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Direct-Injected Prince Fuzz — Dry Riff & Oscillating Texture
Bellamy has said that the song’s abrasive fuzz guitar was recorded direct rather than through a conventional miked amplifier, although the precise fuzz or processor remains disputed. This preset therefore uses a deliberately generic direct-injected fuzz block rather than falsely identifying a Big Muff or Fuzz Factory as certain. Source: MuseWiki’s Tones page, Mixdown’s Matt Bellamy gear rundown and Guitar World’s Bellamy fuzz report.
Signal Chain
Manson M1D1-style guitar→Direct-Injected Fuzz, exact device undocumented→Direct signal path→No conventional cabinet; filtered DI→Short Slap and Filter Movement→Output
GuitarManson M1D1-style guitar
Tone
10
PickupBridge
TuningE Standard
Volume
10
PedalDirect-Injected Fuzz, exact device undocumented
Gain
8
Gate6
Tone
7
Output7
AmpDirect signal path
Bass
3
Mids
8
Master
6
Treble
7.5
Presence
7
Preamp Drive6
Cab / IRNo conventional cabinet; filtered DI
MicNone
Low Pass7 kHz
High Pass120 Hz
EffectShort Slap and Filter Movement
Mix
1.5
Feedback
1
Delay Time85 ms
Filter Movement3
Notes
Remove most cabinet warmth and keep the sound dry, narrow and abrasive. Palm muting and clipped note lengths are essential to the danceable groove.
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