al mcguire Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/8457662/glenn-snoddy-nashville-engineer-inventor-fuzz-pedal-dies-96 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard-NYNY Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Very Saddened to hear this. There's good ol' tube distortion, which was happening well before Snoddy's fuzz was discovered by accident--and his was the perfect fuzz for that recording. But fuzz is a world of sound unto itself. I love the online guitar forum questions from kids approaching their first fuzzbox. Kid: What fuzz should I get? Me: The one that makes your mother go instantly berserk is usually the best one. Put fuzz in the hands of a pioneer and you're going to get music, not uncontrolled noise that makes the moms go berserk. Maybe. Rock In Peace Glenn Snoddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 I wasn't a country music fan as a kid, so never heard that Marty Robbins track. But the guitar riff in the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" launched thousands of bands--we heard it and said "I want to do THAT!" It just seemed so badass at the time... Maestro FuzzTones were expensive: there were only one or two among all the guitar players I knew, there was a lot of borrowing for gigs...and then the Arbiter FuzzFace came along... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard-NYNY Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 The Univox Super Fuzz and the Marshall Supa Fuzz were among the best to my ears. A Sam Ash branded fuzz was right up there too in quality. A Fender designed (mostly by John Page of the Custom Shop) guitar made in Japan in the late 80's, the Heartfield RR 7 and other RR variants had an (push button, along with pickup wiring) onboard distortion circuit that was a really tasty liquid fuzz when the internal gain was maxed out. It does not have the usual artifact noise associated with boxes because of the active electronics. It's definitely a value leader as some of them can be had for the same price as a classic vintage fuzzbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al mcguire Posted May 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 I don't think the fuzz tone sums up Glenn's career. I knew him as the builder and studio manager of Woodland Studios , who saw a new guy coming to work in his rooms and went out of his way to help make it all happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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