Jack Bruce Fuzz sound?

[Curt Traynor]

Anyone know the wiring done to Jack's bass that gives him that fuzz
tone? I once read he added a diode in line somewhere.
I have a 6 string with EMG pickups (P & DC) and the EMG BQS electronics
system. I had a EMG PA2 (Treble & Bass) boost switch installed thinking
it create a distorted fuzz sound, This wasn't the outcome. It acts more
like a "Spinal Tap" 11 switch. You know, when you need that little push
over the cliff when your turned up all the way to 10.

Please let me know what he used or if you have any ideas.
Thanks!
Curt Traynor

[Adam Langolf]

That is created by the overdrive from his cabinet. Try buying a fuzzface
pedal(they are good enough for Bootsy) and using at a low gain. I think
that will be just what you are looking for. Adam Langolf
Curt Traynor wrote in message <36FFA39A...@flash.net>...

[TheInnerOx]

Alot of that was speaker/amp technology back then. The key to getting that
great sound is using crappy equipment and overdriving it. :)
Rufus

[ply...@as.net]

In article <19990330100409...@ng-fv1.aol.com>,

I think it is notable that Jack still gets a lot of Cream-style growl (albeit
not the over the top distortion such as in the live "Sittin' On Top Of The
World") with his present setup of a Warwick fretless and Hartke amps.

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[toby...@my-dejanews.com]

> Please let me know what he used or if you have any ideas.
> Thanks!
> Curt Traynor

Jack's sound is bassically playing VERY hard and over driving the preamp. He
had been an upright player who played that instrument VERY hard before
picking up the bass guitar. Also, listen to Felix Papilardi (sp?) who
produced some of the early Cream and later played in and produced Mountain.
That is a key element to Jack's recorded sound.

Visit:
http://www.fulltone.com

They sell a Bass fuzz that Jack reportedly uses (the Fulltone2 Bass)
This gives a nice "warm" overdrive with a full bottom.

90% of a player's sound is in their hands.

Cheers,
Toby Gray
"Road Hogs" - Santa Cruz, CA

[Court Johnson]

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In article <36FFA39A...@flash.net>, Curt Traynor <ee...@flash.net>
wrote:

>Anyone know the wiring done to Jack's bass that gives him that fuzz
>tone? I once read he added a diode in line somewhere.
>I have a 6 string with EMG pickups (P & DC) and the EMG BQS electronics
>system. I had a EMG PA2 (Treble & Bass) boost switch installed thinking
>it create a distorted fuzz sound, This wasn't the outcome. It acts more
>like a "Spinal Tap" 11 switch. You know, when you need that little push
>over the cliff when your turned up all the way to 10.
>

>Please let me know what he used or if you have any ideas.
>Thanks!
>Curt Traynor
>

Try buying a plexi superbass and crank the thing all the way up! His EB-3
has a little growl to it as well.

[Michael Mendola]

Jack Bruce is my hero. All that I know is that "fuzz" tone that he gets is
produced by a fretless bass, a Warwic Thumb to be exact. I also play a
fretless.

[TheInnerOx]

I've seen pictures of him with a fretted SG looking axe.

[Mark Timmings]

In article <19990403104714...@ng32.aol.com>, TheInnerOx
<thein...@aol.com> writes

>I've seen pictures of him with a fretted SG looking axe.

In the Cream days I've only ever seen him use a fretted Gibson EB3 (I
think is the model, yes and SG look-a-like).

On his more recent shots I've seen him with a Warwick.

I suspect the "fuzz" tone, certainly in the Cream days was simply down
to the distortion caused by less than adequate AMPS and speakers. I
didn't hear the same tone so much in his later stuff.

Nowadays there are distortion pedals which can probably emulate Bruce's
Cream sound (if this is what you are after).

Mark