anybody try an MXR bass fuzz deluxe with guitar?

[markD]

in my ever more rapid move from metal/hard rock into psychadelia/southern rock, i am finding myself needing a better than decent fuzz pedal. i have tried almost everything out there that isn't high-dollar boutique, and have been left short. my current fav is the Z-vex fuzz factory, but i am still not 100% sold on it. the big muff has been decent, but is a little too robust. i saw that MXR (of whose pedals my board mostly uses) has a bass fuzz that seems interesting...

the bass fuzz deluxe has separate dry/wet controls for blending in the fuzz. the biggest issue i have with the fuzzes i have tried is that they eat up WAY too much frequency and dynamic range. i am wondering/thinking that having the dry/wet controls might allow me to keep some note defintion mixed in.

anyone try one of these? i know it's a long shot, but i figured i'd ask.

[Devotee]

Fuzz is a pretty harsh effect that needs to be used really carefully. I've never tried the MXR one you're talking about but i think what you really need is a very versatile gain control, rather than a blend control. Fuzz is the kind of effect you have to adjust your playing to as well. An octave fuzz might give you the note definition you're looking for; i've been on the hunt for a nice well-priced octave fuzz and looked at a few great ones like the Dunlop Octavio, Retroman Octavious, etc. but probably the best one i've found is the Catalinbread Octapussy. They have a wide range of awesome vintage-style effects pedals at reasonable (not boutique) prices and i want them ALL: http://www.catalinbread.com/

[markD]

cool. i checked the video on that pedal. seems pretty neat.

last night i took my strat over to sam ash and tried out the mxr. i was plugged into an early 70s princeton, and the tone was stellar. it was exactly what i was hoping for. my strat sounded like black sabbath (according to the sales guy and my wife). i could blend in my dry signal, which made it seem like i was playing two rigs at once. the tone control on the pedal affects only the fuzz portion, which enabled me to dial in a variety of sounds without changing (i.e., fucking up) my core tone. it responded well to the volume control being rolled back. quite nice!!!