Dandolin wrote:Testify--Gnomeratron is so nice for the harmonic cloud shoegazery sound with the clean bend, and I really like my Culture Jam-built GGG Brassmaster for this too (the chewy/phasy/filtery overtones really heighten this effect for me)--I find with both of them, though, I crave just a little hair into the fuzz or on the amp for slightly better integration, but that's just personal taste. VFE Fuzz Cocktail does this nicely too--it's a Fender Blender clone--not sure if actual Blenders do the trick as well--don't have one. Also check the Black Box X-Ray Bass--sounds cool in this way on guitar. Not sure if the regular X-Ray works the same way.
For non-clean blendy overdrivey fuzzes, MI Audio Neo, PTD Bone Machine and EHX Germ4 BMP all give good hairy OD toanz without having to roll your guitar volume back at all, and then they give different flavors if you do roll it back; though on all of them you can go a little too far and end up with gated ring-moddy tones, and that''s cool, too, sometimes.
Not sure if it counts as "fuzz," but a Harmonic Percolator with a diode lift switch can also give very sweet fuzzalicious OD that resolves dissonant intervals very clearly considering the amount of shag on hand--I really like the sound of the Montgomery Appliances unit--can't wait for mine to arrive:
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Check it from 3:10--definitely a different flavor than the above, and not for everyone...Frederic's also do this trick very nicely.
Is that you playing in the demo? I like the sort of dissonant Math Rock-ish rhythm playing in it. Seems to really fit the pedal.
How much does the Montgomery Appliances unit go for? Have you played one of the Fredric effects Perc clones?
Any other Harm Perc clones that people like?
One of the problems I had deciding on whether to order a Harmonic Dominator was trying tio figure out whether I liked the pedal itself or his playing--but I really do think this pedal suits this style the best out of all of his, and would be the best for rhythm. Despite its particular association with Albini, I think Percs can sound good in a wide variety of music--they seem to naturally have that halo of fuzz around a clear center without a separate clean blend functionI think even Blues Lawyers could get to like 'em. 
And pulling the diodes only heightens the effect. Back to Montgomery Appliances--I think his Badlands Germanium Muff would also sound really sweet on rhythm, but not as easy to put across the more complex chords--really nice sounding complex growl on power chording though--makes you just want to hit the sucker and let it corruscate.
Again, not meant to imply anything about the Fredrics--they look beautiful, too, and more than likely I'll have one or another of his pedals too someday.
I like an IC Muff every now and then too.