Fuzz bass
ELECTRIC BASS PLAYED WITH OVERDRIVE, DISTORTION OR FUZZ
Fuzz-bass; Fuzzbass; Bass overdrive; Bass drive; Bass distortion; Overdriven bass; Overdrive bass
Fuzz bass, also called "bass overdrive" or "bass distortion", is a style of playing the electric bass or modifying its signal that produces a buzzy, distorted, overdriven sound, as the name implies. Overdriving a bass signal significantly changes the timbre, adds higher overtones (harmonics), increases the sustain, and, if the gain is turned up high enough, creates a "breaking up" sound characterized by a growling, buzzy tone.