wanting a fuzz

[dirtystatic]

Recently bought a Sansamp PBDI and with that Ive set up a clean channel, one with a bit of grit and a little volume boost, and another with full on crunch.. so thats worked out nicely for me but now im after a fuzz, i recently parted with a little big muff, wasnt too fond of that.. the nicest sounding one ive come across is the woolly mammoth, not sure its worth handing over £220 for one though.. anyone with a bit more pedal experience be able to suggest an alternative?

cheers guys

[Motocross_nick]

a nice fuzz ive found is the boss FZ5. very very ott fuzz, which i for one like. good example of it could be on did my time by korn, or falling away from me by korn (though fieldys playing doesnt give it much justice )


Hope this helps!

[dirtystatic]

cheers for the info mate, ill go have a listen now

[Kev]

active bass or passive?

active = dont even think about the woolly mammoth

passive = id wait to try n find a second hand one

im currently selling a dha vt-2 (well maybe), now that is an awesome fuzz with tubes maxed

[1976fenderhead]

Zoom Ultra Fuzz all the way. Discontinued so good luck finding one.

Frantone are worth checking too, if you don't mind the prices...

[stacedabass]

hey, i have the colorsound tonebender fuzz, it has 3 controls for 'fuzz' 'volume' and 'bass/treble'. got mine off the old 'ebay, secondhand. though you can get them new from [url="http://www.macaris.co.uk/index.asp"]http://www.macaris.co.uk/index.asp[/url]. i think justin chancellor from tool uses one. Nick

[Basszilla]

Zoom ultra fuzz bro. Mammoth on a budget and also works with active or passive.

[Kev]

[quote name='Basszilla' post='56342' date='Sep 6 2007, 08:31 AM']Zoom ultra fuzz bro. Mammoth on a budget and also works with active or passive.[/quote]

is it really that good?

[Basszilla]

In short : Yes.

It's sometimes referred to as a cheap man's EDIT : fuzz factory (lol)

"Japanese manufacturer Zoom released a self-oscillating/feedback loop-derived fuzz design called the Ultra-Fuzz, which some have likened to be a 'poor-mans' Fuzz Factory"

Edited September 6, 2007 by Basszilla

[dirtystatic]

cheers for all the replies, im gonna make every effort to check these pedals out. especially the tone bender, i heard some good things about that but when i looked into them i wasnt sure which model was which. im a justin chancellor fan and i heard he used the tonebender, but there was a bass specific model on there.. left me a little confused... [url="http://www.macaris.co.uk/product_range.asp?typeID=27&catID=5"]http://www.macaris.co.uk/product_range.asp...=27&catID=5[/url]


been enquiring about a TF huckleberry, any of you guys care to comment on them?


and btw, bass is passive

[Basszilla]

I know TaySte digs them to hell and back. I'd be interested myself if this worked with actives.


[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4932"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4932[/url]

[Higgie]

[url="http://www.chunksystems.com"]www.chunksystems.com[/url]

Check out the Brown Dog. Very nice fuzz, could be just what you're looking for.

Edited September 6, 2007 by Higgie

[dirtystatic]

that brown dog is something els.. sounds great twinned with that agent funk.. are they readily available?

[Higgie]

Yup. I had both up for sale in the for sale section, but unfortunately they've both sold.

[DHA]

Hi,

I have a tonebender based design called the "Fuzzy Feeling" which I am think of releasing as a kit, anyone interested in kits?

Dave

[dirtystatic]

by kit do you mean individual components for self-assembly?

[Higgie]

Yup, that's what he means.

I've always been interested in buying kits, but I just wouldn't have the time or patience to finish them! One day I'm sure I'll do it though.

[dirtystatic]

if i cant put together a kinder egg toy then ive got no chance piecing together a quality fuzz pedal

[DHA]

[quote name='dirtystatic' post='57647' date='Sep 9 2007, 10:26 AM']by kit do you mean individual components for self-assembly?[/quote]

Could be just the bits or even a part built and tested version, you just put in a box.

Dvae

[dirtystatic]

I notice youre already selling a fuzz pedal on your site, how does that fair with bass?

[DHA]

[quote name='dirtystatic' post='57953' date='Sep 9 2007, 11:06 PM']I notice youre already selling a fuzz pedal on your site, how does that fair with bass?[/quote]

Hi,

Yes the Fuzzy Feeling, it's the same pedal that I am thinking of offering as a kit. It works well with bass and there are few out there already being used as a bass fuzz.

Dave

[Metal-Mariachi]

MI Audio’s GI or Neo Fuzz both sound great with bass and work with passive and active basses.
[url="http://www.miaudio.com/GI1.htm"]http://www.miaudio.com/GI1.htm[/url]

[url="http://www.miaudio.com/GI1.htm"]http://www.miaudio.com/GI1.htm[/url]

MM

[Kev]

im very impressed with the zvex woolly mammoth iv just bought, great fuzz

[cheddatom]

What's it sound like with the active bass? I know people keep saying it's crap with an active so.. just interested.

[Kev]

if you turn the volume right down on a active bass, such as my musicman sub, and turn the high eq/treble down, it sounds pretty good.

but ye with the volume high and the treble turned up it sounds horrible, iv only really used it with my passive, but it can be used with an active in the right circumstances.