Help me find my perfect fuzz!

[Maxfenderbass]

So here is the deal. I have spent a lot of $ on my board in the past year since my band started writing our own tunes. I have everything perfect now with my current dirt line up as follows.

Prunes and Custard, MBD-1, MXR Bass Dist and a revolving door of fuzzes that include tech 21, green Russian reissue, grey stache, Acapulco Gold(currently on the board)

I seemed to have drifted to the clean blend circuits because we are so distorted as a band I need clarity to cut through. So I want a fuzz that has a good clean blend and a ton of bottom end (similar to the MBD-1) and I don’t want it to be gated or a muff.

Is this search even possible?

 

[jazznrick]

Wounded Paw Attack Goat Bass Fuzz!

 

[Fuzzonaut]

OxFuzz Bass Fuzz
Fuzzhugger Bass Bloom

 

[Blaargh]

The Malekko Diabolik sounds right up your alley. It's a B:Assmaster circuit with a clean blend.

 

[Nunovsky]

Smallsound/Bigsound Team Awesome Fuzz Machine

 

[GrapeBass]

Broughton Audio may have somethings you're interested in ([Invalid or Expired Link Removed])

Not a fuzz but an OD, as an example [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[el murdoque]

OBNE Haunt Fuzz.
-Can do muff style, but also wooly and anything inbetween.
-Clean blend.
-Has a gate, but acts as non-gated when set to zero.

 

[two fingers]

Smallsound/Bigsound Team Awesome Fuzz Machine

This. You ain't gotta use the gate. But it's there if you want it.

I have a drive or two, a tube compressor that will also do some drive, an octaver, and a few others.

The only pedal on my board I love to "play around" with is the TAFM. So many rad sounds in that box. It always goes back to a mild fuzz for shows, with the ability to gate it to get nasty if I need it.

 

[Maxfenderbass]

The Malekko Diabolik sounds right up your alley. It's a B:Assmaster circuit with a clean blend.

These 2 sound quite gated in demos, looking for something big and open sounding.

 

[Maxfenderbass]

Smallsound/Bigsound Team Awesome Fuzz Machine

I’ve know about this pedal for some time, I almost bought it a while ago, but purchased the grey stache instead. I guess this thread was to see if there was anything else lol.

The oxfuzz has me intrigued

 

[theunknowndude]

If you want big and open sounding, the Broughton bass box can get that... I wish it had a blend though.

 

[Somnambulance]

The One Control Mosquite Blender I got with my Big Spider is awesome, and the Verellen Big Spider blended is a wonderful fuzz. I love the scooped tones. Also, the Terraformer at high gain gets super gnarly and sounds amazing as well.

 

[jwr]

I'm going to recommend what I always do. Depth Charge. Hard to come by these days but I have not found anything that can beat it in tone.

 

[Maxfenderbass]

I'm going to recommend what I always do. Depth Charge. Hard to come by these days but I have not found anything that can beat it in tone.

$600 cad. Ouch.

 

[Lammchop93]

darkglass duality

 

[guitarflinger]

I have cycled through about 15 fuzzes, including most of the above. First choice and on my board is the DOD Carcosa Fuzz. Second choice was the MXR Bass Fuzz Deluxe (rat based).

 

[bass40hz]

Source Audio After Shock - get any fuzz/OD/distortion you want out of it.

 

[Moosehead1966]

Smallsound/Bigsound Team Awesome Fuzz Machine

This. You ain't gotta use the gate. But it's there if you want it.

I have a drive or two, a tube compressor that will also do some drive, an octaver, and a few others.

The only pedal on my board I love to "play around" with is the TAFM. So many rad sounds in that box. It always goes back to a mild fuzz for shows, with the ability to gate it to get nasty if I need it.

Agreed.

Marc

 

[Thumb n Fingers]

Brown Dog. Maybe not for everyone, but it was the perfect for for me. I barely use any distortions or overdrive, and I wanted something with a lot of depth. The Dog was the answer for me. They are rare to find now; @johnk_10 made a clone for me, and I couldn't be happier.

 

[Plectrum72]

EHX Hot Wax works for me. I replaced my spark and bass big muff with it. Can do OD, Distortion, and Fuzz. Blend controls. Reasonable price. May or may not be what you're looking for, but something else to look at.