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Old 07-09-2010, 02:51 PM
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Which fuzz pedal that's compatible with an active bass

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I've heard some fuzz pedals aren't suitable for active basses so does anyone know what ones are. Obviously I don't want one that washes out the bottom end.
BTW do active basses pose the same problem when using fuzz or any ohter effect on a GT6b multi fx processor?
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Old 07-09-2010, 03:19 PM
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The Fuzz Face and the Woolly Mammoth are the only fuzzes that I am aware of that aren't active friendly. That's not to say they won't work they just won't sound very good. There are ways around this although I'm not entirely clear on what the solutions are.

The Muff and it's variants (100s of boutique clones) are active friendly.

I'm assuming the fuzzes on the GT6b are models and probably won't cause any issues,...although the case can be made that transistor based fuzzes sound a million times better than ones and zeros.
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Old 07-09-2010, 03:53 PM
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I use an Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff and I get great results with my active basses. I set the sustain and tone knobs pretty low to get my sound. I used to have a USA Big Muff that worked OK too... but really, it's pointless to not get the bass version now that it exists. The dry-wet blend comes in handy.

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Old 07-09-2010, 04:29 PM
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+1 My Little Big Muff sounds great with active.
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