Thicker Wah Tone - Crybaby 105Q

I am trying to thicken up my wah tone. I currently use the MXR Superbadass M75 pedal before my Crybaby 105Q. I settled on this pedal mainly because it got REALLY close to the sound I liked at the time (wilder wah tone basically). Of course, now I think I need to do something different. At the moment, the sweep of the wah is taking away a good chunk of my thick tone with the M75. I am hoping to feed the 105Q with a thicker sounding overdrive to make the wah sound fuller. Sounds good in theory, but I don't know if I will achieve that. I am not looking for a PERFECT match, I just want something that gets me closer than I am now.

I am looking for an overdrive/distortion pedal that does the following:
· Keeps the original bass tone at lower overdrive settings
· Does not cause a massive mid-scoop
· About the size of a boss pedal or smaller
· Works well with Active basses
· Has a simple output level control
· Blend knob is optional
· Costs $150 or less
· One-Trick Ponies are OK!

If you have a better idea on how to do this and/or goes in a completely different direction, please share! I am not well versed with wah pedals and overdrive distortion combinations.

 

I am thinking something along the lines of the signature Slash Wah with distortion built in. I heard a guitarist use that and it was a very full sounding tone. I also envy Cliff Burton's wah tone, but with my setup, that is not going to happen, but If I can get something half-way similar to that, I would probably be cool with it.

 

I honestly had not thought about doing that. My previous attempts at doing this basically resulted the wah tone to disappear, but like you said, it all depends on the pedal you choose for it.

 

Muff Style Fuzz is what I started thinking of. Is there a simple Muff Style Fuzz with added midrange that works well for bass and/or made for bass? It's going to be set once and hardly every touched again.

 

I think I am going to try my luck with the Deluxe Bass Big Muff or a Big Muff Bass Nano.

Thanks for all of the responses!

 

PunkRocker33133: Your wah is also gonna accentuate the mid range greatly in the middle of the sweep, the EHX Bass Big Muff is totally worth looking at also"

THANK YOU! I tested this at my show last night. I set my MXR Superbadass Distortion pedal to be 3/10 on the midrange knob and increased the lows and highs on it. In addition, I increased the distortion content. The wah's midrange voice came through really well with the MXR feeding it. The low end pushed the wah bit further and the upper mid to high frequencies carried the distortion on top. The result was MUCH closer to what I was trying to go for. Everything sounded more defined that way.

My guitarist is selling a Suhr Rufus Fuzz pedal which has EQ knobs and great low end content. I am going to try that soon. Thank to everyone suggesting a fuzz with wah. Should have been obvious from the start, but I tend to go down a different path!