Bass Drive / Tech 21 / Boss GX1

[BassAdder60]

I’m looking at adding some drive to my clean tone to run in front of my amp for live use.

 

I do not use a lot of FX but I could benefit for slight light drive on certain songs 

 

Should I just buy a drive pedal or something like the Tech 21 Bassdriver DI  or a low cost multi fx such as Boss GX1 all around the same price 

 

If the Boss GX1 does a decent overdrive sound ( very mild to fuzz ) it may be money well spent with the other features on offer 

 

Thoughts ? 

Edited 16 hours ago by BassAdder60

[Lozz196]

There are 2 pedals I like for this, TC Electronic Spark Booster and Ampeg Scrambler. The TC is very transparent, Ampeg adds a little to the tone but not much. If pushed I’d go Ampeg due to the blend option to keep the solid clean signal in there.

Edited 15 hours ago by Lozz196

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I went through a bunch of different dirt pedals in a quest to find one I liked, including guitar pedals as well as bass-specific pedals. I ended up with the boss BB-1X bass driver.

[NoirBass]

11 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

I ended up with the boss BB-1X bass driver

These are great when used like a Sansamp. 

[BassAdder60]

Just found one on eBay £80 !

 

ordered and will try it