The Last Pedal

I don't see how the hd-2 wouldn't be for you if you play in a metal band, it's a great effect.

What do you mean by oomph

 

Compressor?

Please define 'oomph'

 

and you didn't find that the hd-2 boosted your signal , you know one of the knobs is a volume knob right?

 

Maybe something like an MXR Microamp or an old Electro Harmonix LPB-2

 

These links are doing nothing.

 

That's not really added gain, that's pretty much wicked overdrive.

 

Just turn the volume knob up to 11. If yours only goes to 10 you need a new amp.

 

When using distortion with bass, I have always found it best to use a distortion that can control the level of both clean and distorted signal. This helps maintain the low end, and retains the "oomph".

 

maybe a sansamp?
otherwise it couldn't hurt to get new strings...it sounds like the bass in the clip is overdriven, but also some really bright strings will help too imo

 

Get a MXR M80+, it's better than a sansamp IHO. 2 channels, 1 clean 1 dirty, EQ, DI, parallel uneffected output (for tuning or ......), gate, mixing level for the dirt.

Greets Lex.

 

The zoom power drive loses quite a bit of bass but it's only noticeable at volume, not when just playing in your bedroom.

 

Yeah, I use it for when I want to cut through a mix with loads of treble, think entwistle tone. I use it for a harsh nasty punk pick tone which it does perfect but it loses alot of bass and the bass eq knob on it doesn't put the bass back in it just adds boom. My band hate the tone of it on its own, but it sounds good in the mix when I'm doing a bass solo in a punky song.