of the most popular incarnations of the tonebender and famously used by pete townshend amongst many others including jeff beck. The williams supa fuzz is a very faithful recreation of the legendary marshall supa fuzz pedal.

This briefly summarizes the classic era of the tone bender. Billy gibbons owns a huge collection of guitars his technician counted around 450, but theres probably much more than that. One of sola sounds most popular mkii side lines was the mighty marshall supa fuzz. They were way off on the history in the analogman book if this really came from the book verbatim. Used 196768 on stage, often paired with a grampian reverb the supa fuzz was made for marshall by sola sound, the maker of the original tonebender fuzz pedal, which pete had used in 1965 and 1966 on stage the tonebender mki. It shows some wear but it works fine and sounds incredible. Tone bender news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message. One is marked only with the supa fuzz text, the other is branded with marshall, like the production units. He was always trying out new gear in his search for unique tones, so it is likely that he would have tried any new fuzz or effect pedal that was around at the time, and the place to get them when he was in new york was mannys music. Vintage pedal workshop supa fuzz based on marshall supa fuzz. Farmland fx simo supafuzz s1975 based on marshall supa fuzz lumpys tone shop marshall supa fuzz replica based on marshall supa fuzz mahoney supa fuzz based on marshall supa fuzz monsterpiece fuzz supa fuzz based on marshall supa fuzz montgomery appliances supa bender based on marshall supa fuzz mz effects supa fuzz based on marshall. Created in 1966 by gary hurst for jim marshalls amplifier company. Does anyone happen to have an old marshall supa fuzz.

Jimi also reportedly used a marshall supa fuzz and a foxx fuzz. We later started making a 3transistor mkiv sun bender. Pete townshends marshall model 1975 supafuzz fuzz pedal, courtesy. The mythical marshall supa fuzz was based on a mk ii, and, while the dissemination of an inaccurate schematic muddied the waters, the consensus seems to be if its not identical to a mkii then its a little darker.

Marshall supafuzz pete townshends guitar gear whotabs. Marshal mike earpa descendant of the legendary lawman wyatt earpoffers an exclusive and fascinating behindthescenes look at the most storied law enforcement agency in america, illuminating its vital role in the nations development for more than two hundred years. A history of marshall the illustrated story of the sound of rock. A third iteration of the tone bender, called the mkii supa fuzz, became a part of jimmy pages signature sound on the earliest led zeppelin recordings. Pete was primarily using the marshall supa fuzz mark ii tone bender along with an. Since i once acquired it, it always had that rustling noise when engaged. This marshall supa fuzz was made in the late 1960s. He is best known as the guitarist of the texas bluesrock band zz top and also as the lead singer and composer for many of the bands songs. The sola sound tone bender professional mkii was produced between 1966 and 1968. The fuzz face was used by many, including eric clapton, but was made famous by jimi hendrix. This could explain why pete went to that pedal first after using the marshall supa fuzz in 196768.