Model: team_awesome fuzz machine
MSRP/Paid: $185/Donated
New/Used/Loan: New
Battery: Yes
Power Supply: Yes
Size: Aprox. 3.75″ Wide x 5″ Tall x 2.25″ Deep (jacks/knobs etc included)
Available from: Direct or from Fuzzhugger
From the maker:
Description:
The team_awesome fuzzmachine is a full-range, bass-booming germanium fuzz with a clean
blend. Saturated walls of fuzzzz…Thick germanium fuzz with a clean-ish blend and lots of low end.
Great for bassists, guitarists, and everyone else…
A saturated sound with unique harmonic structure.Controls:
• Clean: A not quite clean blend with a bit of a boost. (you bought it for fuzz, though, remember?)
• Dirty: Lots of volume from the fuzzed signal…
• Fuzz: Alters texture/amount of fuzzzz.
• Shape: Alters filter shaping: woofy lows to piercing highs.
• Shape switch (heart/star): Changes the frequency response of the shape control in the treble region.
Up: Thick high-mids with a volume boost
Down: Sizzling highs
• Internal trimpots: Three internal tirmpots to further shape the sound! All of these are multi-turn trimmers
which means you need to turn them a lot–this is useful…
Volume trim: Adjust the maximum volume of the external knob to change the sweep.
(WARNING! MAX VOLUME CAN BLOW SH*T UP!)
Bias trim: Adjust the bias of the second transistor. Helps to cancel noise or get
more feedback and to change overall smoothness or grittiness.
Feedback trim: Adjust the amount of feedback happening in the circuit. Go from
gated/quiet to hummm and feedback.
The comment he made about marketing well to bass players was spot on. This thing has displaced the Earthbound Supercollider as my most GASed over pedal.
Great review on that fuzz small sound Big sound. Looks like Im going to buy that one as you gave a really nice review and sound. I am not big on pedals. But I like a good pedal effects at times. I have a EBS Octabass, EBS Chorus, Mooger Fooger 101, TC Electronics Chorus, EBS reverb, EBS IQ. With this fuzz i can combine a really nice synth sound as well as a stand alone fuzz. Thanks for your review and comments. Great price for what it is. Do you recommend any others that have a great low end fuzz sound kuje that?
Just ordered it yesterday. This just may be the best bass fuzz for those who want to keep the low end pumpin’.
I never thought I would ever buy a fuzz, but this review of yours convinced me. Nice dog too.
Now that I have it , I must say It changed my mind about fuzz pedals. I am sure there are other good fuzz pedals that compare to this one but I have not heard any. To my ears this is the finest fuzz for bass but I have not tried it with a guitar. Love how it retains the bottom end. has loads of sounds and it is at a great price compared to others in its class. I thank you for the review which caught my eye and ears to buy this great sounding pedal.
Just received mine, and though it sounds terrific, if you’re using a stereo rig you’ll notice that it reverses phase when engaged, basically cutting lows :( For you mono-amping players, which the majority are, GO for it!