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Lil' Big Muff or Nano Muff for my bass player...


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Hi, my bass player needs a fuzz pedal and when we suggested he go buy one, he brought back a god awful Zoom multi-fx piece of {censored}. So, instead of killing him on the spot, I told him I'd do some research and get back to him.

 

Though I'm not new to fuzz, I'm certainly not familiar with how a lot of products react to bass guitar. I'm eyeballing the Little Big Muff and the Nano Muff and was wondering what bass players thought.

 

We're not going for the real saturated fuzz bass tone; I'm thinking something that's still discernable but with a little hair on it, you know? Any other ideas?

 

I'd really appreciate any help...

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I had a similar discussion about the Big Muff family and which one was the best for bass, I'm pretty sure everyone agreed that the Lil Big Muff was better than the russian or USA Big Muff's, but I don't know about the nano. The other guys on here should be able to help you out.

 

Make sure you drag him along to a store and get him to try one before you buy it, just to make sure its what you want. Which Zoom did he buy btw? the new release Zoom's are sposed to be quite good, nothing like the old ones...

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Thank you for the replies...

 

been_effected: I'm not sure what model zoom it was, but everything on it sounded just awful. Though I do own a bunch of nice pedals, I'm not a complete effects snob. That was just hideous though...

 

SpaceGhost: Well, that settles that. I have enough overdrives lying around already; we're looking for a fuzz, so I guess I'm going to have to find a LBM. I don't suppose you have any experience with it?

 

Any other fuzz suggestions? What do you guys like? And for what reasons?

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SpaceGhost: Well, that settles that. I have enough overdrives lying around already; we're looking for a fuzz, so I guess I'm going to have to find a LBM. I don't suppose you have any experience with it?

 

I have played and enjoyed the Little Big Muff which retained the low end fine, sounded like the traditional big muff sound, had a solid enclosure, and was true bypass. Everything is great. I found, though, that the nature of the muffs is a mid scoop of some sorts where if used on bass, you'll get kicked out of the mix.

 

I'm not sure what bass is being used, but very few fuzzes react well to active basses. The MI Audio Neo Fuzz, to me, relieved me of both issues - no mid scoop & can be used on any bass, active or passive. Financial reasons kept me from owning it but it is my preferred fuzz. I'm not really sure if you're looking for a bit of "grit" as there is nothing subtle about Fuzz (i.e. square waves). If you're looking for a bit of dirt, I think an overdrive or distortion would be more suitable.

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I found, though, that the nature of the muffs is a mid scoop of some sorts where if used on bass, you'll get kicked out of the mix.


 

 

+1. I set my Russian Big Muff, then go back and turn it up 25%, as I know that with the rest of the band going, it's just gonna disappear. It took me a long time to get the right level.

 

I tried a LBM, a US BM and a Russian BM, all with my MM Stingray. The Russian sounded by far the best, but the leads kept falling out!! I took it back, swapped it for another, which I assumed was going to sound the same. I tried it at home, but it was absolute garbage. I managed to get the first one back with the sockets fixed, and think it beats the US and LBM hands down. It doesn't suck the lows anywhere near as much as the others seemed to, and the only issue has been getting it to sit right in a mix.

 

You need to get him to the store with his own rig, and try 'em out. Russian quality control seems to be appalling, but the particular one that I got is excellent.

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