the ol bogdan is losing its luster

[beyondthe48]

hey dudes,

im looking for a new dirtbox. i like the way the bogdan responds to playing dynamics and doesnt change your tone too much, but i want something that doesnt lose ANY low end (i know its just a little but...) and has a smoother and more saturated drive (opposed to the bogdan's dry abrasive drive)

i will use this as a +1 pedal for some dirt and a volume boost

any suggestions?

[scotch]

I too jumped onto the TB Bogdan bandwagon & then found myself using it less and less..

For the record, it really works great for very light overdrive or total fuzz blitzkrieg, but not much in between. Also, I found it to have zero low end loss when set-up properly. For the money, it's worth it - but there are a lot of other pedal options that give you those same tones with more options!

Beyondthe48- You're gong to need to spend a little more to improve on the Bogdan (probably). In my experience, real tube od/distortions provide more natural sounding saturation. Look for an EBS Valve Drive, possibly an English Muff'n w/ higher gain tubes installed, or one of the Mesa tube pedals.

[Syeknom]

Originally Posted by scotch

For the record, it really works great for very light overdrive or total fuzz blitzkrieg, but not much in between. Also, I found it to have zero low end loss when set-up properly.

That's been my experience too! I love mine though =)

[beyondthe48]

well the bogdan is awesome with a passive p-bass, but with my active aria - not so much

looking for something that can do what i described with an active bass

[CliftonBonney]

Check out my recent reviews and clips of the Electric Brown and the BassDriver.

[beyondthe48]

thanks for the tip, looking for more saturation than the bassdriver (sounds like 2 parallel tones), and more dirt than the EB (not much).

[CliftonBonney]

Originally Posted by beyondthe48

thanks for the tip, looking for more saturation than the bassdriver (sounds like 2 parallel tones), and more dirt than the EB (not much).

Maybe check my review and clips of the AMT Communist Pig.

[beyondthe48]

thanks for making those clips - thats huge man!

so far im liking the sansamp vt - unless i find something better

[debassr]

This thread reminds me that the best pedal I have on my board is a wet/dry loop blender.

A lot of pedals just do WAY too much to the signal and being able to mix wet/dry is probably the difference between searching infinitely for and blowing tons of dough on trying to the "perfect" pedals or just using something that's close enough and blending it with clean signal.

Just sayin.

[beyondthe48]

now its down to the sansamp vt+ OR the geminidrive

still taking suggestions though

[CliftonBonney]

Originally Posted by beyondthe48

thanks for making those clips - thats huge man!

so far im liking the sansamp vt - unless i find something better

No problem. I'll be curious to see what you choose. I definitely want a Gemini Drive as well. I'm not sure when it will be made available again though.

[cybersnyder]

I vote Geminidrive. Great sounding pedal.

Another pedal that I'm surprised that I like on bass is the HardWire CM-2 Tube Overdrive.

[Chronicle]

Bogdan losing low end? Not really....

[Valerus]

Originally Posted by Chronicle

Bogdan losing low end? Not really....

Yeah, no loss here. Actually, an abundance.