There are also some vintage bases with buil-in fuzz effect, for example Vox Astro 4(1967 made in England, i think the guy who owns it, got it on ebay, it travelled all the way from the owner in Mexico in non-assembled shape, and then he assembled it here on the spot) http://vintagerecords.narod.ru/BassVox.html here is a page about it(unfortunately in russian), http://vintagerecords.narod.ru/photoBassVoxAstro4.html - another photos and an audio sample of it's use in one of the songs by local r'n'b band Thunderbirds http://files.realmusic.ru/download/390205/thunderbirds_-_Bo_s_Fuzz_Bomb.mp3 We (The Cavestompers!) used a modern semi-acoustic bass Washburn AB-90(2humbuckers on it) which with some decent preamp and amps gave a natural light distorted fuzz sound, which we liked a lot. That's the story. Wipeout! said:

Thanx Branded and EEGAH fer the advice...

Never used a Fuzz Face on a bass...intriguin', may try

Never gotta a chance to drive a Maestro FuzzTone (an original would be my cherry creme, baby)...

Both would lose the direct bass signal I need to maintain I imagine ...so keep 'em suggestions comin', kids

Get a Bass Big Muff like The Cavestompers said. it's big and nasty.

If you're really into this take a look at - MXR Bass Innovations - try this one JIM DUNLOP MXR M182 El Grande Bass Fuzz or Big Muff Bass by Electro Harmonix, it should not lose your direct bass signal. Wipeout! said:

Thanx Branded and EEGAH fer the advice...

Never used a Fuzz Face on a bass...intriguin', may try

Never gotta a chance to drive a Maestro FuzzTone (an original would be my cherry creme, baby)...

Both would lose the direct bass signal I need to maintain I imagine ...so keep 'em suggestions comin', kids

Use the new blue fuzz face, its silicon transistors, much darker and a very bassy tone, you dont lose the bottom end, in fact it gives you more. Wipeout! said:

Thanx Branded and EEGAH fer the advice...

Never used a Fuzz Face on a bass...intriguin', may try

Never gotta a chance to drive a Maestro FuzzTone (an original would be my cherry creme, baby)...

Both would lose the direct bass signal I need to maintain I imagine ...so keep 'em suggestions comin', kids

Thanx Branded and EEGAH fer the advice...

Never used a Fuzz Face on a bass...intriguin', may try

Never gotta a chance to drive a Maestro FuzzTone (an original would be my cherry creme, baby)...

Both would lose the direct bass signal I need to maintain I imagine ...so keep 'em suggestions comin', kids

I use a Maestro FuzzTone for bass. The only negative is that you may need to compensate and add some additional bass tone.

bass sounds good with a fuzz face