Keep it dirty at all costs

[Kooldac]

Alright, so I am completely new to effects in general (played for a year now). However, I have a fairly clear, albeit semi-wide, idea of what I desire. Been doing research for about a month now and my desired tone is kind of like Timmy's (no I'm not tone chasing, he just has the closest tone to what I like): it is very dirty. The best examples I can give is Guerrilla Radio during the heavy chorus and Bulls on Parade. The other end of the width of what I want would be Dirk from Incubus in Privilege (intro).

I've been trying to listen to as many demos as I can and, when I have time, try out the limited variety of pedals that my local GC has. Of ones I've tested in person, I've liked the Fulltone Mosfet the most. My next one the list is to try out the Ashdown Driver. Thanks to this guy, I've gotten a great taste of fuzz however most of them really sound too far off. They remind me a lot of Brad from Muse. Granted they sound good in their songs I don't desire that tone that much. Mark_Olsen gave some great samples of the Frantone Lo Tone Classic Fuzz. That is really the first fuzz I have liked quite a bit.

Nonetheless...... I know this is such a wide question, but I do feel kind of lost as it is my first pedal. What can you guys suggest as I move forward? Any great ideas or stories? More pedal suggestions/demos always helps!

[bongomania]

Have you listened to the 3XFX Fatman samples? Not the crazy squealing ones, but the heavy dirt ones.

[Kooldac]

I have. When the gain is on the lower end, it sounds pretty good. I can really fall in love with that grit. But on the high end.. it just sounds stupid imo. I think I just fell too far into the oscillator stomp function and just closed the window the first time I watched it.

[nad]

That Polish Love pedal dirties up things pretty well. According to me it sounds like poo for higher gain distortion, but I think it is superior to the Fulltone Bass-Drive for keeping things slightly dirty. There's a thread with about 4,235,208 replies in it by now. I don't quite get the awe myself (I do own one, my guitarist uses it), but for slightly dirty stuff, it is the proverbial cheese in my experience.

Fatman V2 sounds marvelous at lower gain settings. I know technically it is a fuzz, but it sounds more in the distortion realm to my ears when not playing with the oscillation mode. Adds a lot of girth, and now that I read the website, technically the "normal" side is not a fuzz. So my ears were right for once, how exciting.

I'm starting to leave my B:Assmaster turned on more and more, as even though it is definitely a harsh sounding fuzz, with enough of the bass signal dialed in it really does that aggressive driving rock type tone. I'm starting to sound like a sycophant for this company, but hey, Josh is a swell dude, so why not?

Back to said Fulltone, I do think that makes an excellent first pedal. It has a lot of tones, and you can really learn the type of sound(s) you seek by spending a lot of time with one. Jack of all trades, master of none.

[dannybuoy]

Originally Posted by Kooldac

They remind me a lot of Brad from Muse.

Brad? You mean Chris!

[4stringmangler]

may i suggest a Ronsound Stone Machine, it has been my go to fuzz for guitar and bass for years, sounds nice and dirty.

[Shareef]

I think what you really need is some tube amp distortion, but of course that would involve buying a new amp rather than just a pedal; and I seriously believe that no pedal will sound the same as a proper tube amp.

[Chronicle]

Yeah my Fender Jazz and Polish love pedal pretty much nail his dirty tone.


+1 for the Lil Jovi pedal

[Kooldac]

Originally Posted by nad

That Polish Love pedal dirties up things pretty well. According to me it sounds like poo for higher gain distortion, but I think it is superior to the Fulltone Bass-Drive for keeping things slightly dirty. There's a thread with about 4,235,208 replies in it by now. I don't quite get the awe myself (I do own one, my guitarist uses it), but for slightly dirty stuff, it is the proverbial cheese in my experience.

Back to said Fulltone, I do think that makes an excellent first pedal. It has a lot of tones, and you can really learn the type of sound(s) you seek by spending a lot of time with one. Jack of all trades, master of none.

Polish Love sounded amazing! Too bad he's not taking orders for them anymore
Thanks for the Fulltone comment!

Originally Posted by dannybuoy

Brad? You mean Chris!

I do, seems I failed something fierce writing that one out.

Originally Posted by 4stringmangler

may i suggest a Ronsound Stone Machine, it has been my go to fuzz for guitar and bass for years, sounds nice and dirty.

You have any bass demos of it? Couldn't find anything other than guitar.

[Kooldac]

Just giving it my one and only bumpidy bump. Anyone else with suggestions? I've so far dwindled what I know down to the Fulltone MOSFET and Hematoma but more ideas are always welcome!

[Deluge Of Sound]

Where did you read that Bogdan wasn't taking orders on the Polish Love?

[Kooldac]

Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound

Where did you read that Bogdan wasn't taking orders on the Polish Love?

On the very very long original thread about it. People were complaining they couldn't get any orders through him anymore for whatever reason.

[rustynuts]

That's old news, back when he went on vacation, was working on his house and had to stop taking orders. He's working again now.

[4stringmangler]

Originally Posted by Kooldac

You have any bass demos of it? Couldn't find anything other than guitar.

i have a 4 track and usb interface, i just need to learn how to upload to the internet

[Ric5]

For me I like to mix a clean and dirty tone together for a good effect.

http://www.3dentourage.com/425/effects.htm