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[MothBox]

I recently picked up the tightdrive and find that when I turn it on I loose the bottom end. It sounds very mid range heavy.

Mine doesn't have the blend knob and I'm outside of the US so posting it back and forth will be pricey, so, has anyone done this themselves?

 

[smeet]

I'm really interested in something that has a great drive to kick on for songs that need the rock, that retains the low end and the attack, and you can hear the distortion in the mix, without being too over the top. Over the top is nice too, but I can't use that very much in my music. The heaviest I get is classic hard rock like Judas Priest and some Black Sabbath.

It seems like I want either the tight fuzz (demos sound awesome) or the tight drive, (haven't heard a lot of demos, seems good too). I guess I'd want the clean blend on the tight drive. And what about the Fat Drive? How different are they? Too many options...

Off the top of my head, the tight fuzz jumps out at me as having kind of a unique voice and lots of versatility, but I need some help!

If fx context helps, I'd probably run either one before a B7K (used as a clean preamp). I have a blower box right now which sounds good, but I'm having trouble finding the balance between getting lost or getting too loud, too boomy or too thin in the mix.

Any recommendations or advice? Silly question, are they different enough to warrant having both, or any two?

 

[Leo was right]

James was right too.

I bought the tightfuzz bass two months ago, take the time to tweak (!) The thing end up with only pedal in my setup, as a always on device.

I didn't try so many others pedals and my style is pretty vintage clean fingerstyle, think about Jamerson, Pino P. Or Donald D.D, flatwounds Fender bass .

It save my back, from stopping carry a 100 lbs tube amp, this pedal and a 13 lbs 400w solid state Traynor head doing the same thing.

I am perfectly happy with the dry low knob but may be having a little option switch for some who like to have more midrange or treble into the dry mix could a nice feature too.

Thanks again James, my life is more simple now.

Why not a tightfuzz Pro for bass?

One advice, start with knobs at noon with may be the dry low closed,try to dial the right fuzz color one knob at once a little tweak at the time, then add the dry low to your taste.

 

[Leo was right]

I can't be the only one who loves these pedals

No, you are not the only one, I would like to have my token as your next member to this venerable club.

 

[Hyper-sloth]

I love my tight drive! Def have to have the dry low bass blend. I use an old GEB7 I have to further sculpt the drive but I really have stopped using it. It sounds great as it is.

 

[JCooper]

I no longer have my TightDrive, but I have a TightFuzz that I absolutely love. Really nice flexibility.
Thanks, Amptweaker!

 

[JCooper]

...I will add that the bass TightRock jr sound clips have me drooling also….

 

[punisher911]

...I will add that the bass TightRock jr sound clips have me drooling also….

Yes, the bass jr metal and bass jr Rock both sound good.. I'm very tempted to jump on board..

 

[FaithNoMan]

I've had my Bass TightRock Jr for a few weeks now. It's great, and has a mean midrange growl.

 

[MGR]

I've had my Bass TightRock Jr for a few weeks now. It's great, and has a mean midrange growl.

This is definitely true. The midrange growl is so pronounced I find myself switching to plexi mode in order not to step all over my guitarists frequency range. To my ears, when I play alone the Tightrock bass jr sounds best when both switches are set to their middle position, but in the band I find it cuts thru best with plexi and fat selected. I love this pedal despite finding it somewhat tricky to dial in during rehearsal.

 

[Frodolicious]

I just got a PressuRizer on the way! Been a long time Bass Tight Fuzz, and looking forward to see how they pair together!