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[[File:WoollyMammoth.jpg|thumb|right|ZVex Woolly Mammoth]]
| Name = Small Minded
The '''Woolly Mammoth''' is a fuzz effect pedal, designed & produced by the ZVex Effects, a Minneapolis-based company that specializes in producing niche guitar and bass pedals, led by Zachary Vexter. The Woolly Mammoth is also used by the likes of Trent Reznor and Ian D'Sa of Billy Talent. The pedal used to me made using green housing but is now made with silver/aluminium housing, retaining the same paintjob. The Mammoth comes in two variants; one with a germanium circuit.
| Album = -
| AltTitles = -
| First = [[Teignmouth Broadmeadow Sports Centre 1994 (gig) |February 1994]]
| Latest = ''Unknown''
| Recorded = 1994
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
| Producer = -
| Chart position = -
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==Information==
The pedal produces, what is reffered-to as, a "velcro" fuzz sound. It's built for both bass and guitar. It has four controls; Output (controls the level of the signal), EQ (sweeps between more bass or more treble), "Pinch" (a gentle gate-like effect) and "Wool" (amount of fuzz). Together with the [[ZVex Fuzz Factory|Fuzz Factory]] it is perhaps one of the legendary pedals made by ZVex.
Small Minded was the first song Bellamy composed and then recorded with Dom as duo. It included some piano parts,<ref name="musechat">
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and was played by Muse, under the name [[Rocket Baby Dolls]], during a battle of the bands contest.<ref>{{cite/intdisc2001}}</ref>. Matt gave the cassette demo of the recording of the song to Chris to convince him to join the band. By the time of the MuseChat in November 2006, Bellamy couldn't recall the lyrics, nor what the lyrics were about.<ref name="musechat"/>


Matt said in 2000, later compiled in a interview of the 2007: "It was about the attitudes of people on our town, We didn't approve of this."
Chris Wolstenholme used the pedal ever since The Resistance and possibly earlier. It's unclear which songs he used it on but it is speculated that it's used on [[Time Is Runnig Out (song)|Time Is Running Out]]. It was also used in the studio, especially during the making of Drones, together with the [[ZVex Mastotron]] pedal. It's likely that it's been used on [[Dead Inside (song)|Dead Inside]].
"We were sick of drinking cider and being beaten up," added Dom.<ref>{{cite/kerrang20060729}}</ref>


==Live==
== See also ==
*[https://www.zvex.com/guitar-pedals/woolly-mammoth-guitar-effects-pedal Woolly Mammoth on the ZVex website]


Small Minded was performed live at the band's first performance. It is likely it was performed at the second performance the following month as well, though this cannot be confirmed. The next performances were several months away and Small Minded was not performed at the November Battle of the Bands performance. It is likely that Small Minded was not continued into 1995 was performed less than five times.
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==References==
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==See also==
*[[A Turn to Stone (song)|A Turn to Stone]]
*[[Pointless Loss (song)|Pointless Loss]]
*[[Weakening Walls (song)|Weakening Walls]]
*[[Yellow Regret (song)|Yellow Regret]]
 
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Revision as of 14:46, 7 February 2022

ZVex Woolly Mammoth

The Woolly Mammoth is a fuzz effect pedal, designed & produced by the ZVex Effects, a Minneapolis-based company that specializes in producing niche guitar and bass pedals, led by Zachary Vexter. The Woolly Mammoth is also used by the likes of Trent Reznor and Ian D'Sa of Billy Talent. The pedal used to me made using green housing but is now made with silver/aluminium housing, retaining the same paintjob. The Mammoth comes in two variants; one with a germanium circuit.

The pedal produces, what is reffered-to as, a "velcro" fuzz sound. It's built for both bass and guitar. It has four controls; Output (controls the level of the signal), EQ (sweeps between more bass or more treble), "Pinch" (a gentle gate-like effect) and "Wool" (amount of fuzz). Together with the Fuzz Factory it is perhaps one of the legendary pedals made by ZVex.

Chris Wolstenholme used the pedal ever since The Resistance and possibly earlier. It's unclear which songs he used it on but it is speculated that it's used on Time Is Running Out. It was also used in the studio, especially during the making of Drones, together with the ZVex Mastotron pedal. It's likely that it's been used on Dead Inside.

See also


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