Been a while since I bought something new before anyone else.
I decided to take a punt as I've always been impressed with the Mojo Hand stuff and the Huckleberry has pretty much been my fav fuzz since it came out 4-5 years ago
So for those who don't know this is a Big Muff variant, so nothing ground breaking but what really is these days with a fuzz. For me it's an interesting experiment because I've always been stuck in the Fuzz Face camp to the point where I own a GE Fuzz Face, a Silicon Fuzz Face and a Hybrid Ge/Si Fuzz Face and have pretty much hated every muff variant I've tried.
Blurb from the manufacturer
ALL HAIL THE COLOSSUS!!! Just unleashed on an unsuspecting public, the Colossus is THE be all end all Russian/Civil War Muff style fuzz. Ridiculously tweakable, insanely versatile, and packed with 10 tons of Colossal Mojo. Rich harmonic drenched chords, sweet singing leads, sludgy stoner goodness, filthy bluesy mcnasties, Pumpkin flavored raunch...you name it, it do it. It features a 3 way toggle for different EQ voicings, as well as a full range "Mids" control to help you cut through the mix in a live setting. As with all Mojo Hand pedals, the Colossus comes standard equipped in die cast enclosure, features true bypass switching, and can run off a standard 9v adapter or battery.
So it arrived today, usual fast delivery. I got mine in silver because I thought it would look best next to the Sparkly purple huck. It came with a purple LED which was a nice touch. Case is a bit odd, same size as the Huckleberry which is this taller, longer and wider than a standard MXR box but then the jacks are on the side instead of the top like you would expect, no big deal for me but I know this can be a deal breaker for some.
Build quality is everything you come to expect from a pro boutique pedal builder.
Sound, well I've not hammered it for hours yet but I have had a good experiment with it. Tis flat out awesome, I mean I've always loved the Huck but its really something you have to find the sweet spot of. The Colossus just has a massive low end particuarly with the switch in the down position, I started off with the gain off and vol at unity and it was a great tone shaper, little bit gritty but not fuzz gritty much more CPD style/sound.
Plenty of gain and volume on tap with the tone and mids providing a wide range of tones but with the tone rolled back you get quite a nice blended fuzz tone, the low end is just always so present no matter what you do, short of cranking the gain, tone and mids (gets a little thinner hear but its more of an over emphasis on the "we sound crap on bass frequencies")
Best way I can put it, is it's like Mojo Hand finally made a bass fuzz and listened to everything I wanted.
Also plays nice with active basses.
So these are my initial findings, I'll post more as I play over the weekend and I will do my best to get a soundclip done.
Enjoy
I decided to take a punt as I've always been impressed with the Mojo Hand stuff and the Huckleberry has pretty much been my fav fuzz since it came out 4-5 years ago
So for those who don't know this is a Big Muff variant, so nothing ground breaking but what really is these days with a fuzz. For me it's an interesting experiment because I've always been stuck in the Fuzz Face camp to the point where I own a GE Fuzz Face, a Silicon Fuzz Face and a Hybrid Ge/Si Fuzz Face and have pretty much hated every muff variant I've tried.
Blurb from the manufacturer
ALL HAIL THE COLOSSUS!!! Just unleashed on an unsuspecting public, the Colossus is THE be all end all Russian/Civil War Muff style fuzz. Ridiculously tweakable, insanely versatile, and packed with 10 tons of Colossal Mojo. Rich harmonic drenched chords, sweet singing leads, sludgy stoner goodness, filthy bluesy mcnasties, Pumpkin flavored raunch...you name it, it do it. It features a 3 way toggle for different EQ voicings, as well as a full range "Mids" control to help you cut through the mix in a live setting. As with all Mojo Hand pedals, the Colossus comes standard equipped in die cast enclosure, features true bypass switching, and can run off a standard 9v adapter or battery.
So it arrived today, usual fast delivery. I got mine in silver because I thought it would look best next to the Sparkly purple huck. It came with a purple LED which was a nice touch. Case is a bit odd, same size as the Huckleberry which is this taller, longer and wider than a standard MXR box but then the jacks are on the side instead of the top like you would expect, no big deal for me but I know this can be a deal breaker for some.
Build quality is everything you come to expect from a pro boutique pedal builder.
Sound, well I've not hammered it for hours yet but I have had a good experiment with it. Tis flat out awesome, I mean I've always loved the Huck but its really something you have to find the sweet spot of. The Colossus just has a massive low end particuarly with the switch in the down position, I started off with the gain off and vol at unity and it was a great tone shaper, little bit gritty but not fuzz gritty much more CPD style/sound.
Plenty of gain and volume on tap with the tone and mids providing a wide range of tones but with the tone rolled back you get quite a nice blended fuzz tone, the low end is just always so present no matter what you do, short of cranking the gain, tone and mids (gets a little thinner hear but its more of an over emphasis on the "we sound crap on bass frequencies")
Best way I can put it, is it's like Mojo Hand finally made a bass fuzz and listened to everything I wanted.
Also plays nice with active basses.
So these are my initial findings, I'll post more as I play over the weekend and I will do my best to get a soundclip done.
Enjoy
