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Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

It just occurred to me that I didn't get a Christmas present and never bought myself one, either.

Of course, I don't NEED a new pedal....
My huge investment of the day is buying all the sample kits the the DM1 drum machine app for sampling. I big 5$. Yessir!!
Beats looking for a #$%^& clean hi hat sample in my record collection.
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I’m currently talking myself out of two dirt pedals. Idiotbox just released a Muff & TS & Rat in one box. You can run them in any combination, in parallel. So dirty.

ElectroFoods released a batch of their Rat variant.
Wasn’t the Idiotbox Redrum the one knob Rat running into a dimed HM2??
They make good stuff but the MUFF and TS are VERYYYY hit or miss for me. Mostly miss......After years I only found one MUFF circuit I really liked.

What are the RAT variants? My current favorited RAT is by far the MXR M85, it is freakin awesome in a band mix. Better than manny ‘boutique ones I had but won’t mention brands....since some of the builders are on TB. :)
 
I’m currently talking myself out of two dirt pedals. Idiotbox just released a Muff & TS & Rat in one box. You can run them in any combination, in parallel. So dirty.

ElectroFoods released a batch of their Rat variant.

Whoa that idiotbox sounds nuts
 
Wasn’t the Idiotbox Redrum the one knob Rat running into a dimed HM2??
They make good stuff but the MUFF and TS are VERYYYY hit or miss for me. Mostly miss......After years I only found one MUFF circuit I really liked.

What are the RAT variants? My current favorited RAT is by far the MXR M85, it is freakin awesome in a band mix. Better than manny ‘boutique ones I had but won’t mention brands....since some of the builders are on TB. :)
which muff did it for you?
 


Judge away. The Rat + Muff combo sounds fantastic.

Edit - Now I'm down a rabbit hole of Ufomammut and Russian Circles.

Wow, lots of possible combos, very unique and cool idea. Might be a bit big for my tast, but whatever..... IMO.....the only “awesome” tone in the hole video was as you said the RAT/MUFF combo. Others, I wasn’t totally blown away....
 
which muff did it for you?
After trying about....hmmm.....8-10 different ones, on recording sessions and in band settings. For me personally by far the winner is the Wren & Cuff Tall Font Russian. Many others are very cool but always fall short for me.
I don’t mind using another one if the situation calls for it though, play to the song first always!!!!!

I quit while I was ahead and stopped buying Fuzz cuz it truly is a bottomless pit of buying , trying, flipping.....repeat......I got sick of that.
 
After trying about....hmmm.....8-10 different ones, on recording sessions and in band settings. For me personally by far the winner is the Wren & Cuff Tall Font Russian. Many others are very cool but always fall short for me.
I don’t mind using another one if the situation calls for it though, play to the song first always!!!!!

I liked the W&C TFR. I didn't keep it, but I did like it.