Need input from all FUZZ fanatics!

[stephen sawall]

Fryette SAS - does fuzz and does overdrive depending on the rotation of the bias knob the circuit allows the EF86 tube to work all kinds of magic - but i see that more people dislike the SAS than like it - but it is a very interesting pedal

I also like the SAS .... I think most people do not like it because it has a lot of dynamic's & not much saturation. It seems most people that do not like it have very different expectations before they get it than what it actually does. Personally I use it like a boost more than anything.

Although it may very well be my all-time favorite fuzz, it's essentially a studio-only pedal. Lots of knobs, all of which are highly interactive and extremely sensitive to the slightest tweaks...it can be a gigging nightmare to get it dialed back in if anything is moved. Ask me how I know

I have also had this experience ... When using live it can certainly get you odd sounds & there is something wrong with my amp simulations. It is also very temperature & environment sensitive.... Some days it sound sounds incredible - others like crap.
.... in other words ... when you step on it you never really know what you are going to get ....
If too out of control ..... hit your delay pedal & put on your - "I did that on purpose" - face.

 

[thefuzzout]

Fryette SAS - does fuzz and does overdrive depending on the rotation of the bias knob the circuit allows the EF86 tube to work all kinds of magic - but i see that more people dislike the SAS than like it - but it is a very interesting pedal

I also like the SAS .... I think most people do not like it because it has a lot of dynamic's & not much saturation. It seems most people that do not like it have very different expectations before they get it than what it actually does. Personally I use it like a boost more than anything.

Although it may very well be my all-time favorite fuzz, it's essentially a studio-only pedal. Lots of knobs, all of which are highly interactive and extremely sensitive to the slightest tweaks...it can be a gigging nightmare to get it dialed back in if anything is moved. Ask me how I know

I have also had this experience ... When using live it can certainly get you odd sounds & there is something wrong with my amp simulations. It is also very temperature & environment sensitive.... Some days it sound sounds incredible - others like crap.
.... in other words ... when you step on it you never really know what you are going to get ....
If too out of control ..... hit your delay pedal & put on your - "I did that on purpose" - face.

I agree 100% with this related to the sas
No matter how you tweak the knobs the pedal remains powerful regardless of the distortion type thing its a really organic pedal and I think that the boost you get is raw and complex. The sas isn't really a metal type of pedal