0175westwood29 Posted December 1, 2014 Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) so just a little post to say that ive always loved fuzz! ever since i tried my first big muff! been through so many but now have a selection yes! a selection that i love! but got my new amp at the weekend an all valve ashdown CTM-100 and its just made them even more awesome! so made this little video to show ppl! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTnrmKPAHj4 headphones are needed! and yes not the ideal mic but im really happy with the sound! andy Edited December 1, 2014 by icastle Link Fixed. Quote
Prime_BASS Posted December 1, 2014 Posted December 1, 2014 Dislike fuzz greatly. Love distortion and Overdrives though, and bit crushers do well too. I guess I haven't found the fuzz for me really. Quote
abc Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) I like fuzz and am currently quite interested in a smallsound/bigsound hawk as well a a fairfield four eye fuzz. The unpleasant surprise is the only real fuzz I currently have. I like it a lot! Priority for me at the moment however is getting an octave and an envelope filter. Edited December 2, 2014 by abc Quote
paul_5 Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Coloursound Bass Fuzz for me. Been through probably dozens since my first Russian Muff, but the BF is my weapon of choice. Quote
mikebass84 Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Currently using a swollen pickle m2. Love Fuzz Quote
0175westwood29 Posted December 2, 2014 Author Posted December 2, 2014 [quote name='mikebass84' timestamp='1417551942' post='2621693'] Currently using a swollen pickle m2. Love Fuzz [/quote] love the pickle! its a crazy fuzz! my favs are changing all the time hence why i probs have like 5 fuzzes on my board! andy Quote
danbowskill Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) Fuzz at home on my own is fab ( I've been through heaps). But in a band situation I'd take overdrive/distortion any day Edited December 2, 2014 by danbowskill Quote
0175westwood29 Posted December 2, 2014 Author Posted December 2, 2014 something about fuzz sits well in my current band, but i do like mixing fuzz with overdrive andy Quote
dannybuoy Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 How's my old Speaker Cranker working out then? It's a great dirty boost. I had an impulse Black Friday purchase of a new TAFM. Just because I love my original so much I want to see how the newer ones sound, they have a switchable buffer inside and a few tweaks here and there! Quote
0175westwood29 Posted December 3, 2014 Author Posted December 3, 2014 [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1417605838' post='2622107'] How's my old Speaker Cranker working out then? It's a great dirty boost. I had an impulse Black Friday purchase of a new TAFM. Just because I love my original so much I want to see how the newer ones sound, they have a switchable buffer inside and a few tweaks here and there! [/quote] Working out very well use it to boost on top of my Godzilla, root and Tarkin they then become mental!! Quote
Weststarx Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 I play in a covers band and the Big Muff is awesome for 'Time is Running Out' by Muse. Its on our drop list though because it doesnt really suit our singer that well, so I might have to get rid of it because i dont like/use it for anything else. Quote
xgsjx Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 I hate the big muff on guitar. Makes for a muddied undefined noise. I like fuzz on bass, but it needs to go before a low pass filter. Quote
Tuco Posted December 7, 2014 Posted December 7, 2014 [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1417696838' post='2623116'] I like fuzz on bass, but it needs to go before a low pass filter. [/quote] And after an octaver Iron Ether Oxide works extremely well for me. Will probably sell my Woolly Mammoth clone because the Oxide is so awesome. Quote
xgsjx Posted December 7, 2014 Posted December 7, 2014 [quote name='Tuco' timestamp='1417942974' post='2625217'] And after an octaver [/quote] Oh Yes. Quote
GazWills Posted December 7, 2014 Posted December 7, 2014 My W&C tall font Russian is still the go to fuzz, with a BB preamp to boost it and an OC2 for synth fuzz magic. Still love the malekko diabolik, it's a great contrast to a muff... but it's all about the W&C Quote
0175westwood29 Posted December 7, 2014 Author Posted December 7, 2014 [quote name='GazWills' timestamp='1417955862' post='2625373'] My W&C tall font Russian is still the go to fuzz, with a BB preamp to boost it and an OC2 for synth fuzz magic. Still love the malekko diabolik, it's a great contrast to a muff... but it's all about the W&C [/quote] never tried the W&C! think if i got another fuzz my band my kill me tho! andy Quote
Basszilla Posted December 7, 2014 Posted December 7, 2014 Bluebeard fuzz, great pedal and Sonny is a great guy to deal with. Also love the zoom ultra fuzz for that gated sound. Love fuzz! Quote
abc Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 I didn't like fuzz...before getting the fairfield circuitry unpleasant surprise. Quote
Bassnut62 Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) [quote name='abc' timestamp='1417541133' post='2621526'] Priority for me at the moment however is getting an octave and an envelope filter. [/quote] if you can stretch to it; I would recommend the MuFX Octave Divder and TruTron3x.....they are awesome, tho a little bit big and the PSU is a drag As for Fuzz....I love that too and still haven't found anything better than the ZVex Wooly Mammoth, which does benefit from having a compressor in front of it. Edited March 27, 2015 by Bassnut62 Quote
KingBollock Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) I spent years thinking that I would like to try some kind of dirt for bass but struggled to find something I liked. I avoided fuzzes because of the name... It conjured a sound in my imagination that was unpleasant. Then, last year, I saw a YouTube video that compared various dirt boxes and one of them was a Big Muff, and I fell in love with the sound. So I built one. I have modded it a bit and will be adding more mods, but I am keeping the basic sound as an option, too. I also built a Musket, which is another modded Big Muff, which I haven't modded any further, yet, but will be doing at some point. I have them in the same box with an order switcher and a blend, I've named it Dank & Fetid. Love it. Edited March 27, 2015 by KingBollock Quote
Bo0tsy Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 The Chunk Brown Dog gated fuzz is my favourite (or the Brown Dog fuzz circuit in the Octavius Squeezer). Combine it with the 00Funk MkII for a fantastic synth too. I also have a modded Russian Big Muff that sounds fantastic on bass, especially with a bit of delay. Lastly, the Crowther Prunes & Custard is a lot of fun (synthy almost filter like on some settings and like no other fuzz or OD). I don't know how to categorise the P&C, Crowther describes it as a "Harmonic Generator Intermodulator" which I [i]think[/i] is a two stage fuzz (preamp with gain/drive), but I'm never quite sure Quote
dannybuoy Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1417605838' post='2622107']I had an impulse Black Friday purchase of a new TAFM. Just because I love my original so much I want to see how the newer ones sound, they have a switchable buffer inside and a few tweaks here and there! [/quote] Update, the new one didn't sound anywhere near as good as my old one, even with the new internal buffer disabled. I will be hanging onto this old one for dear life, best bass fuzz I've ever heard! Edited March 27, 2015 by dannybuoy Quote
dannybuoy Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 [quote name='Bo0tsy' timestamp='1427462175' post='2730667'] The Chunk Brown Dog gated fuzz is my favourite (or the Brown Dog fuzz circuit in the Octavius Squeezer). Combine it with the 00Funk MkII for a fantastic synth too. I also have a modded Russian Big Muff that sounds fantastic on bass, especially with a bit of delay. Lastly, the Crowther Prunes & Custard is a lot of fun (synthy almost filter like on some settings and like no other fuzz or OD). I don't know how to categorise the P&C, Crowther describes it as a "Harmonic Generator Intermodulator" which I [i]think[/i] is a two stage fuzz (preamp with gain/drive), but I'm never quite sure [/quote] Sounds like you would be a fan of the Tech21 Red Ripper and/or Source Audio Multiwave Bass Distortion if you like what the P&C does! Quote
Bo0tsy Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1427463656' post='2730697'] Sounds like you would be a fan of the Tech21 Red Ripper and/or Source Audio Multiwave Bass Distortion if you like what the P&C does! [/quote] I had a good look at the Tech21 Red Ripper and very nearly got one on eBay recently. The only reason I didn't is that I've already got a lot of synthy fuzz on my board. I'll have to look at the Source Audio Multiwave though. Quote
cameltoe Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) Hell yeah, fuzz me up baby! What I've come to realise is I don't like the muff sound. It sounds artificial to my ears, too clipped and buzzy, although I like the warmth and fatness. I don't like the Zvex mammoth for the same reason, or the MXR El Grande bass fuzz. I've just bought a Fender Sublime from the for sale section and I love it. It's exactly what I want from fuzz- fat, vintage, warm, creamy, and the fuzz sounds more like tube breakup than a wasp in a jam jar. Plus it sounds like my bass, just a fuzzier version. Too often fuzz sounds completely synthesised. I also have a danelectro V1 cool cat fuzz which is a Frantone Peach Fuzz clone, love that too, not as much as the Sublime! Sublime is huge though. Ridiculously so! Edited March 27, 2015 by cameltoe Quote
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