Παραθέτω τον τρόπο με τον οποίο χρησιμοποιούσε το FUZZ ένας από τους αγαπημένους μου κιθαρίστες, ο ΤΟΜΜΥ ΒΟLIN (απόσπασμα από συνέντευξή του στο Guitar Player).
GP: Do you prefer the highs of a Fender to the thicker Gibson sound?
BOLIN: Yes, I like the cutting sound of a Fender. With Les Pauls, at least for me, I can get only two or three different tones. That’s it. But with the Strat, I can use it on about everything I play. I keep the amp on full bass with no treble and also use a Sam Ash Fuzztone [manufactured by the Sam Ash Music stores of New York, no longer available]. You can’t get those anymore. I have the fuzz on all the time with attack, volume, and tone all the way up. It doesn’t sound like a fuzz, really. It just gives the guitar so much more bite and attack.
GP: How do you get such a smooth tone with the fuzz on all the time?
BOLIN: Having the bass up on the amp (100 watt Hiwatt, DR-103) is the ticket. Plus you have to work a lot with the tone controls on the guitar. You have to use a lot of bass, because the Strat has such a thin sound. The tone I have now is somewhere between a Strat and a Les Paul. [Ed. Note: Bolin also utilized a phase shifter, built by a roadie, and an Echoplex, which he mounted waist high for access onstage.]
Προτείνω για ακρόαση το Keep on moving (Deep Purple) και το Savannah Woman (T. Bolin band)............