A Pedal To Add Just A Little Bit Of Grit?

[Yahtzee89]

Okay, hi guys.

I'm a day away (when I'm paid) form pulling the trigger on an Ashdown MAG 300H EVO II and matching 210 Cab, (at a later date adding a 410 as well).

From what I've heard and read these amps give a good clean tone, but I don't always want a clean tone

So, are there any pedals about that will add just a bit of grit? I don't want full on fuzz, I have that covered with my ME 20B, but said pedal cannot do grit.

If it makes any difference my main instruments are an MIM P bass and a Vintage EJM 96 (Jazz copy).


Thank in advance.

Yahtzee.


P.S. This is the kinda tone I would be looking for, maybe a tad less dirty. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ESF6rKVFJQ&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ESF6rKVFJQ...feature=related[/url]

[cheddatom]

I thought the ME20B would have an emulation of the ODB-3 in it? Which can certainly do grit, just turn the gain down!

[Muzz]

Sansamp BDDI, or, for the more budget-conscious, the Behringer BDI-21.

[dudewheresmybass]

probably worth checking out the hardwire valve overdrive.
I've been road testing one for a couople of weeks now and am loving the 'touch of grit' it can do

[Bassnut62]

Catalinbread SFT is very nice for mild hair to full grit n growl, it's very valve amp like in charactr of controls too, which i like alot

[EskimoBassist]

Modded Digitech Bad Monkey. Super cheap too!

[Tuco]

xotic BB ????

[alanbass1]

I would (and have) gone for Durham Electronics Sex Drive. Unbelievably great tone and works equally well on guitar and bass

[url="http://durhamelectronics.com/sexdrive.html"]http://durhamelectronics.com/sexdrive.html[/url]

Wound up these provide that 'on the edge' SVT sound, very 'grindy' and the two levels of compression work nice (which can be bypassed)

[dannybuoy]

[quote name='Muzz' post='1078227' date='Jan 5 2011, 08:31 AM']Sansamp BDDI, or, for the more budget-conscious, the Behringer BDI-21.[/quote]

This or the VT Bass if you want the typical tubey rock tone as in the video you posted.

[thodrik]

I ended up going with the Aguilar Agro recently as I got tired of doing repair works on the English Muff'n. Good pedal, adds a bit of grit and can do some good full on fuzz too. Could do with a blend mind, but nice for a bit of grit that doesn't colour your sound as much as the Sansamp Bass Driver, which is also a great pedal.

[Bay Splayer]

ibanez phat-hed

[MatthewKeys]

Sansamp Bass Driver DI! It's great for gritty rock tones, and it's pretty good at enhancing your clean tone too.. recommended!