Oxide or Supercollider?... Or Ruiner if I'm being cheap...

[WinstonNilesRum]

Okay, so I am finally getting rid of my Boss ODB-3 (Cue rapturous applause and much celebration on my part) and I'm looking for a fuzz to replace it. I'm looking for something thick and angry and possibly gated and I've narrowed my options down to the Iron Ether Oxide or the Earthbound Audio Supercollider. I quite like what I've heard from the Devi Ever Ruiner as well but if one of the others are a lot better or a lot more versatile I don't mind paying a bit extra.

The kind of sound I'm looking for is quite similar to this:

The Dead Weather - Die By The Drop (Video) - YouTube

Although if the pedal can do a whole bunch of other sounds as well that is obviously a plus.

Oh, if it helps, I play mostly 60's, 70's and 80's style rock 'n' roll on a Squier VM Jaguar through a Fender Bassman TV Duo Ten.
Thanks in advance!

[Matt Dean]

Oxide's got the gate... I have an Oxide and had a Supercollider, between the two, I'd take the Oxide.

[smo]

I've owned both - and love both.

The Supercollider is kinda a one-trick pony, where the Oxide has a lot more options.
Don't let that sound like a +1 to the oxide tho, both boxes have their own thing going on.

Personally I love a fuzz on my board that'll sustain for days and feedback, which is why the Oxide has not replaced the SC on my board.
I think your question about a gated fuzz pretty much answers this......

[Chronicle]

Well, the supercollider i know has a mids knob on the newer models so you can get that early fuzz sound out of it. I actually find it very versatile but the Oxide probably has more of it. But like mentioned before, two different beasts.

[Retranslator]

+1 to 'get the Oxide'!

[swspiers]

Personally, I'm going with both...

[tigerbass]

I had a Supercollider. I have an Oxide. Love the Oxide. Lots of cool tones to be had. Love the Brassmaster-ish tones when I need them. I personally like it alot more than both the germ and sil B:assmasters I've had.
I liked the SC too, but as stated before it is a bit of a one trick pony, and for me personally I found it a tad too hissy for my tastes. Just my 2 cents...YMMV.

[HiFi]

Can't go wrong with the Oxide. Very versatile.

[Mr. Pickles]

Nothing sustains like a Supercollider.

[absenttrojan]

In the 'I love the oxide' camp too

[behndy]

my opinion doesn't count. i <3 Iron Ether. HARD.

....... but the Oxide KEELZ.

Supercollider is angry big muff tits too though. i just don't dig on (pedal) muffs that much.

[WinstonNilesRum]

I went with the Oxide and, oh man... Its beautiful. In a really angry tear-your-spleen-out-and-eat-it kind of way. I run mine after my Bad Monkey and with the morph knob all the way over to the Brassmaster-y side. Mmmm.

Only problem is, I still haven't stopped GASing for a Supercollider >.<

[Eric!]

also, the Ruiner I had was monophonic. YMMV

[behndy]

always room for MOAR FUZZ.

i'm anxiously awaiting the return of my Oxide and Xerograph. Taylor's modding them up to current specs because he's awesome. and i MISS THEM. because they are awesome.

[naruki]

If you want that sound, I'm like 95% sure that my Oxide can do that.

[WinstonNilesRum]

Yeah, after twiddling around with the Oxide I got exactly the sound I was asking about in the OP.

I've just started thinking about adding a thick, doomy fuzz to my board, though which is why my Supercollider GAS has resurfaced.

[WinstonNilesRum]

The fact that they're being discontinued isn't helping my self-restraint either.

[behndy]

check out the Depth Charge. that's a fuzz i've been gassing over. got to borrow one from a friend and i gets DARK, but still coherent. awesome pedal.

[spufman]

I like my Brown Dog a real lot, but I sure wouldn't mind having an Oxide.

[Colonel Monk]

Originally Posted by swspiers

Personally, I'm going with both...

Here effing here.

I been slacking but getting an oxide stat. Supercollider and Beast are awesome.