The59Sound Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Are there any OD pedals out there similar to the Bearfoot BBBOD but with a more modern voicing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Broughton Azure drive springs to mind. You could have one of the fx builders here build you a BBBOD clone with a few mods to brighten it up. The fuzz dog juicy blue kit is excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben4343 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 On paper the BBBOD should be my favourite pedal, but I didn't fall enough in love with it to justify the new pricetag. I'm still trying out the Fuzz Dog version; I find the nature knob a bit binary, but like it overall. Alternatives I want to try eventually are the KHKD Abyss, the Solid Gold FX Beta, the Xotic Bass BB preamp, and perhaps the Hookers Green Bassmachine, because I have heard these retain bottom end well and can do warm and grindy rather than what I hear as fizzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) I liked the Abyss in low gain mode, very similar to my BBBOD but more modern. Xotic BB is great as well, did not like the Hookers at all. Catalinbread SFT is also one to consider. Edited September 4, 2018 by HazBeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) One Control Hookers Green is a nice pedal IMO. I'm interested in trying a Caline Orange Burst which is very cheap but is meant to sound like a BB preamp. Edited September 4, 2018 by Japhet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The59Sound Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 I've been close to getting an Orange Burst but I've heard it loses low end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I’ve built a couple of blueberries, and the LED clipping diodes are what make it fizzy, try replacing them with 1N4148s and doubling the value of the input cap from 47nf to 100nf or greater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 54 minutes ago, paul_5 said: I’ve built a couple of blueberries, and the LED clipping diodes are what make it fizzy, try replacing them with 1N4148s and doubling the value of the input cap from 47nf to 100nf or greater. It'll still be quite dark though. I suppose it depends what the OP means by 'modern'. Josh Broughton was kind enough to share some tips with me about how to brighten up my own blueberry, but I made so many changes I have no point of reference now, so I'm planning on building at least one other for comparison. @ben4343 mentioned the nature control. On mine it's a little hard to use. A tiny change makes a huge difference. I'd planned on swapping it out for a smaller value and adding a few padding trimmers to allow me to zone in on the section of the dial I would use most, if that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) If you can find a Fuzzrocious Dark Driving, has a similar vibe (dark sounding, low gain). This video I made might be interesting to you: Also made this SoundCloud playlist which also includes the Xotic BB drive and the Solid Gold Beta: https://m.soundcloud.com/simonpoulton/sets/bass-overdrive-shootout Si Edited September 4, 2018 by Sibob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The59Sound Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 The Aguilar Agro is worthy of investigation. Set to low gain and presence I can get Blueberryish tones out of it, but it can get much angrier from there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I have the orange burst. No loss of lows with my rigs- I get many complements on how 'authoritative' it can sound 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The59Sound Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Does anyone have any idea what sort of frequency range the 'Nature' knob controls on the Blueberry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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