When TECH 21:NYC was analyzing vintage 60’s Fuzz pedals they found two things. One: that nothing stacked up to the sweet spot on old Germanium-powered transistors. And two: that those same pedals were “more sensitive than a train car of nitro.”<\/p>\n
Along with the added noise and signal loss, germanium transistors were incredibly temperamental. Battery power or even temperature could have a drastic effect; throwing the sound all out of whack.<\/p>\n
TECH21 set out to capture that same vintage tone in a dependable modern pedal. One component at a time they built it from the floor up to consistently emulate that ideal germanium tone.<\/p>\n
The result is the Bass Boost Fuzz. Not only does it thicken up your tone with a rumpled girth, but the boost function pumps up 21dB of studio-quiet operation.<\/p>\n
And with all the controls you’re looking for in a pedal – Level, Tone, Drive, +Clean, and Boost – you’ll be able to find the perfectly balanced, layered sound.<\/p>\n
Use the +Clean control to\u00a0 mix in just enough of your fundamental bass tone, whether than means adding just a little stubble to your sound, or giving it full-on mountain man beard treatment.<\/p>\n
Their approach to the pedal goes back to the days Andrew Barta founded TECH 21.<\/p>\n