Big Fat Ugly Booster
The Maza FX Big Fat Ugly Booster is a refreshingly honest take on the classic boost pedal. Rather than chasing pristine, transparent tone, this unapologetically gritty preamp revels in its own glorious imperfections. Crank the volume knob and prepare to be enveloped in a thick, harmonically-rich wall of sound. The Big Fat Ugly's beefy gain structure pushes your amp into delightfully squishy overdrive territory, adding welcomed girth and sustain to your tone. But don't mistake this for a simple gain boost - the pedal's carefully voiced EQ controls allow you to sculpt your sound, taming harsh frequencies or emphasizing midrange punch as needed. What the Big Fat Ugly lacks in subtlety, it more than makes up for in sheer attitude. This is a pedal for players who want their solos to cut through the mix with unabashed aggression, or to fatten up a clean rhythm tone with some deliciously dirty harmonics. Legendary bluesman Stevie Ray Vaughan was said to have kept one on his pedalboard, using it to drive his famous '59 Fender Bassman into glorious, hair-raising distortion. So if you're tired of delicate, transparent boosts and want a pedal that unapologetically puts the "big" in "big, fat, and ugly" tone, the Maza FX Big Fat Ugly Booster deserves a spot on your board.
