i need a trendy new fuzz.

[groooooove]

i just got an offer for my brown dog that i listed for sale months ago, so i figured what the hell and let it go. now i need a new fuzz.

in typical effect-junkie fashion- must play nice both active and passive, and i have no budget (but lets keep it under $200 if we could?)

lets hear it. whats the trend of the week? im open to wild oscillating screaching moaning open the flood gates to hell kind of madness, as well as simple 2-3 knob boxes that sound great.

[hairyampdroolin]

TAFM or Oxide - You wanna be cool don't you?

I have played neither, though one of them is on it's way.

[rratajski]

Www.smallsoundbigsound.com

[wolffman]

I have used the orbit and brown dog now have an oxide and it's my fav so far

[groooooove]

2 votes for the oxide..

it sounds cool judging from the crappy youtube demo im hearing right now.

keep the votes comming.

[hairyampdroolin]

FUZZROCIOUS PEDALS

[behndy]

man i HOPE you're listening to the crappy youtoober vid i made. that'd be AWESOME.

depends what you want homes. my favoritest fuzzes evah are the Oxide, the TAFM (with the gate footswitch mod) and the Wren & Cuff Pickle Pie B. Oxide is the Do Everything Make All Fuzzes TOANZ, TAFM is a face melting beast that gets all beautifully clippy with gate on..... also has a lot of movement with held notes. Pickle Pie B is a great I Know I'm Gonna Cut Through EVERYTHING lover.

also, for a more weird yet useful set of tones, the Infanem 2nd Voice is LOADS of fun.

[alec]

Keep it going for the Oxide

[groooooove]

Originally Posted by behndy

man i HOPE you're listening to the crappy youtoober vid i made. that'd be AWESOME.

depends what you want homes. my favoritest fuzzes evah are the Oxide, the TAFM (with the gate footswitch mod) and the Wren & Cuff Pickle Pie B. Oxide is the Do Everything Make All Fuzzes TOANZ, TAFM is a face melting beast that gets all beautifully clippy with gate on..... also has a lot of movement with held notes. Pickle Pie B is a great I Know I'm Gonna Cut Through EVERYTHING lover.

also, for a more weird yet useful set of tones, the Infanem 2nd Voice is LOADS of fun.

i believe i was

im not picky. i have other fuzzes that i use, but i need one "regular old fuzz" type of thing. the oxide seems to win the contest so far.

[arthur31686]

You got to love the options we have in 2011. So many options. If you want high quality copies of the classics or some mods and experimental designs from builders that genuinely enjoy building effects, you can find it somewhere.

Wren and Cuff would be the place to go if you want that genuine muff sound we love from the old russian pedals. There are plenty of other boutique muff fuzzes that you could look at too. I just got a Swollen pickle clone from a local guy and I'm debating if I need to buy the Tall Font russian again.

Wren and Cuff Tall Font Russian - YouTube

I used to own the oxide. It is a crazy pedal and I'd go with that if you're looking for a fuzz that will make you go WOW with options.

I sold my oxide because I was broke on the road and only used it for one of my groups songs.

The life of a musician. Woo.

[vegas532]

The Malekkos are great with active and passive. Who knows? According to my calculations they're overdue for a Limited Edition.

[groooooove]

Originally Posted by vegas532

The Malekkos are great with active and passive. Who knows? According to my calculations they're overdue for a Limited Edition.

i remember when those were the trendy pedal to own. couple years back everyone had one. theyre big though, arent they?

how are the subs on the oxide? can they blow sh*t away? i play lots of hiphop. i usually use the red messdrive for that, it just screams phat minimoog, but its too loose. if i could add a gate to that circuit i would be the happiest man in the world.

[caeman]

The IE FrantBit generated quite a bit of buzz earlier this year and is still getting rave reviews.

[Achtane]

TAFM makes the coolest controllable feedback, thus making it the best.

[scHism]

Not to thread jack, but I am also looking for a new fuzz, good w/ active or passive, must have a blend, and must be a counterpoint to my swollen pickle, a fuzz that can do fuzziness that the swollen pickle can't. I may have narrowed it down between the IE Oxide and TAFM, but any other suggestions is OK.

TIA

[MuthaFunk]

It's a little under your budget and certainly not trendy but the Joyo Ultimate Octave is a pretty good fuzz for under $40. Don't let the price fool you, this is a decent fuzz. You can still get another fuzz on top of one of these.

Joyo Ultimate Octave Demo by MuthaFunk on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

[A Strohman]

I've got the Oxide and Pickle Pie on my board so all my fuzz needs are quite well covered.

[wolffman]

Originally Posted by groooooove

how are the subs on the oxide? can they blow sh*t away? i play lots of hiphop. i usually use the red messdrive for that, it just screams phat minimoog, but its too loose.

IMO its got plenty of lowend. IIRC my settings are eq all the way down, morph almost all the way counter clockwiseso the gate is tight but not sputtering tight, drive all the way up, fuzz/clean to taste, and strangle/voice switched down. It's definitely low, but i usually add oc-2 and a static low pass filter cutting out most of the highs to get a fat moog type sound. I think it was the deepest/lowest of the 3 fuzz's mentioned earlier and I liked it's gate better than the orbit's

[kevteop]

Originally Posted by caeman

The IE FrantBit generated quite a bit of buzz earlier this year and is still getting rave reviews.

Not a fuzz but definitely worth having if you 'play a lot of hip hop'. Gnarls anything up.

TBH I think your ideal fuzz is a Brown Dog. Whoops!

[Dr Greenthumb]

Originally Posted by A Strohman

I've got the Oxide and Pickle Pie on my board so all my fuzz needs are quite well covered.

Which one would you recommened the most? I can't decide between those two.