Bass overdrive...?

[phatkat]

[color=#141414][font=Georgia,]What bass overdrive pedal would be best for getting that [/font][/color][size=3][i][font=arial][color=#000000][b]Felix Pappalardi/cream era Jack Bruce sound ?[/b][/color][/font][/i][/size]


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Edited January 22, 2012 by phatkat

[Mog]

I dont think you'll get what you're looking for out of a pedal.

Something like an EBS valvedrive might get you in the ballpark but it wont be close.

Most of those tones come from running heads very hot.

[phatkat]

Im not looking for a perfect replica but just a decent overdrive that's a bit flexible...

[bartelby]

Have a look at DHA (Dave Hall Amps) stuff.

[Marlat]

I'd recommend one of the following:

[sfx] Red Dragon
BJFE Blueberry (if you can find one) or Fuzzrocious Dark Driving <-= probably the best pedals you can find for the Jack Bruce type sound
FEA Labs Dual Band Distortion (way more flexible and covers every type of sound you could want).

[lxxwj]

Check out Darkglass effects. Bit on the expensive side, but very felxible and I love the sound of their overdrive. Kinda aggressive,
like Les Claypool's tone or something.

[Pob]

I second the Dark Driving. It's a quality thing

[dannybuoy]

DHA VT1, Xotix Bass BB Preamp, and Catalinbread SFT are my recommendations.

[BB2000]

Didn't Dan Armstrong put a pair of back to back germanium diodes in Jack Bruce's bass, with an in/out toggle switch? I did that 30 years ago with an overwound neck pickup when trying to sound like him.