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#1 User is offline   Lee_The_Bassist Icon

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Posted 25 November 2008 - 02:30 PM

I want to buy a cheap distortion pedal, and i'm kind of strapped for cash right now so I want to get a good, but cheap bass distortion pedal, somewhere in the 50$-70$ range, any suggestions?

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Posted 25 November 2008 - 03:00 PM

Price isn't always the indicator of the "right one".

Best go to a shop and try them to see if they make the noise you like.

Sometimes cheap crappy ones do the job ++good... sometimes not.
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Posted 18 December 2008 - 04:56 PM

The Marshall Guv'nor plus might work. The deep control sucks with guitar, but seems to be pretty good with bass. It actually helps the tone rather than make it too boomy.
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 01:08 PM

Boss DS1 is a great cheap pedal. check it out. I've used one for years professionally. and I've rented it out to touring bands.
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Posted 01 January 2009 - 10:19 AM

Well the DS1 is a great pedal for guitar no doubt but it is absolutely awful for bass. I did tried it on several occasions borrowing it from fellow band mate and every time I did and no matter the settings or how much EQ I had it always sucked my tone beyond recognition. I'd say to stay away from this one if you are a bass player.
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Posted 01 January 2009 - 04:51 PM

QUOTE (junior01 @ Jan 1 2009, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well the DS1 is a great pedal for guitar no doubt but it is absolutely awful for bass. I did tried it on several occasions borrowing it from fellow band mate and every time I did and no matter the settings or how much EQ I had it always sucked my tone beyond recognition. I'd say to stay away from this one if you are a bass player.



true...the DS1 only sounds good in front of a tube amp.
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Posted 25 January 2009 - 12:56 PM

QUOTE (gavin681 @ Jan 1 2009, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
true...the DS1 only sounds good in front of a tube amp.



Wanna bet? I'll bet my DS1 sounds just as good if not better in front of my solid state Roland Jazz Chorus 120 amp.
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Posted 26 January 2009 - 02:31 PM

QUOTE (ninjato @ Jan 25 2009, 12:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (gavin681 @ Jan 1 2009, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
true...the DS1 only sounds good in front of a tube amp.



Wanna bet? I'll bet my DS1 sounds just as good if not better in front of my solid state Roland Jazz Chorus 120 amp.



I played through a fender performer hybrid amp that sounded awesome...no need for pedals.

I guess if its a great solid state amp then yeah. but the ones I've used pedals sound like crap.

I'd rather a performer any day or something like it...2 channel. who needs pedal when you have a les paul. rolleyes.gif
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Posted 27 January 2009 - 12:29 AM

QUOTE (ninjato @ Jan 25 2009, 01:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (gavin681 @ Jan 1 2009, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
true...the DS1 only sounds good in front of a tube amp.



Wanna bet? I'll bet my DS1 sounds just as good if not better in front of my solid state Roland Jazz Chorus 120 amp.

But that's a guitar amp and you probably use your DS1 with a guitar. Then yes it does sound good.

What we were saying is that the DS1 is not a good pedal for bass.


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Posted 30 January 2009 - 08:03 PM

check out the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver, I've been using one for a couple years now. I've tried a bunch of other distortions and they all suck tone hard and can't get a soft enough overdrive for my style, but the BD-2 gets pretty close. I'm still looking for something with a softer, rounder crunch, but for the money, the BD-2 does a great job.
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