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07-17-2011, 02:47 PM
| | | | fuzz(y) that deals with complex chords?
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Can anyone recommend me a fuzz that deals well with more complex chords/ dissonance well? Or a sufficiently fuzzy toned overdrive/distortion.doomy/ bassy is good . Analog if at all possible |
07-17-2011, 02:53 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | Generally, the more extreme the fuzz, the more garbled and trashed it will make complex chords. The only time I've been satisfied in this context is with fairly mild fuzzes, or fuzzy light overdrives. A Red Llama/Polish Love/(other names for the same circuit) set to its lowest range of distortion is a good example at a very reasonable price.
The others I like are more obscure and expensive.  |
07-17-2011, 03:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Jax, FL | | | The new IE QF2 is a multiband distortion, so it would likely handle complex chords better than most. The Source Audio Multiwave is another option-it's digital, but sounds awesome IMO. |
07-17-2011, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by bongomania  Generally, the more extreme the fuzz, the more garbled and trashed it will make complex chords. The only time I've been satisfied in this context is with fairly mild fuzzes, or fuzzy light overdrives. A Red Llama/Polish Love/(other names for the same circuit) set to its lowest range of distortion is a good example at a very reasonable price. The others I like are more obscure and expensive. | For example: Darkglass B3K... this OD/Distortion will handle cords and tapping.
On the somewhat less expensive and obscure tip, maybe a tubescreamer variant like the Xotic Bass BB.
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07-17-2011, 03:29 PM
| | | | Mellowtone Singing Tree and the JHM four-wheeler fuzz hold tight pretty well. Especially the latter.
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07-17-2011, 04:07 PM
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07-17-2011, 04:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London, England | | | When I want clarity with my doom, I tend to go for the Boss ODB-3. |
07-18-2011, 12:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF (North) Bay Area | | | Maybe a Supercollider would work well for this...
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07-18-2011, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by dannybuoy When I want clarity with my doom, I tend to go for the Boss ODB-3. | I'm going to have to second this. Might not be the best sounding OD/distortion/fuzz pedal, but it can handle chords pretty well.
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07-18-2011, 12:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Philly Area | | | My Aguilar Agro at it's Rippin'est still handles chords well. I wouldn't say it has the kind of clarity that you could distinctly pick out each note in the chord, but the 'flavor' of the chord shines through.....not a fuzz, but a very crazy distortion if you set it that way (I do).
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07-18-2011, 02:01 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | | My Blowtorch can handle chords fine. Plenty of TBers here will describe it as very musical.
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07-18-2011, 02:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stamford, CT | | I would suggest trying a guitar fuzz pedal with lots of low end *cough*lookatmysig*cough*. 
Seriously, though, guitar fuzz pedals are usually made to handle some chords. As long as they have the low end, you should be set! |
07-18-2011, 02:33 PM
| | | | Nonoise I tried the wampler, didn't think much of it actually.. granted it was with a squier p and a bassman combo ss. But its low end did not speak to me |
07-21-2011, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by wdinc01
I'm going to have to second this. Might not be the best sounding OD/distortion/fuzz pedal, but it can handle chords pretty well.
| Here, here! The ODB-3 is not the most "sexy" of it's kind but it can be made to sound hairy. It's versatile, works with cords, compact, and inexpensive. Analog? Eeeehh. I have others but as a bassist, don't find myself playing many cords. No use for them most of the time.
But I've gone there and still can't seem to kick that ODB out. You'll just have to go through a few to find the right one. That's why in no way should my opinion fend you away from your G.A.S.?
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07-21-2011, 06:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern California | | Take your favorite OD/Fuzz pedal and run it through a parallel blender pedal so you can blend in some clean signal to add clarity to your chords. Xotic makes a fine blender pedal called the X-Blender. Xotic Effects X-Blender Demo Page
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