How does CAF compare with PPF?

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How does CAF compare with PPF?

Postby mudster » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:29 am

What is the difference between the Candy Apple fuzz and the PPF?

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Re: How does CAF compare with PPF?

Postby Donner » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:39 am

The basic premise of these two was if you took all the possible Fuzz sounds and divided them into two piles - one crazy and one normal ~ and then made a pedal out of each pile --- you would have the Crazy CAF and the Normal PPF 8)
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Re: How does CAF compare with PPF?

Postby zzpotato » Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:44 pm

Donner wrote:The basic premise of these two was if you took all the possible Fuzz sounds and divided them into two piles - one crazy and one normal ~ and then made a pedal out of each pile --- you would have the Crazy CAF and the Normal PPF 8)


That's a really good answer. I was going to be less kind to the PPF
I love my CAF. It's the wild beast of fuzz pedals. The PPF is like poridge to the CAF's buffet. :lol: That's being too cruel though. The PPF is a great fuzz as well, just nowhere near as unique.
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Re: How does CAF compare with PPF?

Postby Donner » Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:51 pm

HA, yeah I believe the story is BJ made the Crazy Ass Fu uh Candy Apple Fuzz and Harri asked if there could be a tamer fuzz to cover the more normal fuzz guitar tones --- so they together cover quite a range of fuzz tones................then throw in the Folk and Snow White/Artic white fuzzes for even more flavor variety..... 8)
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Re: How does CAF compare with PPF?

Postby DocRock » Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:36 pm

And the PPF is the most "overdrive-y" of all the fuzzes. It's a great pedal, and can be used to dial in a variety of textures ranging from traditional or "normal" fuzz sound through some of the overdrive spectrum. The PPF was designed for guitarists who would like the sound of a fuzz with the playability of an overdrive.
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Re: How does CAF compare with PPF?

Postby Bobby D » Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:39 pm

DocRock wrote:And the PPF is the most "overdrive-y" of all the fuzzes. It's a great pedal, and can be used to dial in a variety of textures ranging from traditional or "normal" fuzz sound through some of the overdrive spectrum. The PPF was designed for guitarists who would like the sound of a fuzz with the playability of an overdrive.



SWF does this too.....i used it last weekend with the gain cranked all way DOWN, and tone all way UP....it was very nice!
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Re: How does CAF compare with PPF?

Postby DocRock » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:54 pm

Slim Henderson wrote:
DocRock wrote:And the PPF is the most "overdrive-y" of all the fuzzes. It's a great pedal, and can be used to dial in a variety of textures ranging from traditional or "normal" fuzz sound through some of the overdrive spectrum. The PPF was designed for guitarists who would like the sound of a fuzz with the playability of an overdrive.



SWF does this too.....i used it last weekend with the gain cranked all way DOWN, and tone all way UP....it was very nice!


I agree, but the PPF even more so. If I were to draw a line of continuum and put the CAF on one end and the PPF on the other end, the SWF/AWF would fall somewhere in the middle.
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Re: How does CAF compare with PPF?

Postby Eskimo_Joe » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:23 pm

I don't think the CAF respresents the wildest/craziest end of the fuzz spectrum when you consider pedals like the Zvex Fuzz Factory and some of the other wild ones out there. The CAF is definately aggressive / rude / snarly, but not so wild or crazy in my opinion.
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Re: How does CAF compare with PPF?

Postby DocRock » Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:13 pm

Eskimo_Joe wrote:I don't think the CAF respresents the wildest/craziest end of the fuzz spectrum when you consider pedals like the Zvex Fuzz Factory and some of the other wild ones out there. The CAF is definately aggressive / rude / snarly, but not so wild or crazy in my opinion.


I agree completely. I meant if you were to draw a line of continuum on the BJF spectrum ... guess I should have been more clear.

Ever hear the UltraLord pedal? Now that thing is insane. Donner has one.
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