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Bass Distortion pedals you'd recommend?

#103
I won't afford Jam pedals (they ain't cheap on the used market, yet)

yeah, I jammed today with one of my bassists (me on 6) and my drummer called off for a sick family member

so we used Drum Buddy, and it was aiight

on my geetar board I have a Vick muff, because mascis

and a One Control phaser and a MXR mini flanger

and a Ibanez mini delay

alla them mini's I hit like 75% of the time

what it sounds like:

EDIT: it ain't upload?

here's a link:
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#104
I recommended the one on the right before, and it's one of the most versatile pedals I've had. But I have been trying for 3 years to kick the one on the left off my amp. The Rusty Box, all manner of Earthquaker overdrives, Seamoon Grind, and Lusithand Ground & Pound are just some that it has kicked back off my amp in a manner of minutes.

I wish it was still made, and maybe in a smaller format, but I absolutely love the pedal on the left. The surf green one that is high-octane.

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#106
Mosky Black Rat!

It retains low end better than most other RAT clones on the market, and there is just something about it that makes it blend with clean signal exceptionally well, without it ending up sounding like a distorted signal sitting on top of a clean on.
Especially great in Turbo mode, and even better blended in parallel with about 30-40% overdrive from a Joyo Orange Juice.

And the Orange Fur Coat is an amazing bass fuzz pedal, so monstrously gnarly, and again retains low end exceptionally well.
 
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FWIW, I find the Vintage Microtubes much more useful than the B3K, but I don't do metal and such. (I also have a knock-off B7K and while it can be fun, it's not for me, either.)

And yep, a 'pressor with a gain knob can be used like a stacked OD - compression itself can add to that even where trad compressing is not the goal.

I have a number of compressors where the sound is as much my use - the Meek, Toadworks and even the Ampeg Opto and Pigtronix (which has a dirt switch) can enhance and drive nicely.
 
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Maxi Funkl said:
Let me start by saying I'm just starting to accept I dig dirt pedals. I have come to a decent understanding of Overdrive & Fuzz pedals. But distortion is not so clear. Rat vs Tube Screamer vs Mosfett vs Silicone vs etc and so on.

My dirt pedal exposure isn't vast. But I've gone through a few MojoMojo too dark. Rodenberg LDB Deluxe kind of cool but too big. Hamstead Subspace Killer pedal so many options but mine is noisy as heck. Scorpion killer not going anywhere but it's more Overdrive/EQ pedal.

So, I'm looking to replace the Subspace or at least discover potential options. 1st thought was MDB 3 like the Subspace tons of options. Do wish it was smaller. Maybe Rattler Bass? What's your favorite type of distortion and pedals. I'd prefer top jacks but I won't rule side Jack's out. Board ergonomics does matter.
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It's all personal opinion and "dirt" is particularly personal. My recommendation is the tiny Zoom MS-60b+ multiFX pedal. It's cheap and has lots of modelled distortion and preamp pedals, along with a list of other effects and emulations. The preamps and dirt pedals sound particularly good to me (a professional music producer and bass player) and are as good as most of the "proper" pedals I've owned over the years. For $150 you get at least 20 types of distortion that relate to real-life hardware units - you might find the one you like on the Zoom and then buy the real thing, or you might be happy sticking with the virtual equivalent. I know Zoom are thought of as a crappy brand, but this pedal is great and I'm a convert. I was forced to try it as my tiny Pedaltrain Nano+ was at breaking point and I wanted an octaver, so the Zoom replaced my Sansamp Red Ripper and is staying.
 
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Joe Lonsdale said:
It's all personal opinion and "dirt" is particularly personal. My recommendation is the tiny Zoom MS-60b+ multiFX pedal. It's cheap and has lots of modelled distortion and preamp pedals, along with a list of other effects and emulations. The preamps and dirt pedals sound particularly good to me (a professional music producer and bass player) and are as good as most of the "proper" pedals I've owned over the years. For $150 you get at least 20 types of distortion that relate to real-life hardware units - you might find the one you like on the Zoom and then buy the real thing, or you might be happy sticking with the virtual equivalent. I know Zoom are thought of as a crappy brand, but this pedal is great and I'm a convert. I was forced to try it as my tiny Pedaltrain Nano+ was at breaking point and I wanted an octaver, so the Zoom replaced my Sansamp Red Ripper and is staying.
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I had that pedal and gave it away to someone who'd actually use it.
 
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Maxi Funkl said:
I had that pedal and gave it away to someone who'd actually use it.
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Hah! I'll take that as a "no way man". I respect your opinion, but, at the risk of sounding snarky, if somebody can't get great bass distortion out of the Zoom, the problem isn't the Zoom.

In the last three years I've owned: an Ampeg Scrambler, a Sansamp Red Ripper (keeping this) a Way Huge Pork & Pickle (regret selling), a Darkglass Microtubes (hated it), a Source Audio Aftershock (brilliant but beyond my needs), an MXR M287 fuzz/octaver (too big) a Electro Harmonix Soul Food (loved it) an EBS The Drive (boring) band probably a couple more I've forgotten about. They were all great, I particularly liked the Red Ripper and the Pork & Pickle.

The little Zoom does *everything* they all do just as well and any fractional trade-off is more than made up for with value, choice and customisation options: I have a dirty sound with a touch of lower octave that sounds awesome: try THAT with any of the pedals from my list...
 
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Joe Lonsdale said:
Hah! I'll take that as a "no way man". I respect your opinion, but, at the risk of sounding snarky, if somebody can't get great bass distortion out of the Zoom, the problem isn't the Zoom.

In the last three years I've owned: an Ampeg Scrambler, a Sansamp Red Ripper (keeping this) a Way Huge Pork & Pickle (regret selling), a Darkglass Microtubes (hated it), a Source Audio Aftershock (brilliant but beyond my needs), an MXR M287 fuzz/octaver (too big) a Electro Harmonix Soul Food (loved it) an EBS The Drive (boring) band probably a couple more I've forgotten about. They were all great, I particularly liked the Red Ripper and the Pork & Pickle.

The little Zoom does *everything* they all do just as well and any fractional trade-off is more than made up for with value, choice and customisation options: I have a dirty sound with a touch of lower octave that sounds awesome: try THAT with any of the pedals from my list...
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That little screen no thanks it was a cool 1st bass pedal though.
 
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Joe Lonsdale said:
Hah! I'll take that as a "no way man". I respect your opinion, but, at the risk of sounding snarky, if somebody can't get great bass distortion out of the Zoom, the problem isn't the Zoom.

In the last three years I've owned: an Ampeg Scrambler, a Sansamp Red Ripper (keeping this) a Way Huge Pork & Pickle (regret selling), a Darkglass Microtubes (hated it), a Source Audio Aftershock (brilliant but beyond my needs), an MXR M287 fuzz/octaver (too big) a Electro Harmonix Soul Food (loved it) an EBS The Drive (boring) band probably a couple more I've forgotten about. They were all great, I particularly liked the Red Ripper and the Pork & Pickle.

The little Zoom does *everything* they all do just as well and any fractional trade-off is more than made up for with value, choice and customisation options: I have a dirty sound with a touch of lower octave that sounds awesome: try THAT with any of the pedals from my list...
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I use an HX One as the "cover everything else I don't have" pedal on the guitar board. If I needed such a thing for bass I would probably get another one. It has a very nice array of bass specific effects in it
 

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