I'm interested in getting a fuzz pedal, as the only dirt i have is a Boss OBD-3. i like the sound of the wooly mammoth but it's way too expensive, i was also looking at the bass big muff and the el grande bass fuzz but i'm open to suggestions
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Need a fuzz pedal
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rratajski
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i'm playing anything really, The Mars Volta, RHCP, RATM, Muse. i only have a small bass rig, a yamaha bass (although i'm about to buy a fender jaguar) and a Roland Cube 100watt
that fender sublime looks pretty good, ive never even heard of it before thanks for the suggestion!
EH Bass Muff is a good place to start if on a budget.
Otherwise the Grey stache might well be the best fuzz around.
Otherwise the Grey stache might well be the best fuzz around.
I'm and IE and ss/bs fan boy...officially, I think...now.
Can't go wrong with the Oxide or Team Awesome Fuzz Machine. They're both great. Comes down to a matter of taste. If you look for either one the classifieds...you can get them on the cheap.
Can't go wrong with the Oxide or Team Awesome Fuzz Machine. They're both great. Comes down to a matter of taste. If you look for either one the classifieds...you can get them on the cheap.
i agree.. i had the boss OD for years, wasnt the pedal geek i am now, then the EHX Bass Muff gave me an idea of what fuzz can do. Now I have the swollen pickle... and now i have a woolly mammoth clone in the making. I fear this could go on for a while. fear/excite.
Is there anybody here that has owned both the SS/BS Team Awesome and the Fender Sub-Lime that can let me know how they compared? I'm interested in both, but don't have roughly $300 to allow me to do a side-by-side comparison to see which works best for me. If so, thanks for the help. (I watched & liked vids of both on youtube btw.)
In case it helps, playing sludgey, bluesy, garage rock for lack of a better description; with a P-bass or Stingray into an old Trace amp.
In case it helps, playing sludgey, bluesy, garage rock for lack of a better description; with a P-bass or Stingray into an old Trace amp.
I just bought the Subdecay F-Bomb. It is a HEAVY gain fuzz that takes your bass into almost synth sounding territory when maxed. It's designed for the guitar, but it's FAR better for the bass IMO. I find it's response on the guitar not predictable enough, but on the bass it is balls to the walls fuzz. The first time I played it with my band it blew everyone away. One of the guitarists compared it to Colin Greenwood's lead line in Exit Theme (which is exactly what I was thinking when I tried it out at the shop).
If you want psycho fuzz, check out some of Devi Ever's pedals. I have the GZ which is an octave fuzz and is my "go to" hellacious not-subtle fuzz.
The TAFM was mentioned twice in this thread (besides my inquiry about a comparison between it and the Sub-Lime), though they did not mention the gate mod on the TAFM, so I'm not sure if you're saying you like the gated mode on the TAFM, or just that the TAFM in general, is, well...awesome! Haha
Have you ever had a chance to try the Fender Sublime? If so, I was wondering how the two compared?
Cheers!
Woolly clones pop up in the classifieds every now and then. Your best bet is to get on youtube and start researching.
My personal preference for Fuzz is of course, Fuzzrocious. But, there are a lot of great fuzz pedals out there to choose from. It's kind of like an addiction really. Stay away from the MXR. It's a good pedal, but for the price you can get a lot better pedal.
My personal preference for Fuzz is of course, Fuzzrocious. But, there are a lot of great fuzz pedals out there to choose from. It's kind of like an addiction really. Stay away from the MXR. It's a good pedal, but for the price you can get a lot better pedal.
