Bass Overdrive

[BlazeBass]

Hello all, im in the market for an overdrive/distortion pedal. i have a gig next month and i think its time for a pedal. i went to GC to try out their pedals but all the have is the boss odb-3 and the sansamp bass driver. i don't like the boss one, and the sansamp feels like more of a preamp than drive pedal. the real problem is that they only have those two pedals in stock to demo, if i want to demo another pedal i would have to order it (meaning i would have to pay).
the tone im looking for would be something like this:
Rage Against The Machine - Killing in the name (Live at BBC 2009, Christmas) [Bass Cover] - YouTube


so this brings me the question to the more experienced players, what would be a pedal to achieve this this kind of tone?

[HolmeBass]

In the video itself it he says he uses a SansAmp BDDI!!! Why not try that one out? Or the VT Bass, that's a good all purpose OD/drive pedal, lots of fans.

[scotch]

Originally Posted by BlazeBass

Hello all, im in the market for an overdrive/distortion pedal. i have a gig next month and i think its time for a pedal. i went to GC to try out their pedals but all the have is the boss odb-3 and the sansamp bass driver. i don't like the boss one, and the sansamp feels like more of a preamp than drive pedal. the real problem is that they only have those two pedals in stock to demo, if i want to demo another pedal i would have to order it (meaning i would have to pay).
the tone im looking for would be something like this:
Rage Against The Machine - Killing in the name (Live at BBC 2009, Christmas) [Bass Cover] - YouTube


so this brings me the question to the more experienced players, what would be a pedal to achieve this this kind of tone?

Well, the kid in that clip is using a BDDI, so if that's what you're going for...

Searching this forum for overdrive/rage/commerford will yield a lot of results!

Overdrives, fuzzes, distortions are so personal that it''s hard to point you in a definitive direction. Using a bass with a similar tone will also help a lot too, obviously!

[DeltaPhoenix]

For a Timmy C. tone, the closest OD that I have played is a Blackout Effectors Mantra. This not just a bass OD but the EQ is great and no Low End Loss.

[BlazeBass]

Originally Posted by HolmeBass

In the video itself it he says he uses a SansAmp BDDI!!! Why not try that one out? Or the VT Bass, that's a good all purpose OD/drive pedal, lots of fans.

yeah, but i tried it at the store and it did not come close to this, thats why i got second thoughts, is anyone else able to achieve something similar?

[fettbass]

He seems to be plucking the strings pretty hard, that can contribute to the aggressive distorted tone you're hearing. What was your plucking hand attack when you tried out the pedal?

[sprag]

He's using a nice bass with nice pickups. also assuming he's recording through the camera mic thats prob being overloaded adding more distortion