Are Fuzz Pedals Better In A Clean Or Dirty Amp?

Some people love fuzz pedals, some pedal don't like them at all. Some love them through dirty amps, some prefer fuzz faces, big muff pi's, tonebenders, (etc) through a clean amp.

Me personally? I prefer them through dirty amps generally. I love the raw gnarly fuzz tone and "feel" when it's running right into a cranked tube amp, be it a plexi-style, bassman style, or even blackface style amps. Personally, I'm not a fan of them through "Vox" style circuits generally.

That tone can be hard to get if you are playing at home, a club, church, or most gigs where you simply can't turn your amp up that loud; this is why I created the Velvet Fuzz, but that's not what this video is about.

I wanted to show you the differences between running a fuzzface pedal or a Big Muff Pi Fuzz pedal, and show them into a dirty amp and a clean amp. Comment below which one YOU like best. Also, comment what your favorite fuzz is - I'd love to your hear thoughts on it!

Equipment used is a Dunlop germanium fuzz face, An Electro Harmonix / Sovtek Russian Big Muff Pi, a Whitfill Stratocaster, and a Deluxe Reverb (reissue). Speaker is a WGS Veteran 30 which is similar to a Celestion Vintage 30, and mic'd with a MXL ribbon mic and a Shure SM57.