Fuzz Review: ElectroniX MESSdrive Hybrid+ Bass Fuzz

Initial thoughts:

I love how compact this pedal is, as it seems the rare bass fuzz that makes it into an enclosure this small. The sonic versitility of the box adds all the more goodness to the package. I can see where a lot of people might find this a perfect ‘all-around’ fuzz, where they can dial in what they need at the moment. I do find that the pedal gets a little mushy to my ears in the lower tone range, notes are very blurred and it’s more mud than ‘wall of fuzz’. No need to dial into that though, because there are plenty of other places the knobs can be!  The low end retention of this pedal is excellent in all modes (beyond the muddiness described above) and lives up to its billing as a bass fuzz.

I’ve shared a few e-mails with Os from ElectroniX and found him to be upfront, funny, and easy to speak with in our correspondence.  He expressed some interest in the site here and was quick to respond to my request for an interview. I’ve seen him reply to comments and questions on talkbass, and while I’ve not had the need to contract him for customer support, I can only imagine it would be no problem.