Help me find the perfect OD pedal!

[Renardo0o]

Hello guys!
Recently I decided to get an overdrive pedal but I'm so lost...
To give an idea, I'm looking for an organic dirty sound like Faith No More, Helmet, Snot, Tomahawk (I really love Kevin Rutmanis sound), but I also want it to be pushed further like in Around The World by the RHCP.

I don't really like the synthy sound (atleast that's what I've heard from the demos) of the ODB-3, even if it seem versatile.

I thought that the Darkglass B3K would be good but the price is way too high for my tiny budget (under 100$)
Joyo seems like a good compromise, but I'm really not sure about the quality.

And if you have samples of a pedal with the sound I'm looking for (it can even be the ODB) I'll be glad to hear it too!
Thanks!

 

[LSMFT6]

The Source Audio Aftershock can be found pretty cheap as used, and it covers all the bases you’d ever want to cover.

 

[Renardo0o]

The Source Audio Aftershock can be found pretty cheap as used, and it covers all the bases you’d ever want to cover.

It's funny because I'm exactly looking at a demo of the Aftershock right now.
It seems like an awesome pedal!

 

[superheavyfunk]

The joyo stuff isn’t bad, really. And if you get it from Amazon, you’ve got a an easy return path.

As for recommendations, the aftershock is definitely a good one, as long as you’re ok with menus and stuff. Wasn’t for me, personally. I’m using the Grizzly now and it does everything I need and without any menus to dive through. Other great drives that have got a lot of love around here over the years are the Vulcan, the Barbershop, the beta, 5th gear (really awesome, imo), and obviously the darkglass stuff.

 

[bassbrad]

The SA Aftershock comes with 6 great sounds that you can easily tailor to your needs with with the Neuro phone or computer app. Add to that the hundreds of creations shared on the Neuro.Cloud you can sample, load and modify as you need. With the Neuro app you can mix and match from nearly every popular, classic to modern circuit with full control over gain, saturation, mix and tonal EQ.

Otherwise you can commit to the inevitable and never ending search, buy, trade, sell, collect or destroy mission in your search for the "perfect OD, Dirt ,Drive" pedal that so many of us have thru hundreds of tries, buys, near misses and search for the unobtainium. I have been searching for ages, hundreds of pedals, own 30-40 dirt pedals, worked with builders, engineers and spent hundreds on rare vintage, custom or prototype pedals and still the Aftershock is my suggestion.

 

[dedpool1052]

An underdog of the overdrive world,
that's regularly new for under $100,
is the TC Electronics Spark.

Volume, gain, bass, treble, and a 3-way voicing switch.

I have plenty of other ODs I prefer, but for the price and flexibility, it's hard to beat.

 

[FaithNoMan]

The Tech21 Oxford was the first pedal I played that gave me the Billy Gould "Grunt". combine that with an even brighter overdrive in line and you can basically have his tone. A bass with rock maple on board wouldn't hurt either.

You want something that can kind of fuzz out, but at the same time give you that broken tin can metallic pang.

I wound up using preamps based off his original amps, and well...the same exact amp he used for his early albums.

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[FaithNoMan]

To give an idea of that amp's raw sound, here is a track I recorded with only the amp and no pedals. The strings were old as sh*t.

The bass sounds like a grand piano by comparison now. A very bright bass.
But you can hear the signature old Peavey "grunt" Billy talked about here. The harder it gets attacked, the more it grunts.

 

[gh0st42]

The Tech21 Oxford was the first pedal I played that gave me the Billy Gould "Grunt". combine that with an even brighter overdrive in line and you can basically have his tone. A bass with rock maple on board wouldn't hurt either.

You want something that can kind of fuzz out, but at the same time give you that broken tin can metallic pang.

I wound up using preamps based off his original amps, and well...the same exact amp he used for his early albums.

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How do you like the JohnK Century vs the Peavey head?

Sooner or later I’m probably going to end up with a beastly old Peavey, or one of the John K preamps to scratch that itch.

 

[mmbongo]

A B3K is definitely the type of pedal you are looking for. And I'll be honest about the ODB...it may be the worst pedal I've ever used.

So to get a B3K type sound on the cheap, The Source Audio Afterburner is fantastic and gives you lots of sounds. Another option is the GupTech BassBone, which is a B3K clone

Bass Bone - Bass Preamp OD - Black | Reverb

 

[Killing Floor]

Personal favorites are tube based pedals because you are actually overdriving. But there is no best.

 

[FaithNoMan]

Personal favorites are tube based pedals because you are actually overdriving. But there is no best.

Many S.S. older amps naturally went into overdrive, and usually giving a harsher, fuzzier overdrive. That is the crux of Billy's tone, and also Duff McCagan's early GnR tones.

They were not clean, but very different from the "waterlogged" SVT tones, which were also cool.

 

[FaithNoMan]

A B3K is definitely the type of pedal you are looking for. And I'll be honest about the ODB...it may be the worst pedal I've ever used.

So to get a B3K type sound on the cheap, The Source Audio Afterburner is fantastic and gives you lots of sounds. Another option is the GupTech BassBone, which is a B3K clone

Bass Bone - Bass Preamp OD - Black | Reverb

I got that sound for years with the combo of the B3K and a gutsier overdrive to cover the mids. The Alpha-Omega/Omicron was pretty notable for getting a great blend of those tones.

 

[FaithNoMan]

How do you like the JohnK Century vs the Peavey head?

Sooner or later I’m probably going to end up with a beastly old Peavey, or one of the John K preamps to scratch that itch.

The JohnK pedal(both of the ones I have) do a more-than-admirable job of that Peavey MarkIII/MarkIV tone.

I just saw that amp for 200 on Ebay and knew they wouldn't be around forever. Esp after all these years of my friend bugging me on my tone quest: "You know the f**king amp Billy used, why won't you just BUY THE AMP instead of messing around so much??"

"It's ugly. It reminds me of a Plymouth Volare dashboard/it will stick off the sides of my Eden cab, unlike my Mesa Bass 400 or my GK800RB"
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It's my favorite amp now. But do not hesitate on the JohnK pedals. Top-notch.

This was the JohnK with my Ric/newer strings, going through my Mesa Bass 400. The Mesa is set very warm and clean here-all the grind is the Centurion pedal:

 

[Jantelagen]

Hello guys!
Recently I decided to get an overdrive pedal but I'm so lost...
To give an idea, I'm looking for an organic dirty sound like Faith No More, Helmet, Snot, Tomahawk (I really love Kevin Rutmanis sound), but I also want it to be pushed further like in Around The World by the RHCP.

I don't really like the synthy sound (atleast that's what I've heard from the demos) of the ODB-3, even if it seem versatile.

I thought that the Darkglass B3K would be good but the price is way too high for my tiny budget (under 100$)
Joyo seems like a good compromise, but I'm really not sure about the quality.

And if you have samples of a pedal with the sound I'm looking for (it can even be the ODB) I'll be glad to hear it too!
Thanks!

The new Darkglass B1K might be a little closer to your price range

 

[moon-bass]

Check out the Nobels OD. For me, it has a nice SS OD type sound in it's middle range. The mini can be found pretty cheap. Also, another vote for the SA Aftershock. Very versatile, but takes a little work.

 

[el murdoque]

The color of dirt as well as dirt cheap: TC Electronics MojoMojo. Not half bad.
The Joyo American Drive is also not that bad.

 

[landrybass]

I really like the Way Huge/Pork&Pickle smalls version. It’s tiny and you can flip between overdrive and the fuzz you’re talking about on around the world. Plus it has some cool clean blend and tone controls.

 

[bste9]

I got that sound for years with the combo of the B3K and a gutsier overdrive to cover the mids. The Alpha-Omega/Omicron was pretty notable for getting a great blend of those tones.

I use an Alpha-Omega Ultra Pre as an always on subtle drive and when i really want to get dirty use the B3K. Great combo!

 

[Snibborwocky]

For players on a budget, I've found that the TC Electronic MojoMojo OD works good with bass. I think it's one of the most underrated pedals under $100 out there.