Members UVguy Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 So whats the best? My bass player is looking for a pedal. All opinions welcome. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 All of them. Think of it as a chose your own adventure book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mytola Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 EBS Valvedrive if he wants to spend a lot.EBS Multidrive if he wants to spend, well... still a lot.Modded Tubescreamer sounds good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkstorm Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 The "best" is of course the one the user likes the best. Varies greatly from person to person. When concidering bass overdrives and distortions I dont care about its ability to retain the low end. AS I've often found the best dist or OD tone comes from useing a od or dist pedal with a good 6-10 band eq after it that allows me to shape the lows to highs to taste after OD/Dist. Reason for needing at least a 6 band eq after is that very few eqs with less bands have any in the 40-50 Hz range. Critical to get full bass tone. Trick to finding great for you od or dist for bass is pick one whose od/dist char you really like rather then the freq response. Much easier to fix eq after then to improve od/dist char. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members James Hart Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 I dig my analog.man King of Tone and OLCircuits Thor & Flipster... hopefully the Orange Peel I have coming will be equally as cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 I'll 2nd the EBS Valve Drive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Azz301 Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 The Gallien Krueger Diesel Dawg! It'll melt your face right off!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jateca Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Here's a handy link that I found on another forum. It's got sample clips from a whole host of different distortions/fuzzes with a mini review of each. It's not totally comprehensive, but can be handy for comparison if nothing else: Linky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J. Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Digitech X-Series Bass Driver. It's relatively inexpensive and can emulate the tone of a couple different overdrive and distortion units. It also features a wet/dry signal blend, something that I believe is absolutely essential on a bass overdrive pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hawkhuff Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 The Ibanez Phat Head. Cheap, well constructed and sounds good. It's 50 bucks at MF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeonVomit Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Yeah, the Ibanez is probably the best value. Great little pedal. I myself am partial to the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, but that's more for fuzzy stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jmseymour Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Big Muff Pi. It sounds ridiculous, but I've seen at least half a dozen players use it and is sounds really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trauma_Luna Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 i like the Big Muff Russian version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trauma_Luna Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Big Muff Pi. It sounds ridiculous, but I've seen at least half a dozen players use it and is sounds really good. i use the big muff and i can tell yaa.. it sounds really really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Undead Sycip Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 I've had quite a few bass drive pedals (about 15 or so) and recommend the following: Digitech Bass DriverSansamp GT2Dave Hall Amps VT1 Std bass Fulltone Bass Drive The last two are currently on my board. My interest is presently tweaked by this Flipster that Hart has been shilling in TB and HCBF. I also heard good things about the EBS Valvedrive, the English Muff'n and the Epicenter Valveboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mytola Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Big Muff Pi. It sounds ridiculous, but I've seen at least half a dozen players use it and is sounds really good. I've got a Big Muff Pi simulation on my Pod XTL, and that sounds good. If it's anything like the real thing, I'll reccomend that too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alex. Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 thumbs up on the Big Muff! I like mine a lot with bass. I used to have the Digitech one, but had to sell it. It was a very good pedal though. I still like the Big Muff more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fireball_73 Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Whats the difference between overdrive and distortion again? I have a blurred vision of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ryanizzle Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jateca Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Now I know that sounds fantastic on guitar, but how well does it do on Bass? Much low end loss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nick Kay Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 The Tech21 XXL Bass (the purple one) is all sorts of awesome for metal. Really aggressive sound and it doesn't lose the low-end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Basser X Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 I think Sansamp should be mentioned in this discussion. Whether the pedal or the rackmount RBI, you can shape your bass tone and bring in subtle or over the top fuzz without losing your bottom. The presence control is very useful as well. I also love the Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive, particularly in conjunction with the sansamp. The control layout is simple genius- Level, a 2 band high/low EQ, Dry/Wet blend, and gain. Gives me problems with feedback at times, but totally solid and versatile. Big Muff Pi is also great, although limited. It is a very noisy pedal, i.e., you have to really mute all your strings between notes or you get some serious rumbling. I love it for high melody lines and power chords. On the low end it lack definition. For playing more traditional, single note bass lines, ODB-3 is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pete Puma Posted August 20, 2007 Members Share Posted August 20, 2007 I have an RBI and get nice overdrive tones, but nothing too fuzzy. I've heard the PE Depth Charge, and it just smokes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Undead Sycip Posted August 20, 2007 Members Share Posted August 20, 2007 I also love the Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive, particularly in conjunction with the sansamp. The control layout is simple genius- Level, a 2 band high/low EQ, Dry/Wet blend, and gain. Gives me problems with feedback at times, but totally solid and versatile. Big Muff Pi is also great, although limited. It is a very noisy pedal, i.e., you have to really mute all your strings between notes or you get some serious rumbling. I love it for high melody lines and power chords. On the low end it lack definition. For playing more traditional, single note bass lines, ODB-3 is better. Boo! Hiss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Undead Sycip Posted August 20, 2007 Members Share Posted August 20, 2007 I have an RBI and get nice overdrive tones, but nothing too fuzzy. I've heard the PE Depth Charge, and it just smokes! There's another good OD. The PE DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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