low budget fuzz/od

[scabiosa]

hi guys, best wishes!

I guess there are thousand topics like this one but unfortunately i cannot find the right ones...

I'm looking for a low budget fuzz/od to complete my budget pedalboard for messing around.
I have a boss blues driver that I like a lot, but it is fucking with my tone, even with tone on zero it is way too shrill...

so I'm looking for something with that same fuzzy/od character but wit more low-mids. The t-rex mudhoney is perfect but too expensive

mabye the electro harmonix hot tubes nano can bring the perfect drive? someone with experiences?

or the boss od-3 (secondhand), or the digitech bad monkey, of the danelectro cool cat fuzz II, or...? come on, what is the best non-boutique low-mid heavy fuzzy od for 50€/60$

thanks!

[Chankgeez]

Jero's got an Arion Bass Distortion in B/S/T for $40:

viewtopic.php?f=44&t=44486

Might do what you want?

[beezlebub]

There is also a demo tape fuzz clone for $70 shipped in b/s/t that would probably work awesome.

[scabiosa]

thanks but I live in Belgium, that's why I'm looking in the non-boutique fuzzes...

[doommeow]

Save more cash, buy a moog mf drive.

[scabiosa]

that moog mf drive looks supercool!

thanks but really looking for low budget for messing around, can get the nano hot tubes super cheap around here, so maybe I'll try that moddafokka

[leaves turn]

I've had my eye on the EHX Germanium OD for a while.

[bigchiefbc]

EHX Germ OD is awesome and can do both gnarly fuzz and normal-ish OD. I miss that fucking thing and really want to buy another.

[Abanoise]

Boss HM-2. You can find a MIT for less than 50 €. Japanese ones would cost slightly more. Also Boss ODB-3 is a great underrated pedal especially for low gain settings.

[scabiosa]

EHX Germ OD is awesome and can do both gnarly fuzz and normal-ish OD. I miss that fucking thing and really want to buy another.

hmmm interesting, but no tone control, how is the od germanium in the lows and low-mids?

[the Life Aquatic]

dk if there are but if you can find any dealers overin europe, NoisemakerEffects are inexpensive boutique fuzzes. Most are sub$100 and some one knobbers are even sub $70ish.

[Ghost Hip]

I want to say the EHX Germanium Big Muff. They can sell for pretty cheap in the US used.

[bigchiefbc]

EHX Germ OD is awesome and can do both gnarly fuzz and normal-ish OD. I miss that fucking thing and really want to buy another.

hmmm interesting, but no tone control, how is the od germanium in the lows and low-mids?

Well, I play bass, and I loved it, if that helps any. But then I usually like to bypass tone stacks whenever that's an option. I like the open sound of not having any roll-offs.

I think I have a clip of it somewhere, I'll see if I can find it.

EDIT: Crap, I found the clip, but it was recorded using a shitty computer mic, so you can't really hear the bottom end on it at all. Oh well.

[tremolo3]

Turbo Rat.

[Rob Fossil]

I've heard a lot of good things about the Digitech Hardwire CM-2 OD and SC-2 Distortion. You can easily find them used for around $50.