Suggest an overdrive for flats on a P?

[billiam5billion]

What's a good overdrive pedal for a P bass with flats? I've been jamming some fuzzy psychedelic droney kinda stuff with the guys at work and I can't get what I want out of the big muff or the MXR el grande. I need something that has a little more definition. Everything I try just sounds muddy and flabby.

 

[DeltaPhoenix]

what is your budget?

 

[bassfart]

B:assmaster.

 

[JSK5String]

I know it's not an overdrive, but I love the way my MicroPOG fattens up my P strung with Chromes.

 

[DeltaPhoenix]

Yeah actually, nothing in this thread is an OD.

 

[chuck3]

I would try an EBS ValveDrive. Not cheap, though.

 

[PlungerModerno]

Depending on what you need - there are a bunch of very well liked offerings from tech 21 - eg this kinda thing:

That can add some non - fuzz filth to a tone - otherwise you can go down the tube OD route - or not.

There are a lot of options. Do you have a specific tone in mind? a few reference points will help!

Also budget. Some pedals are very pricey, some not so much.

 

[falconspatriots]

Yeah actually, nothing in this thread is an OD.

+1 lol

If you have a decent budget then without a doubt the darkglass B3K. Just got mine last week and it's exactly what I've been looking for.

If your budget is a little tighter then that then I suggest a pigtronix fat drive. It's good with active bass and GREAT with passive bass. It can go from subtle overdrive to crazy gain-driven distortion. Extremely versitile.

Good luck with the the OD search, It took me a while to find ones I liked with flats. When you do its magic.

 

[necropain]

ima say double muff actually it sounds really great on P-basses

 

[Poopoutyouridea]

I'd say a modded Digitech Bad Monkey. Umodded, these things are great, but the modded ones are the ****!

 

[LSMFT6]

I play flats and the VT Bass (new version, speaker sim doesn't do it for me) sounds pretty good for OD, distortion and fuzz.

 

[HOOLIGAN]

I use a P Bass w/ flats w/ a Fulltone Bass Driver and a Rusty Box, sometimes alone each or each going through its own amp at the same time-Plenty of definition any way.

 

[G3Mitch]

I know it's not an overdrive, but I love the way my MicroPOG fattens up my P strung with Chromes.

Yeah actually, nothing in this thread is an OD.

So, I actually think this is a fair recommendation... i play a p-bass and have found that the pog CAN give it more growl with the sub and +1 at more subtle settings.

That being said, it isn't an OD, and I do not use flats, i use stainless roundwound, so there is a fair amount of aggressive-ish tones happening. But IME with overdrives, i loved the Fulltone OCD and Crowther HotCake, but I can't go past the Fuzzrocious Rat Tail, which is a distortion, but can be used as an OD very easily. My only regret is not getting the dual rat tail !!

 

[Tractorr]

I just got a Joyo Ultimate Drive. For 40 bucks it is worth a look.

 

[Laurent]

As noted before, I think you are looking for a fuzz pedal not an overdrive.

I would consider a Swollen Pickle or a Wolly Mammoth or even a Mastotron.
If you want to stay withh a Muff type pedal, a Stomp under Foot Civil War or Dirty Rooster should do the trick.

I have tested all of these with flats and they sound great.

 

[fclefgeoff]

I dig the sound of the Pork Loin with my Duck Dunn P. It is currently strung with Rotosound Flats.

 

[turnerstough]

+1 for the ebs valvedrive. It's great if you want to put a little hair on your tone. I've been digging the greedtone overdrive. It has two stages so you can have a few more tonal options. I use labella deep talking flats and switch between the ebs and the greedtone depending on the gig.

 

[kenstee]

Darkglass B3K.............It will give you EXACTLY what you are looking for tone-wise.......

 

[NeroJazz]

I'm lovin the sound of my P strung with TI jazz flats run into a Phat Phuk B with the internal trimpot set to the point of overdrive. It sounds really awesome, completely dirty, lots of low end and a real hairy, vintage kinda vibe.

 

[billiam5billion]

Thanks for all the suggestions, but I'm definitely in the under $100 range. How is the Boss ODB-3 with flats? I've got a line on one for 25 bucks. Also, I'm running it through a GK MB115 if that helps. Once again, thanks so much!