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"...I just could not stop playing it. The fuzz sticks to the notes but isn't muddy. Bright enough to cut, but not piercing. Cleans up like nobody's business into a gorgeous clean with light hair. ...You can get some spitty mudfuzz if you want too, but I'm more into the 'well rounded' thang...quite a little trickster and a great tool to have." --Benjamin, MA "I just wanted to say thanks, your/my Algal Bloom is a complete work of art. For the price I didn't expect miracles, but the Algal Bloom delivered in spades. The sound, versatility, controls, design, everything, it just works like magic." --Mike, IL "This is the sound I've been trying to get from BOTH guitar & bass for a long time!! Absolutely mind-blowing thick harmonic dripping fuzz...I can tell you for absolute certain now to recommend the Algal Bloom to bass players. Amazing low end retention, punch & clarity...and of course the most cosmic destroying fuzz ever...I am practically speechless!!" --Adam, NC "I can't thank you enough. Absolutely adore it, feels like the Algal Bloom filled a void in my board. - Flexible to the point it's completely replaced my overdrive. - Enough oomph to make for very chunky rhythm riffs when need be. - Doesn't go too relentlessly wibbly when playing dissonant chords. - Stacks well in front of my other fuzzes. - It's one of the prettier looking boxes I have." --Fredward, WA "I love how this thing can go bluesy or to total fuzz. It's far out." --David, NY "Got my algal bloom yesterday. Put it on my board today. And my quest for a bass fuzz is over. The controls are great [...] and the variation of fuzz tones is the most variant of any fuzz ever. I am stoked to say the least." --Randy, LA "I'm really digging the tones. The usability of it as an overdrive unexpectedly sounds great." --Ian, MO "It is thick, rich, meaty and drips with harmonics. It can provide anything from syrupy and highly saturated high gain, to gritty and gnarly overdrive like sounds. The Algal Bloom provides so many shades of fuzz, always with its own character, that I seriously think about getting a second one. It even gives my best FuzzFace clones a run for the money." --Juergen, Germany "Received the Algal Bloom last week, and I am floored. Big fuzz freak here. Totally love the tone of this masterpiece." --Christian, GA "It is one of the few pedals that shines whether you play at bedroom or stage level. I think you just built my favorite fuzz pedal. Seriously. DRENCHED in harmonics...this thing is DREAMY!! I still can't get over it." --Mike, FL "There are many, many sounds to be pulled from this pedal. From full-out roar to a thin, gated fuzz. The four controls are highly interactive. I've only scratched the surface of what this thing can do." ---Jason, "Just got the Algal bloom and I couldn't be happier. I REALLY like the sounds you can get with the starve knob right around 10-11 o'clock with the level around 12, bloom maxed and trim maxed. Probably one of the more unique sounding fuzz pedals I've ever used..." --Baird, NY "I got the algal bloom today. [...] It's one of the best pedals I've ever played. The ground it covers is amazing. It's a really good time and I have no desire for another fuzz now." --Craig, CA "Very nice! I got all the ranges of fuzz to insane gain/feedback distortion. In the lower gain settings it's very warm and harmonic with a fuzzy crunch. In the higher gain settings I found notes picked out of chords rang clear, while tons of gain was still at hand." --Barney, OR "The Algal Bloom, man, it's just got a great tone to it...you don't have to shy away from complex chords, and playing "D" shapes up the fretboard is a lovely experience. I like the Algal Bloom's control scheme, the adjustments let you really shape the tone." --Jeff, AR "Dude, that is one insanely good sounding fuzz. My god! This is one of the few fuzz pedals that I've ever been able to shape and tame into the tone I want. You can actually hear every string when you play chords on it." --A.C., CA "I'm getting some cool fuzz tones out of it. My favorite is a really cool, creamy, smooth fuzz. It's almost like a Fuzz Face with better top and bottom end and more sustain. I've also gotten a crunchy distortion, and an 'almost overdrive.' And that's just with the single coils. I've been finding it to be a very usable/versitile fuzz. It's not a crazy, over the top fuzz. It's thick. It's really something I needed." --Mike, MD "The AB is one sonically beautiful monstrosity. I think its a brilliant device, really. Thanks for coming up with this beauty!!" --Ramon, CA |
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| Algal blooms! |
| Rather than tack on $10 and include a crappy adapter, we'd prefer save you the money so you can get a good adapter! We recommend the One Spot! |
| Read the full case against batteries here. (Courtesy Dano at Beavis Audio!) |
| An algal bloom is a rapid increase in the population of algae in an aquatic system. Bright green blooms are a result of blue-green algae. Blooms can also be yellow-brown or red. Some algal blooms are iridescent and give off light. Algal bloom concentrations may reach millions of cells per millimeter. Out-competing plants, other species begin to die, becoming food for the bacteria that decompose it. The bacteria and algae increase in number, use up oxygen, and fish can not survive. Some algal blooms produce neurotoxins that act on nerve cells and cause rapid paralysis. Choking and destructive, thick and alive. |
The Algal Bloom is a harmonically rich, wide-range fuzz! From mellow to gritty overdrives, to "just right" thickness, to mind-altering harmonic fuzz tones! An open tone with a full body...fantastic definition and note-separation. Unique interactive controls allow you to alter the response and texture of the fuzz. Surging fuzz textures, all the way up to a throaty roar! The pedal draws from some unconventional fuzz-making components, including a huge gain stage! Created by Tom Dalton of FuzzHugger(fx), the circuit design then received valuable input offered by Mellowtone. Tom says: "The pedal has a unique sound and circuit, but also expands on some classic tones that I think fuzz enthusiasts will love. Excellent note separation and definition even on high gain settings. The controls are interactive with each other, allowing for more subtle adjustments in texture and response. There's a lot of ground to cover in this pedal!" The Controls! • Gain: Adjusts the amount of signal that reaches the heart of the pedal. As you back it off, things get a bit cleaner but also gain a hint of sputter and fizzle. Hard right is full-on! • Bloom (Fuzz): A huge, searing gain control that expands and pushes your fuzz tone, adding gain, sustain, and definition. Hard right is maxed out...a unique, throaty, brash-yet-full tone! 12 o'clock is its "home setting," for thick fuzz tone! • Starve (Texture): Limits the amount of power that reaches the circuit, creating some beautifully sick fuzz textures that mimic a dying battery (slight scratch as circuit rebiases). • Level: your master volume control! |
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| Algal Bloom XS! The Algal Bloom in an extra small enclosure! |
| "...a great fuzz box - highly competent to get you to the sonic, wall of fuzz tone...but versatile enough to achieve more subtle fuzz tones...sounds ranging from the massively thick to sputtering grit." Review & clips at WhatsThatDudePlay.com |
| "...a lot of tones to be had from this pedal – it's the sort of fuzz that will keep a tweaker busy...a fully useful range of sounds from sputtery, gated micro- buzz to massive, saturated open fuzz." Review at FrugalGuitarist.com |
| • Trim, Gain (Bloom), Texture (Starve),and Level controls. • Finish: gloss top. • Professionally printed circuit board. • LED (gem button style). • True-bypass switching. • 9v negative tip adapter power. (No batteries.) • Rugged aluminum enclosure. (4.7" x 3.7") • Lifetime warranty! |
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| Algal Bloom with Germanium Choke Toggle Flip the toggle to turn the Algal Bloom into a more choked-out fuzz, brasher, lots of variable gated sounds by adjusting Gain and Trim! |
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• Germanium Choke Toggle - To add the Choke Toggle to Algal
Blooms below, add this to your cart along with your Algal Bloom.
Flip the toggle to turn the Algal Bloom into a more choked-out fuzz, brasher,
lots of variable gated sounds by adjusting Gain and Trim!
Blooms below, add this to your cart along with your Algal Bloom.
Flip the toggle to turn the Algal Bloom into a more choked-out fuzz, brasher,
lots of variable gated sounds by adjusting Gain and Trim!
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