How do I recreate this type of bass distortion?

[Spart]

Hey there,

I'm currently planning a completely new set up; head, cab, pedals... the lot... well besides the bass.

Does anyone know what distortion Julia Ruzicka from Million Dead used or how to get a similar sound using pedals and what not?

I've looked at a few popular makes and models and they just don't seem to cut it compared to the sound she gets on Song To Ruin and Harmony No Harmony.

Thanks.

[Deluge Of Sound]

Is there any way you could give us a link to the tone you're talking about?

[coreyfyfe]

i couldnt get a decent copy of the picture on this site (http://www.hippieburner.com/MDsite/index2.html) but in the first picture from the Bukandskit Festival you can see a Rat on the floor next to what looks like a boss chorus.

[Spart]

For listening... Million Dead's Last.Fm: http://www.last.fm/music/Million+Dead

Thanks Coreyfyfe!

[Spart]

*bump*

[vegas532]

I didn't hear a single example of distorted bass on the last.fm link but yeah, that's a turbo rat in the live pic.

[stflbn]

Agreed... sounds like bass with a pick to me. Nothing identifiable as bass distortion. I think you may be attributing guitar effect as bass effect.

[Godbody]

Originally Posted by Spart

For listening... Million Dead's Last.Fm: http://www.last.fm/music/Million+Dead

Thanks Coreyfyfe!

Not to bash the band's technical skills, but their Last.fm page calls them a 'hardcore punk' band. I don't know if I should sigh or RRRRRRAAAAAGGEEEE!

[SwamiRob]

Loads of bands are calling themselves hardcore punk nowadays that obviously don't know what it entails... it's pretty depressing. I quite like some of the bands in the kinda punk and roll kinda style genre like The Bronx, cos they actually seem to sound and act like a hardcore band. Far too many posers that have stolen the term though as with everything unfortunately.