There is gating that is inherent in certain settings and it can be quite gated, but I would not necessarily refer to it as a gated fuzz...if that makes sense.
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Rejoice B:Assmaster Fans!
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There is gating that is inherent in certain settings and it can be quite gated, but I would not necessarily refer to it as a gated fuzz...if that makes sense.
cool, very interested in this - lets hope more effort went into the pedal than the JMJ promo shot, where they just photoshopped (v badly) the pedal over a TC delay pedal!!!
That was Paul Barker being silly. Too silly I guess.
Glad there's interest in my pedal, you guys. Thanks for checking it out. Sorry about my crappy video with just the camera mic for audio. I'm terrible at that kind of thing, and very uncomfortable talking too. Luckily Paul (and since, other people) have posted better demos/videos.
I've been using it on tour with Beck since we had a working proto (a handful of sporadic US West Coast festival shows and a South American tour last month) and it's pretty much decimated the PA when I kicked it on. Such fun. For me, I'm just glad we made it with enough gain and enough low end, and still having that B:assmaster touch sensitivity and interesting filter envelope. It's a very particular sonic footprint for a fuzz, so some of you might not find it to be a "flexible" piece. That's not it's job. It's meant to do it's particular color at reasonable levels, or at levels which ruin people's lives who are standing next to the subs.
For that purpose, I hope you enjoy it.
Justin
I've been using it on tour with Beck since we had a working proto (a handful of sporadic US West Coast festival shows and a South American tour last month) and it's pretty much decimated the PA when I kicked it on. Such fun. For me, I'm just glad we made it with enough gain and enough low end, and still having that B:assmaster touch sensitivity and interesting filter envelope. It's a very particular sonic footprint for a fuzz, so some of you might not find it to be a "flexible" piece. That's not it's job. It's meant to do it's particular color at reasonable levels, or at levels which ruin people's lives who are standing next to the subs.
For that purpose, I hope you enjoy it.
Justin
well, as someone who always wanted to try a b:assmaster but was put off by the sheer size of the thing, I'm definitely going to try a diabolik
plus, I love fuzzes that really ADD lows to the signal, instead of just relying on a blend... sounds like the diabolik will pair nicely with my W&C tall font russian
plus, I love fuzzes that really ADD lows to the signal, instead of just relying on a blend... sounds like the diabolik will pair nicely with my W&C tall font russian
Hanging out with Barker and Josh Holley without some degree of hysterical laughter is nearly impossible.
I can't believe this pedal doesn't get more love than this single thread. Maybe lack of demos? People need to know about it!
I can't believe this pedal doesn't get more love than this single thread. Maybe lack of demos? People need to know about it!
I'm going to buy myself one soon.
They're based on the same circuit, as is the B:Assmaster. The Diabolik has a beefier low end, though.
Some of your riffs were super cool, though, so there is a bright side. Nice pedal. Enjoying what I hear so far...price is not bad, either. Heard a lot worse that costs a lot more.
Wanted to record a bit of a jam with the Diabolik and my drummer but the Iphone mic didn't like it 
well, not too silly, as I just ordered one
tough choice though, fuzz buying at the minute, there are 3 or 4 really interesting looking pedals out there, but I've always been tempted by a b:assmaster and really like how the Diabolik sounds on the demos... excited
I've always wanted a B:Assmaster, but have never had the room. Reaaaally considering one of these.
You won't be disappointed! For some things, I actually prefer my Diabolik! It's beefier and easier to dial in.
do you know what the squish does exactly? when rolled back completely, the fuzz control has no effect. so it's not just tone, is it? otherwise yeah, very easy to dial in a tone. much more than on the muff based pedals!
