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What kind of pedal/effect is in this song?

Discussion in 'Effects [BG]' started by (b)Assman, Jun 22, 2008.

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  1. Jun 22, 2008 #1
    (b)Assman

    (b)Assman

    Jun 22, 2008
    Champaign, IL
    The song is Dead Man by Jars of Clay.

    I sounds like it's overdriven without so much gain but I have yet to find an OD pedal that own or have tried that can match that sound. Any suggestions?

    Thanks
     
  2. Jun 22, 2008 #2
    PunkRocker33133

    PunkRocker33133

    Feb 11, 2008
    Northern VA
    It's a fuzz
     
  3. Jun 22, 2008 #3
    (b)Assman

    (b)Assman

    Jun 22, 2008
    Champaign, IL
    What the hell. That can't be fuzz. I have 3 different fuzz pedals and that sound sounds pretty clean except for when he hits the D string there's some small distortion.
     
  4. Jun 22, 2008 #4
    bongomania

    bongomania Supporting Member Commercial User

    Oct 17, 2005
    PDX, OR
    owner, OVNIFX and OVNILabs
    Soundclip/Youtube link?
     
  5. Jun 22, 2008 #5
    PunkRocker33133

    PunkRocker33133

    Feb 11, 2008
    Northern VA
  6. Jun 22, 2008 #6
    bongomania

    bongomania Supporting Member Commercial User

    Oct 17, 2005
    PDX, OR
    owner, OVNIFX and OVNILabs
    Yep, for sure fuzz in that vid. I suppose it could be an all-tube amp driven hard, which results in a fuzz effect...
     
  7. Jun 22, 2008 #7
    (b)Assman

    (b)Assman

    Jun 22, 2008
    Champaign, IL
    lol I'm sorry

    Ya, that's clearly fuzz

    The cd version doesn't sound at all like that let me find it online sorry about that
     
  8. Jun 22, 2008 #8
    (b)Assman

    (b)Assman

    Jun 22, 2008
    Champaign, IL


    there

    that's it :p

    Sounds like some sort of overdrive
     
  9. Jun 22, 2008 #9
    bongomania

    bongomania Supporting Member Commercial User

    Oct 17, 2005
    PDX, OR
    owner, OVNIFX and OVNILabs
    I'd say overdrive (even a "real tube amp" being overdriven) for the main parts, and it sounds to me like when he goes up an octave every couple of verses, he steps on a fuzz, just for those high notes. I'm not sure though.
     
  10. Jun 22, 2008 #10
    (b)Assman

    (b)Assman

    Jun 22, 2008
    Champaign, IL
    I own a Boss ODB3 and my amp has a drive on it and I've used a few other ones and they all seem too have too much gain or don't have the sound like that. I'm not sure what I need to get that kind of sound....thinking of silly things now like http://www.talkbass.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/659/cat/26
    Which has a drive on it.
     
  11. Jun 23, 2008 #11
    crazyBassClown

    crazyBassClown

    Sep 25, 2007
    sydney, australia
    I'd guess that sound is a combination of a clean di sound and a dirtier overdrive sound from an amp being mixed together.
     
  12. Jun 23, 2008 #12
    (b)Assman

    (b)Assman

    Jun 22, 2008
    Champaign, IL
    so it'd be hard to recreate that without having the same type of amp overdrive? Probably has to be tube ODed and not from a pedal possibly???
     
  13. Jun 23, 2008 #13
    CamiloDíaz

    CamiloDíaz

    May 5, 2008
    Santiago, Chile
    kids, let me say you're all effect deaf.

    that is od + OCTAVE pedal.

    clearly.
     
  14. Jun 23, 2008 #14
    (b)Assman

    (b)Assman

    Jun 22, 2008
    Champaign, IL
    I played it clean with octave but and it sounded pretty similar but haven't tried OD and octave.....is it tube od or can it be recreated with a pedal?
     
  15. Jun 23, 2008 #15
    CamiloDíaz

    CamiloDíaz

    May 5, 2008
    Santiago, Chile
    I think a good old ts9 or just any overdrive pedal nowadays could create that grit. careful with guitar pedals and the loss of low end.

    If you don't have one, try a behringer bod. cheap, sounds good, if ya don't like it, you just expended 20 bucks or so.
     
  16. Jun 23, 2008 #16
    (b)Assman

    (b)Assman

    Jun 22, 2008
    Champaign, IL
    I have a boss odb3 and a one on my amp.

    I would never use a pedal that compromised my low end :p
     
  17. Jun 23, 2008 #17
    bongomania

    bongomania Supporting Member Commercial User

    Oct 17, 2005
    PDX, OR
    owner, OVNIFX and OVNILabs
    I don't hear any octave except possibly when he plays up an octave for one bar after every couple of verses, and it sounds distorted enough that it might be an octave/distortion pedal that he steps on for just those few notes.

    The ODB3 is not an overdrive, no matter what's written on it; it will not provide an overdrive "degree" of dirt, it's more of a higher gain buzzy distortion. What amp are you using?
     
  18. Jun 23, 2008 #18
    OhThePeacock

    OhThePeacock

    Sep 15, 2007
    Wausau, WI
    I'd say your effect deaf, there's no octave on there.
     
  19. Jun 23, 2008 #19
    (b)Assman

    (b)Assman

    Jun 22, 2008
    Champaign, IL
    I agree, It wasn't the pedal I thought it was going to be. When I think of OD I don't think of gainy crap and am disappointed with the pedal. The OD kind of sucks on my amp too. I have a Line6 Lowdown LD300 combo amp.
     
  20. Jun 23, 2008 #20
    (b)Assman

    (b)Assman

    Jun 22, 2008
    Champaign, IL
    What are some good OD pedals that can get me that gritty sound not the stupid gainy distortion? The Behringer BOD doesn't seem to be doing it nor does the ODB3...
     
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