Woolly mammoth

From what I've heard of sound clips (NOT an owner) the Woolly Mammoth is a great electronic fuzz pedal, not a good slight overdrive pedal. If all you want is that fuzz for metal or electronica then go ahead but if you are looking for a overdrive pedal I would look somewhere else.

Plus it's expensive

Maybe someone who owns one will come along and tell us both.

 

Hello,

I bought one used from fellow TB member 43% Burnt (Thanks Justin!) and I really like it. Keep in mind that I love fuzz bass, as I also own a Little Big Muff, Fulltone Bassdrive, and a Prunes and Custard. Compared to the other fuzz pedals I've tried/owned, I would say it's pretty extreme. It's meant to be a fuzz pedal, as opposed to a tube-like overdrive. The Mammoth is probably a little more harsh than my Little Big Muff. The controls are quite effective, and can get a variety of different sounds. I'm a big Muse fan, and I find that the Mammoth can get really close to a Time is Running Out type of synth sound.

As far cost, I guess that is subjective. However, they are very well-made pedals and high quality in terms of sound. Believe me, I've been through lots of fuzz/distortions/overdrives!

Hope that helps,

Lyle

 

For what it does, it does it great. I bought it, tried it, returned it. For me, it was a bit industrial and sterile sounding (YMMV). If it wasn't so expensive, I would have kept it.

 

I have one, it's pretty cool but only usable for extreme fuzz. Granted, you can get a variety of tones from it, but all of them will strip the paint off the walls. I don't use it very often (my Homebrew Hematoma covers most of my overdrive needs), but sometimes it's just what the doctor ordered.

It doesn't like active basses by the way, but sounds great with passive ones.

 

It also may depend on your amp (and what your tastes are).

It sounded cool with my solid state power amp. With a tube amp it was like too much of a good thing. If your amp gives you little or no overdrive at all (or you can dial it all the way down) then the WM could be nice, especially if you want an aggressive fuzz sound.

 

I too was thinking about a WM, but I have an 18V Aguilar OBP-3 preamp in my Modulus VJ... should I change my mind about buying one?

 

Interesting that you mention the SS vs. tube amp difference. The pedal sounded great while I tried it at the store through a SS amp, but through an SVT-CL, I didn't care for it.

 

I would try one first. With a hot output active bass the Woolly Mammoth compresses a whole buttload, and it honestly sounds like crap that way. I tried turning down the volume on my Sterling for a spell, but it doesn't quite do the trick. Sounds great with my passive basses though.

 

yeah, with the mammoth you gotta go passive. only the atari-like gated insane sounds work with active pup´s, but even those sound better passive.
i installed an active/passive switch on my MIADlxJazzV just because of the mammoth.

cheers,
lowstar

 

I have one.
The Mammoth, plus my 1966 Gibson EBO. thru a SVT.
Makes people run away.

 

Is it just a matter of active PUP's or either preamp?

 

Active pickups just have a preamp built into the pickups, instead of having a separate external preamp. So regarding the Mammoth, there is no difference.