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Muff style fuzz that is much more when you deep dive into it
Originally i wanted to buy a "boutique-like" pedal with a tone similar to a Triangle Muff or Big Muff, but with higher flexiblity in setup. In reality Fallout Cloud is much more than just another Muff clone.
Build quality, variety of EQ, everything is super good. All my other fuzzes are not sitting on bookshelf waiting to be sold, because i will neven need another fuzz. It can produce both nice slightly subtle crunch or make out a real fuzz devastation rampage. And yes, it's much better than other Triangle style Muff clones that i've tried.
Build quality, variety of EQ, everything is super good. All my other fuzzes are not sitting on bookshelf waiting to be sold, because i will neven need another fuzz. It can produce both nice slightly subtle crunch or make out a real fuzz devastation rampage. And yes, it's much better than other Triangle style Muff clones that i've tried.
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Yep defo the best I've tried (so far)
I'm got my first big box EHX Big Muff back in '98, I've had many EHX Muffs and Muff clones over the years. The two that I cant be without are the Wren and Cuff small foot Box of War (in second place) and the Thorpyfx Fallout Cloud (in first place). Both are awesome on bass too.
The Fallout Cloud is the most more versatile and adjustable Muff I've ever owned. Its a killer fuzz that sounds glorious if you dig the Muff thing. Love Thorpyfx my collection grows
The Fallout Cloud is the most more versatile and adjustable Muff I've ever owned. Its a killer fuzz that sounds glorious if you dig the Muff thing. Love Thorpyfx my collection grows
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Great pedal but not the most fuzziness
Like one other said, this pedal sounds great, but its more like a distortion pedal. Your can hear a little fuzz, but its very subtle. Im not into a crazy fuzz tone and hoped this was the one, but now im not sure. A little more fuzz and it would have been perfekt.
Update.
Sitting and playing with it tonight, I compared it to all the fuzz tones in my stomp. I can make it sound like either of them with a little tweaking. Very impressive. So maybe its just me trying to dial in an overdrive tone, witch it does great. It can sound like a rat, and if I push it into my klon pedal, its make a very nice distortion like tone.
Update.
Sitting and playing with it tonight, I compared it to all the fuzz tones in my stomp. I can make it sound like either of them with a little tweaking. Very impressive. So maybe its just me trying to dial in an overdrive tone, witch it does great. It can sound like a rat, and if I push it into my klon pedal, its make a very nice distortion like tone.
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Not a Fuzz, not a Muff, more like a Rat
Fuzz pedals are very simple circuits but, perhaps for this very same reason, it's incredibly difficult to find THE one. The legend goes that guitarists can play hundreds of different fuzz and never settle on one, and indeed, this seems to be true for me regarding this pedal. Please, don't get me wrong, this pedal does sound amazing! The EQ makes it very flexible and the sound is deep and grungy enough, but it's just that I find it too polite for a fuzz. Compared to others, it's surely easier to dial a sound that cuts through the mix, clearly a plus for this pedal, however it lacks an important characteristic of Fuzz pedals in my opinion, the grittiness on the initial attack on the string. This means it has a more defined and less muddies tone for chords, but makes it less effective as a solo pedal. In fact, this "politeness" sounds to me closed to that of a vintage ProCo Rat than an actual fuzz, which seems to me a common characteristic of other Thorpy pedals I own. I will be returning mine, with some reluctance because it's a great pedal, but as it is, it's redundant in my setup and I really wanted a fuzz. If you don't own other fuzz, muff or rat-style pedals, I am confident you will like this, but if you are after this pedal to get that outstanding Fuzz sound (perhaps that of a Violet Head), I don't think this is it, unfortunately.
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A truly astounding fuzz tone
Very few fuzz pedals have gotten me this close to the inimitable tone I am searching for. The Fallout Cloud can handle smooth, dramatic lead lines just as well as it can handle righteous, over-the-top rampage. The additional tone control compared to similar models make it a bit more versatile; I've used it with a couple of different amps and always found settings that make it work. If this is the sort of sound you're after, you'll get what you asked for with the Fallout Cloud.
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very good muff type fuzz
thick, saturated and very nice details unlike the original big muff. it is definitely a keeper.price is fare, built quality is nice compared the other boutique pedals.
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