Fuzz - talk to me

[daveybass]

I love Fuzz and want to get a new addition- any suggestions please? I’m in a 60’s beat/garage covers band so you probably get the tonal landscape - fat and creamy is what I was thinking (but never mind my obsession with custard)

 

Thanks gang

[daveybass]

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[Bagman]

Wounded Paw “Attack Goat”

 

or their “Battering Ram” which has a very good drive circuit and the Fuzz

[daveybass]

1 hour ago, Bagman said:

Wounded Paw “Attack Goat”

 

or their “Battering Ram” which has a very good drive circuit and the Fuzz

And a blend as well, super handy- seems germanium is the way to go

[fretmeister]

Walrus Audio Eons?

 

No blend but very versatile.

[0175westwood29]

On 13/05/2025 at 14:40, daveybass said:

I love Fuzz and want to get a new addition- any suggestions please? I’m in a 60’s beat/garage covers band so you probably get the tonal landscape - fat and creamy is what I was thinking (but never mind my obsession with custard)

 

Thanks gang

Gf at and creamy sounds like big muff kinda territory 

 

 

[daveybass]

5 hours ago, 0175westwood29 said:

Gf at and creamy sounds like big muff kinda territory 

 

 

I have got a Red Muck which is great but was just thinking about another option as well, thank you- any suggestions re:Muff?

[Cosmo Valdemar]

If you're after something Muff-flavoured the EHX Green Russian is fantastic - HUGE bottom end and not very expensive.

 

As always with these threads though I would say, please post a song with the kind of distortion you're after, it makes it easier to make suggestions 😁

[0175westwood29]

2 hours ago, daveybass said:

I have got a Red Muck which is great but was just thinking about another option as well, thank you- any suggestions re:Muff?

For me the best muff I’ve found is the blue colander black emperor well worth a look

 

 

[ped]

I like the Valco KGB. I found my tall font Muff got a bit lost in the mix - the Valco does exactly the same sound but allows far more control, including phase, blend, impedance and tone. Plus three voices with varying mids and gate. If you can’t get what you want out of the KGB, it’s probably not a fuzz!

[daveybass]

They all sound great, I think the bass sound on Mean Mr Mustard is probably where I’d like it to be

[Cosmo Valdemar]

2 hours ago, daveybass said:

They all sound great, I think the bass sound on Mean Mr Mustard is probably where I’d like it to be

That's not Muffy at all - I think Paul used a Vox Tonebender, or Fuzz Face possibly? 

[daveybass]

43 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

That's not Muffy at all - I think Paul used a Vox Tonebender, or Fuzz Face possibly? 

Yeah you’re right, in fact it’s two basses one through the Fuzz Face and one direct, the search continues

[bnt]

I have a Tone City Matcha Cream, which is a green muff type mini pedal. I don’t use it a lot, but it definitely has the fatness, though I have to keep the tone control dialed back or I lose low end.I’m not a fuzz connoisseur, but another I’m considering is the EHX Lizard King.

Edited May 18 by bnt

[mike f]

I found the MXR Blowtorch to be particularly nuts, and they can be found quite cheap. Was going to ditch mine until I was just messing about with it and put the middle and treble on full (frequency switch to the right, can’t remember the numbers),  bass at about 11 o’clock. And you can blend it too. 
Powerful and very, very fuzzy.

Edited May 30 by mike f

[tayste_2000]

On 16/05/2025 at 11:04, daveybass said:

They all sound great, I think the bass sound on Mean Mr Mustard is probably where I’d like it to be

 

Kasleder Freaky Stone, GE based fuzz face designed/optimised for bass, specifically shortscale hollowbodies with flats.

[BabyBlueSound]

Shameless plug, here on the market I am selling a cheap DIY Mastotron clone I made that has a switch for warming up / bassing up the tone. 😁 Not exactly a blend, but it's the next best thing for bass. But I don't know if it's "creamy" though, or even if we consider the same things "creamy" 😉 

[daveybass]

15 hours ago, tayste_2000 said:

 

Kasleder Freaky Stone, GE based fuzz face designed/optimised for bass, specifically shortscale hollowbodies with flats.

I do like the Albatross as well…oof

[tayste_2000]

3 hours ago, daveybass said:

I do like the Albatross as well…oof

Also a good choice

[fretmeister]

I just got this.

 

It’s mad!

[Bagman]

I’ve not had a go on that but the Dreadbox Kinematic was a heap of fun for sure!! 

[Byo]

The Way Huge Swollen Pickle, which is essentially a moded Muff circuit, has low end and creaminess for days...

 

I have used it a lot with octave pedals to create synth-like tones.

 

Still want to get my hands on the Kasleder stuff, the Albatross sounds amazing... and I am now intrigued by the Freaky Stone!

Edited June 2 by Byo

[LukeFRC]

Might not be creamy but got to try out @Goliath_FX's Hornberg fuzz/drive/clean thing at the weekend and it's very good.

[Goliath_FX]

7 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

Might not be creamy but got to try out @Goliath_FX's Hornberg fuzz/drive/clean thing at the weekend and it's very good.

 

Cheers dude, was lovely to meet ya at the weekend. And yeah its a pretty versitile pedal and I'm dead proud of how its come out. 

[Paddy777]

On 31/05/2025 at 15:53, daveybass said:

I do like the Albatross as well…oof

I’m wanting to try this, it sounds ace on the demos, but it’s not cheap! That said, a good fuzz is hard to find and the fact the clean side/blend is a Jfet preamp and has its own character too is a big bonus. I’ve also never seen any second hand, which makes me think people keep them when they get them!