grey stache... what next? calling fuzz connoisseurs!

[Flymo Wang]

OK, so i know i like muff-based fuzzes, and after trying half a dozen different muffs i've finally found the grey stache, which i'm loving

my question to all the fuzz connoisseurs here on TB is this - what do folks think a second fuzz to nicely compliment the stache would be? I'm after top suggestions for a fuzz that is voiced differently enough to a muff to be worth having both....i know you can 'never have enough fuzz' but if you had to have just two, a muff plus one, what would you plump for? personal preference is maybe towards the non-gated fuzz too...

if it makes a difference, I'm playing passive precisions and jazzes through an old fender bassman into a 4x12...

cheers all!

[tink9975]

Iron Ether Oxide, synthy fuzz, but you can control the character from gated to octave/brassmaster-ish fuzz with the Morph knob. I keep it in the octave range.

[nillawaffa]

Have you checked out the iron ether oxide? It's different enough to justify two fuzzes. Not that you need to justify having multiple anything on talkbass

[Flymo Wang]

yeah, i think the oxide will make the short list, seems to be able to cop a lot of tones from what i've read

[Rawrrbass]

Not surprised to see an Oxide listed here. The ss/bs Team Awesome Fuzz Machine is pretty rad as well. I highly recommend getting one with the gate mod.

[ZanaZulu807]

Originally Posted by Rawrrbass

Not surprised to see an Oxide listed here. The ss/bs Team Awesome Fuzz Machine is pretty rad as well. I highly recommend getting one with the gate mod.

The Team Awesome Fuzz Machine is one I have to check out, always hearing great things. Aside from the usual, oh so common Fuzzrocious/Iron Ether name popping up, the Blackout Effectors Musket is a good one that gets some love here from time to time. I would also recommend the Mojo Hand Colossus, but I hear they're almost always sold out, but it's my favorite fuzz pedal yet.

[eyeballkid]

my top fuzz alternatives:
Bluebeard
W+C Tall Font
Fender Sublime
Supercollider
Oxfuzz
Musket
TAFM.
in no particular order... all have something special and are different enough.

[rratajski]

Oxfuzz and/or oxide!

[Flymo Wang]

have to admit the oxfuzz is one i'd not heard of before, but just checked out a couple of videos, it sounds awesome!

[rratajski]

Most dudes seem to like it at low gain!

[spaz21387]

way huge swollen pickle?

[Flymo Wang]

Originally Posted by eyeballkid

my top fuzz alternatives:
Bluebeard
W+C Tall Font
Fender Sublime
Supercollider
Oxfuzz
Musket
TAFM.
in no particular order... all have something special and are different enough.

that's more than enough to be looking into for a while

oxfuzz and TAFM interesting me the more right now...

[ZanaZulu807]

Originally Posted by eyeballkid

my top fuzz alternatives:
Bluebeard
W+C Tall Font
Fender Sublime
Supercollider
Oxfuzz
Musket
TAFM.
in no particular order... all have something special and are different enough.

I just put two and two together and realized you're "theiballkid" on YouTube (duh...); should've known you were on TB. You were partly the one who convinced me to get the Sublime and hopefully soon to arrive B3K. I've tested out the B3K before and loved it, but I wanna see if it's really worth the hype of actually keeping it since I already get good overdrive from all the tube rigs I've got. Anyway, good work on the vids man...

[Flymo Wang]

ha - was about to type the same, was just watching an oxfuzz clip and noticed it was by him too - good work sir!

[ZanaZulu807]

Originally Posted by rratajski

Most dudes seem to like it at low gain!

Not me, haha... I want HUGE, HUGE, HUGE!!!

Give me a good, flexible, high gain fuzz that will make a rhythm guitarist optional. Low gains good, has its uses, but for me, I just want as much raunch and volume as possible...

[vegas532]

Alright, I promise I won't say it again.

Malekko B:Assmaster

:::runs and hides:::

[rratajski]

Originally Posted by ZanaZulu807

Not me, haha... I want HUGE, HUGE, HUGE!!!

Give me a good, flexible, high gain fuzz that will make a rhythm guitarist optional. Low gains good, has its uses, but for me, I just want as much raunch and volume as possible...

It's called chording!

[Slackerprince]

Fix'd Fuzz, FTW.
Whatever I run into the Fix'd sounds awesome.
Outside toggles up, inside toggles down.
It's like an awesome clean boost, or you can
flip the inside (Fuzz) toggles up in combination
and get awesome fuzz on it's own.
VERY versatile pedal. Recommended.

S

[JamesHommersen]

I like the Colorsound Tonebender personally, more smooth and compressed than the GS due to the Ge diodes (although they are an option). I've been hearing that Darkglass is coming out with a fuzz??? On my list is the Smallsound/Bigsound Super Puzzle.

[fitz420]

Another vote for the ss/bs tafm. Excellent compliment to a muff.