Romeo2

http://youtu.be/5kChM9O868U?t=51m26s not sure if the link is going to start at the time I want it to for you all but there's a pretty good view of it at 51:26, or couple of seconds on from that. can't work out what bass that is ...

z.vex's fat fuzz factory is gated, works with active basses (although seems to work 'better' for lack of better description of what it does when paired with passive ones) - but is one hell of a crazy fuzz; some say no facility to blend in the dry signal is no good for low end, definition, etc., but I love it for how unhinged and noisy it can get - or unhinged but quiet as the gate is really, really good.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1397898175' post='2428294'] G&L L2000 tribute. Ticks every box. Monster bass. [/quote] Ditto - unbeatable price/quality instrument.

A bit extreme but you could try EHX Freeze.

[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]I love my [color=#000000]Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter - beautiful delay plus tons of crazy sounds you can get out of its oscillation, modulation, and whatever it is that it does. Size-wise it might not be the most pedalboard friendly delay unit out there but it looks very retro cool. Highly recommended![/color][/font][/size]

I switch between playing a G&L L-2000 Tribute with Elixirs on, maple neck, and a Jazz with flats on, rosewood neck, through the Octamizer and I guess my comment is just to agree with the above - the cleaner and more 'carefully played' signal you give it the cleaner octa-beast sounds it produces. Definitely a smoother, 'synthier' sound from the Jazz with flats and a more aggressive, sort of even distorted growl from G&L with rounds. You can do some tinkering with the balance of levels of octa and clean, and the filters - you can find a very sweet spot for any bass you play through it. The tracking is not great as it is analogue but that is exactly why I LOVE it, how it seems a bit unstable, like an irritated, hungry bear.

I can recommend the ProCo's Turbo Rat - can go from very subtle to stupidly loud and distrorted but very nicely compressed, and on subtler settings is very responsive to how hard you play, or how much volume/gain you set on your bass (like OCD I suppose). ps. Turbo Rat ate my odb-3 for breakfast so got rid of it, and am sensing that yellow boss box is not getting much love round here, not surprised at all

I have been scanning through various topics on basschat for some time now and it has recently become my go-to webpage to learn about different gear, read up expert opinions, and part-take in all the gear porn drooling - glad to see I am not alone Time to make it official. I've been playing bass for I reckon maybe last 15 years in various projects with friends - mostly jamming our troubled souls into an abyss of freak noise, psychedelia, and punk-funk bluesy nonsense. Keeps us sane I suppose. I do not have any unique instruments or extravagant, hard to come by pedals but I will certainly share some thoughts on what I have (with pics, obviously!) later on in the relevant sections of the forum. Stay cool! Romeo2 PS. I shall explain later on the origin of my nick for this forum ...