Depends on how extreme you want but the best muff styled pedal I've ever used was the Stone Deaf Fig Fumb. Was so much fun to use and gave the most accurate replica of Song 2 by Blur I've ever heard.
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I've owned a lot of muffs... I definitely love me some muff. I've had a lot of good ones, but I always seem unsatisfied, so I move on to the next. Maybe I just need to learn to love the muff I'm with. Right now it's a Eau Claire Thunder, which is not exactly a normal muff. on the normal tip, I've loved TFRs and SUFs.
I remember looking at the Pharaoh fuzzes when I was only playing guitar. My favorite living guitarist use it on tour.
Will absolutely be doing some research on it!
Pickle sounds interesting but really hairy, maybe a bit too much.
I'm not looking for something to extremely fuzzy, but would like it to go from giving the tone a tad off hair to pretty dirty (but still not be totally lost in the mix, if that make sens to you
).Thats why I would like a blend knob so it's easier to hit the sweetspot.
I have a robot factory tentacle love super fuzz and the bass OFD.. Never liked muff fuzz in my band setting but if I was aiming for a stoner band or something I reckon both of these would fit the bill for good tone and both have blends!
Will check them out! I'm actual aiming for a pedal suiteble for stooner/doom. My rig is very old school heavy rock sounding, but want a pedal to add some hair to mix in stooner/doom riffing.
My main inspiration is a band called Elder (check out there album Dead roots stirring). Not looking for that exact sound, but really like the vibe and playstyle.
Just get a JOYO Voodoo octave it's a super cheap clone of a foxx tone machine (or something similar) for under $50 AUD
This. Avoid the regular Bass Big Muff it has a lto of quirks. The Deluxe model fixes them and has a noise gate which is outright vital if you want to make these things sound good. The low/hi filters are a nice addition too.
Now the thing i will state is that I personally only use fuzz for lightly dirting up my sound, i don't play death metal, so I like a fuzz wherein I can maintain my low end and overall tone. The DBBM kind of does that pretty well. I advise you try pedals liek this before buying if possible, fuzz pedals are typical love/hate for most people. I personally, while keeping a big muff on my board, typically distort either with an English muff'n or if I want to solo, a Metal Muff which works suprisingly well with a bass if combined with a good compressor.
The Pickle has TONS of sounds in it. The internal trim pots really change up the possibilities. I can get it to sound almost identical to many of my favorite Pharaoh settings. I just happen to think the Pharaoh is slightly better, but many people keep the Pickle. If I hadn't tried a Pharaoh first, I would be satisfied with the Pickle.
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Ya the DBBM is great, and the gate is vital and works really well. There are a ton of great pedals out there, but I seem to always come back to this one.
Ya the DBBM is great, and the gate is vital and works really well. There are a ton of great pedals out there, but I seem to always come back to this one.
But it's not a muff, and it's not exactly stellar on bass without some mods (had one). If you're gonna go the "inexpensive" clone route, I'd probably suggest the Moen Fuzz Moo - under $40 USD and it's a knockoff of the Sovtek Green Russian Muff. There are a few vids of it demo'ed with bass, and a couple threads here on it where it got some favorable reviews IIRC.
Yeah it's not the best but it works I've had mine for a few weeks now and it's usable on bass. The octavier is TERRIBLE but the fuzz is ok not a muff but certainly usable and it's not lije your band/audience is going to care. The other pedal you mentioned is not going to be easy to find here in Australia and $40 US is going to be about $80-$100 Australian money plus postage.
Scratch that just found a new one here for $65 added to cart thanks for the tip 
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What mods did you do to the JOYO?
.What mods did you do to the JOYO?
Do a search for "Joyo Ultimate Octave: how to make it usable" and check out the thread at freestompboxes.org. If you know how to solder, the parts are pretty easy to source and the mod isn't 'difficult'. After the mod, it's more usable than before - just wasn't my cup of tea.
Well the pickle is avalible in my country so thats a huge money saver and if it really sounds that good it's also positive
I have a Red Llama and it's my favorite overdrive pedal for guitar, so ain't afraid to go for another Way Huge pedal.
If it only had a blend control this would be a easy choice
