Mas Malo Distortion/Fuzz Pedal Review

Mas Malo

I can dial lots of great tones ..distortion and/or fuzz....each one is fantastic. Awesome pedal! Another quality Fulltone product.

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THIS PEDAL FRICKEN ROCKS!!!

Bought this pedal to upgrade/ replace a Bass Big Muff that broke! Many descriptions you see online here suit this pedal. It is definitely vintage-voiced, and I really like the range of the color knob (three o clock works well for my rig). Between humbuckers and single coils, the punch is clear but it is not fizzy. The interaction between heat and distortion is really cool. Diming… read more them out creates a wonderful wall of distortion bliss. I prefer keeping heat around 5 and distortion at noon. Played through a clean channel it adds enough harmonics, sustain and warmth without being super aggressive or distortiony. Then I kick on the Fulltone Plimsoul and I'm exactly where I want to be. It is actually incredible how well the pedals work together. My tone is dynamic and cutting, but it is not harsh... it is responsive and creamy. I JUST COULD NOT BE HAPPIER! I almost thought I would miss the big muff, and maybe I would when I play bass, but man this sound is just FRICKEN AWESOME. I wanna keep playing and playing and see what this can do :)) THANK YOU SWEETWATER! Got here in 2 days and for as impressive of a product like this I am blown away. It is quality built. The only complaint is that the LED is SO BRIGHT I cannot look at it, so I have to keep a piece of paper on it otherwise I cannot see lol. HAVE A GREAT DAY YALL! Incredible choice if you want a responsive and stackable tone that can be tailored to different guitars or rigs. It can be crazy if you need it to be, but it does light vintage vibes with perfection too. Easy to plug it in and spend a half-hour with it and just get right into an incredible tone land :)))))))))

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Essential

I have searched for a pedal to stack with my Full-Drive 3 that wouldn't muddy up the clean boost. I should have stuck with Fulltone all along. Great range and now it's my favorite go to on my board. I love that it is quiet when at rest, but it growls.

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A Fuzz But Not Just a Fuzz

This Fulltone Mas Malo pedal is very versatile. Technically it is a fuzz pedal but it does a lot more than typical fuzz. Classic rock, grunge, psychadelic rock, and more are within the range of this pedal. I'm just a GenXer playing at home, but this pedal is very helpful part of the tonal palette of my board and covers several sub-genres. This is also a solidly built pedal.… read more This is my second Fulltone pedal - other one being Fulldrive 2 v2.

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Absolutely Great Fuzz

I thought about this fuzz a while before pulling the trigger. It's odd to me how little there is available in the way of demo videos for this fuzz. I had seen one demo video and heard what seemed like a very cool fuzz tone to my ears... then found handfuls of reviews raving about it—all the while seeming like this pedal is sorta "under the radar"... I've gone fuzz-crazy in the… read more last year or so. Playing Strats and LP's mostly, through vintage Marshalls... I definitely lean toward the vintage side of things when it comes to fuzz sounds. First got an original 1st run Fulltone '70 (silicone)... then a King Tone Fuzz (germanium)... then a Clean Octave Blend clone... then a Catalinbread Naga Viper (Si treble booster, but has that fuzz-like texture), and now this Mas Malo... I definitely like this Mas Malo a lot. It seems like it's easiest to get Big Muff style tones from it, and maybe that's what it is most similar to, circuit wise... but it also blurs the lines with fuzz face tones and maybe tone bender tones, too... it's very versatile in my opinion... sounds killer through a JTM45... this Mas Malo seems to fill in gaps between a Big Muff and a Fuzz Face... highly recommend

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