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what's the main difference between the bloom and the ab synth from those who owned them. do they cross over?

Dwarfcraft Shiva and Eau Clair Thunder are worthy of a listen as well. Tons of bass available with those.

decomposing wrote:what's the main difference between the bloom and the ab synth from those who owned them. do they cross over?

In a word, no. Here is a comparison I made of the two (on guitar):

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9i-xcT9aQ8[/youtube]

Tom can make anything more anything just ask...

Love that vid H-Dog...

decomposing wrote:thanks for all the suggestions all. I was leaning towards the DBA Superfuzz Gun. but it's really pricey.
the AB synth had my eye and bought the fuzz factory. it's cool but left me wanting more. or less. ha.
the superfuzz puzzle looks cool, but then so does the DBA.

think fuzzhugger might be the way to go. they handle low end well? better than zvex?
I know it's gonna cut some but...

If you reaaallllyy want the DBA, there's a pretty cheap one on eBay right now...

Or you could ask Tom to make a bass Absynth.

is there something I'm missing on the DBA superfuzz, looks awesome and sounds killer. but probably the only one I really want of their line. their stuff is cool.
but the fuzzhugger stuff is where I should have gone originally I think now.
seems like a good fit.
I'll see what he thinks about the fuzz factory and his circuits.
thanks!

and totally not finding the ebay auction, you have the link by chance?

Not much DBA ILF Love... You can get more for your money here...

If you are going to spend DBA money, I'd look at Mountainking too. http://www.mountainkingelectronics.net/

There is also some hot shit in the B/S/T right now:

Mountainkinking Heavy Machine & Huge Box II
Iron Ether Oxide
W&C Pickle Pie B
Fuzzrocious Rat Tail x3
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler
Heavy Electronics Grind Fuzz
Fuzzhugger Absynth
Bluebeard

decomposing wrote:and totally not finding the ebay auction, you have the link by chance?

Pew pew
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Death-By-Audio- ... 35bfe63e77

I don't think they're especially bass friendly though. Considering I've been wanting to give one a spin for a while, I'd say it's more in the ice pick made out of bees territory.

I'm too lazy to find the video, but Tom's made an oscillatin lab ratchet. That there is what you want.

Drive up full, stab minimum and other stuff set to not freak out= less low end loss.

GardenoftheDead wrote:Drive up full, stab minimum and other stuff set to not freak out= less low end loss.

perhaps, but it's still NOWHERE close to the pros of the Fuzzhugger AB-Synth fuzz.

Fuzz Factory oscillations pale white embarrased in comparison. The sensitivity, responsiveness, and the versatility of AB-Synth make it a usable synth feature in live situations, easily switched on and off from the second foot switch.

Also, AB-Synth retains the low end good enough for even a bass guitar, a ballsy low end. And there's PLENTY of gain to dial from there, if You're looking for that.

i might be totally off, but how about a Mellowtone Wolf CPU?

i remember bass people here using and loving it and i'm sure you could get a lot of FF type sounds from it

decomposing wrote:what's the main difference between the bloom and the ab synth from those who owned them. do they cross over?

There is definitely overlap, but I find it to be a rather small spectrum. Atleast in my opinion the overlap is in the "tame" fuzz range. They both can get the same gritty, lo-fi'ish fuzz tone but that's about it in similarity. I use my AB synth for crazy super cut through the mix fuzz and my algal bloom most as my low gain distortion/overdrive.

Bassus Sanguinis wrote:Fuzz Factory oscillations pale white embarrased in comparison. The sensitivity, responsiveness, and the versatility of AB-Synth make it a usable synth feature in live situations, easily switched on and off from the second foot switch.

Ah, yes, I forget this is the forum of "oscillation is the most important thing"