Fuzziest sounding amp

[Dave W]

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

This. You'll have an easier time getting fuzz with a lower wattage amp. To get super dirty with an SVT you'd be blasting it.

 

[Mr. Foxen]

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.

Was that into the horn cab? The nature of the horn will filter out a lot of dirt.

 

[son_of_mogh]

Tech21 and Line6 make amps with fuzz effects built in

 

[Gaolee]

Was that into the horn cab? The nature of the horn will filter out a lot of dirt.

Yes. The power amp is in the bottom of the cabinet, and the head is a preamp only. The fuzz circuit is in the preamp. The cabinet is a folded horn with a single 18. It sounds great to me, but the fuzz circuit is either not particularly dirty or gets filtered as you mention. Or maybe both. It's there and has a good sound, but I doubt it's the fuzz anybody is thinking of in this thread. The 370 head which came a little later has a bright switch which can create a fairly hard, aggressive sound with the right bass and strings through the right cabinet, but it isn't a fuzzy sound, nor does it have anything like the fuzz circuit like a 360. I'm not sure what would happen if you ran a fuzz pedal through a 361. The folded horn might filter it out. I run the 370 through a 408 cabinet, which isn't a folded horn, so I suppose a fuzz pedal might work with that setup, but I haven't tried it.

 

[MAMMOTHvolume]

Get a sunn colliseum or similar head and crank it

 

[Dustin Teel]

I've always liked the sound of the GIVE fuzz/overdrive produced by GK amps, even though I'm not a GK amp kinda guy....

It still sounds rockin' to me