IBWT Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Hi guys, I´ve made a wee video comparing my bass fuzz pedals. These are: Malekko B:assmaster Way Huge Swollen Pickle MK II EHX Bass Big Muff CalzAmps Fuzzonetti (Woolly Mammoth clone) Crowther Audio Prunes & Custard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jgt559HvoI&feature=youtu.be The audio has been retouched only to even the levels (these pedals have tons of gain). I played my Fender Road Worn Jazz Bass P+J tuned BEAD and strung with 110-90-65-45 chromes. The loop is played back by a TC Electronic Ditto. Hope you like it! Quote
lefrash Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Very cool! All very different. I'm off to search for more about the prunes and custard, that sound very interesting. Quote
E sharp Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 [quote name='lefrash' timestamp='1402091204' post='2470081'] Very cool! All very different. I'm off to search for more about the prunes and custard, that sound very interesting. [/quote] It's a unique pedal , with a few different sounds to it Quote
topheteatwo Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Cool video! Still love the thick sound of the Swollen Pickle, wish I never sold mine... Quote
KingBollock Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 I have always ignored the Big Muff until now. Your video got me having a look around at other videos of it. I am going to start making my own pedals soon and I was trying to think of a good place to start. Need to find a schematic now. Quote
dannybuoy Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 Wow, I thought the BBM was bassy but the Pickle has some real subs there! Quote
IBWT Posted June 7, 2014 Author Posted June 7, 2014 Thanks guys for your comments! I really appreciate them The BBM is the one I like the least... although I recon it might be useful for Sabbath tones and such. It's bassy but in a way I don't really like... just too muddy (my bass is quite muddy itself because of the tuning and gauge). The low end on the Pickle is just awesome, I can't get tired of it. Once you switch it off you instantly miss that sub bass and wish it could work as a clean bass boost. The Prunes & Custard is probably my favourite, but it's not one that you can use as a "normal" fuzz box, because of the filter-like warble. Quote
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 Nice video. I'm watching this on an ipad, so ymmv;) I would say , the bassmaster would be ideal for gigs. No fuss. The others are good. The swollen pickle seems to be bordering on synth territory. I would imagine, it has to be used sparingly Quote
IBWT Posted June 7, 2014 Author Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) The biggest problem with the Bassmaster is that the volume is just insane. I had it leveled in the video because it made the clean demo unaudible if I normalised all the audio as a whole. Edited June 7, 2014 by IBWT Quote
dannybuoy Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 The BBM sounds great if you do the master volume mod to reign in the volume in dry mode and run an overdrive before it! I have the new nano version on the way, hopefully it'll be just as easy to mod, I'll add master volume, mids control, and a feedback switch. Quote
JapanAxe Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 The Prunes and Custard sounds like it wants to break into a rendition of the [i]Roobarb[/i] and Custard theme! Quote
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