Tube OD Pedal (no SVT tone)

What is your budget?

There are some solid tube OD's like valvecasters that are relatively cheap, as well as some nicer tube preamps for 200-300$+ like the Two Notes pedals. Two Notes makes a Bass preamp actually.

Not sure what the best affordable option would be. If you're on a budget it might be best to skip real tubes for now and get a nice responsive/tube like OD as some can sound pretty close for a much lower price.

The EHX Muff'n might be worth checking out:

 

Joyo or Harley Benton in EU American Sound will get you a classic driven Fender sound based on the SansAmp pedal, has plenty of low end without need of a clean blend can do clean to very saturated.

https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_american_truetone.htm

 

JHS Moonshine V2 might be up your alley. Vintage sounding with a very nice growl, has a clean blend, can be found reasonably priced. I had one as an always on pedal for about a year but eventually replaced it with a VT Bass sansamp for the DI.

 

I'd recommend you check out Creation Audio Lab's Grizzly Bass.

https://www.creationaudiolabs.com/grizzlybass

 

You want a killer tone with a real 12ax7 tube in it? You'll want this, and they are very affordable when they pop up used. It doesn't have a clean blend, but doesn't need one either...

 

I haven’t used one with a solid-state bass amplifier, but I never don’t use a Night Owl Industries Oscar preamp with my tube bass amplifier.

 

The ehx hot wax would be a good choice for a tube overdrive pedal that doesn't emulate an svt kind of sound. this pedal has 2 sounds. there's the hot tubes(which is a bright aggressive tube sound) and there's the crayon(which has a warm but heavy overdrive sound). you use one overdrive channel or use them both to get a heavy distortion sound. I use to own this pedal and it is a great sounding overdrive pedal. best of all, it has a blend control along with a 2-band eq to sculpt your overdrive sound. I personally would describe this pedal as the poor man's darkglass vintage deluxe. I am thinking about buying it once again. I definitely would recommend this pedal if you want a tube overdrive pedal that's not ampeg emulated.

 

That's an awesome pedal. the hot wax is another awesome od pedal to own.