Distortion Pedal for Bass

[kenm]

Hey All,

 

I was hoping to get a distortion pedal for my bass player for the holidays. He currently uses a Boss DS-1. Do you have other suggestions?

 

Thanks!

 

Ken

[B-Bottom]

fulltone bass overdrive. He won't need anything else

[Darkstorm]

Marshall Govner, Proco Rat, Zoom Tri-metal.

[lug]

Cheap but pretty good - Ibanez PD7 Phathead.

 

Expensive - Fulltone

 

Also Expensive - Wooly Mammoth

 

Weird and Expensive - Ampeg Scrambler

[pbass_groovin]

Fulltone is the best but not cheap

[Tag]

If you really want "distortion", and not just "overdrive": Zvex Wooly Mammoth.

[T. Alan Smith]

Luuuv my Fulltone.

[sciamu]

What about Gallien Krueger DieselDawg?

 

http://www.gallien-krueger.com/products_artist_ac_dd.html#

[SpaceGhost]

(Original) Marshall Guv'nor or the Full Tone bass driver. You can pick up the former for less that a third of the Fulltone but the Full tone keeps low end intact (which is a key thing using distortion on bass). However, I like the tone of the Guv'nor which sounds like faux-cranked Marshalls but it eats low end.

[bottomfeeder]

hopefully I will have a bass pedal available that with be somewhat like the Guvnor but not so tone sucking for bass. wish me luck

[SatansEnemy]

i have to say that i love my BUDDA Phatbass...

not cheap at all... its a tube overdrive, and with the right tubes can be outright nasty... to me the 12at7's that come with it when they get warm i have to set the gain around 40%

i love it, the harder you play the nastier the sound...

tubes!!! cant beat them!!!

 

of course thats my happy opinion

[Thumper]

Tube Works Blue Tube. Lots of 12AX7 tube goodness, plus a useful EQ.

[syciprider]

The Tech21 XXL is a damned good drive pedal.

 

For distortion, I use a Digitech Bass Driver and an American Woman (which is a very dirty OD).