Gain pedals

[Rumblefisher]

Does anyone here use guitar gain pedals, like the Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive or Blackbox Cobalt? Just wondering, I'm planning on buying a couple when I can and cascading them into each other. I have never met a fuzz I really like, so that's why I'm delving into the gain world. Thanks in advance for the replies.

[Thunderscreech]

I use a DS-1, TS-9 Tubescreamer, and boss ML-2 Metal Core, and a Tech 21 XXL, but that's not a guitar specific pedal.

[rratajski]

I use a modified bjfe honey bee/bbbod in my setup that I leave on 100% of the time. I also have modded muffs and rats at my disposal too. There aren't many bass-specific pedals as far as dirt goes.
Have you tried blending your fuzzes?

[Rumblefisher]

Originally Posted by rratajski

I use a modified bjfe honey bee/bbbod in my setup that I leave on 100% of the time. I also have modded muffs and rats at my disposal too. There aren't many bass-specific pedals as far as dirt goes.
Have you tried blending your fuzzes?

Nope. What I want to know is: do you lose any low end or depth by using these pedals?

[Explorer]

Among those pedals I use for guitar and bass note ranges, my favorites in this category would have to be the Zvex Mastotron and the MI Audio GI Fuzz. Both work great with active and passive pickups. The GI Fuzz is more crunchy/distortion with my set-up. The Mastotron is very fuzzy, moving towards synth territory; I sometimes use it in combination with the Bass Wah Synth, and the combination covers sawtooth bass synth territory with very fast tracking.

In addition to these two, I sometimes toss in the Danelectro CTO-1 Transparent Overdrive (the version 1) to spank an effect, the Digitech Hardwire CM-2, and a RAT pedal of some sort. (I own a Beavis Audio Four Knob Rat, which is a bit more adjustable than the standard RAT, so this last suggestion may not be so valuable.)

I also own a Blackout Effectors Musket, which covers Russian Big Muff territory, but it's not regularly on my board.

As far as I've noticed, I don't lose any low end with these pedals.

[Rumblefisher]

Originally Posted by Explorer

Among those pedals I use for guitar and bass note ranges, my favorites in this category would have to be the Zvex Mastotron and the MI Audio GI Fuzz. Both work great with active and passive pickups. The GI Fuzz is more crunchy/distortion with my set-up. The Mastotron is very fuzzy, moving towards synth territory; I sometimes use it in combination with the Bass Wah Synth, and the combination covers sawtooth bass synth territory with very fast tracking.

In addition to these two, I sometimes toss in the Danelectro CTO-1 Transparent Overdrive (the version 1) to spank an effect, the Digitech Hardwire CM-2, and a RAT pedal of some sort. (I own a Beavis Audio Four Knob Rat, which is a bit more adjustable than the standard RAT, so this last suggestion may not be so valuable.)

I also own a Blackout Effectors Musket, which covers Russian Big Muff territory, but it's not regularly on my board.

As far as I've noticed, I don't lose any low end with these pedals.

Thanks Explorer. Those are more fuzzes and less "hair" pedals...you know, just a little more gain a la the Crowther Hot Cake or TIM pedal...that kind of thing is more what I'm looking for.

[faceinbass]

Just get a Hot Cake and be done with it. :twothumbsup:

[Rumblefisher]

Originally Posted by faceinbass

Just get a Hot Cake and be done with it. :twothumbsup:

That was just an example. What I REALLY want is a red rooster. I don't want the secret on them to get out though