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Death by Audio Bass War - Fuzz

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Bass War - Fuzz

4.5 Expert Rating

Product Info

Article Number: 600258
Model: Bass War - Fuzz
Category: Bass Pedals
Price: $256.30

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The Bass War is a serious fuzz pedal, plain and simple. It's built like a tank and delivers a wall of aggressive, saturated bass tones – think stoner rock, doom metal, or anything needing a thick, distorted bottom end. If you’re looking for subtle overdrive, this isn't it, but for face-melting fuzz, it’s a winner.

Product Description

  • Death by Audio Bass War - Fuzz
  • Effect Pedal for Electric Bass
  • Fuzz
  • Specially developed for bass and low tunings
  • Wide range of fuzz sounds
  • including drive
  • distortion
  • ripping fuzz and super-compressed total destruction
  • Tunable notch filter and a clean blend make it possible to achieve almost any bass sound with different control settings
  • Controls: Fuzz
  • Volume
  • Tone
  • Footswitch: Effect bypass
  • Status LED
  • Input and output: 6.3 mm mono jack
  • Current consumption: 33 mA
  • Power supply via 9 V battery or 9 V DC mains adapter (2.1 x 5.5 mm barrel connector
  • centre negative - both not included)
  • Metal housing
  • Dimensions (L x W x H): 150 x 120 x 57 mm
  • Weight: approx. 439 g
  • Handmade in New York City
PROS
  • • Delivers genuinely massive, saturated bass tones perfect for modern genres
  • • Handmade NYC construction ensures robust metal housing and quality control
  • • Tunable notch filter tames unruly frequencies, cleans up the fuzz
  • • Excellent clean blend preserves fundamental clarity amidst the distortion
CONS
  • • Relatively high current draw necessitates a strong power supply or battery changes
  • • Limited tonal palette – primarily focused on fuzz and distortion sounds
  • • Size and weight make it less ideal for very compact pedalboard setups

Product Video

Key Features

Effect Type Bass Fuzz
Controls Fuzz, Volume, Mix, Tone
Bypass Type True Bypass
Power Supply 9V Battery or 9V DC Adapter (2.1mm x 5.5mm barrel jack, center negative)
Connections 6.3mm Mono Jack (Input/Output)
Dimensions 150 x 120 x 57 mm

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Frequently Asked Questions

It's a simple, adjustable notch filter that cuts a specific frequency range, primarily used to reduce muddiness or harshness often associated with fuzz on bass.
It's a blend, but it’s voiced to retain some of the fuzz’s character even when the mix is high, preventing it from sounding too clean.
Yes, as long as it provides a stable 9V DC with sufficient amperage (at least 250mA), it should function without issue, given the pedal's current draw.

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