Fuzz Pedal?

[bluewine]

Being old school, I never thought much of pedal use for bass players.

However in todays day and age I guess you need something.

Currently on the floor

Korg ,Pitch Black

MXR Micro Amp

Digitech Distortion DS-1

MXR Bass Octave

EBS Multi Comp.


Here is where I think I need help.

I need to replace the Digitech Distortion with a decent Fuzz pedal.One with some thickness that will hump.

Any suggestions?

I will tell you that when I run the Octave Bass with the Digitech it does get thick with a very warm fidelity.

[vegas532]

Thick = Way Huge Swollen Pickle
Great Hump (lol)= Fuzzrocious Grey Stache

[SurferJoe46]

I tried a few - not ALL of them in the world of stomps, mind you - and I found my old DOD Flashback Fuzz to be about the best I could find anywhere.

Thick - chunky and really renders the low notes just as clear as the upper notes.

Think: Marty Robbins song - Don't Worry About Me for the max power it has!

Just listen to that bass come through in the chorus and again toward the end. I can absolutley - positively - undeniably fill your Pampers - duplicate that sound!

Really and seriously - this is one bad mutha underestimated pedal!

Oh, BTW: it can be turned 'way down to just a whisper too - it has knobs!

[Valerus]

Originally Posted by vegas532

Great Hump (lol)= Fuzzrocious Grey Stache

MMhmm.

[Emm9T]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6d9YzoCx3w

[Low Sound Love]

as far as retaining presence in the mix is concerned: I've tried many a fuzz (woolly mammoth, USA Muff, Bass Muff, Devi Ever, MXR bass fuzz and more) and the best result by far I have with the Musket Fuzz.

[Plays_For_Dog]

Just dropping a plug for the El Grande Bass Fuzz. Got one for sale.... but mainly there is a video demo of it in the add so you can see it in action.

+1 for the Grey Stache if you can find one. I don't think Ry is making them anymore, so you're unlikely to uproot one from a current owner if that's the case. I'll sale mine for 1 billion dollars...

[rratajski]

Originally Posted by Plays_For_Dog

Just dropping a plug for the El Grande Bass Fuzz. Got one for sale.... but mainly there is a video demo of it in the add so you can see it in action.

+1 for the Grey Stache if you can find one. I don't think Ry is making them anymore, so you're unlikely to uproot one from a current owner if that's the case. I'll sale mine for 1 billion dollars...

I am still making Grey Staches!
It's the RAT TAIL that we're discontinuing.

[tonesponge]

I'm also looking to ditch the DS-1, and I noticed the bass big muff pi is the most popular bass effect at musicians friend. I've been listening to some demos of it against some other bass drivers online. It seems the blend feature allows some pretty heavy distortion without losing the attack in a pure square wave, so it's a lot like parallel compression in that way. Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with this pedal?

[rratajski]

Originally Posted by tonesponge

I'm also looking to ditch the DS-1, and I noticed the bass big muff pi is the most popular bass effect at musicians friend. I've been listening to some demos of it against some other bass drivers online. It seems the blend feature allows some pretty heavy distortion without losing the attack in a pure square wave, so it's a lot like parallel compression in that way. Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with this pedal?

There are many threads about it.

In short, it's a pedal that many start with, but users ditch to go with 'the next big thing' or a more modded out big muff clone.

The biggest compaint about the BBM is that the blend is set firm at 50% and there's a volume boost. Not my cup of tea, but to each his own...

[tonesponge]

Originally Posted by rratajski

There are many threads about it.

Good point. A little searching led to the "most owned pedal" thread. Seems the BBM and the Tech 21 VT Bass are the two most popular bass distortion pedals.

[jimmy rocket]

There's a ton of great fuzz on the market right now, the real question is what do you want to do with it?

For thickness and hump, muff variants with mid control are hard to beat. Grey Stache / Supercollider / Musket.

The only pedal currently on my GAS list however, is an Iron Ether Oxide

[fitz420]

another +1 for the musket. great muff based fuzz from a great builder. plenty of lows and mids so u wont disappear in a mix.

[Matt Dean]

The Iron Ether Oxide is a BEAST!

You also might check out the W&C Tri Pie 70.

[Laurent]

3 options: Fuzzrocious Grey Stache, Swollen Pickle, Bass Muff PI.

[bluewine]

[quote=Plays_For_Dog;10023881]Just dropping a plug for the El Grande Bass Fuzz. Got one for sale.... but mainly there is a video demo of it in the add so you can see it in action.

+1 for the Grey Stache if you can find one. I don't think Ry is making them anymore, so you're unlikely to uproot one from a current owner if that's the case. I'll sale mine for 1 billion dollars...[/QUOTE

I havethe MRX Micro Amp leading my pedal signal and the MRX Octave bass, so I am going to buy an El Grande.

Thanks guys

[Matt Dean]

Ry is still making the stache. It's the rat tail that he discontinued.

[drnknmstr]

[quote=bluewine;10037416]

Originally Posted by Plays_For_Dog

Just dropping a plug for the El Grande Bass Fuzz. Got one for sale.... but mainly there is a video demo of it in the add so you can see it in action.

+1 for the Grey Stache if you can find one. I don't think Ry is making them anymore, so you're unlikely to uproot one from a current owner if that's the case. I'll sale mine for 1 billion dollars...[/QUOTE

I havethe MRX Micro Amp leading my pedal signal and the MRX Octave bass, so I am going to buy an El Grande.

Thanks guys

I would've said El Grande, too. It is thick to me. Just sold one because I didn't need that much oomph, but I thought it really good.

[rob_thebassman]

[quote=drnknmstr;10037743]

Originally Posted by bluewine

I would've said El Grande, too. It is thick to me. Just sold one because I didn't need that much oomph, but I thought it really good.

you can adjust the trimpot so that it cuts bass when the deep switch is engaged