Finding a Fuzz

[Evilash]

I"m looking for a good fuzz pedal. Right now I'm torn between a[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Frantone Lo-Tone Classic Fuzz, Woolly Mammoth, or one of those new Chunk Systems Black Dogs. Any one got any advice.

I know the Black Dog isn't out yet, but what about the Mammoth or the Frantone? Thanks.
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[43% burnt]

All the pedals you mentioned are top notch. I think the chunk systems pedal is called the brown dog. Those look excellent...I'm definitely interested in checking one out. It has individual levels for clean and dirty, Thats a great feature.

I don't know much about the frantone, but it looks cool.

I have a Woolly Mammoth, and it is one hell of a fuzz pedal. It is very intense and unique sounding. It preserves the low-end extremely well. I think its incredible. The price tag is high, but worth it f you want insane, prehistoric, face melting fuzz. One thing I wish it had is a blend like the brown dog...Thats a pretty usefull feature. Right now I'm looking for a fuzz/distortion thats not quite as insane as the mammoth. I might check out that frantone.
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[Evilash]

yea you're right it is brown dog. my mistake.

Thanks for the info about the Mammoth. I"ve been leaning more towards that. But I really would like to try out a frantone first. Just to cover all the bases. And the fact its cheaper doesn't hurt either.

 

[David Wilson]

do you play mostly active or passive basses?
There are many excellent fuzz pedals, unfortunately the subset of those that play nicely with active basses is a small one. The chunk is one of those that does - I haven't played the new one, cos it isn't out yet , the prior version was fine but lacked character in the sound and the lack of a tone control was annoying. The new version still doesn't have a tone control, but the mode switch should hopefully help make it more versatile.
The woolly mammmoth is a pretty extreme fuzz, as previously noted. It doesn't sound so good with active basses IME.
The frantone is a good fuzz - there are actually two versions. The older green one was a bit more extreme sounding, the newer cream one is warmer.