Four Fuzzes, only one can stay. This is going to be kind of general sounding because describing tone is not something I am particularly good at.
Way Huge Swollen Pickle: Its a Muff clone with a zillion controls, can sound real good with a massive low end. Can also get real farty if you don't watch it. Tons of gain on tap. Drove the Filter quite nicely.
MI Audio Neo Fuzz: Germanium Fuzz. Is real creamy sounding. Has a gated feature, but as somebody mentioned in another thread, its more of a starved voltage type sound. Pretty cool, but I don't think personally that I could use it without a clean blend. Seemed to need extra volume to drive the filter.
Chunk Brown Dog: Probably the best sounding out of the four. I have read people complain about the lack of tone controls on it, but IMO it doesn't need them. However they designed it, its like the tone controls are always set in the right place. I've been playing this in the band and seem to stick with one setting. Sounds like it was meant to be paired with the filter.
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler: This is probably the most bizarre one. The gate on it is perfect. I think the best bass sound is with the sizzle all the way down. Its more of a noise pedal and can be quite glitchy sounding. Really sounds cool with the filter, a fun synth sound.
Results so far: Right now I am going to lean towards the Frazz Dazzler. Its not the most utilitarian fuzz, and if it was my only source of dirt, I don't think I could keep it. However, it sounds like its meant for the filter. The Brown Dog is probably the best sounding one, but after using it in the band, I find that the tone I keep dialing in sounds real similar to how I run my Flipster. So I am really looking for a different flavor of dirt and the Frazz seems to fit. Plus the Frazz is super small with the top mounted jacks, makes fitting 6 pedals on my PT mini a cinch. Of corse the real test will be using it with the band.
