what model is it, the green or cream?abark000 said:The person I am buying one from said the exact opposite.
Weird.
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fuzz pedal
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Oh so very true Dave, oh so true... Scootch closer children:
DOD 250 = Overdrive = Produces asymetrical cliping via a IC (intigrated circuit micro chip)
Muff = Fuzz = Produces square wave clipping via a set of Transistors
Rat = Distortion = Produces symectrical clipping via IC's
or... the magical search function... or Tim's FAQ.
cheers
Alex
DOD 250 = Overdrive = Produces asymetrical cliping via a IC (intigrated circuit micro chip)
Muff = Fuzz = Produces square wave clipping via a set of Transistors
Rat = Distortion = Produces symectrical clipping via IC's
or... the magical search function... or Tim's FAQ.
cheers
Alex
davidmwilson said:
yup, other things to consider are whether you want to drive an ev filter with your fuzz.
A big muff just won't do that properly. Now, if you don't want to do that, then fine. But it's something to consider.
A big muff just won't do that properly. Now, if you don't want to do that, then fine. But it's something to consider.
right, but once again not a fuzz. The clipping is a crucial difference between distortion and fuzz.tom46n2 said:I'd try out the Rat PRO CO Distortion. It has all of theballs you need and you can probably tweek it to make it sound like you want.
I'd say try the new EH double muff, or something like that. I really liked the sound of the EH muff fuzz. I used to be able to nail the sound of "around the world" on the intro using that and a p-bass through my portaflex. Got a very heavy bass response on that pedal, and cleans up for a nice controlable pedal nicely with the volume pot. The doulbe muff'll give you the nice norm. dist, and the fuzz range your're lookin' for. I think that'll give you the sound you want.
Cheers,
Nish
Cheers,
Nish
Actulay it was a sleeper pedal that I discovered, and should have kept my mouth shut about... Then everyone and their dog had to get one, because they all wanted to be as cool as me... So I stoped using mine, and have a new overdrive that KILLS the 250 - but no one will ever know...
Alex
Alex
protoz said:
another vote hear for the frantone lo-tone classic fuzz. i got one a few weeks ago and i'm loving it more everytime i play with it! its got a great sound to it.
-jimbo
-jimbo
And definitely not for everyone. If you want totally insane, synth-like fuzz with earth-shaking lowend...its the joint. But theres no in between with this beast. Its all out fuzz-mayhem. Try it first, cause its an expensive gamble.
I believe David said it's not very good w/ active basses either.
I believe David said it's not very good w/ active basses either.
Ok here's my question. And maybe this is foder for a new thread...
What is the best FUZZ pedal for an ACTIVE bass ?
And maybe this is something that I should be asking David directly because I think he has owned every pedal in existence. But so often the Fuzz pedals that get mentioned so often (Woolly Mamoth etc.) are the ones that are followed by guru Wilson's warning of not being up to snuff on active basses.
So I float my question out there.
What is the best FUZZ pedal for an ACTIVE bass ?
And maybe this is something that I should be asking David directly because I think he has owned every pedal in existence. But so often the Fuzz pedals that get mentioned so often (Woolly Mamoth etc.) are the ones that are followed by guru Wilson's warning of not being up to snuff on active basses.
So I float my question out there.
Adequate fuzz's for active basses that I know of are
MI Audio Fuzz both models Neo & GI
Zoom Ultra Fuzz
Subdecay Flying Tomato
The only one I've tried is the zoom ultra fuzz which does not have a vintage sound at all, but I love it.
Hope this helps
P.S Yeah ask Dave
MI Audio Fuzz both models Neo & GI
Zoom Ultra Fuzz
Subdecay Flying Tomato
The only one I've tried is the zoom ultra fuzz which does not have a vintage sound at all, but I love it.
Hope this helps
P.S Yeah ask Dave
There's two parts to this really. There's what fuzz pedals will sound ok on active pedals, and what ones will work anywhere in the signal chain with other pedals in front of it.FullTime Tim said:
The former is a reasonable list:
Chunk Fuzz
Prescription Electronics Depth Charge
Black Cat Octave Fuzz
Zoom Ultra Fuzz
Frantone LoTone (I had better results with earlier green version)
The latter contains only one pedal I know of:
Subdecay Tomato Fuzz
There are also the new MI fuzz pedals, which have an adjustable input impedance but I haven't tried those...... yet
Well, I'm not trying to be predictable
But just trying to save people money and/or disappointment. Ben Strange loved the mammoth so much he switched to passive basses. I haven't loved a pedal that much yetFor fuzz I've found that the Bazz Fuss is the best fuzz around; it totally keeps the low end of a bass sound and just adds an insane amount of fuzz on it (that is regulated, so yes, it can also sound sweet and little). I've build now a few of them and added a 12 selector switch for the clipping stage (to get more flexibility out of the little unit). Add two!! volume knobs for (1) input attenuation and (2) output. Works fine and great on active basses due to pickup simulator unit (a trafo).
Check it out.
Check it out.
Forgive my ignorance, but isn't square wave clipping- when coming from pushing an amp too hard bad for speakers? Is it possible to blow/damage speakers by using a fuzz pedal?Tecx said:
