Fuzz bass
Fuzz bass (also called "bass overdrive" or "bass distortion") is a style of playing the electric bass. When a person plays fuzz bass, the bass sounds buzzy and distorted. Fuzz bass is created by turning up the volume on a bass amplifier very high, or by using an electronic fuzz pedal. In the mid-1960s, some bass players began to play fuzz bass. The Beatles' 1965 song "Think for Yourself" (from Rubber Soul) has fuzz bass. The 1965 Rolling Stones song "Under My Thumb" has fuzz bass.
Fuzz Bass Media
Bass Fuzz (Sire Jazz Bass, Helix - crossover 250Hz, bighorn fuzz)
The first known musical recording to use the fuzz bass was Marty Robbins' 1961 song "Don't Worry".
Paul McCartney, in one of the earliest uses of the fuzz bass, played the guitar on the 1965 Beatles song "Think for Yourself" from their album Rubber Soul.
Bill Wyman in one of the earliest uses of this type of guitar played with a growling fuzz bass tone on the 1966 Rolling Stones songs "Under My Thumb," "Flight 505" and "Think" from their album Aftermath.
Waveform plot showing the different types of clipping. Tube overdrive is a form of soft limiting, while transistor clipping or extremely overdriven tube amps resemble hard clipping.
Aguilar Agro bass overdrive pedal, manufactured in the 2010s.
Darkglass bass overdrive pedal on a 6 string bass.
Over the years, various Peavey bass amplifiers have had built-in distortion effects.
Lemmy Kilmister, the bassist for Motorhead, obtained a natural fuzz bass tone by overdriving his twin 100 watt Marshall Bass stacks.
