Bass Fuzz Shootout ($30-$200)

[@lougaru2445]

This is how effects reviews should be done

[@beroberoberoberobero852]

YES! Ppl just put all settings at noon as if it was an amp... why?! But this is perfect, different basses, different applications, trying to dial the tone into useable sounds, just perfect!

[@perogrullo1008]

Totally agree

[@FathomFrequency]

He did a great job with varying applicable styles and put them together seamlessly making it a mini composition of a one bar sample- really compelling presentation. It makes it so much easier to distinguish the distinctive sound each (pedal brand) is going for at the same tuning levels. What a boss!:)

[@jeremywinnett6352]

Dude. Some pedals obviously needed more input. Gain/volume matching is needed

[@chassy50]

I won’t lie I think the first one sounds the best

[@captaincringe2178]

I love that EH Big Muff compared to others, not only because it was able to keep the original sound character of the bass, but also the ability to pulled out the tonal accuracy.

[@studiodsr]

Great video. The $30 Voodoo Octave Fuzz sounds surprisingly great

[@Whiskel]

The Joyo does very well across all sections of this video. Also the EHX and the TAFM. I do like the Hartke, but it's sounds like quite a drastic EQ shift.

[@zackeverson3666]

This was probably the best review video I’ve ever seen. That Joyo is surprisingly good

[@QuanNguyen-kr6hz]

The Big Muff and the MXR Bass Fuzz consistently had the best tones throughout all five demos, followed closely by the Duality. They retained the low end ridiculously well while maintaining note clarity. The Joyo was surprisingly not that bad given its price and that it's designed for guitar. The Hartke was thin-sounding and muddy at the same time.

[@craigdamage]

The Hartke sounded like a pretty decent overdrive to me.

[@simaojoseph]

Thin sounding? Or mid forward?

[@timbulb]

In your opinion....

[@ninethirtyone4264]

I liked the big muff and the Hartke the most, all the rest was very much meh

[@JohnDoe-og2ri]

If I’m tryna play some anime music what pedals are best （╹◡╹）♡

[@vyladence]

moral of the story: everything sounds good with a jazz bass

[@a.a677]

@Tacitus Kilgore eh its a pj bass

[@ML-nj4qi]

I think you meant to say Ernie Ball Music Man Sting Ray Bass...

[@vyladence]

@@ML-nj4qi just say stingray you fucking nerd

[@Therealstoob]

@@ML-nj4qi bro I also have a sting ray bass, it's pistachio colored

[@raingirlcat2245]

@@ML-nj4qiNo.

[@GCEzel]

They are so different from one another, it's so cool to hear the differences.

[@_vlmdr]

Yeah, I was surprised with each kekek

[@CosmicPowerCP]

Awesome, really love the hartke sound

[@GordonBraicks]

It really stands out above the other pedals.

[@TheJulioChaul]

agree!

[@maxroy5246]

Agreed!

[@christopherjohnson4369]

Right?! I was like “man, I don’t want a cheap pedal to sound that good” but it killed

[@Dikmyve]

In my opinion that Hartke just sounds more like a distortion pedal than a BASIC fuzz

[@rammsam93]

I would probably go for the Hartke or the Aftershock, both sounded very consistent. The Hartke seemed to have a personality of its own, very musical and "punchy" so to speak. The Aftershock seemed the king of versatility for me, because apart from the fuzz mode, which works incredibly very well in comparison to actual "fuzz-only" pedals, it also has two other modes. Mindblowing really.

[@DoctorIntrepid]

So happy to see the Hofner in the mix. I play Hofners exclusively and rarely do I see gear demonstrations using them. Thank you!

[@augustus1562]

I think the Electro-Harmonix Bass Muff is the best for it's price! Awesome demo Chris!

[@lessingesnus]

I agree, it's the more consistent in a band context with build quality, unbeatable for the price... Nevertheless, it's really not the best. Try a swollen pickel from way huge ;)

[@ampthebassplayer]

@@lessingesnus I have both and they are super fun especially together.

[@slushygrapes1976]

This is really true.

[@bflo1000]

I actually prefer the EHX Green Russian to the plain Bass Muff.

[@MyBassistChris]

Thanks for watching my bass fuzz shootout! If I had the funds at the time here are some other cool fuzz pedals I would have added to the shootout: Aguilar Fuzzistor, Zvex Mastotron, Way Huge Pork & Pickle, Earthquaker Cloven Hoof. Enjoy!

[@Mr.Steve-O]

I have the EQD Cloven Hoof and it’s off the charts good with a bass as well as guitar

[@houseofsolomon2440]

Aguilar has some nice pedals : )

[@tolstoy21]

I know this is an older video, but just wanted to say this is a great comparison simply for the amount of pedals it includes. Some of them are so different from each other in character it's hard to pick a favorite. The Harke, BigMuff and Terminal standout to me, but they are all so different. Thanks for this!

[@jkf9167]

I know it's a one-trick pony, at least for bass, but the Terminal sounds really good to me.

[@davedixon2167]

Suuuuper synthy - woulda been better for TIRO than Hysteria - still, I dig that for a sometimes sound, rather than a workhorse everyday fuzz

[@MyBassistChris]

@@davedixon2167 Definitely works well for Time Is Running Out! I've moved on to the Source Audio C4 to play that song now but I feel like this cover still holds up kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGfbp2B7frd4p7M

[@MackTheKnifeSlowly]

SMH compressed, thinnest eq band + muddiest sound imo. Totally lost in the mix. It's all upper mids w no poke or articulation. Just imo

[@dizzysuspect3367]

Hartke on No One Knows sounds very close.

[@peteralfredhess]

Thanks so much for putting this together. It’s insane so few people put together a comparison showing the same parts played across different pedals, let alone running through multiple comparisons on different basses!

[@kevindabramo1944]

Big Muff and MXR for me. Thanks for the great video Chris!

[@houseofsolomon2440]

I like the lighter toned down fuzz element on the mxr. More like an edge than a hard blown-out sound.

[@bertrandmajorik6589]

BASS player here, I'm on the hunt for a fuzz and your sound clips made me GAS for Team Awesome Fuzz Machine. although the Terminal has a unique sound. Thank you for sharing your experience with all of us.

[@fkat1666]

Yes that Terminal is very different.

[@skalamaz3]

Yea that pedal is very unique

[@garrettgerbil13]

Quality view, Wide scope, Realistic selection for test basses; This is a helpful review. 10/10 My Favorite - The EHX Bass Big Muff

[@tysiudamasceno]

Dude, that Hartke is fire!!!!!!

[@Armazillo]

Hartke and muff are clear standouts, thanks for this vid sir

[@don.richard8823]

I bought mxr fuzz deluxe and the big muff ...Thank you for sharing with us! 🤘🏼💀🎸

[@chuckcorbitt]

The Earth Quaker was just so down and dirty. I love it.

[@ampthebassplayer]

This cured my GAS. The Big Muff totally holds up against all the other pedals.

[@guero_mocoso]

Bass Big Muff for the win (for my taste, of course)!

[@frank0stein]

Big Muff and the MXR were the best, with my winner being the Big Muff!

[@robinbrown7375]

The Big Muff sounded the best to me. Great review!

[@jacobpullen6949]

MXR Bass fuzz deluxe is my go to pedal on my board. It’s pretty much perfect.

[@thomasfioriglio]

Really great demo. I am learning about fuzz, so this was very very helpful. Nice to hear the different tones from each one. I think for me it was the Big Muff and MXR. Thanks for sharing.

[@flamulated]

Nicely done, really useful. So interesting how different people's ears/taste are. Not only do people have strong feelings about their favs but the reasons for their choices and their observations on the tones are often so far apart. I was drawn to the big muff and the source audio most but could imagine having fun with all of them

[@geoorobo1549]

The Big Muff sounded the best to me.

[@goodobaggins]

The hartke is definitely my favorite

[@lessingesnus]

Don't you like fuzz ? ;)

[@rayk9598]

cool transparent distortion, definitely one of my favorites

[@Damage_Kase_99]

The Hartke pedal reminds of Geezer Butler’s bass tone during his little solo parts on the song “Slipping Away”

[@1thess523]

That was the best demo I've seen

[@mikaelhauk]

Suprised by The Joyo! It's a very versatile pedal for it's price tag.

[@topsecret1837]

The EHX is by far my favorite for how much it thumps; makes the bass part of the bass much stronger. I would still take the Joyo in a pinch however. The Duality is better than the EHX but not worth the premium.

[@enzogiovannone2522]

Yeah, the Hysteria test ! Good job, thank you very much !

[@T3GERY]

If bass could sound like a bug...Terminal! If bass fuzz was surgical...MXR! Loved them both. Thanks for this great comparison video!

[@stephengregory7838]

I can't believe how good that Joyo pedal sounds!

[@lessingesnus]

beware of the compressed sound, i guess the risk to diappear in the mix or to start a volume war with your guitarists is pretty important with this one

[@Jimt0n]

The Hartke really stuck out to me each time, so it was a pleasant surprise to scroll back and see it was one of the cheapest too! Edit: I listened again on speakers with better bass. Ended up getting a bass nano big muff pi, very happy with it

[@oldmate86]

The Hartke gets my vote. It had a balanced tone and good clarity

[@jackarmistead5353]

Surprisingly my favorite was the second one. Second would be the way huge conquistador

[@jeffdill2]

MXR Bass Fuzz Deluxe was not on my radar at all...it is now. Thanks!

[@chrisgilliam6888]

I've had a few of those and by far, the cheapest one.. Joyo Octave fuzz REALLY gets it done. Made me venture into more cheap pedals that I've been very pleased with an easy on the wallet.

[@WUBRGer_King]

The Terminal sounds like it would nail the "Time is Running Out" sound. Out of all these I think the TAFM and the EHX held their own the best across these tests but I think the Aftershock was kind of undersold since it has so many options that sound a lot better than the stock fuzz tone.

[@morioh6505]

The joyo, the conquistador and the fuzz machines are the winners for me

[@polfuste]

Good job ! my fave is the MXR for the moment..

[@r.t.5767]

Hartke and Way Huge Conquistador Fuzzstortion are my favourite, Earthquaker is also interesting

[@paulthompson7423]

I've just got my first bass effects pedal a Big Muff Deluxe and it is very good, but this video was brilliant 👏

[@6FeetFromBeerStudio]

I dig that Hartke and Source Audio the best

[@MarkErikEE]

I liked the Terminal pedal for its very specific sound, Hartke stood out as well. EHX and MXR were very close to each other sound wise with Muff being a little better of the two.

[@Patrick33194]

Usually im not a muff fan, but the bass muff sounded the best in my opinion! Very sick.

[@harald966]

Everything up to the big muff id great. + aftershock. The cheaper sound is sooo cool!

[@codychickadee5095]

Nice playing. I think you make them all sound pretty good.

[@jnbeissi87]

Firstly, great starting point in the sound! Hartke seems interesting for such low price! Big Muff just sounds very full, what I like. Here's my inital ranking, didn't analyze too much these. Electro-Harmonix Nano Bass Big Muff Pi - You just can't go wrong Darkglass Duality Fuzz - New big muff? Maybe bit pricy.. Hartke HF44 Bass Fuzz - For the price very nice! Low-end loss was bad though.. You'll need to hook Boss LS-2 or some blending option to this Way Huge Conquistador Fuzzstortion - Just a right amount of old schoold glitch and fuzz MXR m84 Bass Fuzz Deluxe - Solid fuzz choice. smallsound/bigsound Team Awesome! Fuzz Machine - Not as solid as MXR to me.. Joyo Voodoo Octave Fuzz - I think this should be higher than MXR, good value! Source Audio Aftershock Distortion - Weird digi-glitch sounds? I think it's Source audios thing? Earthquaker Devices Terminal Fuzz - I didn't like the glitchy sound, I seek those sound more from guitar.. for the price it

[@stario]

I wonder if got the Hartke used because new, it's $110 (currently marked down to $80)?

[@jnbeissi87]

@@stario I bought one from Thomann at 68 € year ago.

[@stario]

@@jnbeissi87 Is that the same shop with the youtube channel featuring Julia Hofer?

[@jnbeissi87]

@@stario Yes. I think it is the biggest music store. I think they ship to USA within reasonable fees.

[@jdjk7]

Joyo has a neat sound but seems like it would lose too much low end. Same for the Hartke, although less so. The EHX sounds like you would disappear as soon as you kicked it on... typical scooped muff syndrome. Retains low end, yes, but you may as well not even have a fuzz if it can't be heard. MXR sounds pretty decent. I would use it. The Conquistador and Terminal have their moments, but overall their sounds are more niche. The Aftershock and Duality are... what they are. Probably functional sounds, but not what I would go for. Overall, my favorite of this shootout is the TAFM. This is a bit biased because the TAFM is the only one I own... but I also wonder why the gate switch was on for the entire demo? Though, regardless, I feel like its versatility was pretty well demonstrated.

[@thegratefulned]

That terminal is sick

[@josensototorres7070]

I really enjoy this video. The comparison of the pedals is great, nice playing. Muse bass line was dope

[@jackmurphy8696]

so many good sounding ones. Joyo always kills with such a low price point somehow, always wonder how they do it.

[@meh351]

This is a great way of reviewing pedals. No nonsense whatsoever!

[@Patrick33194]

Wow! On the humbucker one I might've liked the $30 fuzz the best!

[@SirZanZa]

that big muff and aftershock was killer

[@OverJam52]

Duality fuzz just killed them all. Very impressed.

[@lessingesnus]

Classic, consistent in a mix or band context, certainly one of the best options - but the swollen pickle from way huge is missing in this video, i guess it would have been the winner

[@scifiartman8370]

Very nice fuzz on bass shootout! The first guys I heard effectively use buzzy bass were Mel Schacher of Grand Funk and Tim Bogart of Vanilla Fudge in the later 60s (yes, I'm an ancient) - both were probably just heavy overdrive as the growl was rich with plenty of bottom to do the work of bass! Squire came along with his BrassMaster bite (which was bit much for me, but killer for him!) And Geezer Butler and Bootsy and Larry Graham and so many more - and then Chris Wolstenholme of Muse stood out from the crowd! I think of all these sounds when I test bass fuzz effects. And I always try to find a pedal that can let my Ric bass ring through, but also add a nice overdriven guitar sound along with the base sound - a hard goal to find! I like the Hartke pedal best - rich, full and not just another angry mosquito!

Finally a really good Pedal Demo!

[@Rick-pi9zn]

this is all I ever wanted. thanks for such a perfect demo!

[@ultrakwh]

sourceaudio Aftershock ..very talent.

[@saltyballze7032]

Bigmuff and duality are the clear winner!!!!

[@paulbeharrell]

Superb review video and great playing!

[@b00zaR]

I am pleasantly surprised with the Hartke❤

[@Obscurity202]

The hartke was super mid-rangey to me. Cool if you like that, but I don't know why everyone is talking about how balanced it is or how well it retains the low end.

[@massimolaruccia1190]

Very very good demo...Way Huge Conquistador is the best for me!!

[@stans9481]

now i know some ‘cheaper’ pedals, thanks

[@danolol4216]

I love the low end of the hartke

[@outdatedgear5036]

The hartke and the mxr I thought were the best demonstrations

Great video and great playing. I can see that the big muff is legendary, but I liked the terminal as well for its synthiness.

[@dgmwitz]

MXR or Hartke for me

[@ElFamosoArt]

The Hartke sounds deep!!

[@alexskibicki2262]

Awesome demo. \m/ my personal favorites are the hartke bass fuzz, the source audio after shock(especially since I own one), ehx bass big muff nano, and the mxr bass fuzz deluxe.

[@owenpaullucas6882]

oof, that hofner bass is a beauty! great review, love the format thanks

[@MackTheKnifeSlowly]

Great comparison .. love the format! I think the SA After Shock cut ✂️ best by far. For cheap thunder ⛈️ I'd go EHX (so much low end!). Conquistador and Terminal 👎 (on bass)

[@estebanrodriguez3419]

Great work here…provide us a really good reference on Fuzzzzz. Thanks

[@georgegk3589]

nice riffs man!!!! Cool beans!!

[@joehub13]

The joyo surprises me! Nice shoot out. The fuzz machine has very nice overtones and perhaps the richest sound. The big muff is just a bit too fat for me. No favorite for me, they are all fun! They are few reviews of the fuzz machine so perhaps you could do one?

[@joehub13]

Actually you could do a review of the Joyo. 😏

[@joehub13]

Thanks for replying!!! 😊 really enjoy your playing. Keep up the good work!

[@vadimkorob2689]

Best shoutout I’ve ever seen! Thanks!

[@lewisyouknow]

The mxr all day long. Great pedal

[@SubOxyde]

Fantastic video man!!

[@alexrichard2447]

Fantastic: the $30 one is my favourite, now to succumb to GAS!

[@ampthebassplayer]

Listening to all of these, I enjoyed all them at some point...except the MXR one. It just doesn't sound good to me at any setting for some reason.

[@FlattHouseMedia]

God damn the Duality one sounds good! I specifically skipped ahead to not see the prices so I wouldnt have any bias in choosing. Of course my favorite sounding one is the most expensive lol.

[@aristidesvillegas7167]

Hi bud did you played this with compressor activated? I Heard that using a compressor with distortion or fuzz cut too much the dinamics? What do you think?

[@nunninkav]

I have heard a few of these and the MXR seems to be a consistent one despite other gear in the chain, for my ears. This is the first time the Muff has sounded good to me, it must have liked the bass. The Hartke is it's own thing, sounds like a great mid range to play leads, the others all scoop the mids, this is the TS9 of fuzz bass pedals.

[@DougMason-ud4yh]

Duality was #1, but the cheap Joyo gets #2 for me. The EQD Terminal was the most "out there" offering.

[@DaniloWendel12]

For me the MXR Bass Fuzz Deluxe and the Big Muff. Particularly I have a preference for the 2 I have an MXR Bass Blowtorch and a Triangle Big Muff that I really like.

[@Pete54111]

Ive got the Source Audio but that Hartke tho, gonna have to pick her up now! Thanks for the great comparison, very useful and some good settings

[@Pete54111]

Honourable mention to the terminal tho, ooft

[@themagicbullet]

Those are the two i liked

[@FathomFrequency]

Not even knowing they went up in price as you went... I thought the voodoo and team awesome were the most versatile and solid (however i suppose that is due to their limited scope)... the "aftershock" and "terminal" being the most interesting soundwise....with versatility over the course of what was presented ...although... Big muff has a solid sound too, I heard some muted tones - which could have been slight finger falls breaking the signal?....- i guess it depends on how your ear falls into the sound. Because you can add on with various compressors etc, - do sculpting as you go and build...i know this is an older post but- man great presentation! Very inspiring!

[@iamnitrox]

Aftershock and the hartle are my fav

[@fieserfactsack9635]

i play my bass fuzz on a big muff pi pedal. I think the best sounding ones were the Way Huge one and the team awesome fuzzmachine. My next fuzz pedal will be either a erupter or a swollen pickle.