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Old 01-22-2010, 03:35 PM
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On this track, Troy has some sick tone. I want to know what kind of tone this is considered (fuzz,overdrive,distortion?) and what kind of pedal I should get to replicate it. I have the big muff pi bass but i cant get it sounding like that, it feels like that pedal is more fuzzy then in overdrive? Its an isolated bass track. Heres the link:
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Old 01-22-2010, 03:36 PM
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im pretty sure he gets that tone from a fuzz pedal, the only problem is he has them custom built its called the blue beard fuzz box or something to that extent
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Old 01-22-2010, 03:38 PM
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Well I know Troy has used a Sanford and Sonny Bluebeard fuzz in the past, but I am not sure as to what he used on this...although it could definitely be a bluebeard

The sound in question is definitely a fuzz, with a lot of clean bass either double tracked or blended in.
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Old 01-22-2010, 03:39 PM
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Ok, thanks for the quick replies! I need to find this pedal! Does anyone know where to buy it?
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Old 01-22-2010, 04:04 PM
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In addition, his board also houses a Cobrahawk Fuzz, 3 Big Muffs, and another fuzz (other than the BlueBeard) that I forget the name of
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Old 01-22-2010, 04:12 PM
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Just sounds like a normal muff pedal. The low end sounds pretty bad in that clip if you ask me. A NYC big muff sounds pretty damn close to that though.
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Old 01-22-2010, 04:22 PM
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Muff muff and more muff. I've seen one pic where he has a russian green, a civil war, a black russian, an NYC and a sanford and sonny ( a muff variant). I've seen a swollen pickle (another muff clone) in some pics as well.

The sanford and sonny is probably your best bet for getting that sound in a singlepedal, but they're nigh on impossible to get, however it's basically a GGG Tuned muff (a kit you can get from general guitar gadgets), you could buy a kit and build one yourself if you're handy with a soldering iron, or you could probably find someone on here to build the kit for you. I had one and it did a pretty good mastodon tone.
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I'm a huge Mastodon fan, but i think that tone is awful.
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Old 01-23-2010, 04:39 PM
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this should do it

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Old 01-23-2010, 04:45 PM
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is there any proof that that really is his tone from the album? it sounds way better mixed in
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