first distortion/overdrive pedal

[b_ryceeeee]

it will be my first one ever but im thinking which i should get. im looking at either a boss odb-3 or a fulltone bass drive but dont know which one. if it helps i have a joe osborn and im looking to get an m-pulse 600 real soon.

[Mark Olson]

Well, if it has to be either a Fulltone Bass-Drive or a Boss ODB-3 I'd definitely say the Bass-Drive is worth the extra money, I've owned several Bass-Drives and ODB-3's. But there's a whole world of overdrives out there so I wonder exactly how you narrowed it down to those two specifically... search around and read up on different units so you can make a more educated decision to what is really the right unit for you.

[b_ryceeeee]

kind of narrowed it down from playing the fulltone over at my friends today and i thought it was great but didnt get enough playing time with it. and i was just thinking the boss because its alot cheaper and it sounds decent not as nice as the fulltone though but thats just my opinion sorry.

[TheMutt]

Originally Posted by Mark Olson

Well, if it has to be either a Fulltone Bass-Drive or a Boss ODB-3 I'd definitely say the Bass-Drive is worth the extra money, I've owned several Bass-Drives and ODB-3's. But there's a whole world of overdrives out there so I wonder exactly how you narrowed it down to those two specifically... search around and read up on different units so you can make a more educated decision to what is really the right unit for you.

+1
I have owned an ODB-3 in the past. It was an okay pedal when I started out. But I soon realized that it wasn't the sound that I was after. Got myself a HBE Hematoma now, and I am loving it. You should definitely do some searches though and find what works for you!

[jonpopu]

I've never owned the odb-3, but I have heard a few played by other people. I've heard a lot sound bad, but also have seen afew sound good. It seems that to make it sound good people generally put them infront of tube heads, and spend a good amount of time fiddling with it to make it sound great. So I won't say it's a terrible pedal, you probably just need alot of the right situations. I do know that there are more overdrives with great out of the box tones, and that the sound samples in the Talkbass Wiki could be a great resource to hear alot of those. The only other thing I could add is to maybe post a link to a video or a clip of a certain sound you'd like to have to help us help you.

[b_ryceeeee]

Originally Posted by jonpopu

The only other thing I could add is to maybe post a link to a video or a clip of a certain sound you'd like to have to help us help you.

i like the sound right at 1:42

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RwiEm1_O2Tw

[Ryan Mohr]

Originally Posted by b_ryceeeee

i like the sound right at 1:42

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RwiEm1_O2Tw

I think ben might overdriving his mesas, but since its only prominent in the chorus, people have said that he uses a bass drive.

[b_ryceeeee]

sorry its a dumb question but how would he be overdriving it..kind of new at the effects world and stuff like that..hah

[jmac85]

Go for the Zoom B2 and use the FuzzFace drive I get an awesome sound from a little crunch to balls out wall of distortion bass from hell sound

[Ryan Mohr]

Originally Posted by b_ryceeeee

sorry its a dumb question but how would he be overdriving it..kind of new at the effects world and stuff like that..hah

Since the Mesa stuff is hybrid (tube preamp, ss power amp), he is pushing the preamp stage into clipping by increasing the gain.

[b_ryceeeee]

i wonder if he's using the footswitch for the amp when it comes to that part in the song

[Pilgrim]

I use the OBD-3 and it's working for me. To my ears it definitely falls more in the distortion than OD category, as it's more aggressive than a standard OD pedal. Also, its adjustment is rather sensitive and you need to tweak each knob in small increments. It's easy to over-shoot on your settings. For that matter, I suspect many effects boxes are that way, but I have limited patience in fiddling with them.