Looking for Overdrive - a special one.

[StayLow]

Fairfield Barbershop or One Control BlackBerry.

 

[Cutter8]

I want a natural, organic sounding Overdrive with tone shaping capabilities.
And I'd much prefer if it was something boutique level, from a small builder instead of something mass produced in the far east. I prefer it if my money goes to a small business within the musical scene.

Price doesn't matter answer = Broughton Sunray (rare as hen's teeth)
Realistic answers = CAL Grizzly or Spaceman Saturn VI (easily obtainable)

 

[Ggaa]

Give EHX Bass Soul Food a stomp.....

 

[Ric5]

 

[Ric5]

 

[rratajski]

Please send an email if you'd like to mod that Egg Sack for a tone pot - [email protected]

 

[Ric5]

 

[Ric5]

 

[foal30]

Nanalog Multi Wave or Free the Tone Bass Blaster. They are my 2 go to pedals for most od now

Big fan of the FTT BB
‘‘Tis the biz”

 

[Phaidrus]

With three tubes for countless hours of tube rolling fun!

Tube Drive Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal - Effectrode

 

[Frank77]

Another vote for the Way Huge Pork Loin here.

 

[Killens84]

Free the Tone Bass Blaster is exactly what you’re looking for. I love mine

 

[SunByrne]

Probably a lot of good options to solve this one.

Darkglass VMT was my first thought, but Way Huge Pork Loin (or Pork n Pickle, same circuit) also excellent for this. TC Mojomojo also good if you want an inexpensive option.

But I haven't tried all the others mentioned--I'm sure many of them are at least as good. Crowded space here.

 

[Dave W]

Fairfield Barbershop

 

[cheapbasslovin]

Catalinbread 5f6? I always hate responding to threads like these because there's so many overdrives, but looking at what you have and what the 5f6 sounds like with my stuff it seems to fill a gap in your arsenal.

 

[kesslari]

One Control Hookers Green

 

[dave64o]

I stopped at suggesting three pedals in my previous post, but the Hooker's Green Bass Machine is one that I also would have included had I decided to suggest more.

 

[props]

Way Huge Pork & Pickle is the only o.d. that I own now. I LOVE it! Probably does a little more than you're looking for so maybe the Way Huge Pork Loin would make more sense.

Edit: Actually, the more I think about it, I think I'd get the Pork & Pickle in the smalls format and give yourself the versatility to dial in the exact tone you want. (even runs on a battery if that helps it fit your needs)
Way Huge Pork and Pickle Smalls Bass Overdrive Pedal

 

[el murdoque]

Please send an email if you'd like to mod that Egg Sack for a tone pot - [email protected]

Hey Ryan,
thanks for replying here. I am in Europe which will make mailing the pedal back and forth a bit complicated & expensive. But since we're talking - what would you recommend out of your personal stable?
I think I've heard a Grey Stache once that had some mod which made it sound a bit more civilized on bass, and there was the Dark Driving which I always liked, but it's out of production and rare over here. Is there some successor to it?

 

[Laurent]

Asking this kind of question on Talkbass can be like throwing spaghettis at the wall, you get a ton of suggestions.

I'll add a few to the spaghetti bowl:

Sans Amp Para Driver - this one is an under appreciated gem. It does low overdrive to distortion, EQ and DI. It became my goto pedal after running through several hundreds of pedals (kid you not, listed in my profile).

Solidgoldfx Beta MKII - really good at doing just a touch of distortion like a B15 pushed passed clean. (In full disclosure I have one listed in the Classified).

Others have mentioned the Bearfoot Blueberry and the Fairfield Barbershop and they are good options too.