Ashbass FUZZbrite

Switch, Depth and Volume knobs, battery or a/c adapter. Very straight forward. I thought mine was defective, but found out it was my power adapter.

What can I say, this pedal is one of a kind. Reproduces that classic mosrite 60's fuzz. My setup is fairly cheap, an ibanez hollowbody and a very cheap 15 watt amp. I just love the different sounds that come out of my setup. Really worth more than the price and cheaper than pulling a Link Wray on the speaker cones.

Haven't used it for that long, but it's a metal box that I'm sure can take some abuse. The only reason I would need a backup is if got stolen.

Don't know, too early to tell. Probably will get stolen before it warrants any repair. Seller seems like an honest person.

I've heard and tried demos of other fuzz pedals, but this one in particular has a certain metallic feel to it that I love. As a first pedal, this one is really fun and simple. Well priced and a great value that's easier to find than the original.

Easy to use, just on/off switch and two knobs, Volume and Depth, both of which can be used to shape it's sound, although I personally wouldn't use either of them much below 7 or 8.

I listen to and play predominantly Garage, psychedelic, rock 'n' roll/rockabilly. I mainly use a 60's re-issue Tele/Kay ET200 through either a Selmer Zodiac Twin Fifty or Laney 2x12 VC30. This pedal is without doubt, THE best fuzz I have used or heard, period. Forget Smooth Big Muff tones, this thing spits and grinds and sounds like your speakers are very close to ripping themselves apart! The top end is pretty dangerous, and with my Tele and Selmer it's enough to take the top of your head off, so maybe increasing the low end on your amp a bit would help prevent bleeding ears. This thing is pure 60's, and I would not be surprised at all if it was a germanium transistor, however we'll never know as Ashley Bass has coated it in some sort of putty stuff, presumably to protect against copies, which is more than fair enough! I usually use this with the volume knob about 7/8 and the depth around 9, as full whack is just a teeny bit too much if you actually want to hear the notes. Mine is the slightly upgraded version, with the orange LED, and supposedly true bypass, however the tone when this is off is slightly dulled, could possibly be wrong with just mine though as it has been gigged a lot!

I've had this for about half a year now and absolutely no problems until about 2 weeks ago when it made some nasty crackling noises and struggled to stay on, but i literally gave it a light kick and it's been fine since. It's built like a tank which stands to reason seeing as it is just a large box made of metal and I've used It at a lot of gigs with lots of sweaty and energetic spectators stamping on it and there's been no problems, would definitely use it without a backup, I already do! Also picks up Polish Radio but this is quite entertaining if you turn up your amp and tune it a bit with the two knobs.

Haven't had to deal with Ashley Bass and I don't think I will have to anytime soon, the website is good though and it was packaged nice and snug and shipped very promptly.

I bought this because a friend told me about how amazing his was, and he was right! I've been playing nearly 10 tears and this is hands down my favourite and most used pedal. I also own a Big Muff Pi which I bought before this in search of a 60's sounding fuzz pedal and it's ok, but it's nothing compared to the FUZZbrite. Apparantly the Yardbirds used one at some point, which makes sense as this pedal is 60's to the core, not only in sound quality but looks too. It's also extremely loyal to the original Mosrite Fuzzrite in both design and sound (there is a recording on the Ashbass website of the same riff played through both an Ashbass and a Mosrite and they're identical) This pedal is perfect for any Garage/psychedelic player, and also good for more modern grungey/trashy stuff (think ***** Galore if you've heard them). If this were stolen I would be EXTREMELY P*SSED OFF!, but I would definitely buy another, no doubt. One last thing, this pedal just creates fuzz riffs on it's own, this thing makes it easy! Buy one and try it, and if it goes wrong just kick it!

this review goes to the guy that gave this pedal a four on sound quality.
What was he thinking?

seriously, this pedal makes all of my effects stand out. when i turn down the depth knob... it just makes my tone thick and stand out really nice...old school style warm and pleasing how it should be. i use the fuzzbrite before my whammy and wow.. sounds like a synth and then add some delay with some shifting and a taste of modulations. your in for a warm synth sounds... my god, this pedal rocks and i love it as much as my fuzz factory............noise baby noise!!!!

A++++

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EASY AND SIMPLE

WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS PEDAL....IS "WOW" SOUNDS REALLY GOOD THERE'S SO MUCH TONES YOU CAN GET FROM IT STRAIGHT OUTTA 60'S SOUND... LOVE IT AND I WOULD NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BUT I DO NOTICE THAT IT WORKS BETTER WITH SUPER HEAVY DUTY BATTERIES AND THEY ARE DIRT CHEAP YOU CAN BUY IT AT A DOLLAR STORE.. 10+++++++

BUILT LIKE IT'S FROM THE 60'S NICE AND BEAUTIFUL AND SIMPLE... SIMPLICITY IS BEAUTY

VERY GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE PEDAL ARRIVED RIGHT AWAY ASHLEY BASS IS ONE OF THE REAL DEAL BOUTIQUE PEDAL MAKERS OUT THERE... THANKS FOR SUCH A GREAT PRODUCT

I PLAY NUMEROUS TYPES OF MUSIC FROM 60'S 70'S 80'S 90'S INDIE, AFRICAN, TO NOISE, INDUSTRIAL.. AND IM STILL ABLE TO APPLY THIS PEDAL WITH IT AMAZING. NOTHING SOUNDS LIKE THIS NOW A DAYS SERIOUSLY BUY ONE ASAP AND YOU'LL BE AMAZE..

Plug your cables in and away you go 2 knobs volume and depth do exactly as they say

For those of you wanting that nuggets/garage sound this is thee pedal beutiful fuzz you cannot help but knock at all those classic riffs!! No noise drop out mine aint picking up any radio stations. Combined this with a colorsound wah vox pathfinder amp and gibson sg voila ron ashton!(i wish)

Defo gonna be recording gigging with this looks solid cannot see any probs apart from someone trying to thief it (and if somebody did id buy a new one)

Wow what a price infact the price put me of a little because i thought in my snobbish way something this cheap (for this kinda pedal) was gonna be average at best couldnt be more wrong also very reasonable p&p to the UK and from ordering to arriving in my post box was 6 days (thats US to UK better than most UK companies) BUY IT

Plug in and go! How difficult can it be with only two knobs. Volume (nuff said) and depth just adds bite.

I've been searching for this pedal for 25 years, and I've had a lot of fuzz pedals and wasted a lot of money in the process.
This is pure 60s garage. If you're looking for that heavy metal wall of smooth syrupy distortion look elsewhere. This has teeth, and you can play riffs without the notes getting all cosy together under a warm blanket. This thing wants to stand up and scream!
I love the way the fuzz breaks down after the note, not hanging around like an unwanted fart.

Can't comment on reliability as it's yet to hit the road, but it looks hard enough to stand up to an earth bound leaping cuban heel or two.

This is a great fuzztone. Straight forward with no bells and whistles. Volume and Depth pots and a true bypass circuit. 9volt adapter jack is a nice touch.

The fuzz is genuine no matter what amp I am using. Mostly twin reverb with JBL's or a 69 Bassman with two 15's. Even works great trough my Kustom sidewinder. Using my Gretsch with Hilotrons is a little weak but all my other guitars make the fuzz more than adequate. Only weak point seems to be roll off on the depth pot, other than that the pedal is flawless.

The unit is well built and the case is indestructable. Only concern on reliability is the components being buried in bondo. Makes it almost imposible to field repair if it ever needed it. So one might be smart to have a back up just in case.

I play mostly 60's and early 70's rock and a lot of contemporary Gospel. This pedal definitely gets the "Ventures" fuzz as well as the Stones and Iron Butterfly. I have been playing for 45 years. I would probably buy another one but would try and see if they could keep the bondo off. I compared it to a Maestro fuzztone. Sound is better and the 9volt system is a plus. Also tried and fuzzface and big muff. This is still a better sound even with the few little problems.

There's not a whole lot to this guy, two knobs.

Here's my setup: A custom built Jazzmaster (GFS Wild Dog oversized humbuckers w/coil split) into a Fender Supersonic (wonderfully versatile all tube amp that I cherish) cranked between 6 and 10 (depending) w/ a hot plate attenuator ...and some other pedals in the train (big muff, blue box, so on) but we're here to talk about the Fuzzbrite.

If you're after that thick, bassy, cream drenched fuzz like the Big Muff Pi, then don't bother. This thing just seethes and buzzes and spatters, I can't get enough of it. It's a pretty right on recreation of that old famous Mosrite pedal based directly on an original, in terms of recreation I'd give it a ten (think Davie Allen and the Arrows, a whole lot of the Nuggets bands, the little fuzz parts in the Stooges' 1969, Swamp Rats to some extent, though not quite...). I'm knocking it down to an 8 because the thing's primative (intentionally so), a little noisy, depending on what guitar I use it can be difficult to keep the treble below something murderous (think hat pin to the eardrum), and there's not a whole lot of versatility. But I'm bumping it back up to a 9 for the fact that Ashely improved the original design by making it true bypass.

The output of your pickups seems to have quite an effect on it, my overwound Strat (10k bridge pop) and humbuckered Jazzmaster get a strong, solidified zzzzzz with some breakup as the notes fade, whereas my vintage output Tele gets some more breakup and spit and seems to stop dead once the note starts to fade out, similar to what I've noticed in some of those old garage singles. Also, when wide open, I get a bit of this white noise over the top of my power chords. It can be controlled a little, and I personally welcome it to a degree, but you let that do what you wish to my rating.

I've had it about a year and there have been two times this pedal hasn't worked for me. Once was because I didn't change the batteries. The other time, during a show in Minneapolis, I had noticed the nut coming lose on the output jack and tightened it. This had rotated the jack a bit, and it wound up coming in contact with the volume pot (to which it is very close, apparently), which cut the signal (shorted it out?). I feared the worst but when I got it home, took it apart, and saw what simple fix it was, I was totally relieved; this pedal may be a third of the ebay price of the original Mosrites, but a hundred bucks is still a lotta scratch.

Additionally, it's a big metal box. You'd have to subject it to Nazi torture methods to break it. Or stupidly drop it *directly* onto the volume knob from halfway up a flight of stairs onto concrete like I did (bent it slightly, but broke the plastic knob cover)--Works fine. ;)

You'll probably have to repair it yourself since the company is just the dude who builds these.

The band I play it in is sort of my friends and I's inept attempt at a Birthday Party / Stooges / Pussy Galore kinda thing, a lotta Nuggets/Pebbles influence. And in my case some Blind Willie Johnson and the like, though I never seem to use the Fuzzbrite when I'm playing slide--don't know why not!

If you want some '60s fuzz that's just mean and spits razors then this is a solid bet. It's a one trick pony, as others have mentioned, but damn it's a great one. Great for stinging leads, groovy hooks, or raunchy noise.

I give it a ten overall because not only is it an improvement over the original (true bypass), it's a third of the price, and the sound is killer.

Really only 1 knob, since volume is pretty self explanatory.

Sounds good for what it does, but what all these reviews fail to mention is that this is basically an Octafuzz. When at full depth, it is exactly an Octafuzz. You hit two notes together and it screeches (yes, I realize that's what an octafuzz does). At lower depth levels you do get "normal" fuzz sounds, but not what you'd consider "fuzz" to be. I can get better "Satisfaction" tones from my Keeley Fuzz Head. This isn't a total knock for the Fuzzbrite. I guess it does what it is designed to do, but all the previous reviews have not given the whole story. The octave effect ruins it. Based on these reviews I thought I'd be drenched in badass fuzz. Instead it's an unpleasing assault on my ears. Not even close to Satisfaction. Kind of close to Iron Butterfly, but harsher sounding.

Solidly built

Not very useful for anything other than harsh, buzzsaw stuff. A one trick pony that's more of a novelty than a useful musical tool.

Very simple to use.
Plug in. Set the depth to 10. Adjust volume to taste. Step on the switch and get yourself ready for the most badass 60s fuzz around.

This pedal is a classic 60s raunchy buzzy fuzz. Not much bottom end, but it's not supposed to sound like a BigMuff.
It is perfect for "Satisfaction," "Psychotic Reaction," and just about anything else on the Nuggets anthology.

Very solid. The box is sturdy. The wiring looks good. The circuit itself is encased in a putty-looking substance, just like the original Mosrite Fuzzrite on which the Fuzzbrite is based.

Ashley was very quick to ship and reply to emails. I suspect that if anything went wrong he'd be cool to make it right.

This is a great addition to my line-up of fuzz.
It gets me the trebly buzzy bee fuzz of many of my favorite 60s garage bands. It's lo-fi in all the right ways, but with a few nice modern touches like true bypass and an LED.