Big ol’ bread.

In today’s blog, we will be using Frybread Fuzz to dirty up our signal, but we’ll also be adding some luscious reverb via Ghost Ridge. This Ghost Ridge features a special finish and graphic for Indigenous People’s Day. We only made a handful of these beauties, so grab one while they’re hot!

0:00 - 0:09 Dry chords.

We will begin by playing a simple riff with no reverb or fuzz. We will be using the bridge humbucker or our trusty Strat for the entirety of this demo.

0:10 - 0:25 Making a subtle splash.

Now that we’ve heard the bypass signal, let’s add Ghost Ridge! We are using the room setting to achieve a natural sounding reverb. This adds a cohesive quality to strumming and a beautiful organic sounding decay to rests and pauses.

0:26 - 0:46 Cranked amp tones.

With our reverb all set, it’s time for some grit from Frybread Fuzz. Dialing volume and gain to roughly ten o’clock, and tone to one o’clock, we get what sounds like cranking a tube combo into natural distortion! This setting adds a focused, mid-boosted distortion to the natural characteristic of your instrument, making a great companion to the realistic room sounds of Ghost Ridge.

0:47 - 1:00 Bending the rules.

Next, we’ll try some runs and bends, using the same pushed amp sound from before but switching to the hall setting for a more intense reverb effect. We’ll start with a quick demonstration of the clean tone for reference.

1:01 - 1:16 Come on in, the water is perfect!

In this section we are using the hall setting to create a reverb effect that is both warm, and expansive. If you crave huge reverb sounds but don’t want to add extra treble, this is a great option.

1:17 - 1:42 Big verb meets Big crunch.

Introducing Frybread Fuzz to the mix emphasizes the natural bark of the bridge humbucker, adding rich harmonics and increased sustain. This pairs nicely with the longer decay of the hall setting for a sound that fills negative space with beautiful tone.

1:43 - 1:57 Skipping stones.

Let’s try one more riff with a different reverb and a more aggressive fuzz tone. We’ll check in here one last time on the clean tone before we get wild.

1:58 - 2:11 Sparkling reflections.

Using the plate setting produces a bright and lively reverb sound with a long decay and shimmering characteristic. I find this setting takes my playing in a different direction almost immediately. It’s both inspiring and versatile.

2:12 - 2:41 Waves of gain.

Increasing the gain to eleven o’clock takes us past pushed amp sounds and into proper fuzz territory. This setting produces a complex fuzz tone with a growling low end, smooth top, and low noise floor. Paired with the immersive and mystical sounds of Ghost Ridge, these two cover almost any drive and reverb sound you could imagine.

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 Ghost Ridge.