Distortion?

[noirpunk]

Hi all,

I'm looking to add some nice growly distortion to my sound for my new project. I've got a lovely Randall Bi-Amp which I got from Oldgit a few months back, I'm looking to put a distortion through the effects loop on the low end of the amp and keep the high end clean for clarity.
I'm looking for a nice grungey tone, Lemmyish perhaps. Can anyone suggest a nice reliable pedal that's relatively cheap?
Cheers

[geoffbyrne]

Try a Marshall Guv'nor II - it has a 4 band EQ.

G.

[Low End Bee]

I love my Digitech Bad Monkey. More overdrive growl than distortion though.

[Protium]

ODB-3 with some tweaking on the settings

[JHBASS]

Not sure if many people will agree with me.....

but a standard USA Big Muff by Electro Harmonix, but maybe only if your amp has a "deep" switch....but definitely one to try!

I'm sure there are better alternatives out there however!

Josh

[WarPig]

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='650144' date='Nov 9 2009, 09:40 PM']I love my Digitech Bad Monkey. More overdrive growl than distortion though.[/quote]

+1 Just got a BA Badder Monkey and its epic.

[dannybuoy]

Hmm, I would do the opposite and distort the mids/highs instead, keeping my lows nice and punchy. Nobody's mentioned it yet so I'll suggest a Sansamp BDDI / VT Bass or even a Behringer BDI21 (which is actually a pretty decent clone of the BDDI).

[WalMan]

You could buy the Blackstar HT Dual I picked up at the weekend, but am not so sure about now. Damn retail therapy buying!! Probably needs more fiddling with, but I'm just not sure.

That said I managed a reasonable light grit tone near what I am looking for with a filthy boost on the second channel, so we shall see after the gig Friday

[thisnameistaken]

I'd go for the Bad Monkey just because they can be had for twenty quid and they're really good.

If that doesn't work out you've lost a fiver plus shipping when you sell it on.

The MXR Bass Blowtorch is worth a look too if you're fussy about tone and/or you want more gain. I found mine a bit uninspiring because I like tonnes of fuzz and I didn't really have a use for it (given that the bass was the loudest instrument in my band at the time anyway) but in terms of practical cutting-through-the-mix distortion it's still the smartest pedal on the market.

Edited November 11, 2009 by thisnameistaken

[danny-79]

[quote name='Protium' post='650148' date='Nov 9 2009, 09:43 PM']ODB-3 with some tweaking on the settings[/quote]


Totaly agree, there reasonably cheep to pic up , bomb proof construction, an can use it as a booster al the way through the spectrum to heavy gain.
recomend

[Silent Fly]

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='650144' date='Nov 9 2009, 09:40 PM']I love my Digitech Bad Monkey. More overdrive growl than distortion though.[/quote]

+1

Great pedal for a reasonable price.

[René_Julien]

[quote name='noirpunk' post='649848' date='Nov 9 2009, 06:16 PM']I'm looking for a nice [b]grungey[/b] tone, [b]Lemmyish[/b] perhaps. Can anyone suggest a nice [b]reliable[/b] pedal that's relatively [b]cheap[/b]?[/quote]

I would also have to say Bad Monkey based on those 4 criteria. (Although Lemmy doesn't fit that good.)


When I think Lemmyish... I'd rather think in the direction of a gated fuzz with mild gain maybe. Not that versatile.
Oh, and lots of mids also.

(Or get a guitar head, but who would dare to suggest that. I wouldn't. I wouldn't even come up with such an idea.)

[cheddatom]

[quote name='danny-79' post='669505' date='Nov 29 2009, 09:23 PM']Totaly agree, there reasonably cheep to pic up , bomb proof construction, an can use it as a booster al the way through the spectrum to heavy gain.
recomend[/quote]

I would not use an ODB3 for high gain settings, it gets very "fizzy".

[carlitos71]

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='650877' date='Nov 10 2009, 05:47 PM']Hmm, I would do the opposite and distort the mids/highs instead, keeping my lows nice and punchy. Nobody's mentioned it yet so I'll suggest a Sansamp BDDI / VT Bass or even a Behringer BDI21 (which is actually a pretty decent clone of the BDDI).[/quote]

Agree with this, better idea to distort mids/high frequency and keep low clean. Try it both ways anyway after you decide on which pedal to get and let us know how you got on...

[WWRRSS]

another vote for the ODB3

[noirpunk]

Managed to get a lovely rackmounted Zoom multi-effects with a valve in it for next to nothing. There's a decent overdrive on there so I'll be playing around with that Was cheaper than your average pedal too!