Members Narcosynthesis Posted August 30, 2006 Members Share Posted August 30, 2006 Whats your recommendations for bass fuzzes? At the moment I am using a ProCo Rat which is good, but not quite perfect, and I was playing a Big Muff today which sounded even better. what do you all use? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceGhost Posted August 30, 2006 Members Share Posted August 30, 2006 Prescrition Electronics Depth Charge. mmm....depth charge.... http://www.pedalgeek.com/cgi-bin/new_shop.cgi?config=&uid=RMTo4gAA1156962693&command=link--pdc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sensijuana Posted August 30, 2006 Members Share Posted August 30, 2006 What do you use fuzz on the bass for? I'm curious cuz it seems to me that it wouldn't be very audible in the over-all mix. I've never used one, so I don't personally know know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted August 30, 2006 Members Share Posted August 30, 2006 Originally posted by Sensijuana What do you use fuzz on the bass for? I'm curious cuz it seems to me that it wouldn't be very audible in the over-all mix. I've never used one, so I don't personally know know. Song 2 - Blur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Narcosynthesis Posted August 30, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 30, 2006 Mostly muse type stuff - half of that has a huge bassline carrying the song while the guitar wanders about and so on, sounds awesome, and hell, I like the sound of a fuzzy bass David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members butterknucket Posted August 30, 2006 Members Share Posted August 30, 2006 ZVex Wolly Mammath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricF Posted August 30, 2006 Members Share Posted August 30, 2006 I've been on a fuzz quest of late... The EH English Muff'n is a lovely beast. Tube-driven with 3-band EQ. It holds the bottom end really well (a problem with many od/distortion/fuzz pedals). Gain ranges from mild warmth to full-raging grind. The downsides are that it's large and requires a special 12V power supply. This one is a keeper for me. I have a Frantone Lo-Tone Classic Fuzz on the way to me for a second option on my pedal board (the English Muff'n will be used for heavy OD). It's designed for bass and supposedly provides a layer of thick, deep fuzz. We'll see how it goes. I had a Keeley-modifed Rat for about 2 weeks. Despite claims that the mods improve the bass response, I found it to be worthless for use on bass due to serious bottom-end suckage. My experience with the ZVex Woolly Mammoth was less than excellent. The little thing provides amazing low-end response, and despite a amazingly thick layer of fuzz, note definition remained pretty decent. My issue was that the tone sounded very sterile and industrial without a lot of variety no matter what the knob settings. It's a one-trick pony that does it's trick extrememly well. You might love it (as do quite a few people), I did not. You'll probably find that with any gain pedal, you'll need to boost the volume a bit to retain your place in the mix of a full band. For me, this makes sense anyway. If I'm using an effect, I want it to be noticed. If it's not noticed, or doesn't contribute to the flavor of the song, there isn't a point to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members henre Posted August 30, 2006 Members Share Posted August 30, 2006 Originally posted by Narcosynthesis Mostly muse type stuff - half of that has a huge bassline carrying the song while the guitar wanders about and so on, sounds awesome, and hell, I like the sound of a fuzzy bass David Wolstenholme runs a Big Muff. Problem solved. What you can also try for awesome TIRO/Hysteria tones is to run a stereo/bi-amping kind of thing, running one signal into the Muff and another into some form of a synth pedal, like the Boss SYB-5. The phrase "thick as treacle" springs to mind. However, if you're doing the bi-amping/whatever thing, then rather leave the synth effect out so you can blend the clean channel with the fuzz, to retain bass frequencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Narcosynthesis Posted August 30, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 30, 2006 Originally posted by henre Wolstenholme runs a Big Muff. Problem solved. What you can also try for awesome TIRO/Hysteria tones is to run a stereo/bi-amping kind of thing, running one signal into the Muff and another into some form of a synth pedal, like the Boss SYB-5. The phrase "thick as treacle" springs to mind. However, if you're doing the bi-amping/whatever thing, then rather leave the synth effect out so you can blend the clean channel with the fuzz, to retain bass frequencies. Indeed, partly why I was trying one out today, I was also recommended the Ibanez fuzz, which I can't say I liked too much The Zvex looks very cool, and the clips I have heard (the video on the site) sound great, just I can't spend that much on a pedal unheard (actually, its a stretch to pay that much even if I had it sitting onfront of me...) The muff seemed pretty damn good though, and held the bottom end well, looks to be a good choice (and one of the few I can actually try out) - I might try waiting for the new versions (exactly the same sonically, just smaller and a much tougher enclosure) David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted August 30, 2006 Members Share Posted August 30, 2006 The more I use it, the more I like it. This little thing is a brick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members syciprider Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 Big Muff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassfuzz Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 You called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BloodTypeBlue Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 This is what I use... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 Sounds like: http://users3.ev1.net/~woodd/godzilla.wav and if you drive the input a bit too hot you can get that "fork on tooth" sound: http://users3.ev1.net/~woodd/panfuzz.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Apendecto Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 The Big Muff that I played through killed the low end and the bypass was just as crappy. When it was off there was a substantial amount of grind still comming through. It did sound sweet, though. If I was going to use one, I'd bi-amp or use something like the Boss Line Selector. Yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastplant Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 Originally posted by lug Song 2 - Blur I actually do like that tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 Originally posted by fastplant I actually do like that tone. Yup, would like to know what he used to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricF Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 There's a lot of people who are using the Little Big Muff with much satisfaction. IIRC, it has true bypass, unlike the older Big Muff units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dirtydeeds Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 i want a fuzz!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 Originally posted by dirtydeeds i want a fuzz!! Go buy one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wolftopus Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members henre Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 Originally posted by Wolftopus That is {censored}ing scary. ...I want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rastafarian_nz Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 I use a 5k pot as an attenuator coming off the 9V battery in my bass. Active EQ + starved voltage = fuzz. I can't get anywhere near hard distortion before the signal cuts out, but full on distortion is not what I'm looking for. Very touch-sensitive. Currently occupies the place where my volume pot used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Unknown Posted August 31, 2006 Members Share Posted August 31, 2006 A Big Muff does the trick... at least better then lug's Pandora (just a joke by the way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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