The Damnation Audio Bass Fuzz Enforcer is an analog bass fuzz pedal. Damnation Audio describes it plainly: "We just wanted to make a thick punishing bass fuzz." Under the hood it is what the maker calls a classic 4-stage hand warmer fuzz design, with a parallel low-passed clean blend added so the bass keeps its low-end foundation under the fuzz1.
One feature worth knowing before digging deeper is the pedal's parallel low-passed clean blend, which Damnation Audio lists among the Bass Fuzz Enforcer's features1. Alongside it, RockBoard's PedalPedia specifies a current draw of 10mA2. The related Damnation Audio Pet Symmetry BIG Pedal is covered on its own page.
The controls
The Bass Fuzz Enforcer keeps its panel small: four knobs and one switch1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Volume | Output volume |
| Sustain | Fuzz amount |
| Tone | Tone |
| Clean | Clean Lows, the parallel low-passed clean blend |
| I/II switch | Sets the Tone knob's frequency of interest |
The Clean knob is the control bass players will care about most. Because the clean signal is low-passed before it is blended in parallel with the fuzz, it adds low end without bringing the fuzz's upper harmonics along with it. The I/II switch then shifts which frequencies the Tone control works on, giving two characters from the same knob1.
Power and price
The pedal runs on a standard 9V DC negative tip power supply, the same center-negative standard most pedalboard supplies use, with a current draw listed at 10mA12. That is a light load, so it sits comfortably alongside other pedals on a shared supply.
Damnation Audio lists the Bass Fuzz Enforcer at $206.10 to $229.00 USD as of 26 October 20261.
Damnation Audio builds a range of bass dirt pedals beyond this one, including the Curmudgeon 2, the MBD2 MOSFET Bass Distortion 2, and the Retro Bass Distortion. For the wider category, see Fuzz Pedals and Bass Pedals.
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Questions
Is the Damnation Audio Bass Fuzz Enforcer analog?
Yes. RockBoard's PedalPedia entry lists the Bass Fuzz Enforcer as an analog circuit. The pedal is built on what Damnation Audio describes as a classic 4-stage fuzz design, and it runs on a standard 9V DC negative tip power supply with a current draw listed at 10mA.
What does the Clean knob do on the Bass Fuzz Enforcer?
The Clean knob controls Clean Lows. Damnation Audio designed the pedal with a parallel low-passed clean blend, so the Clean knob sets how much of that filtered, unaffected low end is mixed in under the fuzz. Keeping clean lows under the fuzz helps the bass hold its foundation while the fuzz sits on top.
What does the I/II switch do?
The I/II switch sets the Tone knob's frequency of interest, meaning it changes which part of the frequency range the Tone control acts on. It gives you two tonal starting points for the fuzz's top end without adding extra knobs.
What power does the Bass Fuzz Enforcer need?
Damnation Audio says the Bass Fuzz Enforcer takes a standard 9V DC negative tip power supply. RockBoard lists the current draw at 10mA, which is light enough for most pedalboard power supplies.
How does the Bass Fuzz Enforcer relate to the Pet Symmetry BIG fuzz?
The two pedals share design lineage. Damnation Audio says that while designing the Pet Symmetry BIG fuzz, a pedal the band and the maker unveiled together in 2025, they auditioned many sounds and saved some aside. Those saved sounds informed the Bass Fuzz Enforcer's voices.
Sources (2)
- BASS FUZZ ENFORCER, Damnation Audio
- Bass Fuzz Enforcer by Damnation Audio, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026
