EHX Bass Big Muff or Fender Sub Lime?

PORbass · #1 09-12-2011, 06:28 PM

final question (and the one who decides it all

) : EHX Bass Big Muff or Fender Sub Lime?

randysmojo · #2 09-12-2011, 06:31 PM

Truthfully I only picked the EHX because it's the only one out of the two I have experienced, but I liked it enough.

eyeballkid · #3 09-12-2011, 06:45 PM

in all seriousness this is absolutely no contest. Sublime by miles. If the EHX gets more votes its only because its owned by WAY more people, but anyone who has played both would have a hard time saying the EHX is a better fuzz.. yeah its decent, but very limited. The Sublime does the same good tones and has like a dozen more and can be adjusted on the fly... I should stop telling people about this pedal and keep the awesomeness all to myself and our little cult.

HolmeBass · #4 09-12-2011, 07:22 PM

I have not tried either, but I honestly can't imagine the Sublime not winning, from everything I've heard. Even Bass Player magazine came to that conclusion (not a shoot out, but just from two different reviews).

bigchiefbc · #5 09-12-2011, 07:41 PM

I haven't played the Sublime, but I voted for it. That should tell you all you need to know about how underwhelmed I was by the EHX BBM.

gjbassist · #6 09-12-2011, 08:35 PM

I owned a Sublime for a while. Only reason I sold it was because I really don't use any fuzz or distortion for the type of music I play. It is a great pedal though. A wide range of fuzz tones and very easy to use. The only drawback to it is that it is very large. It looks cool though!

Barduuk · #7 09-12-2011, 10:03 PM

Fender Sublime..

SoonerMatt · #8 09-12-2011, 10:09 PM

Other: Musket v II, Gray Stache, Iron Ether Oxide, or anything else with more tweekability than either of your choices.

Out of those 2, however, the Sublime - after all the EHX pedals I've gone through that company is dead to me.

PazzoBasso · #9 09-13-2011, 02:25 AM

I can't really comment on the poll - don't own either... but I took a peek at the interwebs & found this vid:

Fender Sub-Lime - YouTube

sub-lime demo, but more importantly - check out the Sandberg P bass...

Sorry a little off topic...

sillyfabe · #10 09-13-2011, 02:26 AM

Of all the fuzzes I've tried / owned: across the board my Fav fuzz off time is the Sub-Lime

JoshuaTSP · #11 09-13-2011, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eyeballkid

in all seriousness this is absolutely no contest. Sublime by miles. If the EHX gets more votes its only because its owned by WAY more people, but anyone who has played both would have a hard time saying the EHX is a better fuzz.. yeah its decent, but very limited. The Sublime does the same good tones and has like a dozen more and can be adjusted on the fly... I should stop telling people about this pedal and keep the awesomeness all to myself and our little cult.

this.

I can't get along with most Big Muff style fuzzes.....either too much gain, no mids, or nasty fake low end boom. Even the best Muff clones don't sound that great to me.

Picked up the sublime, tested the sweep of the controls, found my settings and stuck it on my board. Very good sounding pedal. The big blend knob is perfect.

Thanks for the youtube vid.....it was probably one of the reasons I picked the Sublime up.

eyeballkid · #12 09-13-2011, 07:27 AM

I think you should ask all the folks who voted for the EHX if theyve actually tried the Sublime as well... Id bet money most havent.

gjbassist · #13 09-13-2011, 07:47 AM

It's interesting that the EHX is ahead in the votes but almost all of the comments favor the Sublime. If you have a chance to directly compare the two then I bet the Sublime will come out on top.

Nightlyraider · #14 09-13-2011, 09:05 AM

Definitely a case of more people simply having/have had a Muff pedal here. It was one of the first pedals recommended to me and I couldn't return the thing to the store fast enough.

Sublime on the other hand still wants me to play with it. I just can't justify more fuzziness.

Flabass · #15 09-13-2011, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PazzoBasso

I can't really comment on the poll - don't own either... but I took a peek at the interwebs & found this vid:

Fender Sub-Lime - YouTube

sub-lime demo, but more importantly - check out the Sandberg P bass...

Sorry a little off topic...

A two string bass?

eyeballkid · #16 09-13-2011, 10:24 AM

BASS FUZZ PEDALS DEMO. OX OXFUZZ FENDER SUBLIME MUSKET BLUEBEARD BASS BIG MUFF - YouTube

this is a youtube of the sublime (in english) and the BBM... plus other fuzzes... and if you go to the other videos under the username there are a couple more of the sub.

254 stringer · #17 09-13-2011, 10:29 AM

I have owned both I still have the sublime.

depalm · #18 09-13-2011, 11:07 AM

Tried both on a recent trip to Paris.

Fender Sublime sounds way better the Electro Harmonix.

But I ended up getting both and use the bass big muff a lot when there is not enough space on my board.

P-oddz · #19 09-13-2011, 11:12 AM

Sub Lime.
Admittedly no experience with the muff, but owning the Sub Lime and checking out many vids on the muff, the SL seems to own the Muff. More range control of the fuzz on the Fender (crossover frequency and gain tuners on bottom) and as mentioned, the ability to dial extra on the fly, with the foot dial.

It lights up awesomely (just aesthetically kick ass), and sounds great. The only negative is size, but to me the features/sound justify the footprint.

Achtane · #20 09-13-2011, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigchiefbc

I haven't played the Sublime, but I voted for it. That should tell you all you need to know about how underwhelmed I was by the EHX BBM.

Yep.