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I agree, Fulltone makes top of the line pedals! I've got the 69, Fulldrive 2, Fatboost, Clyde Deluxe Wah, Distortion Pro, And I just got a Soulbender this week. It is head and shoulders better than the 69, IMHO. Take the Distortion Pro with the Soulbender, and you can get some incredible lead sounds! And a whole lot more! ![[Cool]](cool.gif) ![[Wink]](wink.gif) |
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| Posts: 6 | Location: Evansville, In. | Registered: November 03, 2002 |  |
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Really. Tried a soul bender side by side with a '69 and thought they sounded too similer to buy the bender. I was gonna look into the prescription yardbox.
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| Posts: 9 | Location: la verne CA | Registered: August 02, 2002 | |
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When I said the Soulbender was head and shoulders better than the 69, I was talking more about gain and fuzz. The 69 is a great sounding pedal, it stands on its own. Every time I think I might want to sell it, I find another way to get a great sound out of it, so I will probably never let it go. I really like the volume boost I can get from the Soulbender. I thought the 69 lacked that. Saying the Soulbender is way better than the 69 is not really accurate. I am just getting more of what I want from the Soulbender. I should have been more clear! My bad... ![[Embarrassed]](redface.gif) |
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| Posts: 6 | Location: Evansville, In. | Registered: November 03, 2002 | |
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I'm not a Mike Fuller fan  but damn I love my Fulltone Soulbender ! I like it alot better than the 69' I use to own. Matter of fact this is my second Soulbender and I'll never let it go ! ~Charles |
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| Posts: 697 | Location: Ferdinand,IN | Registered: January 01, 2002 | |
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I actually have both and I like both of them in their own ways. I agree with John, I use my 69 for more of a "dirty boost" I set all my controls at 1:00 o'clock and let it rip. I like the tone of my souldbender, but it has yet to find it's way to the stage.
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When using my '69 fuzz pedal with a Marshall JTM 45 there is a very loud hissing noise even when the guitar volume is on zero, coming through the amp and it only happens when the pedal is switched on. It doesn't get any louder when you turn the guitar volume up but is very noticeable when playing live. The amp is maximum volume and use the guitar volume to alter the sound from clean to crunch etc. This happens both through a Les Paul and a Telecaster. Is this just the nature of Germanium transistors or this pedal design, or is there something wrong with the pedal?
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
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Mine is a bit hissy too, I think that's just how it is, never really bothered me that much. I use my '69 in a similar way as you, controlling amount of dirt w/ guitar volume pot.
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I really, really like my '69...Sounds great at bedroom level, of course, like most of pedals...But when played with more hair, it's getting an amazing sounding beast!...Really warm from my neck Strat pick-up. Awesome lead sounds...
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| Posts: 84 | Location: Paris, France | Registered: June 12, 2004 | |
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Funny, but pedal sound is defintly to each his own. My 6 is one of the harshest, most blaring pedals I own, and I can never set it musically. Care to share some settings and into what amps?
Bob
Not a downstroke, fistpicker.
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I own both a '69 and a Soul Bender.
The Soul Bender gets gig time. It gives me more of a searing penetrating strong lead tone. The '69 gives me good "cronk", but doesn't slice through in a muscular way like the 'Bender.
I am not a high gain player, so my opinion of the pedals could possibly be switched if I played through cranked distort-o amps. Even though I am not a high gain player, there is an occasional place for a searing lead part. In my opinion the Soul Bender gets me there, the '69 doesn't get there as well as the 'Bender to my ear. Not even close, really.
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I see alot of people comparing the '69 to the Soul Bender .The '69 is a fuzz face and the Soul Bender is a three knob SolaSound/Vox Tonebender.Two very different pedals.
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quote: Originally posted by rhythmeen-66:
When using my '69 fuzz pedal with a Marshall JTM 45 there is a very loud hissing noise even when the guitar volume is on zero, coming through the amp and it only happens when the pedal is switched on. It doesn't get any louder when you turn the guitar volume up but is very noticeable when playing live. The amp is maximum volume and use the guitar volume to alter the sound from clean to crunch etc. This happens both through a Les Paul and a Telecaster. Is this just the nature of Germanium transistors or this pedal design, or is there something wrong with the pedal?
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
I think that's a germanium thing. My Java Boost does the same thing (going into another dirt pedal). It was weird at first, when the guitar's volume pot didn't affect it, but now I just live with it. Keeley's site said there would be some noise, especially with a power supply. Can anyone else chime in, on the Java or other germanium boosts/fuzzes etc? |
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quote: The '69 is a fuzz face and the Soul Bender is a three knob SolaSound/Vox Tonebender.
From what I understand the tone bender is nearly IDENTICAL to the Fuzz Face circuit but with an additional transistor to provide an extra gain stage. The trade off to having more gain is that the tonebender does not react to volume knob manipulations as well as the FF. |
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A check the fulltone description on the soulbender.Also it responds very well to guitar volume manipulation.From warm slight overdrive to high gain depending on guitar volume and gain settingon the pedal.
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