prowla Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Eko said: I’d suggest trying a Southampton Fifth Gear V2. Their description of its sound accurately describes what I was hearing with mine: ”The Fifth Gear is our take on a transistor OD which goes from barely-there overdrive to a distortion that toes the line of fuzz. The Fifth Gear can stand out on it's own, but also excels when pushing other pedals, or your amp, that extra bit further.” This pedal won’t give you a buzzsaw or zipper effect. But it will provide a nice degree of sonic complexity along with a touch of grit and edge. Works equally well with guitar or bass, which is a nice feature if you double on both instruments That sounds worth checking out. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4&5 String Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Can't go wrong with the way huge Pork and Pickle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbottomend Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 My fav. distortions are: Mantic - Vitriol & Malekko - B:Assmaster. Neither seem to loose low end either 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Another vote for the Source Audio Ultrawave. Unlike @GMC, I haven’t yet had the courage to let go of my Mastotron just yet but it might just be a matter of time of nailing the particular settings I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Well, after some faffing about, I've gravitated back to the VT Bass pedal I already had; I'm going to add a loop switcher to my pedalboard so I can completely take it out of circuit when it's off. I may keep a space on my board so I can try others out, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 ...and then I couldn't quite get the right sound from the VT Bass, so I put back in my BDDI as a distortion pedal. So now the board looks like this. There's probably a couple more revisions to do to get it just right. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pslh Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 I have not actually tried one of these, and it might be larger than you are looking for, but have you thought about the Barefaced Machinist? https://barefacedaudio.com/products/machinist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesfunk Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 After chasing tone after tone I settled on a Boss BB-1X bass driver. im generally happy. Sounds and tastes vary, but all things considered, it’s a pretty impressive pedal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Joe Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Fulltone OCD running at 18V Plenty of headroom, keeps your instrument tone, can add nice grit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 lots of good bass drives in this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 On 20/03/2021 at 22:25, Cosmo Valdemar said: It's not made anymore but they pop up on Ebay from time to time. It's a preamp, designed to emulate an old Hiwatt. It's not a specific guitar or bass pedal - it's designed to work with both. I've used it as a bass preamp for years and it's much more to my taste than the VT Bass. How about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 10 hours ago, Kiwi said: How about this? That's a clone of the Tech 21 Liverpool, which is their Vox AC30 emulator. I had one for a while but a 'friend' borrowed it and never gave it back. It sounds amazing on guitar, but I never had the chance to try it with a bass. I don't think it would be ideal honestly I can't imagine getting great bass tones from an AC30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbora Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Is the Wampler Low Blow any good? I like few of Brian's guitar pedals but I have never tried that one. And what about the 3 Leaf Audio Doom? Is that any good for what you are looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzLobster Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 On 07/03/2021 at 12:39, Doddy said: For just a bit of drive I often use the HBE Heamatoma, although I've been using the Earthquaker Devices Plumes quite a bit lately. I also really like the Ashdown NM2, and the Fuzzrocious Oh See Demon and Broke Richard Peanut Gallery. The EMMA Onomatopoeia is pretty cool too. It's a boost pedal, but you can push it to a nice, slightly overdrive sound. Can you share your OnoMATOpoeia settings please? I'm having a hard time dialing in a good set of tones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 I am notorious for being easily satisfied by cheap stuff. TC MojoMojo - overdrive Joyo Voodoo Octave - fuzz Boss HM2 - distortion Cover all my needs, although I've got a Behriger Tube Screamer clone that has been waiting nearly a year for a chance to be used at volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bode Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 I'm reading about this Mojo every time I look up something. It's half price at Andertons right now, but I've got a storage case half full of unopened pedal treasures. I'm resisting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, bode said: I'm reading about this Mojo every time I look up something. It's half price at Andertons right now, but I've got a storage case half full of unopened pedal treasures. I'm resisting. Hmmm I love my Mojomojo, but I'm not sure what Andertons are up to, as this pedal has been £40 everywhere for many years now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friskydingo Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 This threat has been ultra useful for me (no sarcasm). Can someone help with getting a specific tone. Fat Mike off nofx has a great light overdrive sound. Any suggestions? I have Fender jazz and trace elliot gp12 smx. I use an adventure glacial zenith but that hasn't been doing it for me. Please don't say I need a new bass and amp as the wife may go mental at me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 32 minutes ago, Friskydingo said: This threat has been ultra useful for me (no sarcasm). Can someone help with getting a specific tone. Fat Mike off nofx has a great light overdrive sound. Any suggestions? I have Fender jazz and trace elliot gp12 smx. I use an adventure glacial zenith but that hasn't been doing it for me. Please don't say I need a new bass and amp as the wife may go mental at me! Any NOFX songs in particular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friskydingo Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 23 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: Any NOFX songs in particular? The decline or pump up the valuum era Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 I started looking at a Blackstar valve one, but then I saw the size of it and it needing a 16V power supply, so have shelved that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Friskydingo said: The decline or pump up the valuum era I'm not familiar with NOFX - post a song on here with the sound you like and I'm sure we'll be able to chip in with some ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friskydingo Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DqnFVMkTWaBw&ved=2ahUKEwiQhMif3NrwAhVrSxUIHeh-BkYQo7QBegQICRAE&usg=AOvVaw0niwdWWaL64tJvNn-weIcs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friskydingo Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dm67Ck8iKTtc&ved=2ahUKEwi8kIuo3drwAhU7VBUIHcqSDYg4ChCjtAF6BAgCEAQ&usg=AOvVaw1tsVeapvHQqo6r2UwlzWvx NOFX total bummer, one above is the decline. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 no answers then? I for one have trouble picking out the bass in NoFX records, Bottles to the Ground might help there's a couple of audible bass runs and it's one of my favourite NoFX tracks. I think I could get pretty close with my Zoom B1on pedal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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