The Seratone: Mood Altering Bass Fuzz is the brainchild of John “Dr Vatone” Contreras.
In development for about 2 years, this bass fuzz is a no compromise
kick in the head effect. There is no clean blend, just pure fuzz. This
is the way Odin intended. It works best with a passive bass to feed the
first gain stage the proper impedance value to get the fast attack and
choppy, almost gated decay with staccato playing.
Legato notes
sustain and chords/double stops ring out without some of the odd order
harmonics other fuzzes have. Synth-like tones are achievable with just a
twist of the knobs. Mud and Fizz are both in quantity.
The
tone stack is where the mojo lives in this effect with passive bass and
treble controls that interact with each other, giving the player subtle
to aggressive changes in tone. The Mood control changes how both filters
work and what the last gain stage sees.
The Seratone is a true
bypass fuzz all handwired and individually tested from start to finish
by Dr. Vatone himself, in the mountain division of Rocket Surgeon. This
pedal is the product of the good Dr’s search for a tear-your-head- off
fuzz specifically for bass players willing to go all in with distortion.
The circuit has a diode/transistor fuzz section right in the front
end before hitting any buffers to interact well with the dynamics of
passive pickups. It really shines when used in the front of the signal
chain without any buffering in front of it like some vintage fuzzes (the
Fuzz Face).
The volume knob offers plenty of gain with unity gain at about 12 o'clock.
Dimensions: 4.6"x3.6"x1.5"
Operates on a 9v battery or industry standard 9v adapter
The Seratone is made by hand from beginning to end off-site by Dr. Vatone.