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Hate fuzz!

Gnarlynewman

Gnarlynewman

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Apr 10, 2014
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#1
Am I the only one who really just doesn't find a fuzzed out bass tone at all appealing? I feel like you lose any kind of character to the note and it all pretty much sounds the same.

If anyone could show me a fuzzed out bass that actually sounds good in a mix that might help me out a bit though!
 
#5
I do not like fuzz tone or any other effects on bass. I prefer a fat clean, punchy tone with just a touch of tube growl. I do not own any pedals other than a volume pedal which I use for my acoustic guitar.
 
#10
One of my favorite bass tones on record is Geddy Lee's in The Camera Eye (and pretty much anything else Geddy does). Here it is isolated:

My favorite players are the ones with the fuzzy tones. Geddy, Chris Squier , Gary Strater, Doug Pinnick.

For rock music, a controlled fuzzy bass tone like in these examples just does it for me. It's a strong, ballsy, confident, in your face sound that still has enough bass to serve the purpose of the instrument.
 
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#11
As a guitar player who over the last year just switched over to bass, I must admit I like clicking on the fuzz once in a while to let my frustrated guitar player out.:)

I think it's OK in moderation. For me, I get the best results with a fuzz, either my Boss Fuzz FZ-3 or my Electro Harmonix Biff Muff Pi. I've also tried an Onerr overdrive and a Joyo distortion, but they were not to my liking--way too shrill and shrieky--no growl like with my fuzz boxes.
 
#12
I am with you OP. I hated fuzz for the longest time. The most you could get, in my area anyway, was muff styled fuzzes (which I dont dig at all really). It has taken me years to really appreciate fuzz in MY playing. I just recently got major GAS for a B:assmaster too haha. Lets see what happens. But you are not alone. I dont use my fuzz (DG Duality) much, but when I do, I really like what it does for me. I also find that it couples very well with other effects like modulation, octave, delay, trem and delay. Fun stuff.
 
#13
Mike Sorr said:
One of my favorite bass tones on record is Geddy Lee's in The Camera Eye (and pretty much anything else Geddy does). Here it is isolated:

My favorite players are the ones with the fuzzy tones. Geddy, Chris Squier , Gary Strater, Doug Pinnick.

For rock music, a controlled fuzzy bass tone like in these examples just does it for me. It's a strong, ballsy, confident, in your face sound that still has enough bass to serve the purpose of the instrument.
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I wouldn't consider the bass tones in those videos to be fuzz, but varying levels of overdrive. Maybe I don't really know what fuzz is, if these are proper examples.
 
#15
I'm with you, OP. I'm not a fan of "dirty" bass at all. Having said that, I understand that it does have its place and I'm willing to use it in the proper context. I've got a couple of good dirt pedals and I might add one more just to make sure I've got it covered, but I prefer my bass clean. ;)
 

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