Fuzz on bass?

[Thurisarz]

I finally found a band, we're gonna play "stoner rock" i wonder should i use a bit of fuzz on my bass? I can't decide

Our "influences" Black Sabbath, Orange Goblin, Danzig etc...

Thanks!

[Benjy_26]

Re: Fuzz on bass?

Try it. You might like it. When mucking around on bass, one of my fave sounds (Boss VF-1 into Mackie Power amp and Peavey 2x15" cab) is the Ampeg SVT simulation with one octave below and a bit of fuzz. Just enough to tell it's there.

[Destroying Angel]

Re: Fuzz on bass?

The bass player in my band uses a Boss Hyper Fuzz and loves the sound he gets.

[Tom M]

Re: Fuzz on bass?

Just be careful you don't use too much distortion. It'll turn to mud. SS Guitar effects will tend to cut out the low end of a bass' sound too.

[drew_half_empty]

Re: Fuzz on bass?

ibanes phat hed

best bass distortion/overdrive on the market IMO

[Thurisarz]

Re: Fuzz on bass?

Thanks for your answers!

I have a ProCo Rat 2, so i don't need another pedal

I'm gonna try at rehearsal if it's sounds good!

[jeremy]

Re: Fuzz on bass?

i have an ampeg 5 pro that has some killer distortion and the octave effect with helps the fact that you lose bottom with overdrive, not something id use on every tune but a very cool tone

[drew_half_empty]

Re: Fuzz on bass?

ibanez phat het has lo mid & hi-mid built in EQ

so you really don't lose any bottom end, infact you can gain a lot

[B2D]

Re: Fuzz on bass?

I've always like the Boss ODB3... you can get some killer sounds out of that with careful tweaking.

[joelap]

Re: Fuzz on bass?

Dude whatever you do, don't crank the gain. Or if you do, make sure you don't have a huge volume boost. My bassist uses insane gain + volume boost which = me drowned out. In some parts of songs I can stop playing at practice and no one will notice. Just remember if you do decide to use fuzz, not to try and take over the lead. A little fuzz on bass goes a long way in making a difference in sound... but too much and the wrong frequencies will destroy a band.

[Mincer]

Re: Fuzz on bass?

Listen to mid 70s King Crimson. John Wetton, through a fuzzface into a hiwatt stack...mmmmmmm.

[B2D]

Re: Fuzz on bass?

Larry Graham got some cool bass fuzzes too with Sly and the Family Stone. Not exatly the same type of music but still awesome.

[Thurisarz]

Re: Fuzz on bass?

Thanks for the pedal tips but as i said before, i already have a pedal so i don't need a new one!