The Deep Trip BOG is a fuzz pedal from Deep Trip, a Brazilian manufacturer out of Sao Paolo that specializes in nuanced fuzz pedals based on tireless research of classic analog circuits. BOG stands for Band of Gypsys, and the pedal is a pure vintage late-period Jimi Hendrix fuzz honoring Roger Mayer's modifications1.
A hi-fi Fuzz Face with a heavy low end
Although the core of the BOG is a modified Fuzz Face circuit, Deep Trip added a "hi-fi" approach to the circuit that helps bring out the low end. Paolo De Gregorio, writing on Delicious Audio, described the result as a clear, full, articulate, big, crushing, dynamic vintage Fuzz Face soul with a heavy and firm bottom end: "my added 'hi-fi' approach to the circuit brought a heavy and firm bottom end that's so hard to hear in any fuzz box"1.
That low-end focus is what sets the BOG apart from a straight Fuzz Face design, where the bass response is typically the first thing to give way. Here the maker's stated aim was to keep the vintage character while firming up the bottom1.
Is it a Fuzz Face clone?
No. The BOG is built on a modified Fuzz Face circuit, not a straight copy, and the modifications go beyond tone shaping. Some say the BOG isn't exactly a fuzz pedal, but rather a fuzz/overdrive/distortion/whatever you need, which puts it in conversation with overdrive pedals and distortion pedals as much as with other fuzzes1.
The LOWS control
The BOG's LOWS control shapes the bass content and changes the peak frequency of the effect, taking the pedal from thick and fuzzier to tight and sharper attack1.
Power
The BOG takes the usual 9V, center negative power supply, as most standard pedals do, so it will run from a typical pedalboard supply1.
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Questions
What circuit is the Deep Trip BOG based on?
The core of the BOG is a modified Fuzz Face circuit. Deep Trip describes it as a pure vintage late-period Jimi Hendrix fuzz honoring Roger Mayer's modifications, with the maker's own hi-fi approach to the circuit added on top to bring out the low end.
What power does the Deep Trip BOG use?
The BOG takes the usual 9V, center negative power supply, as most standard pedals do, so it will run from a typical pedalboard supply.
Is the Deep Trip BOG a Fuzz Face clone?
No. The core of the BOG is a modified Fuzz Face circuit rather than a straight copy, and Deep Trip added a hi-fi approach to the circuit that brings out the low end, something the maker says is hard to hear in any fuzz box.
What does the control on the Deep Trip BOG do?
The LOWS control lets you shape the bass content and go from thick and fuzzier to tight and sharper attack. It changes the peak frequency of the effect.
Sources (1)
- Deep Trip, Delicious Audio, 2019-06-18