matt1039 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Can anyone recommend a good bass distortion pedal? I just got an EB-3, which is awesome, and I'm looking for a good distortion or fuzz pedal. The only reason I ask here is because everyone seems very helpful. Thanks. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uglymutt Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Well The classic one is a electro harmonix big muff pi (it's a fuzz), they can be quite expensive, but they are great. Most bassists use the russian version as the transistors give a nicer tone. Boss make some great pedals if you want an overdrive/distortion pedal. A lot of other companies make their own pedals e.g. Ibanez and behringer, I haven't tried either of these and i'm not sure Ibanez make a bass distortion. The behringer are probably the cheapest but aren't as great as the Boss. Alternatively you could get a multi-fx board with a lot of different effectx built in Boss, digitech and zoom make some good ones, but if you just want the distortion/fuzz then go for a single pedal as the sound will be better than the same effect from a multi-fx board. Hope this helped and have fun playing bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiberna Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 alternatively just steal a number of guitar pedals with distortion BUT, if you want it to be crisp then you'll have to mess with the EQs probably need to kill the bass and throw on lot of treble and cut threw the mids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 sans amp for bass. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydpink7 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I have the Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz Pedal (on an EB-3 too :-k/ ) It's pretty cool, although I don't have much experience with other pedals. It has two different fuzz options and a Boost, which is nice touch that sounds really cool! It is pretty cheap though (about $30), so it'll be worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meursalt Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Back in the day, when I played mostly bass, I used a Sovtek Big Muff. It was very fuzzy and sounded great when paired with a Crybaby wah. I don't know if they still make them, but they may be easier to find and afford than an original Electro-Harmonix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64CrestwoodCustom Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 At one time Electro Harmonix made a pedal called the "Bass Balls" which gave a fuzz sound WITHOUT killing all the bass frequencies! My wife Suzie had one, but I have no idea whether they're still being made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golem Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 ` Tech21 SansAmp BDDI Bass Driver/DI Radial Engineering Bass Bone FullTone Bass Drive .... Mosfet version is a bit cooler, not a major difference. Either one is great. Those 4 I have on hand. One I wanna try is the MarkBass Boost, not caring whether it produces XXX-cool distortion, but mainly for those two filters on it. ----------------------------- My use for distortion is prolly opposite of most users. I use it when playing very quietly, to get a tone that has the sonic characteristics of louder playing but not the actual decibels or SPL. IOW, I want an effect of distant loudness heard only faintly from far away, without actually having any physical distance involved. So, I might have my amp "barely above idle" but with the FX box really cranked. The effect is of really cranked up sound thaz somehow gotten faded way down on its way to your ears. Imagine being a mile away from a loud festival stage. Thaz my target .... but actually hitting it isn't necessary. It's more a matter of direction than destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golem Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 ` I insert my Bass Driver, etc ahead of my amp. If you insert such devices in the FX loop, the result is different. And, if it's via the loop, then it's different for parallel vs series loops. So when someone tries to describe the results they are getting it's not especially useful unless they also tell you their configuration. If the driver runs in the FX loop, it really matters whether the loop is pre or post EQ. Some devices are equipt with their own FX loop, which offers you an extra loop thaz pre everything else inside of your amp. ` Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahir Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 try boss they are great i have their overdrive bass and its great they are class dont go digitec though i got one and all it did was break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1039 Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 Wow I can't believe this topic is still going. I have not been on here in a while. Since I asked this question I have redone my pedal board. I've been looking for effects that work for bass and guitar. I took a chance on a Behringer Vintage Distortion (Big Muff knockoff). It works for both so guitar and bass. But on bass it sounds best with a humbucker. Really got some growl. On a jazz bass it is weak, so I only use the jazz for clean sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I haven't tried one personally but the Ashdown James Lomenzo pedal looks to be interesting. Allows you to keep the bass frequencies clean and make the high ones dirty much to the effect of Geddy Lee, Billy Sheehan and John Entwistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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