Deep fried bass six.

Deep fried bass six.

In today’s blog, we are jumping out of the pan and into some fiery tones with our bass six and Frybread Fuzz. It can be difficult to find a fuzz that gets along with the extended range of the bass six, but Frybread Fuzz sounds great in both the lower and upper registers, whether you play with your fingers or prefer a pick.

0:00 - 1:15 Just a hint of fuzz.

In this section we explore one of my favorite aspects of Frybread Fuzz, its ability to generate beautiful low gain sounds! This is great for adding some grit to your sound that responds to your playing dynamics, while retaining enough clarity for complex chording.

1:16 - 1:56 Dynamic drive.

In this next section we turn up the Fuzz control a little and use a pick to get a different attack. This setting produces a great bass overdrive tone that breaks up more the harder you play. Notice how the character of the breakup becomes more pronounced the more you dig in.

1:57 – 2:55 Thick’n up that bass sound.

Setting the Fuzz control just past noon, we are now firmly in fuzz territory. We get a big growling low-end, but with enough upper harmonic content to allow for clarity while chording. We also get a noticeable increase in sustain, making it easier to fill in the negative spaces with beautiful fuzz.      

2:56 – 3:48 Riff in peace.

Lastly, we’ll dial up the Fuzz again and play a heavier riff with a pick to demonstrate how well Frybread does with higher gain settings. The tone we achieve here is burly, with a saturated and gated character. You get great bite on the attack of each note followed by richly complex, singing sustain.

Let’s make some noise!

Now that we’ve explored the possible, let’s go and create the impossible. Visit here for Frybread Fuzz.