Re: Vox Distortion Booster = Colorsound one knob fuzz?

Posted by Frank_NH on Mar 16, 2016; 7:20pm
URL: http://guitar-fx-layouts.238.s1.nabble.com/Vox-Distortion-Booster-Colorsound-one-knob-fuzz-tp28841p28948.html

Regarding the Vox Super Beatle line of amps.  It is well known that the Beatles used Vox 730s on "Revolver" and perhaps into "Sergeant Pepper".   One of my favorite tones of all time is the lead guitar sound (played by Paul) on "Paperback Writer".  This tone is comprised, I believe, by his Epiphone Casino (hollowbody with with P90s) and a Vox 730 amp with it's power stage overdriven (no fuzz).  The video below shows off this tone at about 3:14 (he plays a Who riff rather than Beatles...).   What stompbox can approximate that kind of tone (maybe a BSIAB2 or similar high gainer)?

As for fuzz, it's demoed at 5:09 in the video.  Oddly, he plays the "Paperback Writer" riff with fuzz, though fuzz wasn't used on that track.  Anyhow, sounds like a one-knob silicon fuzz.