Nice article about fuzz

[Loki Laufeyiarson]

50 Years of Making Fuzz, the Sound That Defines Rock 'n Roll

A look at the evolution of the technologies that give rock its signature sound

Fifty years ago, a faulty connection in a mixing board gave birth to fuzz, which is a term of art. Although it came to define the sound of rock guitar, fuzz appeared first in neither guitar nor rock, but in the bass solo of country singer Marty Robbins on "Don't Worry." The band and producers debated whether to keep the weird sound or record another take. It stayed, and the song entered the Top 40 in February of 1961 and remained for 12 weeks. In an otherwise sweet and mostly acoustic tune, those incongruous 19 seconds of buzzing presaged decades of distorted guitar to come.

Read more at http://www.theatlantic.com/national...uzz-the-sound-that-defines-rock-n-roll/71959/

 

[Internity]

fuzz aint the sound of rock n roll

mids are

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

fuzz aint the sound of rock n roll

mids are

Either this is an inside joke that flew right over my head, or this should be nominated for the Random Comment Of The Year award.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Crunch, not fuzz.

 

[Sloan]

Thanks for the post

 

[Wolfeman]

When I think of fuzz, I think of Jimi Hendrix and stoner/doom bands. That's pretty much it.