So ever since I've come across this lovely site I've been searching for the mother of all tones clean wise and effects wise. So I spent countless hours reading reviews, watching demos, buying, selling, trading, modding and even making some pedals myself. I was at the bassfuzz.com site watching reviews and I found the Sanford and Sonny Bluebeard fuzz. It was magic to my ears. There wasn't alot of videos or reviews done on bass that I could find so I decided to order one after hearing the one demo of it. I didn't want just any pedal though, I wanted a unique one that would stand out from they rest and show off their great craftsmanship. I kept remembering Eyeballkid doing some amazing paintings and even having an expo so I contacted him about doing some art work on the pedal for me. The only thing I really wanted was something sinisterish and dark like Eddie from Iron Maiden. The end result is nothing but gorgeous. He sent me emails and pics of it the same week as Iron Maiden came to Tampa(what a coincidence). After it had Eyeballkid's stamp of approval he sent it back to have it put together. The detail and level of work in this pedal is nothing short of amazing. I haven't seen a cleaner homemade build yet. Every wire has its place and it says there. It came super well packed and shipped. I've been waiting so long and the time has finally come. It sounds nothing short if what I envisioned. Its got a great tone to it. Almost old school breakup, it doesn't sound digital at all like some digitech pedals and others. As with any fuzz or distortion there is some low end loss, but it is really minimal as it still shakes my house if need be. Im running sort of a pseudo stereo setup with 2 channels on my amp so the loss means nothing to me. My bass right now is an Ibanez EXB445 with the preamp from an ibanez sr1300 and it has no problems clipping the pedal with the active preamp. If you are looking for a old school down right rumble your pants loose fuzz, give Sanford and Sonny an email at [email protected] he will treat you right. I don't know if Eyeballkid is available to do anymore custom artwork, but rumor has it that Bluebeard fuzzes might start getting etching done. Anyways, here's some pics. Ill record a video after the 2 year old wakes up.
