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Which bass overdrive to go with?

#25
I still have and use my GT6B.

Like you, I tended to use the Blues Driver (although in "Custom" setting so I could control the low-freq and hi-freq overdrive separately).

I had considered other pedals, but didn't want to mix my multieffect with a bunch of pedals.

The Way Huge Pork Loin changed that for me.

It sits next to my GT6B now, and will probably lead me to go with 100% discrete pedals.

When I jammed with my band earlier this week, the Pork Loin was on 75% of the time -- it added "fur" and girth when I was playing softly and crossed naturally and gradually into overdrive when I dug in harder.
That touch-sensitivity was REALLY fun to play with, and something that digital pedals (or lesser analog pedals) will have a very hard time duplicating.

The GT6B is a FANTASTIC pedal, and I've been a steady user for 8 years now.
But I'm using less effects and want to scale down & zero in on REALLY good sounding versions of those effects that I do use.

The Pork Loin is the pedal that has started me on that course.
 
#26
Thanks so much for all of the input and advice. Haven't made a purchase yet. I am leaning toward the Pork Loin. Have researched it and am quite impressed with what I am seeing/reading, and most importantly, HEARING! At this point, the Boss, Digitech and DOd are pretty much out of consideration. The only other pedal I am thinking about is the Ibanez TS9B, which got an earlier recommendation. Anyone else have experience with this one, and what are your thoughts?
 
#27
groovaholic said:
I still have and use my GT6B.

Like you, I tended to use the Blues Driver (although in "Custom" setting so I could control the low-freq and hi-freq overdrive separately).

I had considered other pedals, but didn't want to mix my multieffect with a bunch of pedals.

The Way Huge Pork Loin changed that for me.

It sits next to my GT6B now, and will probably lead me to go with 100% discrete pedals.

When I jammed with my band earlier this week, the Pork Loin was on 75% of the time -- it added "fur" and girth when I was playing softly and crossed naturally and gradually into overdrive when I dug in harder.
That touch-sensitivity was REALLY fun to play with, and something that digital pedals (or lesser analog pedals) will have a very hard time duplicating.

The GT6B is a FANTASTIC pedal, and I've been a steady user for 8 years now.
But I'm using less effects and want to scale down & zero in on REALLY good sounding versions of those effects that I do use.

The Pork Loin is the pedal that has started me on that course.
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I used it the same way. This is what made me understand the importance of being able to have a blend option. Keeping the clean signal intact and having the drive sound blended was awesome. Coming from a fellow GT6B user, it's interesting that the pedal that is getting more love here than not is the pedal that is convincing you to make the switch. Still looking at the Ibanez TS9B, but I am leaning toward the Pork Loin.
 
#28
ilovenofrets said:
Thanks so much for all of the input and advice. Haven't made a purchase yet. I am leaning toward the Pork Loin. Have researched it and am quite impressed with what I am seeing/reading, and most importantly, HEARING! At this point, the Boss, Digitech and DOd are pretty much out of consideration. The only other pedal I am thinking about is the Ibanez TS9B, which got an earlier recommendation. Anyone else have experience with this one, and what are your thoughts?
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I haven't used the TS9B, but there are a ton of Tubescreamer clones out there to choose from. You may find one with features, price point, or functionality that you prefer over the TS9B. I'm a satisfied owner of a Fulltone Bass Drive (another Tubescreamer clone) for the record.:)
 
#30
What sort of tone are you after bud? Some Youtube examples would be handy.
I'm one of the few who has found a really good setting for "always on" in a rock band/metal band with the Boss ODB3...
Gain - whatever level suits you
Treble - rolled all the way off or only slightly on (8 o'clock max)
Bass - somewhere between 12 and 1 oclock
Blend - 9/10 oclock
Drive - somewhere between all the way down and 9 oclock, depending on how nasty I want the OD to sound
I find that this tames the fuzzy/trebly nature of the pedal and I truly love the sound this produces for pick style rock and metal.
I dont have experience of these settings into a solid state amp. My amp is an odd sort of hybrid - it has 3 preamp tubes, 1 power amp tube and a 600 watt solid state power section. It really does sound convincingly like a clean tube amp.
I also have a modded ODB3, and I will agree that the mod sounds great for it (even though I am a fan of the stock pedal). It tames the fuzziness of the distortion at low setting and takes away what alot of other perceive as very harsh top end. It's funny though - I actually use the modded pedal for my highly distorted sounds as I find it cuts a little better than the stock pedal in this situation.
Hope my post makes sense!
 
#31
punisher911 said:
I used to love my ODB-3 until I got a Digitech Hardwire Tube OD. It sounded so much better on my Hartke Hydrive 2x10 that had a tube preamp.
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+1

The Hardwire Tube Overdrive is the most overlooked pedal on the planet for some reason.

I use one, as well as a Pork Loin. They are very different. The Hardwire can get pretty grindy, the Pork can get fatter.
 
#32
If it's simply a dirt pedal you want, the digitech bass driver or the pork loin would be a good choice for that. I own a digitech bass driver and I find it to be very suitable for hard rock and heavy metal. it can go from a warm overdrive to an extreme distortion. the pork loin is an overdrive pedal with a blend that works very well on bass. that pedal can add some dirt without obliterating lows. a great overdrive pedal is you only want a little bit of dirt.
 
#39
Crystalman85 said:
If it's simply a dirt pedal you want, the digitech bass driver or the pork loin would be a good choice for that. I own a digitech bass driver and I find it to be very suitable for hard rock and heavy metal. it can go from a warm overdrive to an extreme distortion. the pork loin is an overdrive pedal with a blend that works very well on bass. that pedal can add some dirt without obliterating lows. a great overdrive pedal is you only want a little bit of dirt.
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Just a bit of dirt and some fatness is what I am looking for. Still taking things into consideration, but it looks like the Pork Loin just may be my pedal. I'll keep y'all posted, and pics when I purchase whatever it is I decide on.
 

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