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Just buy a used CV Squier and never look at the internet again as both the P and J are all the bass you need for 99% of most gigs.

Not to repeat everything that has just been posted by Lozz... but The way the Spark is voiced in the bass (80Hz from my rudimentary testing) and the voicing of the MID (and the FAT to a lesser extent) settings make it just about the perfect low gain bass drive. It's voiced right where need it to be in terms of the EQ points and adds enough to the overall signal in terms of gain/drive to just about perfectly nail that edge of break up or more valve like furry tone which lets us sit in the mix with enough drive to blend in but not lose the essence of a good bass tone. For about £35 used I'd rate this as one of the best drive/2 band EQ's for bass because it a gives nice alternative to where most bass amp EQ points are set so it can really compliment them and it just makes the bass sound 'better'. The clean boost mode is great too as a basic 2 band EQ but the way the MID is voiced and pushing those 300-400Hz MIDS with the gain up is very pleasing. @Witch Hazel the new Darkglass BK3 V2 has a mid boost button which works across a broad band from 300Hz-1kHz and the tone knob is actually a high roll off (8kHz-3kHz)so it can dial the top end right down and fill out the mids nicely. I am not a typical DG fanboi and don't play any modern/djent stuff but it's a really useful low to mid gain pedal (and more drive as needed). The Vintage Microtubes is a darker sounding pedal compared to the Version 2 B3K. Amos Heller has a good video comparing the 4 DG 'small 4 knob pedals' which is worth a look. I also have a Fender Trapper which is a great low-med gain pedal. I've added a demo below which is a good representation of what it does. Think decent amp drive and the Dist2 channel really lets you dial in the low end. I've just started rehearsing and gigging again and I've been enjoying using the Trapper, the B3K v2 and the Spark in various ways. I also nabbed a new to me Fender Rumble 210 combo so I've had a lot of gain options!! For Low gain I can emulate the Rumble's built in drive (which is really quite decent) with all three pedals but I prefer to use the Spark as an always on sound just pushing as eloquently described by Lozz and then I can switch to either the B3K or trapper for more drive - each providing their own colour and tones. The Trapper is great at the more vintage and amp like while the B3K take it up a notch if needed. I have a new unit arriving soon so I'll be up for shifting some of these pedals soon as I'm consolidating my pedal board

That is a great pedal board! I'm off to amazon!

Don’t get that one it’s the guitar version🤭

Me too…well 20something me!

Buy an old bass pod.

Ok cool.

I’ll not be getting one - it’s not really my preferred bass drive. But there are a heap of clean blend options out there. *Edit* I’ve added a video below with a bass demo so folks might have an idea if they would need a clean blend pedal etc.

Is it missing a clean blend? No! he clearly never designed it with a clean blend and it’d be fair to presume that he won’t be revising it to include one. Watch the video and listen to his chat about the process. He explains more in the video.

yeah he does a TS style one too! There's a lot of pedal for the money for the die hard muff/TS/Rat fan. I like that it's all circuity and not emulation. Clever man that Josh!