What pedal(s) are you using for dirt?

[danielfnj96]

I was just wondering what everyone is using for dirt these days (ie: fuzz, distortion, overdirve) and how (if your using more that one dirt box).

 

[G3Mitch]

On my live board, a Swollen Pickle for fuzz. Mainly use it for huge swells with delays in my ambient/soundscape band. For distortion I'm using a Fuzzrocious Rat Tail, I've tried my fair share of OD's/distortion, but this one can not be beaten. Use that more in my other rock band, its probably on for 60% of our set. Its very rare for me to stack dirt so each one is picked solely for its own tone.

Other drives/fuzz I keep handy for recording/practice are the Voodoo labs Sparkle Drive, Fuzzrocious Dark Driving, Fulltone OCD and a Zvex Woolly Mammoth clone. I just parted with a Mojohand Huckleberry fuzz which was pretty cool also.

 

[AaronVonRock]

I use a Bass Big Muff Pi which is on 80% of the time with a Boss ODB-3 which is on about 30%. Both of those running at the same time sound pretty gnarly. Also, another nice thing about these two pedals is that they are easy and inexpensive to replace if need be.

 

[Skulldrag]

I know it is not a pedal but a Bartolini 18 volt triple coil does it better than anything!!! You can make a mixing board direct grow a pair!!!!!

 

[spaz21387]

I have 3 Fuzz/distortion pedals. Proco rat 2 modded with lm308 chip and upgraded caps for more bass. awesome distortion. wren and cuff pickle pie b. the clean blend on this one is great. I was thinking of selling it till I found out it sounds great with my ray. the last one is a blackout effectors musket. its a great big muff clone. the mids knob is a great addition to a big muff fuzz.

 

[ciubz]

as you can see i use the "bass blogger" as booster and "big muff pi bass" for dirt

 

[Wolffgang]

Darkglass, Darkglass, and uhh Darkglass.

I only really have 3 tones, modulation effects aside; a very slightly hairy tone from my Streamliners amazing pre, a nice punky grind provided by the Vintage Microtubes, and proper we-don't-need-no-rhythm-guitarist distortion courtesy of the B3K.

 

[simenandreas]

I use the Darkglass electronics b7k and the EBS Billy Sheehan signature drive. They are both sounding amazing. Check them out

 

[Vlad5]

(Tall Font Russian || Unpleasant Surprise) > B3K

Parallel blending the TFR with the US is amazing; full range of fuzz for days.
Adding the B3K after that mix is stupid amounts of crushing distortion.

 

[Bassmike62]

Digitech BassDriver: versatile little bugger, works out great for me when I need it, which is not that often.

 

[mitchjonbass]

Sitori Sonics bass fuzz..

 

[FretNoMore]

At the moment my overdrive pedals seem to change with every paycheck.

On the pedalboard right now: Catalinbread SFT, Darkglass Vintage Mictotubes, Wampler Euphoria, Empress Multidrive. I don't stack them. The first three I use for different flavours of overdrive depending on the style of the song. The Empress I at the moment just fool around with at home, together with an octaver in the loop of a Wonderlove envelope pedal, for synthy type sounds that I currently don't use live.

On the backburner, maybe for sale eventually: MXR Bass Overdrive and Fairfield Barbershop.

Also, sent for modification (to lower the input sensitivity) is a Pigtronix Bass FAT Drive.

If the modification works out the Pigtronix just may replace the Euphoria on the pedalboard. I realized I don't really want transparent overdrive, I want a couple of dirt pedals with distinct character for different covers.

 

[lostcontrol_]

Way Huge Swollen Pickle for fuzz, Darkglass B3K for drive. The B3K is just about always on for rock/metal/industrial, the Pickle is for mainly for swells, soundscapes w/delay and mayhem. I hardly use the pickle without having the drive on as well.

 

[gregmon79]

I use, starting from bass>Boss ODB3>Fulltone OCD>Fuzzrocious Demon King>Fuzzrocious Rat King>Hardwire CM2. I am still looking for the right fuzz for me. A friend here on TB is sending me an MXR El Grande fuzz so well see how that goes. Ive also been eying the Bass Bloom by Fuzzhugger. Looks tasty. I also have a B7K but I use it as a clean preamp for now. Who knows, I may use it for some dirt down the road. I also have a Fuzzrocious BDPG that can get quite dirty when pushed that way. And I do push it that way sometimes. All kinds of different flavors of dirt!

 

[DirtyDuke]

I am currently using a vintage microtubes, tube works blue tube, TC Spark Booster, a markbass mini (very under rated) and a B7K, for fuzz I am using a whooly mammoth clone and an MXR Bass Fuzz Deluxe.

 

[ZombieSpacebat]

My main, always on overdrive and tone comes from my Tronographic Rusty Box, then I have a Smallsound/Bigsound TAFM as my main wall of sound type fuzz and a modded RAT for a little extra push on top of the Rusty, but not quite as powerful as the TAFM.

I bought the RAT used so I don't even know what the extra knob does, but it sounds noticeably different from a stock one.

 

[ChopperDave]

Joyo Vintage Overdrive. Tone and Drive set to 0 for the kind of subtle dirt that gets less subtle the harder I play; both set to 9:00 for more of a true distortion. I don't require more dirt than that at this time.

 

[runmikeyrun]

either a 1970's LPB-2 into a USA muff, or a Hardwire CM-2 tube overdrive into the USA muff. Works like a charm!

 

[MCS4]

Blackeye Effects' Palmetto Boost with a touch of grit dialed in as a boost or to cover space when the guitars are solo'ing. Marshall Jackhammer, on overdrive mode and relatively light gain settings, for a dirty tone (sparingly). Fuzzrocious Grey Stache with the mids knob dimed when I need a little insanity.

 

[DenisLM]

HBE Hematoma, EHX Big Muff (russian) and Crowther Audio Prunes&Custard