It’s not always about fuzz. I’d try using the SVT settings on the Zoom for a start and ideally go for a slightly overdriven sound. Most often, the fuzz comes from the guitars, even though it’s used for bass , but less frequently 
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I had a bit of a fumble this weekend - I’m not sure if I can get real sludge out of the SVT alone but I’m getting some great sounds 
Definitely helping with my Lemmy project 
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There are two scales that will give you no end of stoner riff delight:
The Minor Pentatonic scale and The Blues scale.
But the first step to getting real good stoner metal riffs is to learn all the great stoner metal riffs. Copy them and rip them off… until you can change one note and have it be your own!
I recommend The Sword, Clutch, Truckfighter, and - of course - Sabbath as good places to start as they have great and audible bass riffs.
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If he’s going to rip something off then let’s mention the gold standards (I’ll exclude Black Sabbath from the list):
Sleep - Dopesmoker
Sleep - Holy Mountain
Saint Vitus - Die Healing
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Melvins - Lysol
Pentagram - Relentless
If you’re feeling adventurous and wanna downtune even more here’s some drone/doom:
Earth - Earth 2: Special Low-Frequency Version
Sunn O))) - Black One
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This I can get down with I can see some of them as well as Electric Wizard on Songsterr. I’m finding most the stuff I play is based around the blues scale anyway so I’m hoping I’ll pick it up by (forced) osmosis…
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I am not worthy ! Thanks for the reading list
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ta 
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One more thing -
Something I’ve found supremely helpful in working on metal in general is - when in doubt, just learn the guitar riff.
The guitar riffs are, generally, way more audible, cooler and way fun to play loudly with distortion on your bass.
You’ll figure out the scales they’re working with, and get some solid fingerings and riffs under your belt. And - often times - it’s what the bassist is doing anyway, just buried under a wall of 6 guitar tracks.
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Earth 2 is one of my all time favorites, need to get some thick strings and tune to A so I can play some heavy drones.
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Electric Wizard…Stoner riffs for days
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+1 to this. I also practice bass riffs on my guitar 
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The youtube channel
“Beholden to the Riff” does alot of stoner metal song break downs / tutorials.
Might want to check him out. It is not all Stoner metal, but a good majority of it is
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Thanks - I was actually recommended this channel by someone else here. He does a great lesson on NIB I’m trying to sit down and work through. Being a bit of an old school metaller myself some of the stuff on his channel is a revelation …
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Thanks so much for recommending me that! Glad I got on and opened this thread today. Looks like a goldmine for Sludge.
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Man this channel is better than a goldmine. How have I slept on this?
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If he’s going to rip something off then let’s mention the gold standards (I’ll exclude Black Sabbath from the list):
Thanks for the list. I just started getting into Stoner Metal (in my mid 40s! ha!) and that list is awesome.
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One I forgot…do you guys consider Buzz Osbourne a riff master? The Melvins pretty much defined sludge and stoner type riffing for decades.
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