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06-07-2010, 09:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Detroit | | | Best affordable distortion pedal?
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I know affordable is subjective, but work with me here.
I'm joining a band that has a few sections where the guitars drop out of the mix and I think some distortion on my bass would sound killer. I'd like to keep it affordable. I guess below $100?
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06-07-2010, 09:54 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maine/Vermont | | | Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff
Boss ODB-3
Digitech Bad Monkey
DOD 250
Boss DS-1
Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff
Electro-Harmonix NYC Big Muff
There's some fuzz and overdrive in there too, but that's a fairly broad list to get you started.
All under a hundred bucks, and most should be easily found at your local shop to demo. |
06-07-2010, 09:56 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leeds, UK | | | There must be hundreds of distortion pedals available for less than $100.
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06-07-2010, 09:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Des Moines, IA, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Toasted  There must be hundreds of distortion pedals available for less than $100. | Yeah, this is a really vague question.
As far as bang-for-the-buck, the Digitech Bad Monkey absolutely kills. You can get them for about $30 used, and they sound great stock. You can mod them for more low end, but it's not really necessary, in my opinion. |
06-07-2010, 10:02 AM
| | | If you are interested in doing some work, you can build devi ever pedals for around 30 dollars. They're normally pretty expensive pedals that go for around 100 dollars. http://www.deviever.com/
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06-07-2010, 10:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: KCMO | | I thought the bad monkey was worth about $30 and no more... but that is just me. I had a "badder monkey" and still wasn't impressed.
for under a 100.00 that isn't a fuzz... METAL ZONE! Or ODB3  |
06-07-2010, 10:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Des Moines, IA, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by faceinbass I thought the bad monkey was worth about $30 and no more... but that is just me. I had a "badder monkey" and still wasn't impressed.
for under a 100.00 that isn't a fuzz... METAL ZONE! Or ODB3 | ... And this is why we'll never be friends. |
06-07-2010, 10:15 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maine/Vermont | | | One man's Metal Zone is another man's treasure, I guess. |
06-07-2010, 10:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virginia | | Boss Metal Core: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/p...dal?sku=150216
I bought it for my Jackson guitar, but it melts faces on the bass as well.
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06-07-2010, 10:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: montesano, washington | | Ibanez pd7 is awesome for 50 bucks, i love mine  |
06-07-2010, 10:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Detroit | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassman1185 Yeah, this is a really vague question.
As far as bang-for-the-buck, the Digitech Bad Monkey absolutely kills. You can get them for about $30 used, and they sound great stock. You can mod them for more low end, but it's not really necessary, in my opinion. | Sorry it was so vague. I'm new to the world of bass effects, so forgive me. |
06-07-2010, 10:58 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maine/Vermont | | | If you want more precise answers, a good way to get them would be to post up a few youtube clips with the distortion/fuzz/overdrive sound you're looking for. |
06-07-2010, 11:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Detroit | | | I can do that later tonight. |
06-07-2010, 11:08 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maine/Vermont | | | No rush, just pointing out that a thread asking "How do I approximate a sound like this ____ on a $100 budget" is a much more specific question, which makes the answers easier to give and more helpful to you.
BTW, welcome to the effects forum. You can check out any time you'd like, but you can't ever leave. |
06-07-2010, 11:18 AM
|  | Almost famous since 1974. | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Austin, Texas | | | EHX Bass Big Muff |
06-07-2010, 11:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: between Scranton and NJ | | | Its true, i checked out for a while and my wallet thanked me.... but GAS is a terminal illness/love.
Considering a lot of the cheaper ODs and distortions should be available at local music stores, id suggest going there and trying them yourself, recommendations, clips and reviews are great but nothing beats trying it yourself. |
06-07-2010, 12:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: KCMO | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassman1185 ... And this is why we'll never be friends. | Ok.
Maybe I was using it wrong or didn't give it enough time... Or was just expecting too much???
FWIW I wanted to like it and didn't. |
06-07-2010, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by faceinbass Ok.
Maybe I was using it wrong or didn't give it enough time... Or was just expecting too much???
FWIW I wanted to like it and didn't. | It may have been one of those situations where something is so hyped up that you expect it to be the end-all. It's a low to medium gain overdrive in the Tube Screamer family, so it's not a high-gain distortion. I think it does what it's supposed to do very well. |
06-07-2010, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound You can check out any time you'd like, but you can't ever leave. | WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA.. sorry. Anyway, this is a pretty decent and cheap distortion http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/p...dal?sku=150835 |
06-07-2010, 02:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: KCMO | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassman1185 It may have been one of those situations where something is so hyped up that you expect it to be the end-all. It's a low to medium gain overdrive in the Tube Screamer family, so it's not a high-gain distortion. I think it does what it's supposed to do very well. | Sure. I am not a fan of toobscreamers in general (on guitar or bass) so that is prob. the reason. Its just not 'my' sound. YMMV obviously. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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