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I'm slightly hesitant to tell you this, because a) it's not EXACTLY what you're asking for and b) it's one of MY secret weapons, but...
Earthquaker Devices Bit Commander.
They bill it as a monophonic synth, and it IS that, but here's the thing: it's a crazy good fuzz. It takes your signal and splits it into four octaves: the orginal, one up and two down. Each of those is then run into a fuzz, some gated/some not, some softer/some more aggressive. You've got a knob to control how much of each octave is mixed in, plus another to control the overall tonal quality. The end result, for both guitar and bass, is a HUGE and hugely detailed fuzz orchestra.
Earthquaker Devices Bit Commander.
They bill it as a monophonic synth, and it IS that, but here's the thing: it's a crazy good fuzz. It takes your signal and splits it into four octaves: the orginal, one up and two down. Each of those is then run into a fuzz, some gated/some not, some softer/some more aggressive. You've got a knob to control how much of each octave is mixed in, plus another to control the overall tonal quality. The end result, for both guitar and bass, is a HUGE and hugely detailed fuzz orchestra.
This guys are mainly into boutique fuzz stompboxes, al lot reissue models
BLACK CAT PEDALS | BOUTIQUE GUITAR EFFECTS MADE IN THE USA SINCE 1993
BLACK CAT PEDALS | BOUTIQUE GUITAR EFFECTS MADE IN THE USA SINCE 1993
Swollen Pickle seems to work pretty well with both. It's got a lot of tone control, which is a blessing and a curse, but if you should spend some time with it, you should find something you like on each instrument. And it's certainly not low end shy.
Oh wow. This is a great sounding pedal.
Plus the art is based on Watership Down, one of my favorite books.
And the demo has the riff from a Chelsea Wolfe song. Awesome.
A Russian style Muff is excellent both on bass and guitar (think Pink Floyd).
The Stomp Under Foot Civil War or Green Muff would be on the top of my list.
The Stomp Under Foot Civil War or Green Muff would be on the top of my list.
Their a local company around me. I'm pretty sure all their pedals are based of literary characters. I've got their delay pedal named the "Foster Wallace".
As someone with distant Slavic ancestry who's a bit of a Russophile, I NEED THIS.
Thanks all for your great advice. I did consider seriously the TAFM. I had the chance to try it a lot. Awesome with bass and very versatile. Good tone with guitar but drive and fuzz knobs pass both 12 o'clock, it does more of a fizz than a fuzz. So I'm looking for a fuzz that "fuzz" at all settings. Maybe the Grey Stache is another good choice. Finally it looks like there is not a lot of comments the four pedals I listed. Did someone tried one of those?
I'd take a Big Muff derivative of some sort. The Blackout Musket v2 has been my favorite for a long time now, and it works VERY well on bass and guitar. It doesn't get lost in a live mix either. No longer the flavor of the week so it's often forgotten about but it's still better than most out there.