Has anyone tried the Bazz Dazzler distortion?

Oh! Henry · #1 12-04-2007, 07:59 PM

So I walked into a store looking for a Fulltone bassdrive or OCD, the sales man told me he didn't carry the fulltone line but had a bunch of boutique pedals that he made me try, one of them is the Bazz Dazzler made by Dr Scientist.

I tried it and I must say I was quite impressed with this little pedal. I'm now wondering if I really want the fulltone

(or both

) It doesn't really do subtle overdrive which is what I was looking for but damn it sounds very cool. It's hard to describe, but it's sort of like a fuzzy overdrive. Sounds a little like the "white stripes" sound but not so screetchy, with some very nice low end.

I just thought I'd throw it out on talkbass to see if anyone had experience with this pedal?

markjazzbassist · #2 12-04-2007, 08:39 PM

i believe it's called the FRazz Dazzler.

Oh! Henry · #3 12-04-2007, 09:42 PM

The Frazz Dazzler is for guitar, they make one for bass called the Bazz Dazzler. It's not on their web site though.

JoshC · #4 12-04-2007, 09:56 PM

Yeah they have the Bazz Dazler in addition to the Frazz. I don't know if it is still in production as they don't list it on their site. I was looking at some of the boxes earlier today and they looked pretty sharp like all Dr. Scientist stuff. However I have never heard it. If you like it buy it, the worst that will happen is you sell it later; and as far as I know Dr. Scientist stuff holds its value pretty well where there is that 4-6 week wait and all.

Jared Lash · #5 12-04-2007, 11:09 PM

I'm not sure I'd want the bass version, but I persuaded my guitar player to get one because I love the sound of it with guitar. One of my favorite fuzz tones.

CallMeBlind · #6 12-05-2007, 01:55 AM

I have Frazz Dazzler, this is a fuzz pedal, definitely don a classical one, it is a guitar pedal and of course it cuts some low end, I hope I will get some blend pedal soon. I like to use FD together with envelope filters, sounds somehow close to synth pedal, I was putting some samples here on TB earlier.

CallMeBlind · #7 12-07-2007, 03:55 AM

I contacted Ryan, asking about Bass Dazzler and here's the reply :
"It's a Frazz Dazzler with a MIX control that blends in dry signal. I intended it to be used with bass guitars and synthesizers, as those instruments sometimes sound much better if you can still hear some of the dry signal. For example, with a bass guitar, you can blend in dry bass that has deep and clean lows with the wild distortion of the Frazz. It's called a Bazz Dazzler and looks like this: http://flickr.com/photos/drscientist...7594193637005/

We've actually only made about 8 of those pedals and I don't know if they'll ever be a part of the website because they're really just a modified Frazz Dazzler."

I think I'm getting one after NY.

Oh! Henry · #8 12-07-2007, 07:33 AM

Wow, the one I saw was one of only 8 in existence!!!!! I think it's officialy on my "x-mas present to myself" list!!!!

And having tried it I gotta say it sound pretty awsome. Not the type of pedal you leave on all the time, but for that "Ohhh so cool" dist/fuzz, it sounds very amazing!

CallMeBlind · #9 12-07-2007, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Oh! Henry

Wow, the one I saw was one of only 8 in existence!!!!! I think it's officialy on my "x-mas present to myself" list!!!!

And having tried it I gotta say it sound pretty awsome. Not the type of pedal you leave on all the time, but for that "Ohhh so cool" dist/fuzz, it sounds very amazing!

Which color was that one? I'm between green and dark blue with "Bazz Dazzler" in white.

Toasted · #10 12-07-2007, 07:47 AM

I love everything about Dr Scientist.

Oh! Henry · #11 12-07-2007, 08:00 AM

The one I saw was the white/light gray version. It's not as cool as the others, but I'm still getting it.