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CAF - too much "fuzz"?

Postby scottcw » Sat Nov 28, 2009 2:16 pm

I recently bought a CAF to replace the Green Apple Fuzz I sold a few years ago. I recall the GAF had more range to the "fuzz" control. This CAF had no change from full ccw to 3:00. Is this normal? I would love to have more variation in the amount of fuzz. Thanks.
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Re: CAF - too much "fuzz"?

Postby Donner » Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:20 pm

scottcw wrote:I recently bought a CAF to replace the Green Apple Fuzz I sold a few years ago. I recall the GAF had more range to the "fuzz" control. This CAF had no change from full ccw to 3:00. Is this normal? I would love to have more variation in the amount of fuzz. Thanks.


NO change ? no, thats off it sounds like ?
Is this at all settings on the nature control ?
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Re: CAF - too much "fuzz"?

Postby scottcw » Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:17 pm

Donner wrote:
scottcw wrote:I recently bought a CAF to replace the Green Apple Fuzz I sold a few years ago. I recall the GAF had more range to the "fuzz" control. This CAF had no change from full ccw to 3:00. Is this normal? I would love to have more variation in the amount of fuzz. Thanks.


NO change ? no, thats off it sounds like ?
Is this at all settings on the nature control ?


Yes, all settings on nature. I just checked again and it is really 4:00 before any change happens in fuzz control.
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Re: CAF - too much "fuzz"?

Postby BJF » Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:57 pm

Hi Scott,

Well, perhaps you got an early CAF, I felt with the the design that you could use the volume control on guitar but that the fuzz control would be more for controlling feedback at high volumes but then I got a call on my mobilephone where a guy played something for me that hardly sounde like a guitar but that he later told me was CAF with plaed with a Les Paul withe volume turned down to 2 and if I'd please make the Fuzz control go down to that while vlume on guitar could be on full it'd be perfect.........


The GAF that is a peculiar one and always was if you liked that perhaps you should have kept it. I made it for a guitarist in California so as he shouldn't have to bring his shiny looking CAF to some of the bars he was playing and so he wanted something that would not catch and ey and I had this idea of pealed apple skin and so it would be easy to dial on stage it also had the ocatve setting marked with an index.

I was asked to make that one as ugly as I could but also as useful in live settings as I could.

Now how can I help you?

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Re: CAF - too much "fuzz"?

Postby scottcw » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:11 pm

BJF wrote:Hi Scott,

Well, perhaps you got an early CAF, I felt with the the design that you could use the volume control on guitar but that the fuzz control would be more for controlling feedback at high volumes but then I got a call on my mobilephone where a guy played something for me that hardly sounde like a guitar but that he later told me was CAF with plaed with a Les Paul withe volume turned down to 2 and if I'd please make the Fuzz control go down to that while vlume on guitar could be on full it'd be perfect.........


The GAF that is a peculiar one and always was if you liked that perhaps you should have kept it. I made it for a guitarist in California so as he shouldn't have to bring his shiny looking CAF to some of the bars he was playing and so he wanted something that would not catch and ey and I had this idea of pealed apple skin and so it would be easy to dial on stage it also had the ocatve setting marked with an index.

I was asked to make that one as ugly as I could but also as useful in live settings as I could.

Now how can I help you?

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Hi Bjorn,

Thanks for the response. My serial number is in the low 20s. You are so right that I should have kept the GAF. Is there any way to get mine to have less fuzz at lower settings? Is it simply replacing the pot?

Thanks, Scott
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Re: CAF - too much "fuzz"?

Postby Bobby D » Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:52 pm

i feel your pain, scott.......and i learned my lesson. NEVER sell the BJF pedals. you always regret it later :mrgreen:

there WAS someone seeking an early CAF specifically a few weeks ago, looking to buy one.....maybe he will DIG yours? and you can get a later one with the $$$ ???
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Re: CAF - too much "fuzz"?

Postby Bobby D » Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:54 pm

lol......i just realized it was YOU that was seeking the early CAF :lol: oops......
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Re: CAF - too much "fuzz"?

Postby BJF » Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:49 am

scottcw wrote:
BJF wrote:Hi Scott,

Well, perhaps you got an early CAF, I felt with the the design that you could use the volume control on guitar but that the fuzz control would be more for controlling feedback at high volumes but then I got a call on my mobilephone where a guy played something for me that hardly sounde like a guitar but that he later told me was CAF with plaed with a Les Paul withe volume turned down to 2 and if I'd please make the Fuzz control go down to that while vlume on guitar could be on full it'd be perfect.........


The GAF that is a peculiar one and always was if you liked that perhaps you should have kept it. I made it for a guitarist in California so as he shouldn't have to bring his shiny looking CAF to some of the bars he was playing and so he wanted something that would not catch and ey and I had this idea of pealed apple skin and so it would be easy to dial on stage it also had the ocatve setting marked with an index.

I was asked to make that one as ugly as I could but also as useful in live settings as I could.

Now how can I help you?

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Hi Bjorn,

Thanks for the response. My serial number is in the low 20s. You are so right that I should have kept the GAF. Is there any way to get mine to have less fuzz at lower settings? Is it simply replacing the pot?

Thanks, Scott


Hi Scott,

Ah no,
It'd have to be rebuilt.
I'll say this if you cannot get low enough fuzz level with fuzz control all the way off the your unit will considering its low serial number have o be rebuilt or you could sell it to some one who'd like moe fuzz and get a higher number.

Now how can I help you?

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