1- When did you get started with electronics?

when i was a kid i guess.i was one of those kids that like to pull things apart to see how they work.
i got serious about it in my teens and early 20’s. i was a recording engineer and went to college
for electronics engineering so i could fix my own equipment.the studio folded and the repair business kind of took over.

2- Where did the name of your company come from?

actually, a friend just suggested it one day. i liked the way it sounded so i kept it.

3- What’s your favorite effect made by someone else?

i’m kind of mental for the early 80’s small box rats with no l.e.d.. they sound great regardless of the amp
you play them through and they’re insanely well built.

4- What’s the favorite effect you make?

recently i’ve been using the catastrofuzz for all my dirt/fuzz needs and i dif it quite a bit.

4.5- Favorite Fuzz

it would be a toss up between the aforementioned rats and catastrofuzz.i’m a sucker for overdriven
marshall type tones and like pedals that can do that sound as well as go a little into
fuzz territory as well.

5- What instruments do you play? Skill level at each?

drums - my father is a drummer and i started getting lessons before i can remember.
guitar- i’m proficient i guess.i’ve been playing for about 20 years.
bass - started playing bass between drums and guitar some time.i’m ok at best.
banjo,lap steel,piano - i’m terrible at all of these but enjoy playing them anyway.

6- Is making effect pedals your primary gig? If not, what is?

no.i’m a repair guy. i do mostly tube audio repairs and tube amp builds.effects pedals have become
a huge part of what i do over the last couple of years. i enjoy building pedals though and do it
whenever i have time.

7- Do you think about bass players before or after you prepare a circuit?

definitely before.there are issues specific to low frequency heavy instruments and certain
things i want to hear from a bass effect. so it’s always easiest for me to start out with a specific
goal in mind and work from there.

8- How many pedals do you sell a month?

it varies pretty wildly due to the way i operate.i would hazard to guess on average 10-12.

9- Triplet :

• E-bay: Savior or Curse?

curse

• Bassplayers: Foreground or Background?

foreground,of course.

• Color: Chartreuse or Magenta?

magenta

10- Any cool products in the pipeline you want to share?

not really at the moment - i’ve always got ideas but it may be a while before i get to implement them.

11- Anything else you want to add?

just want to say thanks to you for your site. it’s always awesome to meet a fellow fuzz junkie.

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Thus bassfuzz.com and the commencement of pedal reviews were completed in all their vast array.

1- When did you get started with electronics?

With building pedals in 2002. I toyed around with electronics a little before in my youth but the idea of making noise makers is the thing that really got me hooked.

2- Where did the name of your company come from?

It was actually on a short list of names that we had for a band I was in. The guitar player pointed out that initials of the name “Differential Audio Manifestaionz” was the same initials as my name. I thought that was pretty cool and it must of stuck around in my head when I came to name the company. A little irrelevant info which may or may not be of interest: “Neutral Analog Device” AKA N.A.D was also on the short list when I was thinking of a name for my business but there was/still is? an amplifier company called NAD. I also made a pedal or two that used the name “Space Tractor 25″ That was a quite short lived until I settled on D*A*M.

3- What’s your favorite effect made by someone else?

Vintage : At the moment I’d have to say the Burns Buzzaround but I feel a certain loyalty to the Tone Bender Professional MKII as I’ve been so obsessed with it over the years. The Buzzaround is something else though! Totally wild but insanely usable with just about any set-up. Its saturates like hell but stays almost spookily controllable and focused.
Modern : Zvex Fuzz Factory. How can you not like this pedal! Its bliss for any fuzz loving junkie. I do prefer the older ones with the “spam can” Germs inside. They sound a little warmer to my ears and the controls seem to interact a little better than the modern models I’ve had. My favorite being a 1997 model I have.

4- What’s the favorite effect you make?

Ha-ha! Tough call. Depends on my mood really and what aspect of the pedal we are talking about. The Pro MKII because of the enjoyment of the build and as mentioned above because of my unhealthily obsession with it. Tonally, if I had to pick only one I have to say the the Meathead. I love the Meathead because its so simple and because of its uncontrollable nature. I really like its stupidity factor too, I think the whole one knob set-up is great.

4.5- Favorite Fuzz

Baldwin Burns Buzzaround.

5- What instruments do you play? Skill level at each?

Bass & guitar….and drum machines, do they count? I guess I’m pretty narrow minded in how I play but I enjoy it so I ain’t too bothered. With that in mind I’d say a 3.5 out of 5.

6- Is making effect pedals your primary gig? If not, what is?

Yup, full time since 2004. Don’t see that changing anytime soon.

7- Do you think about bass players before or after you prepare a circuit?

Before if I know the circuit will work with bass. For example the the 1966 don’t sound too hot on bass so I didn’t think about whether or not a bass player would want to use it…they wouldn’t.

8- How many pedals do you sell a month?

It varies lot due to the nature of how we build (slowly) but roughly between 30-60. Also depends on what I am are working on and how fast they get get built.

9- Triplet :

• E-bay: Savior or Curse?
  Saviour, wouldn’t be in business otherwise.
• Bassplayers: Foreground or Background?
  Foreground, listen to Sabbath.
• Color: Chartreuse or Magenta?
  Chartreuse, though Magenta is pretty cool in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

10- Any cool products in the pipeline you want to share?

New products yes, share no….haha sorry!

11- Anything else you want to add?

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.