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Best Fuzz $150-$220???

#41
so many good choices out there. so.... many.........

really, without narrowing it down to a sorta specific need like The Sterling One thar, it's like asking a random selection from BotCon which is the best TRANSFORMER EVER, sitting back and watching the nerd battle over different Generation interpretations and whether KISS Transformers (THAT is a whoooooooooole 'nother story) was pedophillic and watching the poor lost soul that says they LIKED BayFormers (EHX Bass Big Muff) get torn asunder.

yeah. that's right. i called all of us a sweaty batch of GEEKS. deal with it. at least i believe a significant amount of y'all have actually seen laydy or boi parts in person.

AND I AM RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. MIRED IN NERDY HAPPINESS.
 
#42
I don't use pedals that often but the few times I've needed fuzz the Fender Sub Lime has been fantastic.
Warning - the only thing bigger than it's sound is it's size, this thing will eat up a lot of pedal board space.
 
#44
I've used a tafm for the last year and a musket for the year prior. All the while I bought and sold countless fuzzes that really couldn't compare to either. I gig a ton and last year sometime when my tafm had an issue, Brian overnighted me a replacement and told me to take my time shipping mine to him. Straight up class act.......thought that was worth mentioning.
 
#45
oh yeah. Brian is the MAN. Delta bought a used TAFM, it had a problem, Brian ended up gutting it and replacing damn near everything. AND doing a mod. all for the price of shipping. on a pedal that he already made his money on.

i have the hugest of huge man-crushes on the guy.
 
#50
Prunes and Custard!! I love that pedal for everything from blending in a little fat (used it at a church service of all places this last weekend) to full on insanity!! There is something really fun about that pedal. I just REALLY love the way my hands on my bass feel corresponding with the moderate to wacky sounds I hear from the pedal.

I use a couple of other "fuzz" boxes too from time to time, but P&C is my baby.
 
#52
Wren and Cuff Tall Font Russian - OD/Fuzz sounds
CoPilot Orbit - Gated Fuzz (maybe the gate is what you don't like? It's the same as the pinch control on the ZVex WM, I love mine)
SS/BS TAFM

You can also try a bit reducer such as a WMD Geiger counter (I use mine in a blend loop). You can try a "sample and hold" type analog sampler such and the bugcrusher.
There are so many options!
There are also others I personally do not like, but others enjoy such as the Brassmaster, fuzzface, gnomeratron, etc.
 
#55
JamesHommersen said:
You're going to get so many different answers. A lot of boutique fuzz pedals fall into this price range. Personally, I'd say TAFM, Grey Stache, or Wren & Cuff PPB/TFR.
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I just bought a Wren & Cuff Pickle Pie B which is on it's way currently. I never noticed the TAFM though, which seems like it's kind of getting at the same blendable-fuzztortion thing. Any thoughts on these two compared with each other?
 
#56
Dark Barn said:
I've had both the TAFM and the Pickle Pie B and liked them both alot, Pickle Pie B sounds a little more 'classic' TAFM had a little bit more 'sputter' (VERY SUBJECTIVE). Both worked great with either passive or active, both could pull off scoopy or mid-forward sounds, the TAFM can also work as a dirty boost, the Pickle Pie B is only unity gain for the cleans, can only boost the fuzz. I'd recommend both as good choices in your price range but I'd give the edge to TAFM.
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Ah, missed this. Okay got it.
 
#57
yah.

PPB - thick to cutting with a lot of clarity that you can dial in over more traditional muff based mengers because of the clean blend.

TAFM - can do more range, from an OD-ish boost to full thick fuzz. sputters more (in an awesome way) on held note stuff. has a great tonal range from deep to pretty blaring, but the PPB gets more buzz-sawey cutting'ness. and the gate mod gives you two toanz in one box since when the gate's engaged it maxes the fuzz volume, so you can have either a more sustainy fuzz without the gate, then a cleaner breaking with weird (again, in a GOOD way) decay on longer notes, or set it to be a lightly fuzzed/sorta OD setting that goes FUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ when you click on the gate.

i love both. the PPB is a bit easier to dial in because it does a few things WELL. but the TAFM has more stuff it can do. if i could only have one, the TAFM edges the PPB a little bit. i guess. depends on application? both so good.
 

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