I was playing some muse stuff recently,and I know he uses a fuzz.I have a boss obd-3,and I compared the sound of my overdrive to his fuzz on the album,and the differences are negligible. is there really any difference between overdrive and fuzz? do I need an actual fuzz pedal to imitate this sound? is there any way to eq my boss to make it sound fuzzy?
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do I really need more than one dirt pedal?
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One thing that works well for me if I want a more intense distortion/fuzz is to use a boost pedal in front of it. That way you get the benefits of a clean boost and added distortion when you want it.
You may not need more than 1 fuzz but there may come a day when 1 simply will not do.
I have a pretty good collection of fuzz for various purposes but only have 2 on my go to board: BrassMaster clone and a OD. Gives me 3 choices medium overdrive, smooth gated octave fuzz and with both on a fire breathing beast verging on feedback.
I have a pretty good collection of fuzz for various purposes but only have 2 on my go to board: BrassMaster clone and a OD. Gives me 3 choices medium overdrive, smooth gated octave fuzz and with both on a fire breathing beast verging on feedback.
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I use 6 fuzz pedals, a synth modded OC-2 and a BSY-600 so 8 "fuzzy" pedals.....ALL GET USED!
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Do you need more than one? Probably not but will you want more than one? Probably yes. I have 3 dirt pedals and I want more.
It really depends on what you're playing, who you're playing with, and ultimately, how much variety you want. I've seen guys use only one fuzz and guys who use 5 (umm, that would be me...).
Do I need all 5?.....for me, hell's yeah! Heck, I'd have 15 if I had the resources.
Do I need all 5?.....for me, hell's yeah! Heck, I'd have 15 if I had the resources.
It's never necessary to have more than 1 if that's the sound you're after. I myself like to have different textures and combinations at my disposal. For my regular basses I have about 6 that I like, however, for hollowbody stuff that number is greatly decreased.
If you can't tell the difference between fuzz and od you are properly growing deaf.
To be a bit more constructive: If it fits your needs and you like the tone of it why have another one?
To be a bit more constructive: If it fits your needs and you like the tone of it why have another one?
I like my overdrive immensely,but is it really necessary to get a fuzz pedal?I play progressive metal,so overdrive is good for me.
The thing is, that Boss ODB-3 'overdrive' of yours is badly labelled IMO. Far too much fizzy gain to be classed as an overdrive. Try a decent overdrive and fuzz next to each other and you'll see how different they are.
Roll down the tone on your bass and max the gain on the ODB-3 and you can get into fuzz territory. Not gonna fool anyone listening hard but it'll work if you don't want/can't add a true fuzz pedal.
then what exactly does it sound like to you? I used it side by side with a guitar fuzz once,which was a major POS, and there were some slight differences. the boss has always been really satisfying,and I had assumed as far as quality vs. cost boss pedals are about as good as it gets.
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I currently use three dirt pedals on my board. I probably only need one, arguably two, but they're on there and they each make me happy for different reasons.
Dirt doesn't have to always be a heavy, fuzzed out mess. There is a spectrum from an "almost barely there" grind to a full out "face melting nuclear destruction" box.
Dirt doesn't have to always be a heavy, fuzzed out mess. There is a spectrum from an "almost barely there" grind to a full out "face melting nuclear destruction" box.
I feel about dirt pedals, the way I feel about basses, and pedals in general: The more the merrier! 
