As one Harmony Central reviewer puts it:

"I really like the tone that gets belted outta this machine. It's got lots of low end, but still maintains the character of your fingers. With the fuzz low, it's almost like an overdrive/fuzz. When you crank the fuzz up, you can still hear every note in a chord, it's very transparent for a fuzz pedal!"

"The cool thing about it is if you roll back on the guitar volume, it cleans up like a baby's bum! And it really responds to your picking dynamics - like, play soft and you'll get clean, dig in and you get a hint of fuzz."

"Imagine a TS-808 fused with a Big Muff, and you've got the Peachfuzz: punch and transparency with a great fuzz tone!"

 
 
 
The objective when recording the soundclips below was to capture each Frantone pedal's unique character. In order to do so, we've tried to minimise other variables and idiosyncrasies in the signal chain.
 
We choose to use an "industry-standard" guitar, amp and speaker cabinet as well as mic selection, so that the unique tones you hear are derived from the pedals.
 
We also chose to play the same riffs/licks where ever possible, to make it easier to compare between each pedal.
 
The recordings were done as part of a three-hour session at Auckland's Studio 203 using two mics - an industry-standard Shure SM57 and Royer Labs R-121.
 
The samples below use both mics blended together - if you'd like to hear the clips with only one of the two mics, please contact us and we can email the clips to you.
   
AMP 1963 Fender Bassman
CABINET Marshall 1960A
GUITAR Gibson Les Paul Custom
MICS Shure SM57 and Royer Labs R-121
PREAMP Focusrite ISA 428
SYSTEM Pro Tools HD on Mac G5
 
All audio samples below are in MP3 format at 192kbps.
 
 
FRANTONE Pedals - Guitar Soundclips
 
 
BROOKLYN
CLIP ONE: CHORDS/RIFFING
CLIP TWO: LEAD
     
 
CREAM PUFF
CLIP ONE: CHORDS/RIFFING
CLIP TWO: LEAD
     
 
HEPCAT
CLIP ONE: CHORDS/RIFFING
CLIP TWO: LEAD
     
 
PEACHFUZZ
CLIP ONE: CHORDS/RIFFING
CLIP TWO: LEAD
     
 
THE SWEET
CLIP ONE: CHORDS/RIFFING
CLIP TWO: LEAD
     
 
VIBUTRON
CLIP ONE: SOFT TREMOLO (SINE WAVE)
CLIP TWO: MEDIUM TREMOLO (SAW WAVE)
CLIP THREE: HARD TREMOLO (SQUARE WAVE)
 
 
 
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