Top 6 Dirt Pedals on 7/31/2009

[Smurf-o-Deth]

OK, we get it that you like the Dairy Queen pedal, already. Could you at least post some clips of it?

I've tried one before; very creamy with a sweet top end.

 

[bassman1185]

I've tried one before; very creamy with a sweet top end.

I tried it too, but it was too cold for my taste.

 

[FreaqyFrequency]

I tried it too, but it was too cold for my taste.

Meh. The bottom end was too liquid, it had this sterile feel to it, and all I got was this plastic red spoon in compensation.

 

[Jared Lash]

I don't know what you guys are talking about. I loved mine.

However, I did find that if I played too fast it gave me a headache.

 

[Kromwarp]

Sabine Fuzzstortion
Boss Bass Overdrive
DOD FX52 Classic Fuzz
Way Huge Swollen Pickle
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff (Russian)
MXR Blue Box

 

[jufros]

Having a much better experience with my 2nd Brown Dog so I'm going to say...

1) Chunk Systems Brown Dog
2) Copilot Orbit
3) MXR Bass BlowTorch
4) Electronix Gemini Drive
5) MI Audio Blue Boy Deluxe
6) MI Audio Neo Fuzz

 

[Joe Gress]

However, I did find that if I played too fast it gave me a headache.

I like mine shaved. Shaved ice you know.

 

[lowbass68]

Hematoma is my go to dirt for the dark Tubedriver sound.

Messdrive Hybrid + just about my favorite fuzz.

EHX Bass Muff for stuff the Messdrive don't do.

Fulltone Bass Drive blended 50/50 clean/dirt thru my Parablend to put hair on the mids and highs.

HolyFire - Just tried a friends and have to get one!

Boss ODB-3 for quasi-industrial stuff.

 

[Crystalman85]

Here's my top 6 distortion pedals on bass.

1.digitech xbd bass overdrive/distortion pedal(a.k.a the digitech bass driver). digital bass distortion that has a wide range of sounds.
2.tech 21 xxl bass edition distortion pedal. high-gain distortion that has tons of beef.
3.boss md-2 mega distortion. crunchy distortion that has a lot of lows.
4.digitech grunge distortion pedal. good high-gain distortion that costs 50 dollars. does sound metal for a distortion that's labeled grunge.
5.devi ever cherry pop fuzz pedal. huge fizzy-sounding fuzz that has massive lows.
6.mxr bass d.i+. awesome grinding distortion in a direct box form.

 

[Higgins666]

Ashdown LoMenzo Hyperdrive
Big Muff
Blackstar HT-DistX
Digitech Big Monkey
Wounded Paw Attack Goat
Sansamp BDDI

 

[Bassblisters]

First issue "small box" RAT (circa 1984)
Earthbound Audio Effects Supercollider
Electro Harmonix Bass Big Muff Pi
Korg G-5 (bass synth distortion)
DOD FX 56-B Super American Metal Distortion
Den Tone 900 Pound Violin (a solo builder in Vermont)

 

[ZombiCrow]

I think the majority of the makers of the pedals listed below owe Grygrx some cash for turning me on to them. The rest of your lists have me double over with GAS, but in the meantime:

1. Team Awesome Fuzz Machine: the Clean blend is out of phase on mine, making the control itself basically useless until I get it modded by the maker (really nice guy!), but the fuzz on tap is so bass-heavy anyhow that I don't miss my cleans at all. Only pedal I have that retains as much low end is the-

2. Woolly Mammoth: With passives, it is an ultra-thick one-trick pony, but the pony is made out of iron and granite, and it also wins all the pony shows you take it to out of sheer brilliance.

3. Original Fender Blender: Increases sub-loving lows and can be less "blendering" at lower Sustain settings. The Boost is FAR too loud to find a good balance between it and the non-boosted setting, though, so it's sort of one way or the other. The reissue is like oranges to this apple.

4. Creamy Dreamer: My favorite Big Muff variant, mostly because hardly anyone else has one and it sounds unique amongst the pack. Retains lows beautifully, is more "creamy" than a standard Muff, and has something in the harmonics that in a band setting, allows it to cut by itself, or contribute to the "wall of sound" with another guitar.

5. Pigtronix Disnortion: Jack of Fuzz/Overdrive, master of... paralleling overdrive and fuzz? I got this not too long ago, and though it doesn't have as much character as the Team Awesome, it does have a great sound with many options and retains lows - 100% useful. Plus, parallel fuzz/overdrive is a beautiful sound.

6. Blackstone Appliances Overdrive: My favorite overdrive/distortion so far, and close to my favorite pedal of all; haven't swapped capacitors like Grygrx did yet, but it seems pretty hefty on the lows regardless. Gorgeous drive, and as dynamic as they claim. And it looks as good, to boot. This going into the Team Awesome w/phase-corrected Clean would be heavenly.

 

[Nyarlathotep]

• English Muff'n
• Attack Goat
• Supercollider
• Swollen Pickle
• XXL Bass
• Prunes & Custard

Still the same, even after all the honey moon phases are over. The Torn's Peaker is a close 7th if only for the fact that it works well in the way it disappears behind all the others when mixed with them. Strange I know, but it allows me to have a lower layer of fuzz still going when I fade out the channel with the others. The only reason its not 6th on the list of 6 is that I have it in a blend loop in order to achieve the desired effect w/o losing my low end as well.

I can't believe that I still miss having a Muff'n in my collection. I would never use it really, and that is prolly the only reason I don't have one again for a 3rd time

 

[surfingbird1]

ill try not to get dq'd this time, since my list has changed

1. Blackout Effectors Musket
2. Protone Rhino
3. Fuzzhugger Algal Bloom
4. Fulltone Fat Boost 2
5. Wounded Paw Attack Goat
6. Barber LTD

 

[icarussmicarus]

1. Barber LTD SR
2. BFJE Blueberry
3. PE Depth Charge
4. EHX Bass Big Muff
5. Coloursound Tonebender
6. EHX Muff'n

The SFT might make this list once I've had a bang on it.

 

[jumbo_steelie]

Revised list:

1. Mojo Hand Cream Pie
2. Fuzzrocious modded RAT
3. Malekko Silicon B:Assmaster
4. Subdecay Noisebox
5. EHX Bass Big Muff
6. Bogden Polish Love

Not ranked in any particular order, but the cream pie is always on, and sometimes the RAT rides alone.

 

[K2000]

1. Malekko B:assmaster (standard). My #1 pick. It's slightly squelchy (kills sustain a tiny bit) but other than that I think it's perfect. Versatile! Massive load of texture if you want it! Does everything but mop up, afterwards.

2. DOD 250. Favorite overdrive. Simple to use, and sounds great, with my Fender P and SVT. Two knobs... volume and grit. Done! Classic! Cheapest pedal on my list, and maybe anyone else's.

3. Audio Monk Fuzz Potion. Absurd over-the-top fuzz for when you want to break your lease. I wish it had maybe 25% more texture, just a tiny bit too smooth for me and my particular needs/gear.

4. Zvex Wooly Mammoth. Not my sound - too squelchy for me, and too 'modern'. Great fuzz and perfect for somebody else.

5. Guyatone FZ-2. You don't have a B:assmaster and you need to record a fuzz bass solo that will stand out... This is the pedal you choose.

6. Supercollider. I have never even tried this on my bass. It's my #1 guitar fuzz. It rules.

(Sorry, I forgot this was an old thread... I saw it when I was in Search mode, and got excited)

 

[Bassblisters]

Updated:

Earthbound Audio Effects Supercollider--just plain love how it sounds and the controls
Vintage early 80's ProCo Rat--a classic
Zvex Mastrotron--I like about half of the sounds
Catlinbread Heliotrope--so much fun when playing alone
EHX Bass Big Muff Pi--having a blend is the saving grace, also has a nice price
Danelectro French Toast--cheap and fun

For me, the price always is a factor in singing the praises of an effect pedal.

 

[TOOL460002]

catalin bread teaser stallion - kind of rediscovered it recently... awesome
zvex machine - nastiest grit you will ever hear
malekko assmaster - cant hate that one, lest the effects forum rain down a fire storm upon you

i think thats about it. there are some pedals i use for stuff other than distortion, and i like them, but they dont really count in my mind.

 

[gnasher1993]

zvex machine - nastiest grit you will ever hear

Could you record some clips of the Machine?