Distortion - yes or no???

[Whothehell1313]

Hhhhhhhhell yes, I use distortion.
Black label DS-1 .
I add chorus and delay in the simple signal chain, with super-secret-squirrel-code settings for each pedal (and I even take the knobs off and put them back on skewed off the actual factory axis, just to make geargeeks wonder about my tone), and touch-my-amp-and-I'll-break-your-fingers head & eq settings.

I rock.

 

[behndy]

i like you. you're funny.

*hugz!*

 

[jg919]

I have to agree with the post by Marmadaddy -
I have used a Boss ODB-3 for a while, and it takes a while to find a good setting to work in a situation.
The main thing with distortion/overdrive seems to be (depending on your taste) finding a happy medium between dry and overdriven tones. Unless your going for an all-out fuzz tone, a good dose of your dry mix under your OD is what keeps your sound real.
If there is too much focus on the effect, the bass tone seems to lose low freqencies or distinguishing mids - this is very much what happens with the Boss ODB-3 pedal, unless you mix in a healthy dose of dry signal.
Personally, I love the buzz/fuzz factor - and even mild overdrive.

 

[jacksonguy95]

i play dirty 70% of the time

I have a boss odb 3 and i disliked it for the longest time until i gained more knowledge on tone/equing etc..

im thinking about adding a new pedal to my gear just dont know quite yet, the problem is that i have no where i can try any out yet i dont know of any decent guitar stores in minnesota so i cant try before buy. so until then ill just stick with my boss

 

[jcburn]

I genuinely like the ODB-3. I've tried some of the much loved pedals and they didnt quite give me the attck cruch I wanted while maintaining the bottom end, so for me this one does it for me.
The only pedal I had once and sold (and regret) is the VT Bass. It really does add that Ampeg "grind" or "presence" that is hard to describe but unique to that range of amps. When I got it I really didn't understand how to use it properly and one day will grab another one, but not for OD/distortion per se. More for the character of the sound I think.

 

[Lionslicer9999]

Should be a middle answer, like a slight distortion/fuzz... I personally like a really slight distortion that makes it sound a bit more darker and dirty for metal.

 

[Eric!]

Always clean..

 

[My name is Mudd]

Always clean..

NEED LESS FUZZ!