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This would have been my vote. Everything he does has a good amount of EQ control. And he's never shy on the lows.
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Distortion Pedals with low end?
- Thread starter Chuck Meyer
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This would have been my vote. Everything he does has a good amount of EQ control. And he's never shy on the lows.
Ric5
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The IE QF-2 has 4 bands of analog dirt.
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I thought the Dark Glass A/O had a beefy low end OD and is one of the reasons I bought it, especially compared to the other Dark Glass Pedals.
Dr Scientist - the elements ( blend w/pedal jack ..!! you can control the Mix via a volume pedal )
3 band EQ , 3 od/dist modes , bass/mid filters , etc ... it'll really do anything .. !!
another much more simple and cheap ... 1 knob ... SolidGoldFX BC239
3 band EQ , 3 od/dist modes , bass/mid filters , etc ... it'll really do anything .. !!
another much more simple and cheap ... 1 knob ... SolidGoldFX BC239
Plus the QF2 has a sweepable frequency starting point which makes it super versatile and a lot of fun with an expression pedal.
Pardon the shame(ful)less self-promotion here, not my intention, but literally I just did a video demonstration of the Source Audio Aftershock and I'm in love with it.
It's super versatile and can be automated. Just a great take on a distortion pedal with tons of options. They don't pay me to say that either
It's super versatile and can be automated. Just a great take on a distortion pedal with tons of options. They don't pay me to say that either
Any specific examples? '90s hard rock sounds like you might be after overdrive more than distortion.
Most bass specific (and some non-bass specific) dirt pedals nowadays have low end. As far as dirt, the Pro-Co Rat and Big Muff were popular back then. You might want to try the MXR Bass Distortion or Way Huge Russian Pickle.
+1 for the blower box. I love mine and a/b ing it against the b3k and the alpha-omega I still prefer my bb.
For the 90s sound I’d recommend trying the Green Russian muff. I a/b against my original Green Russian and it very close and retains almost all of the low end. The old one adds a little low end so it’s different but the new one is still good.
Another option is the mxr bass d.i. While giving you the option of using it as a clean preamp you can also just view it as a fairly adjustable distortion option. It has a blend option. If you just use the eq to shape the distortion and just use as a distortion option it can sound pretty good.
For the 90s sound I’d recommend trying the Green Russian muff. I a/b against my original Green Russian and it very close and retains almost all of the low end. The old one adds a little low end so it’s different but the new one is still good.
Another option is the mxr bass d.i. While giving you the option of using it as a clean preamp you can also just view it as a fairly adjustable distortion option. It has a blend option. If you just use the eq to shape the distortion and just use as a distortion option it can sound pretty good.
+1 on the MXR M85. I had the Aftershock, and went with this one. Less complicated, easy to get a good sound.
I love my Mad Professor Blueberry Bass Overdrive for just that.
It's simple, with volume, gain, and filter knobs, but it retains tons of low end. You run the filter lower and keep the gain down, and it really fills out the bottom end while giving that slightly pushed tube power amp feel to the notes. You can dial a more filter in to get more grind, but the low end doesn't suffer.
It's simple, with volume, gain, and filter knobs, but it retains tons of low end. You run the filter lower and keep the gain down, and it really fills out the bottom end while giving that slightly pushed tube power amp feel to the notes. You can dial a more filter in to get more grind, but the low end doesn't suffer.
I've found a clean blend to be very effective in preserving low end and helping to get consistency between clean and drive tones. I think you would like the B3K, or maybe even the B7K to add back in some low end/low mids with the EQ.
I am currently using the Vulcan XL and have really been enjoying that. Very versatile pedal.
I am currently using the Vulcan XL and have really been enjoying that. Very versatile pedal.
This! This pedal changed my whole outlook on my rig and I ended up taking off about 5 dirt pedals off my board because of it. It's glorious.
