So I got the BUZZZ Yesterday and I've played it for a few hours on mah bass.
- There are SO MANY TONAL OPTIONS holly crap. Between the gain knob, gain switch (lo/hi), clipping switch, and starve knob there are a tone of OD/fuzzy/videogamey/funky tones in there. Not all of them are what I'd wanna hear on bass but someday soon I'll pull out my guitar and explore more.
- Mid scoop is intense. With it engaged the low end is huge, pumps out lots of subs with some high sizzle. With it disengaged the fuzz sounds very prominent, I imagine it would cut through in a mix very well (will comment on that next time I get together with mah friends).
- Octave is dirty mhmm mhmm. the only other octave fuzz I'm really familiar with with is a Tone Machine which responds a bit differently. Tone Machine is really mechanical and blistering and can sound more overdrive-esque when I back off on my volume knob. With the BUZZZ the octave is still intense but seems to blend in more with the fuzz (scrambled?). Rolling back on the volume knob here gives a super trashy sound, octave is much more in the forefront with less low end. Dirtuy.
- Speaking of volume knob clean up, it sounds nice with the octave not engaged, too. Similar to low-gain settings on the Mini, not exactly but definitely in the ball park.
So far I've enjoyed using it as a cutting medium gain drive/fuzz, then using the TAFM to bring in the super bassss.
Octave BUZZZ -> TAFM =
when you get them up for sale I'll likely be orderin' one
yeah i need to send an email.
actually, go for the buzzz. i think you'll be able to cover more territory sonically, especially with the different EQ options, octave and starve controls.
