Rejoice B:Assmaster Fans!

[Rneckties31]

Does this pedal cut through the mix super well? I've liked the sound of a big muff but it just never sounds good in the mix for my ears and it always seems to get lost. It also sounds kind of dull to my ears.

I play worship music (hillsong type of stuff) at a big church and I love to incorporate effects into songs and put my own spin on them. I also play in a rock band (led Zeppelin meets arctic Monkeys kind of vibe) and I use fuzz as an always on for about a quarter of the songs. So im not looking for anything that will be way too over the top or too grungy or metal type. My style of playing is very new pop sounding with old school influence. Switchfoot is one of my favourite bands and I love the bass lines on their stuff.

I already have a muff which I want to replace then I have a zvex mastotron so I am not looking for anything too similar to it.

Sorry to derail anything if I did! Im also really tired so sorry if I missed anything in this thread. I am just wondering if anyone would recommend this pedal to me or if you have any other recommendations then feel free to throw them at me in a pm to keep this on topic. Thanks.

 

[jmjbassplayer]

Let me say that it will cut better than a big muff, but I will warn you that it's not a typical style of fuzz. Listen to Paul Barker's demo on YouTube and you'll get the idea. You may want something a little more typically "fuzzy" for the tone you're going for. The Malekko is slightly more specialized. But as far as "cut", it's been working great for me. I wonder if a Vintage MicroTubes might be something more useful for you for what I think you're going for...what do other people think? I'm just sensing that you might want to go for something that's shaded more towards the overdrive side than fuzz...

 

[vegas532]

For what you're looking for, an overdrive is the way to go. Some good ones are the MXR Bass OD, Fulltone Bass-Drive, T-Rex Bass Overdrive, and even the Keeley TS-9 Baked Mod is great on bass!

 

[Rawrrbass]

Anyone know of any dealers who have these in stock?

 

[MightyMiloQuinn]

I've only seen them direct from Malekko and from one seller on eBay & reverb.com.

 

[Flymo Wang]

...plus one 'in stock' under the xmas tree at mine - going to be a long 17 days waiting!!!

 

[Saluki]

My wife gave me a Diabolik pedal for my birthday yesterday. Get to check it out today!

 

[Lebowsky]

don't blow your amp!

 

[Saluki]

don't blow your amp!

It has a clip indicator and protection....more like don't blow your ears

 

[hover]

I literally cannot wait. One sittin under my tree too. It will make a FINE addition to my board.

 

[IncX]

i've gotten to know mine better after spending lots of time with it ...

it indeed is very easy to dial in, although the drawback of that is that its not very versatile, but then again, if you are like me who just want one solid sound off a pedal, then you might like this!

it is not as hairy as most fuzz pedals, but if you want the most "hair" out of it, setting the Squish setting really low would do the trick.

and also, it does not sound like a mammoth or a big muff. it lies on the synthy side of things though.

 

[Flymo Wang]

I had a first chance to try my diabolik today, and I'm really liking it. Need to wait til practise next week to use it through my proper amp, but through the little amp I have at home, it sounds great... I have tried a lot of fuzzes, but aside from the diabolik just have the W&C tall font russian, which I love. I wanted something that gave a really different fuzz tone to a muff, and this thing fits the bill.

At first i thought it was a bit of a one trick pony (though the trick is GOOD), but there are a lot of subtle flavours in the pedal, especially when you start varying the amount of clean and effected signal.

So far, highly recommended - can't wait to use it at real volume, I have a good feeling about it!

 

[Flymo Wang]

i've been playing with this thing all morning, really starting to get to grips with how the fuzz and squish interact

Also, for some reason i'd only been using it with precisions... just plugged my jack casady into it and BOOOOM. It sounds amazing with this bass!

 

[vegas532]

Also, for some reason i'd only been using it with precisions... just plugged my jack casady into it and BOOOOM. It sounds amazing with this bass!

Congratulations, sir! You just found out exactly why I'm addicted to the B:Assmaster and Diabolik fuzzes! They sound fantastic across the board, but I mainly use Casady basses and that, dear sirs, is a GLORIOUS combination!!!

 

[vegas532]

I don't know if I ever posted this before, but here's a recording where I used a Casady-->B:Assmaster-->VT Bass straight into a mobile pre for a song (the bass tone in question kicks in at about 2:00 and on):

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I haven't actually used the Diabolik on a recording yet, but will post it when I do.

 

[skulletwhip]

I don't know if I ever posted this before, but here's a recording where I used a Casady-->B:Assmaster-->VT Bass straight into a mobile pre for a song (the bass tone in question kicks in at about 2:00 and on):

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I haven't actually used the Diabolik on a recording yet, but will post it when I do.

Sounds nice and mean.

 

[vegas532]

Sounds nice and mean.

And cuts through the mix like a knife, just like I like it! Thank you, sir!

 

[alec]

How does this mofo compare to the Oxide? I hear a similar character in the demos.

 

[BassManPatsFan]

Any recordings of this new pedal by us common folk?

I've been watching/listening to the Malekko/JMJ videos and really like the sound of this pedal. Trying to decide if I should pull the trigger!

 

[vegas532]

I actually just recorded a track for a guy the other day with it. I'll post it as soon as it's mixed.