the Algal Bloom!
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:27 pm
I just got done jamming with the Algal Bloom. Man, I knew I liked this pedal from the start, but it's really proving it's long term value with me now.
I was switching between my 3 fuzzes:
MJM Brit Bender (Tone Bender MKII clone)
MJM London II (silicon fuzz face clone)
Fuzzhugger(fx) Algal Bloom
I really feel like the AB sits right in between both the London and Brit Bender. It can do quite a bit of each...and the controls are easy to dial in. Plus it can go further...as in raunchy lower gain overdrive or also higher gain Muff-like distortion. I really see the Algal Bloom as the sum of 4 pedals. 1/4 Fuzz Face; 1/4 Tonebender; 1/4 Big Muff; 1/4 Overdrive.
I was switching between my 3 fuzzes:
MJM Brit Bender (Tone Bender MKII clone)
MJM London II (silicon fuzz face clone)
Fuzzhugger(fx) Algal Bloom
I really feel like the AB sits right in between both the London and Brit Bender. It can do quite a bit of each...and the controls are easy to dial in. Plus it can go further...as in raunchy lower gain overdrive or also higher gain Muff-like distortion. I really see the Algal Bloom as the sum of 4 pedals. 1/4 Fuzz Face; 1/4 Tonebender; 1/4 Big Muff; 1/4 Overdrive.