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The TFR is lower gain than the Pickle Pie B and the Fuzzrocious was very similar in gain structure to the Pickle Pie if memory serves me correctly, perhaps a little heavier even. On another note, I have been in touch with Tom of COG just today and he was explaining what he had done with the pedal to "better" the Russian Muff it is based on. He has added a mid switch that sets the normally scooped sound to flat which will really help in a band setting, seeing as he has just started his company he is pricing his pedals very reasonably indeed. TG Flatline is his BC name, perhaps worth a PM in any case.

Yet again the my Muff clone is better than yours discussion.... fun. I like the Muff fuzz circuit and must have owned at least 10 clones that have taken that original design and then tried to better it. Some were more successful adaptations than others. Wren&Cuff and Earthbound are two of the companies that I feel have successfully taken the Muff design to a next level, I have not owned the TFR but I have owned the Pickle Pie B, which is an adaptation of the Swollen Pickle = MUFF clone. I will take Danweb22's word for it that Tom of COG has created a design with the Tarkin that is at that level. Now for all the money I have spent on boutique clones and will in future I am sure, [u]NO[/u] fuzz I have ever owned (also the non Muff designs and you can actually substitute fuzz for OD or Distortion, all have the same issues in minor or major ways) has ever fit perfectly into a band setting. However good the pedal is you always loose some definition and this impacts how well you cut through. There is a reason why the bigger acts use 2 or 3 amps to achieve their sound. We can talk merits of individual pedals over others, but at the end of the day there is no perfect solution. There are only decent solutions when using 1 amp, the Muff Deluxe is decent at a very low price, Wren&Cuff or Earthbound or Fuzzrocious or Tarkin or Tonebender will all be slightly better than the original but will not totally overcome the fundamental issues with dirt pedals. No blend or extra transistor or whatever will. Just buy whatever you believe is best (believing something is better is as important as the pedal actually being better), they are all Muff based designs and will all give you oodles of dirt whilst screwing with your sound

The new Muff is cheap and does address 2 important issues, i.e. blend option to keep fundamentals intact and the gate is great. Di and filters are pretty useless, but at half the price of a wren&cuff you can't knock it. I like the new deluxe muff, especially for price vs quality.

[quote name='Etienne' timestamp='1371304689' post='2112372'] I've just taken delivery of Harry's Lakland Skyline Decade- a superb bass from undoubtedly one of the BC community's most upstanding members... The bass arrived fast from the Netherlands, and in great condition too, thanks to super-quick international shipping, and the most thorough packaging of an instrument that I can ever recall seeing in all my years of buying gear! Add this to keen pricing, friendly and regular communication, and willingness to go the extra mile, and you can't lose! I highly, highly recommend this fellow... Thanks again Harry! Etienne [/quote] Thanks for the kind words Etienne, my pleasure!

Cheers mate, it gives me all gain/ dirt stages I need and the chorus/filter/ octaver just add to the tonal palette. Thanks for the PM too, will give it some thought, nice eye candy on the site [quote name='TG Flatline' timestamp='1371216703' post='2111314'] ^ Great board dude, very tidy! [/quote]

Not so tiny board....... I am almost completely happy. Just need to sell the Rodenberg OD/Boost and get a separate OD and Boost pedal due to the parallel loop and will probably sell the Awesome sounding Beast and blender pedal and buy a smaller and other Muff based Fuzz with blend, only to save space really. [URL=http://s87.photobucket.com/user/welcometombh/media/image_zpse1e958d4.jpg.html][IMG]http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k147/welcometombh/image_zpse1e958d4.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Etienne just bought my Lakland. It was a pleasure to deal with him, flexible, good comms, swift payment really could not ask for more. Highly recommended.

How awesome is Gary Grainger though, perhaps my favourite Schofield bassplayer.

Easy, the Ashdown Giant 1000. Far and away the worst gain section I have ever had to suffer.

I had the old mt series 112 and 210. Really articulate cabs, loved it at home but found that in a band setting I missed some low end thump. Much happier with my Aggie DB 212. The 212's probably would not have this issue, so if VdK is to your taste I would certainly advise to check the 212 cabs first.