suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
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suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
I've got a Boss DS-1 but I don't like how it sounds playing bass-like (too muddy)...
any suggestions for a beefier dist pedal?
any suggestions for a beefier dist pedal?
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Re: suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
A Big Muff would work pretty well for that. Also, the Zvex Woolly mammoth would be perfect. Pricey, but perfect. Both can process the lower frequencies really well and retain all of them.
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Re: suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
I'd suggest the Bluebard Bass Fuzz. It sounds like the perfect triangle-knob Big Muff, only voiced for the bass.
The Woolly Mammoth is just too darned "fizzy" for my tastes. I like my fuzzes to sound a bit more organic.
The BJF Blue Berry Bass Overdrive is a winner, too. Everything Bjorn makes is amazing.
The Woolly Mammoth is just too darned "fizzy" for my tastes. I like my fuzzes to sound a bit more organic.
The BJF Blue Berry Bass Overdrive is a winner, too. Everything Bjorn makes is amazing.
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Re: suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
Woolly Mammoth fizzy and not organic?!?
I'm getting a VI soon and VERY optimistic about it running through my Green Muff and maybe a nice eq for even lower frequencies at times.. the first thing I'm doing with it though is putting on my Cure records and plugging in some chorus, delay, and reverb
I'm getting a VI soon and VERY optimistic about it running through my Green Muff and maybe a nice eq for even lower frequencies at times.. the first thing I'm doing with it though is putting on my Cure records and plugging in some chorus, delay, and reverb
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Re: suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
Yes. I don't like that kind of fuzz.daydreamdelay wrote: Woolly Mammoth fizzy and not organic?!?
If you're talking about running your Bass VI through a green Big Muff reissue, then you owe it to yourself to check out the Bluebeard.
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Re: suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
Ironically, the best overdrive I've found for my VI is the Lead channel on my Marshall.
...Bluebeard you say? Where can one find this Bluebeard of which you speak?
...Bluebeard you say? Where can one find this Bluebeard of which you speak?
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That's the tricky part. I think the Bluebeard is technically known as the "Sanford and Sonny Bluebeard Fuzz."stereordinary wrote: ...Bluebeard you say? Where can one find this Bluebeard of which you speak?
The guy who makes them is named Sonny Simpson. He doesn't have a webpage or anything. It's a pretty small operation.
My best guess is to contact him via MySpace. I think he's on there.
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Re: suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
I love the old tech 21 XXL pedals with bass. It sucks for guitar unless you have a humbucker, but for bass it sounds like butter. You can usually pick them up for pretty cheap at pawn shops or ebay. They have a new reissue that's made specifically for bass, and it's probably the same as the old one. If you can find one in a shop you should try it out. I had one of the old ones that I bought on ebay for 20 bucks, I let the bass player in my band try it, and he begged me to sell it to him.
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Re: suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
actually that's what I'm doing these days!daydreamdelay wrote: ...the first thing I'm doing with it though is putting on my Cure records and plugging in some chorus, delay, and reverb
back to distortion: I'll consider the Muff (Electro Harmonix, Digitech, Pro Co and Boss are the few brands available round here)...
but keep going, please!...
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Re: suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
i had a friend that settled on the Boss Heavy Metal ((?) it's the black and orange one...HM-2?) pedal as the best for a Bass VI after trying about a dozen dirt boxes. i think it has an extra tone control, which makes all the difference...so you might try something like the old Marshall black wedge shaped pedals like the Guv'nor or Shredmaster...or something similar with the extra tone control...maybe a Jekyll and Hyde wouild be an easy to find cheap choice?
the friend also used flange and chorus alot for Cure/Cocteau Twins tones.
the friend also used flange and chorus alot for Cure/Cocteau Twins tones.
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Re: suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
a cranked small tweed-era amp:)
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Re: suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
If you ever come across one check out the Emma Reezafratzitz. Gainwise it's like a distortion but the character is inbetween OD and dist. Tried it with a modern Jaguar Bariton and it worked very well and retained the low end better than both the Big Muff reissue and the Rat I compared it with.
The Boss Bass Overdrive I don't really like, sounds too muddled for both bass and tenor IMO.
The Boss Bass Overdrive I don't really like, sounds too muddled for both bass and tenor IMO.
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Re: suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
pedal wise I don't think I've liked anything geared towards bass.. even on bass
they always seem overdone
they always seem overdone
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Re: suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
after few awful tests with gtr pedals (big muff, rat, turbo dist) today I tried these ones specific for bass:
MXR Bass Blow Torch - cool midrange sounds Muse-like but unsatisfying for more habitual applies, though case and hardware, too expensive :-\
Tech 21 XXL Bass Edition - better than any other guitar pedal but still too muddy :-\
Boss ODB-3 - more functional than the Blow Torch, sounds better than the XXL, quite cheap
Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI - very expensive but maybe the best bass sound ever heard, AWESOME!!!
bought the ODB-3 but... sooner/later the SansAmp will be mine!!!
MXR Bass Blow Torch - cool midrange sounds Muse-like but unsatisfying for more habitual applies, though case and hardware, too expensive :-\
Tech 21 XXL Bass Edition - better than any other guitar pedal but still too muddy :-\
Boss ODB-3 - more functional than the Blow Torch, sounds better than the XXL, quite cheap
Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI - very expensive but maybe the best bass sound ever heard, AWESOME!!!
bought the ODB-3 but... sooner/later the SansAmp will be mine!!!
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Re: suggested dist/od pedals for Bass VI?
You know that Behringer make a clone of the SansAmp modelling DIs? For a fraction of the price. I'd suggest trying one of them out.John Taverna wrote:
Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI - very expensive but maybe the best bass sound ever heard, AWESOME!!!
bought the ODB-3 but... sooner/later the SansAmp will be mine!!!
http://www.behringer.com/BDI21/index.cfm?lang=ENG
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/revi ... BDI21/10/1
I have the guitar version, and it's pretty good.
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