"tightest" sounding fuzz/distortion?

[Uncle Grandfather]

tall font green russian big muff

[kbit]

I would nyx the Aenima and ECT suggestions. Both are great but can/will feedback like a mother fucker.

[voerking]

ZVEX Box of Metal w/ the gate activated.
or
a Buzzaround clone

[Uncle Grandfather]

ZVEX Box of Metal w/ the gate activated.
or
a Buzzaround clone

+1 buzzaround clone
also jordon boss tone

[Uncle Grandfather]

ZVEX Box of Metal w/ the gate activated.
or
a Buzzaround clone

+1 buzzaround clone
also jordon boss tone

[onyxrhino]

When I think of tight muffs....


Actually, the Skreddy Ernie exemplifies what I think of as "tight" in a fuzz. Super note definition. Power chords really have a ton of "punch" to them.

Also, the Zoom Ultra Fuzz can be dialed in pretty tight too.

[Ghost Hip]

I would nyx the Aenima and ECT suggestions. Both are great but can/will feedback like a mother fucker.

Word the Aenima is noisy as fuck.

[frigid midget]

so I'm going to expand my fuzz/distortion arsenal and I want to get a fuzz/dist that's more musical - when I say that I suppose I mean a fuzz that's "tight", not one that has squeals/pitchy noises in it (HOWEVER if it had a footswitch for self oscillation that'd be cool), so I'm probably looking for something in the gated fuzz family right?
what should I be looking at?
Does the Arc Effects Crimson King fall into this family?
probably not a fuzz factory right? what about a fat fuzz factory? any different?

I guess I'm looking for something bright that you strum and when you stop it there's not a lot of bleed - if that makes sense...

would love to here what the gentleman/ladies here have to direct me towards!

fuzz god II from red witch fits your description

This. Also, though in a different sorta way: Elements.

[Hyphen Nation]

check out the wright sound clone of the fuzz stang.

This...

[futuresailors]

yeah, a muff or a rat clone. I have a CMatmods Black Plague (now called the Ratified) and it can get really fuzzy, but it has a lot of attack. The only thing I would change is that I'd make it less mid-rangey. It's a tad bit hard to nail the tone-range I want with it.

You might want to swap out the Rat then; that mid-range hump is sort of its "thing". I found the Arc Flash to cover almost the same ground but without that high-mid hump. And you can get an oscillating version...

[gunslinger_burrito]

yeah, a muff or a rat clone. I have a CMatmods Black Plague (now called the Ratified) and it can get really fuzzy, but it has a lot of attack. The only thing I would change is that I'd make it less mid-rangey. It's a tad bit hard to nail the tone-range I want with it.

You might want to swap out the Rat then; that mid-range hump is sort of its "thing". I found the Arc Flash to cover almost the same ground but without that high-mid hump. And you can get an oscillating version...

Hmmm. I have an Arc Flash. I like it, but it doesn't have the same attack that a rat-fuzz does. Maybe I'll fuck with it.

[hollowhero]

this thread is not helping my frazz/arc flash/lab ratchet gas

[gunslinger_burrito]

[leaves turn]

kinda want to try an Unpleasant Surprise again...

[sylnau]

On the Fairfield side, I think the Four Eyes would fit more with his description since it's a crossover distortion.
It could be tight... but it could be all weird too.