Bass through a Fuzzrite or clone

User avatar
Captain Thunder
Regular Member
Posts: 42
Joined: Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:56 pm
Location: Texas
Contact:

Bass through a Fuzzrite or clone

Postby Captain Thunder » Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:19 pm

Wondering, would a fuzzy bass sound any good? Has anyone tried it out?

User avatar
Veenture
Master Contributor
Posts: 4127
Joined: Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:07 pm
Location: The Netherlands
Contact:

Re: Bass through a Fuzzrite or clone

Postby Veenture » Thu Jul 15, 2010 4:53 pm

Not yet, but I will one day, through my Ashbass clone ;)

User avatar
Sarah93003
Master Contributor
Posts: 3810
Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:26 pm
Location: Westlake Village, CA
Contact:

Re: Bass through a Fuzzrite or clone

Postby Sarah93003 » Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:30 pm

I don't know about that. It just might make sort of a rude noise. ;)
____________________
1965 Mosrite Celebrity Prototype with Vibramute
1972 Mosrite Celebrity-III
1977 Gibson MK-53
1982 Fender Bullet
1994 Gretsch Streamliner G3155 Custom
2005 Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
2006 Jude Les Paul 12 String

User avatar
JimPage
Top Producer
Posts: 984
Joined: Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:26 am
Location: Washington DC Metro Area
Contact:

Re: Bass through a Fuzzrite or clone

Postby JimPage » Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:48 pm

Hey--

After hearing the Beatles' "Think for Yourself" with Paul on fuzz bass, we all did it back in the 1960s.

Sounded cool for a couple of songs with an active bass line. Back then, I was accused more than once of playing lead bass. Not so much nowadays.

--Jim
Image
• '99 Martin D-41
• '67 Mosrite Celebrity II
• '72 Mosrite Celebrity III
• '83 Tokai TST56
• '10 Hallmark Barris Krest
• '10 Hallmark 60 Custom
• '10 Hallmark Stradette
• '50s Tele Clone
• Basses: Ashbory, Hofner, 51RI Precision, 5-string, fretless

User avatar
Captain Thunder
Regular Member
Posts: 42
Joined: Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:56 pm
Location: Texas
Contact:

Re: Bass through a Fuzzrite or clone

Postby Captain Thunder » Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:52 pm

I just YouTube'd that song. It sounds great with the fuzz. Now to figure out which pedal will work best with it. Jim, which pedal did (do) you use?

User avatar
JimPage
Top Producer
Posts: 984
Joined: Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:26 am
Location: Washington DC Metro Area
Contact:

Re: Bass through a Fuzzrite or clone

Postby JimPage » Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:13 am

Hey!

Seems to me it was a Fuzzrite, borrowed from the lead guitar player. I was using an EB-0 bass back then, and then switched to one of those purple Ampeg basses with the cutouts, whatever they are called. We're talking 1969-'71.

This was before I had my Mosrite bass.

--Jim
Image
• '99 Martin D-41
• '67 Mosrite Celebrity II
• '72 Mosrite Celebrity III
• '83 Tokai TST56
• '10 Hallmark Barris Krest
• '10 Hallmark 60 Custom
• '10 Hallmark Stradette
• '50s Tele Clone
• Basses: Ashbory, Hofner, 51RI Precision, 5-string, fretless

User avatar
brutus
Top Producer
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:05 pm
Location: IOWACITY IA.
Contact:

Re: Bass through a Fuzzrite or clone

Postby brutus » Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:23 pm

Wondering, would a fuzzy bass sound any good?

Yes it would. Try a black Sovtek Big Muff.
Then check out the "Nadine" cover by 60's Dallas band Southwest F.O.B., it has great bass fuzz.

User avatar
oipunkguy
Master Contributor
Posts: 2208
Joined: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:05 am
Location: Winchester, Virginia
Contact:

Re: Bass through a Fuzzrite or clone

Postby oipunkguy » Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:37 pm

yeah, of course it can sound good, and depends on the production, and the song. sometimes it's better just for one part ya know? like a bridge to a song, or a chorus for example. when recording distorted tracks, my band would always run two amps with one guitar (or bass), and make one amp a lot cleaner, so later you could mix both signals together. that way you dont loose the focus when adding distortion.
Cheers,
Aaron
Facebook.com/aarons.guitars

"Politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often and for the same reason."
— Mark Twain

User avatar
Gary67
Active Member
Posts: 72
Joined: Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:17 pm
Location: Buffalo, New York
Contact:

Re: Bass through a Fuzzrite or clone

Postby Gary67 » Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:29 pm



Hello Captain Thunder!
I just posted a tune I did with my Mosrite guitar and bass that both have Fuzzrite on them.
(Good or bad, if you like it, that's up to the listener!) I had fun with it!
Like oipunkguy said it's depends on the production.

Hope it helps!
-Gary

User avatar
olrocknroller
Top Producer
Posts: 810
Joined: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:22 pm
Location: Canada
Contact:

Re: Bass through a Fuzzrite or clone

Postby olrocknroller » Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:07 pm

COOL TUNE! Gary, your my fuzzy hero! :mrgreen:
Olrocknroller


Return to “Mosrite Amps & Accessories”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 117 guests