Deep Trip: HELLBENDER Fuzz (short jam).
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This is a jam excerpt from the longer and more comprehensive video at • Deep Trip: HELLBENDER Fuzz/OD/Distortion .
Tone Benders are almost mythical when spoken of in reverent tones throughout the guitar fraternity. Most of the 60's and 70's legends used one at one point or another and many of the current cognoscenti still do. No wonder. They rock!
Du and the guys at Deep Trip realise this. They also realise that each and every specimen from the days of origin could be different - some better than others - due to the nature of the components used. Germanium can be a fickle thing. Especially when the weather heats up. So they've sorted and stabilised all of that, and added some welcome features like duo-tone filtering (highs and lows) an outer bias control (Want gate? Dial it in!), and onboard impedance matching so you don't get grief from buffered pedals or guitars as you would with the original item. A list of modern build features (check the site) complete the very snazzy picture.
And it sounds freakin' amazing.
I love it. Well done, Du.
Today's tools:
Guitars: 2009 Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded. Modded by Larry Corsa to Peter Green specs originally, the Manalishi Pickups have been replaced with Kinman PAF -59's. Also, 2016 Music Man Cutlass
Amp: JTM45 and 4x12 Greenback load 1960AX (both Fractal Audio Systems. Axe-FXII XL+ used running FW Quantum 4).
Extra effects: "Recording Studio C" Reverb (FAS).
Cables: Providence.
Power Supply: Voodoo Lab MONDO
Mic: Samson Airline77 (me)
Camera: Canon 60D (me) and iPhone 6+ (pedal)
Soundcard: Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX II XL+ & Avid Mbox 3 Pro
Computer: Apple iMac 27" i7 3.4 GHz 16 GB RAM
Software: Logic X Pro, Waves L3-16 Limiter (to keep levels in check at output), Apple Final Cut Pro X (video editing and Youtube compression).
Guitar backing track, "Gary Moore style" courtesy of a guitar mag that's probably 20 years old. I'm sorry, I can't recall. Thank you whoever you are! All rights reserved by the writer, publisher and performer.