Bass OD, clean boost, and volume pedal suggestions needed

I'll only speak to the volume pedal choice here, as my OD and boost experiences are limited.

Ernie Ball Volume Jr.
Not too expensive, simple and nearly bomb-proof.

 

The Heartbreaker by Baddy One Shoe

 

Overdrive: Behringer BOD400

Clean Boost: Barber Launch Pad, or any good quality EQ pedal

 

Boost: MXR Micro Amp. One knob for pure gain. Doesn't get much smaller or simpler than that.

Dunlop Manufacturing :: Electronics :: MXR :: Micro Amp

 

I was recently on the hunt for a nice warm overdrive pedal myself. I bought the following:

Digitech HardWire Tube Overdrive
Pork Loin
TC Dark Matter
Bad Monkey

I kept the HardWire Tube Overdrive, it was perfect for me. Pork Loin was next, but was more on the Fuzz side of things and I wanted that warm tubey crunch which the Hardwire delivers.

For clean boost, it's hard to beat the BBE Boosta Grande for the price.

 

I'd go passive. Just be careful to match your impedance and you shouldn't have any tone-suck problems.

 

If you want like a tube overdrive type of sound, the Ibanez bass tube screamer and the voodoo lab sparkle drive would be a good choice. if it helps, the sparkle drive has a more transparent sound. so does the way huge electronics pork loin pedal.

 

I've never used my Sparke Drive for bass - never even occured to me - but it's my favorite guitar OD of all time.

 

Clean boost with a bonus option = Catalinbread Super Chili Picoso

 

clean boost: Until now I've been using an EHX LBP-1.. but I read here that many people don't like it because it starts distorting the signal relatively quickly as you turn the knob up. I had always thought it was my preamp distorting because the signal was too hot.. but after reading everyone saying the same thing, I changed my opinion I did a little research, and ended up ordering the sfx micro boost.. yesterday: [sfx]:micro-boost

volume: ernie ball passive would be your easiest and most safe choice.

od: theres way too many possibilities, I'd advise you to search the forum and browse through the many threads on the subject...

 

slight OD: Xotic RC Bass
clean boost: Rodenberg LDP

= my setup I just wish the Xotic had a tad more gain .....(and, no the BB is not all that!)

 

OD:
- VT bass (comes handy with many options)
- Boss Blues Drive (cuts a bit of low end but I like it)
- Bad Monkey

Clean boosr
- EHX LPB -1 (cheap and good)

Volume pedal
- as far as I know any would work .. just don't get the cheapest one

 

The voodoo lab sparkle drive works very well on bass. this pedal is basically like an Ibanez tube screamer with a clean blend. the modern day equivalent to the sparkle drive would be the way huge electronics pork lion overdrive pedal. if you do have a sparkle drive pedal, give it a try on your bass. you might be amazed how cool it sounds on bass.

 

That is the one I use. I like. At the volumes I play (4 piece rock band), it lets me boost without adding distortion, etc. A very clean boost.

 

hardwire tube od, dod bass overdrive, multidrive
mxr micro amp
boss fv500H