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fuzz pedal

#41
Depending on which side of the ocean your from fuzz was created to ether sound like a torn speaker, or a buzzy channel on a mixing board. But no, fuzz is not bad for speakers...

Alex

43% burnt said:
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?
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#42
I know there is a diference between active and passive bassguitars in use of a fuzz. But what about a active bass with not so much output when you have your EQ almost flat on the bass? I have a Lakland 55-94 with bartolini pickups and electronics. I plug it in my passive input of my amp because it stil sounds ok. So does that mean that I can use it also with the pedals that only work good with passive electronics?
 
#43
The problem isn't output, it's the fact that active pickups are buffered. You can't have a buffer before most Fuzz, OD, Filters - as they require direct interaction with your instrument and its controls. Only a passive instrument can achive this.

Alex

Goose55 said:
I know there is a diference between active and passive bassguitars in use of a fuzz. But what about a active bass with not so much output when you have your EQ almost flat on the bass? I have a Lakland 55-94 with bartolini pickups and electronics. I plug it in my passive input of my amp because it stil sounds ok. So does that mean that I can use it also with the pedals that only work good with passive electronics?
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#45
I have to put in a plug for the DOD classic fuzz, the old orange one. Great bass fuzz. They are a touch bass shy but just sneak the bass up a tad with an active bass and you're away. I've tried several vastly more expensive units but for me, the old DOD slays them.
 
#46
Tecx said:
The problem isn't output, it's the fact that active pickups are buffered. You can't have a buffer before most Fuzz, OD, Filters - as they require direct interaction with your instrument and its controls. Only a passive instrument can achive this.

Alex
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Does a bass (like my SRX500) with passive pickups and active EQ have the same problem?
 
#49
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.
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What do you mean by driving it? Just putting a fuzz before the env filter, or in it's effects loop -- like the Q-Tron+ ? And if a Big Muff won't do it properly, what kind of fuzzes will?
 
#51
judas jedermann said:
I use Jazz bass with J-retro preamp and have been very satisfied with my Carl Martin Fuzz. Very versatile and seems to be ok with buffered preamp too.
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It really depends fuzz to fuzz, there's really no blanket answer when dealing with active basses and fuzz pedals. I can say this as someone who's tried a LOT of fuzz pedals with active basses.
There can be fuzz pedals that just don't react well to an active bass at all, there are some that are fine as long as you're not boosting lots of onboard eq, and some that are even more tolerant of active bass/eq
 

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