Fuzziest sounding amp

[paradigm_shift]

What amp, without any pedals, will get me a very fuzzy type tone? High wattage is preferable

 

[Von Felgenhauer]

Orange or Ampeg with gain up

 

[Heatmonger]

Orange bass terror can get pretty fuzzy.

Orange Terror Bass 500w Bass head - in-depth demonstration and review - YouTube

 

[will33]

A dimed valva jr. is about the dirtiest I've heard, although you might need 30 or so of them for high output.

 

[ubercore]

Didn't some Acoustic amps have a fuzz circuit built in?

 

[nashvillebill]

Some of the 70's Peaveys had fuzz built in too.

 

[SVE]

I have an Orange AD200B it gets overdriven when I turn the gain all the way up but I need to kick in my rusty box (killer DI) with full gain and volume and it goes into full blown fuzz. I honestly don't think any amp will go into fuzz unless it's all tube and cranked all the way up; (Volume and Gain) with a high wattage amp it may be too loud at the point. Save yourself the trouble, buy a good tube amp and a really high gain pedal to boost it into fuzz; It's worth it.

 

[anderbass]

If you run across a used Mesa/Boogie D-180, give it a try using the channel 1 input.

 

[Mr. Foxen]

Why high wattage? Get a dymo labeller and put 1.21 Jigawatts on an amp that is low powered enough to get fuzzy.

 

[eyeballkid]

Fender 300 Pro with the 2nd channel gained out!
OR the Fender 1200 bassman/ Sunn 1200s that is the same amp as a rackmount hybrid instead of all tubes.... yeah... Im selling one, but thats not why Im posting this.. Im a fuzz junky, and I sometimes play with no pedals, just the footswitch for this amp and Im REAL satisfied..

 

[Jeff Scott]

Aguilar Tone Hammer with the Gain & Drive controls maxxed out do a very creditable job, to me.

 

[B-string]

G-K Fusion 550 with the gain set high. Used to like the "fuzz" feature on the ACC 360/361

 

[scotch]

Fender 300 Pro with the 2nd channel gained out!
OR the Fender 1200 bassman/ Sunn 1200s that is the same amp as a rackmount instead of tubes.... yeah... Im selling one, but thats not why Im posting this.. Im a fuzz junky, and I sometimes play with no pedals, just the footswitch for this amp and Im REAL satisfied..

+1

The 2nd channel on the 300pro has a LOT of gain available! Not just overdrive, but full-on distortion bordering on "fuzz". You can also get it at any volume - not just with the amp cranked.

Is the amp loud? Umm,... yeah. It's loud alright! Ear destroying loud with a cab that can handle it.

 

[Pilgrim]

..or do like Link Wray and stab pencils thru the speaker in your cab!

 

[Korladis]

If you run across a used Mesa/Boogie D-180, give it a try using the channel 1 input.

The channel 1 input can get ridiculously nasty... but it also doesn't have as much low end as channel 2 does, which can also get some grind going.

 

[Gaolee]

Didn't some Acoustic amps have a fuzz circuit built in?

Yes, but the fuzz isn't as fuzzy as an amp which sounds like it's about to blow up. Turning on fuzz is noticeable in the 361 I have, but I wouldn't say it's hugely fuzzy.

 

[Korladis]

You could also use an Orange Thunderverb or however it's spelled for bass, too.

 

[Zentner]

My '70 SVT.

6146B's
+ channels jumped
+ ultra high engaged
+ mids at position 2 at about 3 o'clock
+ both volumes past noon
= Your bass now sounds like a guitar through a dimed JCM800.

 

[PurpleDrank]

High wattage and fuzzy equal the Orange Bass Terror to me. That gets a seriously wooly fuzz going with the gain cranked.

 

[GrowlerBox]

This is the fuzziest amp I've ever seen.

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