Graham Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Has anyone tried one of those Boss bass distortion pedals before? I think its an OBD-3 or something. I'm thinking of getting one and was just wondering if they are any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 I have used the guitar DS-1 on my bass and it was good...I guess the bass version being more suited to the low frequencies would be better...can anyone explain what kind of compression is needed when using distortion on bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Hey guys i was in r+b today trying out wa wa and distortion pedals, and the guy very kindly showed me both guitar and bass ones, quite a few of the guitar ones were better surprsinglywell thats my little nugget of info for you but i'd recommend you spend a wee bit of time trying them all cause its great funmarty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted December 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Originally posted by Tav:I have used the guitar DS-1 on my bass and it was good...I guess the bass version being more suited to the low frequencies would be better...can anyone explain what kind of compression is needed when using distortion on bass? I'm actually using a DS-1 with my bass at the moment, but I'm scared incase I blow a speaker. So I thought I'd maybe see about getting a dedicated bass distortion. But I'd also like to know about compression and bass distortion, like would using a compressor with distortion avoid blowing a speaker?And what pedals did you try Marty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 i own a bass bass overdrive pedal, it's great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig deadenstereo Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 bass distortion pedals have a mix control that allows some of the clean signal too. However, we've been using a Snarling Dog pedal for the bass, and it's good for adding a little meat, if not a fuzzy sound.Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 i've got the ODB-3. they're alright but i never use it much. it's got too dry a sound. if i was getting some distortion on the go, i'd get a big muff. paul needles plays everything through one and it sounds really meaty. worth the expense. another problem with the ODB-3 is the amount of battery power it drains. you'd not believe it!spoonie X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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