Bass overdrive, fuzz or distortion

ash · Post by **ash** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:12 pm

I think I prefer overdrive to fuzz in general. My amp (Carvin R600) dirties up nicely with some overdrive and has parallel tube/ss preamps which you can blend together, so I might do some experimenting with my tube booster pedal to start with. I have two Gunn Overdrivers too, so I'm tempted to mod one for extended bass range and leave one in guitar mode.

Time for a pedal board, methinks

Next gearfest could be the bass+pedal carnival!

foal30 · Post by **foal30** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:16 pm

Hullo Ash,

the most recent issue of Bass player magazine (DEc2006) has a selection of reviews on stomp boxes, included is 20 different o/d's.

Timi · Post by **Timi** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:23 pm

foal30 wrote:Hullo Ash,

the most recent issue of Bass player magazine (DEc2006) has a selection of reviews on stomp boxes, included is 20 different o/d's.

Cheers for that, check out the link online
http://www.bassplayer.com/story.asp?sec ... urecode=61

Sound samples there too, which are fucking useless because they have DI'd them so they all sound like buzzy pieces of shit.
Are people stupid or something?
Plus all the samples have the gain on full, cool as an effect but not as a tone.

Might get on my other computer later and run the mp3s through a speaker sim to get a better idea.

dylan · Post by **dylan** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:55 pm

recently at a jam a guitar player mate of mine was playing bass, and he set things up so that single notes (played with a pick) were clean, but if he strummed hard octaves or power chords it would distort.

sounded great!!! - it was cool seeing this standard guitar technique applied to bass as well.

i used to know a bass player who is addition to his normal bass speakers, used a blown 15' cab to add some dirt...

AmpShop · Post by **AmpShop** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:12 pm

Timi wrote:
foal30 wrote:Hullo Ash,

the most recent issue of Bass player magazine (DEc2006) has a selection of reviews on stomp boxes, included is 20 different o/d's.
Cheers for that, check out the link online
http://www.bassplayer.com/story.asp?sec ... urecode=61

Sound samples there too, which are fucking useless because they have DI'd them so they all sound like buzzy pieces of shit.
Are people stupid or something?
Plus all the samples have the gain on full, cool as an effect but not as a tone.

Might get on my other computer later and run the mp3s through a speaker sim to get a better idea.

They really should've done the samples using an amp as well as a DI. At least that'd give the option for those who prefer the sound of pedal going thru an amp (i.e. sane people, people with taste

)

Nice to see an entry from Frantone in there! And a good review at that!

zdali · Post by **zdali** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:05 pm

After listening to some of the samples there, i must say that i'm pretty impressed by the digitech offering.

They seem to make some of the bast bang for buck pedals out there...

foal30 · Post by **foal30** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:08 pm

I suspect the horse has well and truly bolted but I do like the Boss ODB-3.

it's got way more dirt than a pansy like me needs, but for a few things it really fits the bill.

A little ODB-3, with a pick, on the Steinberger and I can play some Kim Deal.