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Fuzz fuzz fuzz...

I prefer the sound of my bass -> tuner -> head -> cab.

I don't understand why anyone uses effects except as stated by RCCollins: they help cover your mistakes.
Good April Fool's joke. But in the event it's not, I'm using pedals to accentuate my mistakes, not cover them. There ain't a pedal in the world that can cover up your mistakes, except a ring modulator.
 
Whew! Glad that's over - really, I love effects. Too much, sometimes. I love them except when they BECOME the mistake, like, totally hypothetically of course, when I hit my fuzz when I meant to hit my synth patch last Saturday night during the solo bass intro to my band's song Thieves... :hiding: