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Fuzz similar to Big Muff?

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I be looking for a fuzz pedal with similar qualities (the BIG sound, heaviness, etc.) of a normal US Big Muff but fuzzier if that makes sense. The BM is simply too smooth for me anymore. I'm not looking for a splattery pedal. Any suggestions for a fuzz similar to a BM but less smooth and more :omg: ?
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Maybe a wolf computer? ...

Check out some devi ever stuff too. Hyperion, Ok, Soda meiser, disaster fuzz etc... Good luck!
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I'd look at the EQD Hoof, Dirt Transmitter, Fuzz War, Meathead, OX, Centurion, Elements (maybe), TAFM (for sure!), Fix'd (for sure!), and the BAT stuff.
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Buzzaround.
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Buzzaround or DizzyTone -- either way talk to Ian at Ghost.
From the description, I suspect you'd like the Dizzytone

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Really feeling Skinpimp's Buzzaround... pretty close to what I had imagined. But please keep the suggestions coming! :snax: Gonna be up for days researching...
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Buzzaround can still be pretty smooth. Dizzytone is "like having your face chewed off wit ha rusty chainsaw" :)
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But is the Dizzytone icepicky or sharp and thin sounding? I fear that the most. Anyone's opinions on the EQD Hoof fuzz or Catalinbread Manx?
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Dizzytone is definitely not thin sounding. No worries there.

I would also suggest a park fuzzsound if you get someone to build you one. But again that circuit is pretty much the same as the buzzaround or the Dizzytone.
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Dr. Scientist The Elements. Plus you can get a lot more whit it.
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Two Big Muffs.
Seriously.
You mat be able to get what you want by stacking another Fuzz/Distortion with the Big Muff you already have.
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MEC wrote:Two Big Muffs.
Seriously.
You mat be able to get what you want by stacking another Fuzz/Distortion with the Big Muff you already have.
Cranked Big Muff>Cranked Big Muff=Fuzz on Fuzz Violence
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I had a RAT into a black russian BM for a while. Got the midrange and treble of the rat mixed with the huge bass of the bmp...tone knob rolled all the way back. Pulverized my clean fender solid state amp into a doomy oblivion. So I like this idea a lot. :!!!:
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Any Muff based upgraded circuits like the Supercollider family or the Black arts stuff....maybe something else...
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Has anyone had any personal experience with the swollen pickle? I hear those are good at delivering the muff tones, except even heavier and with more tonal options and control. Supposedly gets a fuzz face sound on lower gain settings too...Tweakable mid range and everything. And they're cheap on ebay!
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