fuzz pedal that keeps low end yet has some bite?

[rob_thebassman]

US big muff had loads of bite but cut lows, bass big muff keeps lows but not much bite.

any recomendations?

[Wud]

Earthbound Audio Supercollider ?

[rratajski]

Both pedals are missing mids which fives you the presence and growl you are searching for.
Look for a muff variant with a mids boost.

[rob_thebassman]

Originally Posted by rratajski

Both pedals are missing mids which fives you the presence and growl you are searching for.
Look for a muff variant with a mids boost.

i know metal muff has good mids, but not much on lows

[rratajski]

Look at variants and boutiques like the aforementioned supercollider or the blackout effectors musket.

[fitz420]

blackout effectors musket v2. done.

[rob_thebassman]

musket sounds awesome :P might have to invest

[fatherjohncough]

Wren and Cuff Pickle Pie B, my favorite muff based fuzz if not fuzz period.

http://wrenandcuff.com/site/the-stom...-pickle-pie-b/

[paganjack]

The Wren and Cuff muff clone is excellent. A Way Huge Swollen Pickle will do the trick as well.

[Caca de Kick]

A modded Bass Muff, best of all worlds now. Thouroughly impressed with mine.

Bass Big Muff volume mod

[Matt Dean]

Wren and Cuff Tri Pie 70 also sounds killer.

[RCCollins]

boss HM-2

[bassbrock]

It isn't named a fuzz but sure sounds like one to my ear - the Aguilar Agro pedal:
http://www.aguilaramp.com/products_agro.htm

This circuit is in my Aguilar Tone Hammer and I love it. No loss of bottom at all, very dirty if you want it to be.

[warwick.hoy]

Originally Posted by Wud

Earthbound Audio Supercollider ?

This,...I own one. The SC is dripping with low end. The Musket seems to stack up well with the SC, but I've never owned a Musket..

Originally Posted by rob_thebassman

i know metal muff has good mids, but not much on lows

From what I understand the Metal Muff isn't a fuzz.

[scotts42]

Z. Vex Woolly Mammoth
http://zvex.com/mammoth.html

Tones of low end. You may need to get a blend pedal to tame it down though, but well worth it.

[ryognbass]

Fuzzrocious grey stache. played one, love it, need to get one reeeeaaalllll soon

[Matt Dean]

Truth is... there are a lot of really good fuzzes available now!

[St Drogo]

Feel free to ignore me if I'm derailing this thread too much, but why do a lot of dirt pedals (be it fuzz, distortion or overdrive) cut lows in the first place?

Most of the time removing lows is not a desirable thing, and a lot of pedals are being marketed with "keeps the lows intact" as a special selling point. This leads me to believe losing lows is somehow inherent to the proces of dirtying up the signal. Is that right?

How does that work? Is it a consequence of clipping or something?

[McSpunckle]

Originally Posted by St Drogo

Feel free to ignore me if I'm derailing this thread too much, but why do a lot of dirt pedals (be it fuzz, distortion or overdrive) cut lows in the first place?

Most of the time removing lows is not a desirable thing, and a lot of pedals are being marketed with "keeps the lows intact" as a special selling point. This leads me to believe losing lows is somehow inherent to the proces of dirtying up the signal. Is that right?

How does that work? Is it a consequence of clipping or something?

Actually, yeah. Big Muffs generally block the lowest lows from ever being clipped, which is why they make for good bass fuzzes. The Russian ones block more lows from being clipped, on top of having less gain in general, hence why they're so popular for bass. The tone controls in most Muffs are a bit off for bass, though, since they cut lows as you turn them up. (and mids in the middle)

If you dirty up all the signal, you -will- lose a bit of the "boom" from your low end, even if it's just an overdrive.

Also, a lot of pedals that are designed for guitar will block out low end to keep things from getting muddy.

[RRuud]

Way huge swollen pickle, i have one wich does keep lows and can get pretty harsh/sharp