Bass Fuzz - Mastodon

[JJT247]

On this track, Troy has some sick tone. I want to know what kind of tone this is considered (fuzz,overdrive,distortion?) and what kind of pedal I should get to replicate it. I have the big muff pi bass but i cant get it sounding like that, it feels like that pedal is more fuzzy then in overdrive? Its an isolated bass track. Heres the link:



Thanks!

 

[frankenjazz]

im pretty sure he gets that tone from a fuzz pedal, the only problem is he has them custom built its called the blue beard fuzz box or something to that extent

 

[Ron Now]

Well I know Troy has used a Sanford and Sonny Bluebeard fuzz in the past, but I am not sure as to what he used on this...although it could definitely be a bluebeard

The sound in question is definitely a fuzz, with a lot of clean bass either double tracked or blended in.

 

[JJT247]

Ok, thanks for the quick replies! I need to find this pedal! Does anyone know where to buy it?

 

[Kromwarp]

In addition, his board also houses a Cobrahawk Fuzz, 3 Big Muffs, and another fuzz (other than the BlueBeard) that I forget the name of

 

[Woogles]

Just sounds like a normal muff pedal. The low end sounds pretty bad in that clip if you ask me. A NYC big muff sounds pretty damn close to that though.

 

[bobbass4k]

Muff muff and more muff. I've seen one pic where he has a russian green, a civil war, a black russian, an NYC and a sanford and sonny ( a muff variant). I've seen a swollen pickle (another muff clone) in some pics as well.

The sanford and sonny is probably your best bet for getting that sound in a singlepedal, but they're nigh on impossible to get, however it's basically a GGG Tuned muff (a kit you can get from general guitar gadgets), you could buy a kit and build one yourself if you're handy with a soldering iron, or you could probably find someone on here to build the kit for you. I had one and it did a pretty good mastodon tone.

 

[Ayliffe]

I'm a huge Mastodon fan, but i think that tone is awful.

 

[Holy War]

this should do it

 

[Gozu]

is there any proof that that really is his tone from the album? it sounds way better mixed in