Fuzz & Distortion Shootout | The Best Pedals for Shoegaze & Noise Pop

[@trashpigeon1164]

I really appreciate that you played the same riff, so we can actually hear the difference. Too many people in shootouts just play whatever for each pedal making it much harder to judge something.

[@dieterfeldkamp1522]

I like when they go VROO VROO and VREE VREE

[@lxndrvrdr3932]

hell yeah!

[@mrt77wv]

The Blues Driver is really great. At lower settings you can get a nice, sparkly Swervedriver-esque sound, but you can also dime the gain and it becomes like a Fuzz Face.

[@mrt77wv]

@Gupster 23 Maxed out.

[@briangarcia8384]

Absolutely love the thing. Truly is a timeless classic. Its simple and easy to understand but packs a ton of fun tones.

[@davidelizalde3844]

I have a pod hd500x yet I'm considering getting a blues driver just because

[@christofyre]

The Blues Driver is easily some of the most bang you can get for your buck. I have a few pedals I prefer, but they’re like double the price. The only other great (distortion/fuzz/overdrive) pedal you can get for that cheap is a Big Muff.

[@briangarcia8384]

@@christofyre swollen pickle by way huge is a great pedal as well especially at a whopping 90 bucks.

[@tylerfetherston3208]

dude! I also got into My Bloody Valentine after watching Lost In Translation. The scene when she's in the taxi (if I remember correctly) in Tokyo is so sublime. I remember thinking WHO is this band? Shoegaze can really create that magical place that most other genres can't. Side Note: Whenever I heard someone mention My Bloody Valentine before watching this film I always thought they were talking about Bullet For My Valentine. I remember thinking "I didn't know Bullet For My Valentine was around in the 80's."

[@davidelizalde3844]

I really loved the Digitech Hot Rod Distortion here. I was working on another screen while listening to the video and the Hot Rod Distortion was the pedal that made me stop what I was doing and pay attention to the video. Really loved how transparent it sounds yet it adds a really...warm/nostalgic sound. You make me want to spend all my money on pedals, damn it.

[@berlinshoegazer]

Haha. So cool to hear that. But I feel the same about it. I think the band STAR by Scott Cortez alias Astrobrite uses it all the time. Love that sound.

[@alangordon8190]

The Hot Rod is very cheap pre-owned so buying one won't break the bank! You can pick one up for about the same price you would pay new for the Behringer Super Fuzz (which sounds horrible in this video).

[@berlinshoegazer]

@@alangordon8190 I can't believe that the Behringer sounded so bad when I checked it. I must have done something wrong. It could also be my gear combo. But it's super interesting how everyone experiences gear differently.

[@dhiguera13]

@@berlinshoegazer i’ve heard the mode 1 is better, have you tried it?

[@berlinshoegazer]

@@dhiguera13 Yes. I tried all modes.

[@Holonomics]

As someone who was into shoegaze first time around especially while I was at uni, I thought you did a really interesting introduction to the genre explaining it in a way that was even new and original to me so cheers for that. I also really like the way you keep your playing inside of a template to help us compare and understand the pedals - it's a really helpful format and sounds really good too.

[@berlinshoegazer]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Sometimes it feels like everyone has a different explaination of the genre as it's very vaguely defined. :) I'm happy you liked the format.

[@muhmoonsugar9305]

this is unironically becoming one of my favorite youtube videos... It's just so good...

[@garycrant4511]

My personal preference is single note riffs or minimalist power chords through fuzz. I gave up trying to play full chords with fuzz back in 1978. The equipment I had then was probably too limited by my own youthful inexperience to sound any good. I'm now living evidence that we can get too set in our ways. But that does not mean we can never change old habits if motivated to make the effort.. I now own a stupidly large collection of fuzz pedals. There's no reason why big chords shouldn't sound good through some of them...???

[@treesurgeon2441]

I got into shoegaze when I saw Alison on 120 minutes when I was a kid in the 90's and couldn't find the song again until someone told me about the genre in highschool. I checked it out and it made me so nostalgic that I was instantly addicted.

[@idiotwhoedits3522]

*"you can't really decipher the notes with the Behringer Super Fuzz."* Me(a noise rock drone artist who's poor): *perfect*

[@AlfredNazGates]

As I delved hard into doom, sludge, super low tuned guitars. The fuzz is still my godsend tone. I have 3 types atm. And I still want more. Wasn't hard to get into shoegaze and I only heard of the term recently cause I listen to deftones. With this riff and set of pedals, I loved the hot rod.

[@TheoAndHisPedals]

Great video, its so good to hear the same riff being played through the different pedals and you could do it with any genre, but it works really well here.

[@lancelovecraft5913]

Exactly, I had been listening to shoegaze for years without knowing what shoegaze was, I always described my favorite bands as lullabatic rock lol

[@eboethrasher]

I have more of a dreampop tone, a Jazzmaster into (all boss, all japanese models) Boss SD-1, then into an ME-X pedal tray, which has a BF-2 Flange, a DC-3 Digital Dimension, and a PH-2. The ME-X has some very interesting sounds, the pitch shift tracks pretty well, especially when used in conjunction with my e-bow. It also has a chromatic detune, that when you mix with the dual delays (one short, one long) and a nice spacious reverb, it sounds like the guitar is dripping into space. I noticed that the guitarist for Asobi Seksu had one in a live video I saw, which was cool, I wish i had gotten to see them live as I could have chatted with him about what use he got out of it, and how many songs he used it on, etc. Not many people use them anymore, and mine is well over 20 years old at this point.

[@christofyre]

This is a phenomenal video. Easily one of the best shootouts I’ve seen, the music is excellent, and even better that you shared the chords. I can’t wait to check out more of your content! My favorite combo for shoegaze-type sounds is EQD Dream Crusher and Afterneath. They give vast noisy sound while still letting the notes come through.

[@frankfrank7921]

I usually stick with the "Big 3": Big Muff, Rat and Blues Driver. JHS Cheese Ball has some good sounds and I've just gotten an Old Blood Noise Alpha Haunt which is a very versatile fuzz so I'll see what I can conjure up with that one.

[@eatingicepops]

The SD-1W sounded really nice to me for some reason. Might have to check it out one day

[@manualofalternativemusic]

Love my DF-7 🥰 it’s fuzz sound is pretty amazing! Fuzz and distortion are, along with reverb, what got me into playing guitar.. I was inspired by Nirvana’s Nevermind and MBV’s Loveless, remember mixing fuzz and reverb for the first time - I couldn’t turn back after that moment! Great video bro (;

[@DirectingSven]

My favorite complimentary fx to this riff was the Waza/Boss sound. Or the Soda Miser sound on your pink Boi. That with the disaster/destroyer pedal at the end would make a solid riff fx sequence to a song, or have them all engaged at once!

[@peterk9818]

Excellent demonstration, Kenneth! All great and unique in their own way. It’s always a matter of opinion and personal preference. 👌

[@mariustravel8837]

Man ! The Digitech Hot Rod sounds fantastic !! 😁😀😍 I really appreciate when the low end is not sacrificed into the chaos of the fuzz. Thanks again for your work ☺😊 I'll keep watching you from Reunion Island 🌴🌞🌊

[@berlinshoegazer]

Thank you so much for the nice words. Makes me so happy to here you get something out of my videos. Greetings to Reunion Island. 🙏🔆

[@TenisDimants]

Great shootout, great way to get clearer chords is to roll of volume on guitar, like when using overdrives. Recently got Digitech Hot Head and it is amazing for my needs with the mixer out setting, as well as Big Muff Pi (w. Tone Wicker) I got some more expensive fuzzes but I found out I could get those sounds out of the Muff with changing settings.

[@briangarcia8384]

Eqd Plumes going into either a behringer super fuzz or walrus contraband. So sick.

[@jotadecristo]

gracias por tus videos, amo el shoegaze, saludos desde Chile.

[@krekcabnow2910]

Thanks so much for putting tabs in the description!!

[@berlinshoegazer]

My pleasure!

[@marinsuic1826]

Great analysis and excellent demos! I own the DF-7 myself and love combining it with th Fuzz War from DBA!

[@topsecret1837]

Overall, I would kill for the DF-7’s Big Muff tone, but would totally not mind the Hot Rod nor the Behringer Super Fuzz. If I was going for authenticity then the Big Muff would be up my alley.

[@thestever]

i love the framing of the shots during the shootout!

[@berlinshoegazer]

Thank you, maybe I do it again for the next one.

[@zachwilson1986]

Danke! Dein Gitarrenspiel und deine Musik sind perfekt für diese Art von Video. Wirklich gut!

[@berlinshoegazer]

Vielen Dank, Zach! ✨

[@raavenstark5905]

I have a Big Muff and a RAT on my pedalboard (my big muff is my booster) and the RAT has cool settings to play with and get a cool sound. I tried few distortion from Boss and they are probably for me the worst distortion i ever heard. I also have a Marshall Jackhammer, very cool pedal for leads but for chords it can go too fat. But you can adjust the filter and the coutour of the sound and it's very nice. But yeah the best distortion that i ever heard and play it's the Proco RAT, through my avalanche run and a flanger it's sound so great!

[@erikberg8352]

Boss Katana Mk 2 amp + foot switch = 85 pedals for $350 US. You can stack 2 delays/reverbs and 2 drives between channel selection and boost/dirt pedals. It also takes expression pedals.

[@FlameFlickers]

Great video. I was actually planning on ordering some pedals this week and the Behringer Super Fuzz was going to be one of them. After watching this, I'm getting the Digitech Hot Rod instead. It sounds incredible and has exactly the sound I'm looking for. So, thanks for introducing it to me. Danke!

[@berlinshoegazer]

Good choice. It's the only distortion pedal that I kept in my live and studio set up. Very powerful and underrated.

[@nurtbmVODS]

bloody hell didnt expect the Digitech Hot Rod to sound GOOD

[@iii2187]

The super fuzz from behringer is a beauty

[@brysimm404]

That striped shirt is definitely from the Shoegaze collection 👍

[@maxmatson1578]

I'm surprised you only use one of the two settings on the Behringer Super Fuzz? That little thing is my go to Distortion nowadays. There's this trick where you can get the switch just right in between 1& 2 where you can actually get both one and two fuzz Distortion types together. Another cool trick I use is putting the Boost setting on my drum machine. It gives it a real hard, slap, in your face punch.

[@berlinshoegazer]

Hey Max, it's true. I actually forgot to record it. But at the moment of making the video the sound of Fuzz1 just didn't seem right. I had problems getting a good sound out of it. But everyone has different equipment so experiences can differ every now and then. I think I will check thw boost setting again. I found it quite cool.

[@otamatoad314]

love this video!! been looking into a fuzz and now i have a much better idea of what to look for!! :D thank you!

[@SkarrKrow]

Devi Ever was my roommate for 2 years and was nice enough to gift me a Soda Meiser, Mig Buff and an Anime Waifu from her short-lived Fuzz Goddess era back when Dwarfcraft owned the DE:FX brand.

[@berlinshoegazer]

That is amazing. I'm adoring her passion and work. She inspired me a lot. Do you guys are still in contact? Greetings from Berlin

[@SkarrKrow]

@@berlinshoegazer Unfortunately, no and it's my own fault. Salutations, though.

[@Shoegaze4Milhouse]

Thank you for your time and hard work bro!

[@berlinshoegazer]

My pleasure! :)

[@parachutes6288]

I stack a Way Huge Swollen Pickle with a Boss DS-1 for my noisier sounds or just a Swollen Pickle for more beautiful passages.

[@davimag2071]

Hot Rod and DF-7 are the best for sure!

[@camdenhawkins7503]

The Behringer Superfuzz is actually a direct clone of the Boss HyperFuzz, not the univox Superfuzz

[@berlinshoegazer]

Really? Whta did they tell me.. Thank you for that.

[@danblacksound]

I think the Boss Hyperfuzz is actually a clone of the Univox.... meaning the Behringer is too.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6Gti5RurqiAebM

[@lesfrithdidier2745]

@@berlinshoegazer it's a clone of boss fz2. Good demo''

[@benallmark9671]

Amd then how does it compare to the op amp Big Muff ?

[@corysanchez9905]

Non comparable. Two completely different circuits

[@tymime]

I'm rather fond of the Fender Blender, myself. Not sure why there aren't more clones of it.

[@nilorodriguez7132]

damn the last one its pretty amazing. I loved it

[@magykjames9534]

I'm using a Muffuletta, and The Big Muff Russian or Ram's Head settings both sound the best with chords IMO. The Russian especially backs down a lot when you lower the sustain knob, almost going into more of an overdrive sound.

[@hennydarmse]

I use it as well! The Russian setting is my light overdrive/breakup tone :) but you gotta love the maxed out Ram's head for Shoegazing.

[@dymekTV]

Mate, this is very good content! Definitely new stuff would be amazing! all the best from Warschau. :)

[@horus7854]

This is one of the most useful videos on guitar pedals on here. Great job. If you thought it was helpful check out JHS' video about fuzz types as well. If I'd watched that I wouldn't have had a fuzz face NOT at the front of the chain for a year, wondering why it sounds like garbage, not knowing you have to leave the fuzz all the way up and use the guitar volume knob to turn the fuzz up and down, etc etc

[@hennydarmse]

Awesome video Kenneth! Some real surprises here.

[@berlinshoegazer]

Thank you, Barry. Glad you found something interesting. :)

[@Artefracture]

Loomer and an HM-2 into a Wayhuge Conspiracy Theory into a Polara. Any clean amp with eqs at noon.

[@PantheonLincoln]

Love the graphic on the Ultra Blast, before I even heard the pedal. Ultraman is good and more people should watch Ultraman.

[@berlinshoegazer]

Thank you so much, Ben! Love the Ultraman asthetics. Haven't seen many of these movies though.

[@4stringed]

Big muff sounds excellent! Love ehx

[@TheEpicImpaler]

The Waveformer Destroyer really lives up to it's name huh

[@berlinshoegazer]

Absolutely. :)

[@lucaserojas]

Great video as always. I use a Danelectro Daddy O going into an EHX Big Muff Pi. The band I'm in uses a TC Electronics Fuzz, modified Proco Rat clone and Daddy O overdrive, with the addition of an EHX LPB-1 and Tube Screamer clone. They all work great with the Digitech Digiverb. I'm also using the Alesis Guitar FX Reverse Reverb programs.

[@surike]

/your videos are incredible, don't stop

[@AjCohn]

im kind of insane so i have fuzz at multiple points in my chain. we start with a RAT, into a DBA Fuzz War, into modulation, then reverb, then a Big Muff after the reverb

[@NickLeonard]

HM-2 and for a bonus it's great going into a Big Muff (esp. Bass or Russian models)

[@blakeingleby1039]

Enjoyed your video great Demo’s of fuzz pedals. I would recommend the DBA Fuzz War it’s currently on my board and complex chords still are very clear even when fuzz is cranked, I play through my ac15c1 or my peavey classic 30. I also love the keeyley loomer it’s fuzz circuit is very similar to the big muff plus it’s reverb is good although I use the old noise endeavor dark star for reverb currently. Proco Rat is great, old noise Haunt is an interesting fuzz. I’ve been digging your fuzz creations very cool.

[@berlinshoegazer]

Thank you so much, Blake. Means a lot to me. I'll check out your recommendations. :)

[@blakeingleby1039]

@@berlinshoegazer Your welcome, keep making awesome videos, and designing pedals, most of all keep playing guitar!

[@Allthingsambient]

I have the fulltone octafuzz and love it!

[@jdgonzo1982]

i'd go Hot Rod...great sound for the money...Big Muff would get second place! Ultrablast would be third...looks fun! The others take the fuzz too far man!!

[@BrockBarr]

Hey, when we finally get to travel. Where are the cool places in Berlin for music and hanging out?

[@berlinshoegazer]

It's hard to say as in Berlin culture and music is simply everywhere. I recommend places like ACUD Macht Neu, Schokoladen, Musik & Frieden, Prinzen Bar, Bunker Klub and Huxleys am Postbahnhof for concerts. (If you want to go to Berghain..,well,.. that's up to you.🙈) But if you want to chill and hang out during the summer days I'd say YAAM, RAW Temple, Mauerpark and Kulturbrauerei. So many good places here. Let's hope we can travel again soon. 🙏

[@BrockBarr]

@@berlinshoegazer Cool. Thanks man. Yes, here's hoping we can travel again soon.

[@michaeladshead-sonofthecit3701]

8mm bar berlin, check it out!

[@Tuyo420]

great video! i love my blues driver

[@brysimm404]

“Thank you, Kenneth!” After you referenced the DF-7 in multiple videos, I finally got one ($75 ebay). Wow - totally worth it and as good as you said! In fact, the Boss SD-1 is based on the Tubescreamer, so Setting 1 on the DF-7 actually covers that pedal too, which you can compare to see for yourself. Anyway, GREAT recommendation - now I can sell my Ratt and SD-1 👍

[@berlinshoegazer]

I don't know how DigiTech got these classic distortion sounds so well. I love that pedal. Good choice! I'm happy I could help. :)

[@brysimm404]

@@berlinshoegazer You really did - and do help! I learn a lot from what you share here. I'll be keeping my Blues Driver since the DF-7 doesn't have that, and now I can put my real Big Muff AFTER my reverse reverb [Holy Grail Max]. From your recommend, I also finally got a MS-70CDR [coming on Monday, also ebay / "like new" $95 including shipping]. I'll be rewatching your video to help learn using it, plus updating firmware, etc. I think now my pedals will be complete... for a while - ha ha! Also, really enjoyed your set on SHOXXXBOXXX Live [the puppets not so much, ha ha]. Thanks again, Kenneth. Keep looking down :D

[@arydorrego2946]

Amo el Shoegaze!! Lastima no se inglés para saber tu opiniones si alguna vez podés poner subtítulos en español estaría Genial me encantó el video los audios así como también la que hiciste de Reverd insisto me gustaría entender tus opiniones abrazo enorme amigo acá un seguidor de tu canal de hace años!!

[@juandavidrodriguezahumada1530]

KZbin da la opción en la última actualización!

[@xio6778]

Learn2engrish

[@leonruvalcaba1549]

​@@xio6778 para que o que

[@5150show]

Fuzz glorious fuzz

[@DarrellW_UK]

I just use two Distortion/Fuzz pedals, a Zvex Fuzz factory and a Proco Rat clone that has a Silicon/Germanium circuit option. The Fuzz factory is just as wild as you want it to be and the Rat on germanium can give great distortion sounds plus a great fuzz tone on either circuit option. Apart from that I use a Blues driver basically as a boost pedal, works well for me!

[@berlinshoegazer]

This is a very great and classic selection!

[@DarrellW_UK]

@@berlinshoegazer it’s a great setup, the cost of a genuine Fuzz factory made my eyes water a bit but I compensated by a decent Rat clone and I already had the Blues driver. I prefer to play with my Jazzmaster set up with Irongear P90’s, it’s got a better sound than Humbuckers to me, I tried a Mustang with Irongear Humbuckers that I also have and it just didn’t seem right!

[@georgefromgreece4119]

Your clean rhythm setting is the best shoe gaze sound...

[@Weatherman93]

DBA apocalypse fuzz has been on my board for 6years. Blown a few speakers using that pedal lmfao

[@АнтонМасленко-у5с]

blast on dba sound like drums, it's so dynamic and useful

[@alphanumeric1529]

One of my favorite channels, even if you release one video a year! What about the Boss Super Overdrive?

[@Allthingsambient]

Loove your channel kenneth im gonna ave some shoegaze videos myself soon!

[@339Jackscarify]

Maybe I'm biased since I got mine today but... Man the Big Fuzz sounds good

[@AdaSoom]

I got a used big muff at guitar center today for $60 it looks brand new and sounds brilliant.

[@339Jackscarify]

@@AdaSoom Good on you mate, that pedal is the Michael Jordan of pedals!

[@mamagreyhound]

Thank you for this!!!

[@beepst]

That fuzzy tone makes me want to eat chocolate ice cream.

[@ronpete8919]

Great video! thanks!!

[@doppelmeyer]

Hey Kenneth, big fan of the channel, my first pedal was a Zoom MS 70 CDR which I bought on your recommendation! If you're looking for any new pedals to demo in your videos, I highly recommend the EHX Attack Decay, especially for the fuzz! It isn't even marketed as a fuzz pedal, but I found the fuzz setting so be so good it actually replaced my Big Muff. It's the warmest, most saturated fuzz I've ever heard, you can dial in weird low-res glitchy stuff into it too, and the tone shaping has a boost at the cutoff so you can even get synthy sounding sweeps by moving the knob around. It's also got a ton of other features that fit really nicely into a shoegaze aesthetic. I'd love to see what you can do with it! Cheers xx

[@berlinshoegazer]

Wow. That sounds super interesting. Thank you for that comment. I'll check it out. :)

[@matttorrence2900]

You got Ultraman on a pedal! Awesome!

[@seank.2589]

Have you ever checked out EarthQuaker's fuzzes. They have so many good ones. I'm a huge fan of their Fuzz Master General and Terminal Fuzzes. The Fuzz Master General has a really cool octave fuzz sound and the Terminal has that vintage velcro zipper sound to it.

[@berlinshoegazer]

Yeah, the Fuzz Master General has almost a Ring Modulation inside.. And the Terminal Fuzz has this squeeziness tha I also love in my DbA Waveformer Destroyer in Filter mode.

[@ignacioernesto]

I use a boss bd2 and a eqd dreamcrusher, i stack them . Good vibes

[@christofyre]

The Dream Crusher is my favorite fuzz! I love to combine it with the Afterneath reverb... the sounds are huge and vast.

[@delivrance3961]

great shoegaze-shootout! i'm using an old vox overdrive v810 into jekyll and hyde visual soud into twosome dual fuzz from blackout effectors...

[@berlinshoegazer]

Would like to here that sound. Pretty cool combination. 👌

[@delivrance3961]

@@berlinshoegazer be my guest!👍

[@gamezharks]

I'd recommend grabbing whatever you happen to have on hand, most people have some random dirt pedal lying around and even fairly trashy sounding pedals can sound great for shoegaze.

[@lancenunez8252]

I’m getting decent results with a boss ds-1 and a big muff. Would really like to give a blues driver a go. Nice video. Thanks

[@ultrajayme]

i use a Boss HM-2{1992 era}, Beehive Octafuzz, Keeley Fuzz Bender and a hand made MKI Tone Bender from a guy in Augusta, GA. I will use any combination therein and depending on what i'm looking for run one of them post fx. I used to have a blues driver which i want to reacquire.

[@berlinshoegazer]

Thank you so much for your comment.

[@EamoQ14]

Another great video! This and the verb vid are super useful. That's a really nice progression, what tuning are you using for it? Keep it up, you're doing God's work!

[@christofyre]

His tuning and the chords are in the description. I think he wins the internet just for that alone!

[@jamiewoodard4293]

Great video mate. You should check out the band narrow head, they sound kinda like hum if you like bands like that

[@evmoguitarcovers4362]

+blues driver and ocd fulltone sounds fuzzy at the max gain

[@satriosatriosatrio]

Ultraaaa blassst is fire 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 , ULTRAMAN FOR THE WIN

[@ducko5404]

6:50 is probably my favorite one

[@Tcoldsteel]

They all sound good

[@_widas_]

Great video ❤

[@elgrantemor]

I think Big Muff sound better than all those... good Video Bro.

[@timodelange]

great channel thanks!!

[@Artefracture]

I love the Behringer Superfuzz sound, wish it didn't shit the bed once you add the third note of a chord.

[@overdrive6687]

Then don’t add the third note of a chord. Simple as that.

[@benallmark9671]

How does the super fuzz compare to the Big Muff fellas ?

[@jimhughon621]

Big muff for life

[@haonyoass9556]

I wish I could like this twice

[@berlinshoegazer]

:) :)

[@BedtimeStoriesTheBand]

I think the ocd by fulltone works pretty well

[@boy-who-likes-bats]

super inspirational but respectfully,, i'm gonna see what pops up on marketplace for under 35 dollars first and hopefully it sounds sorta like this video 😋

[@boy-who-likes-bats]

got a big muff, a rat, a fz-m, to go along with the behringer od300 i already had. and man, it sounds so beautiful.

[@seblo8462]

I get what you mean about the chords getting lost in the distortion/fuzz. I got a friend that does everything "shoegaze" he only plays jazzmasters and he would say the same thing about the more melodic chords getting lost in the distortion, but I let him borrow a guitar with an emg 81 active pickup and he loved how pronounced the chords sounded, but he did say there is no way in hell he is putting an Emg on his jazzmaster no matter how good it sounds lol...but I suppose that the "crutch" or "purity" shoegazer have, they are very die hard about what guitars, pedals, amps and visual aesthetic they prefer, many shoegazers prefer a certain "look" over function lol.

[@fcmhockeyvideos]

Fuzz never served me well in terms of chords. What I do is use a Digitech Screamin' Blues and record with mid level gain (still hearing the complex notes) and I'll re-record over it with the Super Fuzz but only the powerchord version of the notes I played through the Blues pedal. That way you hear the fuzz and you hear the chord.

[@trevordoolan5011]

Kevin's, MBV, main Fuzz Pedal is the "Fender Blender Fuzz". The Blender is pretty-much Kevin's signature Fuzz sound... .

[@damianhall1979]

I have a big muff circa 1978 model. You ought to build a song around those chords. Sounds catchy.