Looking for OD pedal to add to VMT

B3K is the obvious answer

 

Yup. B3K all day. Perfect for that 90's heavy rock grind.

 

I would stick with something that really emphasizes the highs and high mids to fill out what is lacking in the VMT for those tunes. That would mean the above suggestions for the B3K, which would also work as a standalone. A slightly left field suggestion is the Wren & Cuff Mercy Phuk. It doesn't do so great on bass by itself, but paired with a VMT it's one of the best grindy bass tones I've gotten. It really complemented the VMT when I had the two together.

You may also find an OCD-based (Joyo Ultimate Drive) or tubescreamer-based (Hardwire CM-2) circuit works well for that, and for much less money. Both would give the grind to the VMT, and the VMT would help beef their low end.

 

If you want something heavy, you can try the digitech bass driver or a hardwire sc-2 valve distortion.

 

B3K would be fantastic because it has the same basic voice as the VMT but picks up roughly where the VMT stops as far as gain and drive. They are a great pair. Add something super low gain like a Fairfield Barbershop or SolidGold Beta and you've got the trifecta of overdrive!

 

I use a rat tail after all my other dirt pedals and it sounds super grindy as hell.

 

I've found that feeding the VMT with medium gain into the B3K with light gain works really great when it comes to play that Henry Bogdan tone (both with blend at 40-50 percent, depending on your bass' output). I totally agree with Bongo about the frequencies they work with. With the VMT you get that gritty-middy character, and then, when it goes through the B3K, it gets that tight sound, giving you definition and sculpting your tone. Well, using an L2K always helps.

 

I love me some helmet. Lots of ODs will get you there.

 

Oh, yeah; Helmet is one of my favorite bands ever, and Henry Bogdan's tone is one of the reasons I like OD on bass.

 

I had an L2k for a short minute. It was an awesome bass except for the Indonesian quality control. I will have another one one day. Only this time I will get a USA.

As far as OD goes. I really love my Mesa Bottle Rocket. I will be replacing it with a Meatsmoke soon hopefully.

 

I sold my TH500 last week along with a few other pedals and such I had acquired trying get more of that Ampeg sound. Just played with the band using my new v4b / svt212av and I couldn't be happier. Nothing sounds like the real deal once you've played through one.