Fuzz phase order.

Fuzz phase order.

In today’s blog we are asking the age-old question, fuzz into phase or phase into fuzz? There’s a difference, but the result may surprise you. Join us as we throw our preconceived notions out the window and put our ears to the test with Frybread Fuzz and Midnight.

0:00 – 0:26 Riff A fuzz example.

We’ll begin with a brief demonstration of the isolated fuzz tone to establish what it sounds like with no added phasing.

0:27 – 1:34 Riff A fuzz/phase comparison.

Now that we’ve heard the fuzz by itself, we’ll add Midnight and alternate the pedal order to see how the sound changes.

1:35 – 1:52 Riff B fuzz example.

In this section we again show a brief example of the fuzz tone before adding Midnight back into the mix.

1:53 – 3:12 Riff B fuzz/phase comparison.

Now, we’ll again toggle the pedal order back and forth to compare the sounds.

Conclusion.

This comparison surprised me, I expected the phaser to be more dramatic when placed before the fuzz but the result was the exact opposite. Placing Midnight before Frybread Fuzz produced a subtler phase effect with a narrower sweep. This order also produced a dirtier overall sound when the pedals were combined.

Placing Frybread Fuzz before Midnight created a more pronounced phaser sound with a wider sweep with less compression and cleaner overall tone.

The purpose of this demo isn’t to say one of these sounds is necessarily better, but rather to show how much pedal order can impact your tone and to encourage you to never stop exploring.

 Let’s make some noise!

Now that we’ve explored the possible, let’s go and create the impossible. Visit here for Frybread Fuzz and here for Midnight.