Hartman - Tommy Bolin Fuzz

PurplePeopleEater · Post by **PurplePeopleEater** » 20 Dec 2008, 17:32

Guts -

http://www.digimart.net/images/133/DS00528638_2.jpg
http://www.digimart.net/images/133/DS00528638.jpg

Want to build one ?

http://fuzzcentral.ssguitar.com/schemat ... zschem.gif

kokohi5 · Post by **kokohi5** » 20 Dec 2008, 22:10

I absolutely love Tommy's playing, but I'm not crazy about his fuzz tone on his 2 solo albums. Does anyone know if this is the same fuzz that he used with Zephyr and Energy?

Fuzzer · Post by **Fuzzer** » 20 Dec 2008, 23:04

Tommy Bolin supposedly used an Astrotone, I traced one that I got in my hands for a time, It ios the only thing I have really given to this community. It's the same as the Samash Fuzz box, here is the link for the full project.

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=2181&p=25376#p25376

JHS · Post by **JHS** » 22 Dec 2008, 09:15

The magic fuzz tone comes from those old lense head trannies. I have a few of them, producing a very fat and middy tone and nearly no noise. TB played over a HIWATT 100 and most of his sound comes from the cranked amp not the fuzz.

JHS

Fuzzer · Post by **Fuzzer** » 23 Dec 2008, 00:11

Actually, when I had the chance to play the astrotone, it sounded to me more like a fuzzy treble boost than a fuzzed out sound. I thought the trebly sound was intended for the old reason of the amps being too dark sounding... etc. But now that you mention It was a Hiwatt, I don't know why would he want more treble.

theehman · Post by **theehman** » 23 Dec 2008, 13:24

PurplePeopleEater wrote:Guts -

http://www.digimart.net/images/133/DS00528638_2.jpg
http://www.digimart.net/images/133/DS00528638.jpg

Want to build one ?

http://fuzzcentral.ssguitar.com/schemat ... zschem.gif

Pics are gone. Can you repost?

PurplePeopleEater · Post by **PurplePeopleEater** » 23 Dec 2008, 15:28

http://www.digimart.net/inst_detail.do? ... DS00535674

Lawnchair · Post by **Lawnchair** » 23 Dec 2008, 16:05

Don't forget Tommy needed all the high end he could get. My favorite Ritchie Blackmore quote explains why:

Ritchie Blackmore on Tommy Bolin's guitar strings:

"When I heard that Purple hired him I thought it was great. He was always so humble. I remember he would always invite me out to his house in Hollywood to see his guitar. One day I went to his place. I walked in and tried to find him, but no one was around. There was no furnishings - nothing. I stayed there for ten minutes before he finally appeared. He showed me his guitar, and the strings must have had a quarter-inch of grime on them, as though he hadn't changed them in four years. I asked him when was the last time he'd changed strings, and he said very seriously, "Gee, I don't know. Do you think I should change them?"

How great is that.

okgb · Post by **okgb** » 13 Nov 2011, 15:14

2nd the " any chance of reposting the images ? "
tia