R2R Electric Uniform Fuzz
R2R Electric returns to the channel with the Uniform Fuzz — a limited collaboration with LA's Uniform Music, and one originally designed for low-frequency instruments. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
In this episode the R2R Electric Uniform Fuzz takes center stage — featuring the Grez Guitars Mendocino Junior with P90 pickups, into the Benson Amps Monarch via the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander. The Effectrode Tube Vibe and Echo Fix EF-X3 Tape Echo also feature.
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The Uniform Fuzz is a limited collaboration between Chris Vincent (@djlavalamp) and Uniform Music in Los Angeles. The circuit was originally conceived to work especially well with baritones, Bass VI, and electric bass — instruments that push fuzz circuits into the low frequency range where many vintage fuzz designs thin out, gate unexpectedly, or lose their character. The Uniform Fuzz is voiced to handle that low-end content without those issues, while still delivering the full NOS germanium character that defines every R2R Electric build.
That low-frequency voicing translates musically to guitar as well — demonstrated throughout this demo on the Grez Mendocino Junior's P90 pickups, which have their own natural fullness and body that benefits from a fuzz circuit that doesn't thin out in the low mids. The Bias knob's sweep is explored from 03:30 — at high bias the fuzz opens up and blooms; at lower bias the circuit becomes more gated and compressed. The Level control has substantial range above unity, explored from 01:39 and 04:21 to push the Monarch's front end harder.
All NOS vintage germanium components, hand-wired point-to-point as with every R2R Electric build. Place first in signal chain before any buffered bypass pedals.
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🎸 Grez Guitars Mendocino Junior | P90 Pickups 🎛️ R2R Electric x Uniform Music Uniform Fuzz | NOS Ge | Baritone/Bass VI Voiced | Limited Collab | Effectrode Tube Vibe | Echo Fix EF-X3 🔊 Benson Amps Monarch | Boss Waza TAE
Recording: Universal Audio Apollo x4 | Ohma Ribbon | Lauten Audio LS-208 | Royer R10 & R121 | Ableton Live 12
