Crunchy bass effect??

[mol man]

Hello there

I am looking for a bass pedal that will make my bass sound a little more crunchy, a more attaching sound, can anyone recommend something? I do not want anything with distortion, more treble perhaps?

Cheers

[0175westwood29]

well if your looking to make things a bit more crunchy id imagine you will need a small amount of dist in the pedal you get maybe a light overdrive is what you are after? the mesa flux drive is good for this at low gain it just adds a bit of hair and if you use the eq it adds a nice bit of bite!

or depending on your amp you could use an eq pedal for a slight boost to the gain and treble, this will work better if you have an amp with a valve pre

andy

[Pinball]

If you need pedals I suggest a Harke Bass for Attack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C91FNiALTFY

I also have a Agro Aguilar distortion. Yes its a distortion but it adds lots of crunch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrxwRcWv32I

Hope that helps

Edited August 11, 2014 by icastle
Links fixed.

[bakerster135]

The EHX Steel Leather might do what you want. It's not an overdrive/distortion, but a bass expander which provides more attack, and what could be described as "crunch".

[chrismuzz]

You don't want a fizzy distortion / fuzz sound which is fine. I don't like that either! But overdrive when done tastefully can sound very nice!! Check out some video demos on youtube to get a fair idea of what you like. My first port of call when I moved away from clean tones was the Sansamp Bass Driver, but you could also have a look at the Tech 21 VT Bass. I'd also recommend the Ashdown Lomenzo Hyperdrive! There's a LOT more out there, but those are the most widely used and the most easily available.

[discreet]

Having tried the usual Sansamp-type pedals I'm going for a SoliGoldFX Beta, which may be just what you need. There are a couple of really good reviews on YouTube.

[Guest FretNoMore]

Just a bit of crunch to make the bass sound less "nice" is just what I have been after too.

The SolidGoldFX Beta mentioned above is nice, though it does add a tad of extra low end (not necessarily a bad thing).

The Beta was pushed off the board by my current favourite and almost-always-on pedal, the Carl Martin Bassdrive. It's big and requires mains power but it does the trick for me, adds as small an amount of grit that you like to add texture to the sound without obvious distortion.

Edited August 3, 2014 by FretNoMore

[mol man]

Thanks very much fellas, much appreciated. Ill let you know how I get on

[Lozz196]

The Tech21 VT DI, with just a tad of gain gives that clanky/crunchy sound without sounding like a distortion pedal. That`s the way I have mine set, sounding like break-up on the harder hit notes.

[doctorbass]

Also consider the Tech 21 Leeds - great Hiwatt crunch!