That song was the first ever recorded using an African hair drum and a fuzz bass.

In the mid-1960s, some bands began to list "fuzz bass" in addition to "electric bass" on their album credits.

In the 1960s, fuzz bass was associated with the psychedelic music trend.

By the mid- to late-1960s, a number of bands began to list "fuzz bass" in addition to "electric bass" on their album credits.

Album or performance credits for fuzz bass can be found from every decade since then (see examples below).

In the 1990s and 2000s, fuzz bass was also used by indie and alternative rock bands, with a notable example being Muse.

The following section gives examples of songs that feature fuzz bass.

Nine Inch Nails' 1999 song "We're in this Together" uses fuzz bass.

The 1967 song Sodding About by The Who has fuzz bass.

Unlike many songs on the album, which use a distorted fuzz bass to sound like a guitar, "Lucky Man" is an acoustic ballad.