Maker: Lovetone
Made in: England
Type: Fuzz
Years: 1995-2001
Fame: It has a host of famous loyal users and a cult following.
Mojo Factor: Cool, extinct and used by famous users equals a big hunk of mojo.
Price: Expensive. It was boutique to start with now out of production.
General Sound Description:
This not a ordinary fuzz. It does the typical fuzz sounds but can get more aggressive or unusual.
Who it’s for:
Those seeking something different and more control that your average fuzz. Its versatility can save you from needing more than one fuzz box though with it’s size it may not save any space on your pedal board.
Manufacturer’s Sales Pitch:
The BIG CHEESE is a loving homage to the nasty, buzzy yet gorgeous and harmonically rich early fuzz. While having many of the classic characteristics that every fuzz fan will relate to it goes beyond to create an absolutely distinct character of its own. Its innovative and interactive controls can take it from almost “gated” break-up to overkill of shred proportions.
Far from being just a guitar pedal however the Big Cheese™ is eminently useful for seeing to any sound with the temerity to be naff or boring (with particularly amusing consequences in the lower regions). To lovers of that extraordinary spectacle known to some as “furrrzze bass!” it offers terminally thunderous, ripping yet glitch-free and buttock-clenching
mayhem that can only be described as Larry Graham on steroids (as demonstrated to devastating effect by the man himself!).
The Big Cheese™ works exceptionally well in the fx loop of the Meatball™ creating some of the squelchiest curdled sounds ever - particularly true of the “cheese” setting which gives the signal huge dynamics thus cutting through a mix like the fattest, raspiest analogue synth. Coupled in this way with an octaver it can perform an uncanny impersonation of a guitar synth with no delay or tracking worries.
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Users of Note:
J. Masics
Jimmy Page
The Edge
Colin Greenwood
Jeff Tweedy
Bootsy Collins
Larry Graham
Nixx Stix
Bill Duff
Sigur Rós
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