Construction and cosmetic concerns:
The pedal is clean and well laid out, even after making what might be considered major changes to the functionality of the pedal he still managed to keep it neat in tidy! Externally my pedal is an eye-catching bright yellow, but I gather that he mixes up the finishes based on his mood/stock. The paint is well applied and the graphics appeared to be ‘stamped’ on, which make for a fun slightly distressed look. Everything is clearly labeled with the exception of the ‘shape switch’, but the functionality there is pretty obvious once you start messing with it. The internal trimmers add a wide range of tweak-able options to aid those looking for “their sound”. Strange four screw arrangement for battery swaps. I’ve not taken the opportunity to explore the ‘temperature’ stable nature of the transistor configuration used in this pedal, but it sure sounds like a great idea, and a boon to anyone who has been displeased with a germanium fuzz that just didn’t sound right at their summer-fest gig or winter harvest festival! Top mounted power plug and side mounted jacks round out this model for easy board mounting.
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!